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I'm after some advice on wiring a plug. I'm normally okay with plugs but this one has me confused. What cable should I be using and would a 3A fuse be okay? I've attached a couple of pictures to give you a better idea of what I'm working with.

Hi All I've got a Zyxel NAS 326. Okay, not the greatest but it was very cheap as the previous owner has gone over to a Synology 4 bay jobbie. I need two hard drives for it. I'm looking at fitting 2 x 2Tb drives, one mirroring the other. Everyone seems to recommend the WD Red series. Are they...

I've just got home from 2 weeks working away (complete with 2 weeks washing) to find the wife has broken the washing machine. Well, I'll blame her even though it was probably nothing to do with her. If I plug the unit in I get all the top row of lights flashing (4 green and 1 red) plus the...

The company I work for has just switched from Allstar fuel cards to Keyfuels cards. I travel all over the country in my trusty Transit and never had any problem with Allstar. From first look Keyfuels cards are not accepted in anywhere near as many places as the Allstar. Anyone out there using a...

I'm in the process of re-decorating. Wife wants polystyrene lining paper stuck on the walls before the new paper (who am I to argue!). It's an exterior wall, '70s build, and always feels cold to the touch. The lining paper is the type that B&Q sell and has polystyrene one side with a paper...

I want to swap some old rads for nice new ones. The old are from back in the '70s when the house was built so are all imperial. One is simple enough, it's 3' so I should be able to get a 900mm in (15mm difference which I'm sure I can get away with with the play in the pipes). The awkward one is...

I'm just about to re-paper one wall (yes, just the one luckily!). We've been to look at paper an I see some say paste the paper, others paste the wall. What's the difference between the two papers and can you paste the wall if the paper says paste the paper or the other way around, paste paper...

I need to tile a small patch of MDF. It'll only be three maybe four tiles. Do I need to prepare the MDF in any way first? Perhaps rough the surface up a bit to give the tile adhesive something to grab on or would I need to paint it with MDF primer first?

I've had a look at previous posts and there's been a few different answers. Basically I need to paint some MDF walls in a small holiday chalet. Some of the walls are in a toilet. I was planning on using Johnstones vinyl silk which some posts on here claim doesn't need a primer on the MDF first...

This is a warning sign on the outside of an inverter cubicle on a solar farm I worked at. It seems every cubicle by this company (a very well known multi national, not sure if I should name them as they employ me!) in the UK has the same sign. Do you think something was lost in translation??

I've just had a phone call from an asian guy telling me that I had a virus on my computer. According to him whenever anyone connects to the internet they connect to a central internet server called the WWW server. My PC then tells this central internet server that I have a virus and that server...

I'm looking for a water heater for the kitchen sink only in a small holiday chalet. Dafi do a 7.5kw for £50 but are they any good or should I go for something like an Ariston 10l tank unit? Anyone got any experience of Dafi water heaters?

I'm currently doing some work on our holiday chalet near Minehead and noticed that the Triton water heater is connected using 1.5mm T&E cable. It's a 3Kw unit which, if my maths is correct (assuming 230v) will draw 13A. I've checked the Triton web site and they say a minimum of 1.5. The cable...

Hi all I'm starting to do some work on a holiday chalet I inherited near Minehead. The chalet is wood built with approx 3" gap between the outer and inner walls. Currently the gap is filled with a thin (1-2") layer of what looks like roof insulation. I'm looking for suggestions to replace...