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Hi, Looking for advice please. We're just downsizing to an all electric 2 bedroomed flat. The existing heating is just electric convector heaters - 5 of them, all on the same circuit. Can anybody recommend a more economical form of heating? Especially for the 2 heaters in the living room as I...

Tried everything, and they're still on! They're Newlec IS44 half lanterns, so I've emailed Newey & Eyre to see if they can suggest something. If the sensor's gone it seems strange that all 6 have gone. I'll wait and see!

Yes. I'll leave it til morning. Have installed these before, but have never seen any that don't appear to have any setting controls. Will have another look.

The guy who I bought the place from was an electrician, but I think he's skimped a bit on these fittings! I've just been out for a look (blinding out there!) and there's no sign of any adjustment screws or knobs - they must be pre-set. I do remember that they used to go off after 5 minutes or...

Left them on for about an hour. Seems strange at least one of them hasn't gone off. They each have individual sensors so it's a bit of a mystery! Funnily enough, I've got a motion sensor porch light on the same circuit that's behaving perfectly! That one's been in use all the time, so it must be...

I removed the bu .... oops, sorry LAMPS, 'cos I didn't want the house to be lit up like Blackpool every time a car went past! Yes, I could have fiddled around with sensor directions, insulation tape etc., but I didn't. Do you know how to reset them now?

Moved into this bungalow about 3 years ago and removed bulbs from 6 motion detector lights dotted around the outside. Now selling up, and have just replaced all the bulbs, but ..... all 6 lights now stay on all the time! Obviously the problem can't be the sensitivity settings or the manual/auto...

Can't send details of distribution boards as we haven't decided on a flat yet! We're looking at several, purpose built apartment blocks all of which have been built in the last 10 years. Thanks for advice though. I shall start looking at the distribution boards. Would each storage radiator need...

Hi, We're thinking of moving into a flat, and the ones we have seen are all electric. Most of them just have electric radiators which we're thinking of changing to storage heaters. Is it simply a matter of just wiring the storage heaters into the already installed points that the electric rads...

Oh, are you offering to buy my tools or do the work. Probably the latter I think!! I'd better hang on them a bit longer. Something's bound to go wrong before I get round to moving!!!

I'm in Nottingham, anywhere near? Will pay, of course.

Anybody want to buy a shed load of tools????

Thanks for your replies. Unfortunately the insurance reckon they only cover accidental damage and this is normal wear and tear. Perhaps I'd better read the policy again. I already have a tin of Ralgex, so I suppose I'm partway there!! However, this is the third fairly large diy "happening"...

I've got a water leak in a pipe that once ran down the outside of my bungalow, but was built over when an extension was added (before my time). The leak's been detected under what's now the solid bathroom floor, near the wall, where the pipe tees off to feed the rest of the house. To avoid...

The main is one of the "polys". Looks to be about 30mm, though I've not had my arm down to measure it! Prefer not to do it myself so I was looking to find out if there were any building regs in force in 2009 (when plans were submitted) which would have required the owners or builders to re-route...

Sorry, forgot to say that the floors are solid, of course!

Hi, Just had a leak detected on my property between kerb stop cock and an ouside tap. About 6 years ago, and before I moved in, the bungalow was extended about 1.5 metres sideways along it's whole length. The water supply now comes from the main stopcock, under the living room floor, under the...

Thanks folks. If it's something as simple as a new washer my face is going to be red! It is a normal tap, and the washer is quite manky so I'll try a new one.

Hi, My son has recently moved into an old bungalow that needs some renovation. One of the problems that has me stumped is his hot water tap on the bathroom washbasin - it just won't work! Apparently it worked for a day or two, slowed to a dribble, and then just stopped. The actual bath tap...