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Hi, I have two Cardale style up and over garage doors, wood T&G on a steel frame with a rot problem. The twist is, behind the worst door is a stud/plasterboard wall with electrics in and units up against (there is a studio in the garage space) so I can't open it or take it off without chaos...

Evening all, Awoke this morning to an A01 error on Beko DIN59420D dishwasher, just over 3 years old. Sure enough base of machine full of water, cleaned it up and ran again. Pump is dripping, so taken out and stripped... Holy crap! At least one of the plain rotor bearings has visibly worn away...

Evening all, Had the gas man out today to check over a small intermittent leak on my Baxi 24HE condensor system boiler He's spotted that the leak is coming from the condensate trap or the pipe leading to it. Replacement is happening. The weird thing is that the residue that's built up on the...

Morning all. My "summer" restore-the-fascias-on-the-house project is running over slightly and I'm trying to sort out one area of pretty rotten barge board at the moment. Trouble is, the Ronseal Wet Rot Wood Hardener I've bought for it just isn't curing. It's been on there since Tuesday (now...

Evening all, Just bought a second hand Beko Heat Pump Dryer and have a couple of issues with it: 1) The moisture sense/auto-stop feature does not work - i.e. stops after 5~10min claiming it's finished. (only Timed drying works, and works fine apparently) 2) The inside lamp flashes all the...

Afternoon folks, I have the usual neglected timber soffits, fascias and barge boards on my house needing some serious cheering up. Can’t afford replacement so looking for any advice I can get on paint choice . I had a look around the forum already but not found anything within the last decade...

Morning all, I have a Solo HE24 with an intermittent overheat lockout problem. This morning appears to have got a bit worse so managed a bit of debugging and found that the Safety Thermostat (the one screwed to the fan) appears to be opening up. I'm not sure if the thermostat is faulty or...

So, pendants from big UK DIY chain - they seem to sell a few of them and have done for at least a year or so (have had my eye on them). Finally bought, fitted, tested earth continuity and…****…the metal lamp holders aren’t earthed. Obvious now I look again – I didn’t think to even look for...

Hi all, At some point in the past my two ring final circuits in my house (up/down) have been combined in to one, in series, so it’s effectively one ring doing two laps of the house and the R1+R2 reading is rather high – 0.519 ohms 32A Type 2 breaker TN/C/S earth This ties up with a...

Hello folks, Any assistance or suggestions on where to go next on a potential high Zs problem much appreciated: THE PROBLEM: Subject is the ring final circuit (one for the whole house – 4 bed, 2 storey, 20~25 sockets – all wiring in the downstairs ceiling so long drops) TN-C-S system, one...

Morning all Just came to extend the lighting in my kitchen and discovered that the downlights are a)not earthed and b) not class 2. They have a steel body with thin powdercoat. I have old EIC for the kitchen and evidence points to these being installed by a pro NICEIC contractor in 2011 – so...

Hello all, Before cracking into my lighting circuits (tacking a few things on up & downstairs) I've been doing some checks beforehand like a good boy scout. First up was insulation and I've come a cropper Earthing is TN-C-S and the meter is a Fluke 1587FC. Measuring per instructions in OSG &...

So I discovered my initial stab at extending the 32A 6mm2 cooker radial was not up to scratch (I'd used a 60A screw terminal JB, and hidden in the ceiling). Knowing now it can't be screw terminals if it's inaccessible, out it comes and leg it to B&Q to buy their standard issue crimping tool (no...

Hello folks, I’d like to do some non-notifiable minor electrical works on my home as part of some building work we’re having done and I want it done properly recorded on MWC. I want to DIY it. I want to be able to stand by my work and produce documentation if it’s ever required (selling house...

Hello all Just pulled out my oven to get it out of the way for a builder and something looks wonky to me. -Hob and Oven on a 32A radial -6mm2 T&E in the ceiling/walls feeds to a splitter box behind the oven (fine so far) -Hob seems fine - is a 32A device and appears to be on its OEM flex -Oven...

Hi All Wondering if anyone has a nifty solution for the above. It's the only entry point to the back garden. Two situations I want to cover: 1) convenience - it's the main exit route from house to car with armfuls of babies and supplies, a thumb turn would be fine but don't want to fart about...

Evening all, had a look around but could not find anything that seems similar to my problem - but apologies if this is duplicating another thread. I'm looking for any advice you might have regarding me disturbing my neighbour’s questionable flat felt roof when I come to re-roof my garage. The...