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Hi all I have replaced my old alarm system with a Pyronix Euro46 - all hardwired as cabling was already in place. Endless visits to this site (thanks all!) and Youtube have got me so far - It's all functioning now but try as I might, I can't seem to just part set the system. I have 5 PIRs - one...

Here's a query for all the "proper" sparks please. I'm considering a change of career but need a bit of assistance from the folks in the know. I last worked as a sparky about 20 years ago, having done a sort of "apprenticeship" (not JIB or anything official), but I did gain both my C & G 236...

We have had an extension built which was completed (apart from decorating) at the beginning of February this year. Not long after the builders left, a couple of bits of plaster fell out of a ceiling, revealing clout mails underneath. I filled them & repainted, but now every ceiling has loads of...

Our builders have left mortar remains/stains on our block paved drive. It was pressure washed by them when they finished the job. That was a few months ago and it looks like they had never cleaned it. Any suggestions on how to clean it.

Just in process of trying to tidy up a spare bedroom. It was painted with a hideous purple silk emulsion, and was a good smooth finish. We have painted over it with good old matt magnolia, and in some places there are little bubbles starting to appear. All walls have now had 2 coats of matt, and...

When I fitted our new consumer unit (before Part P!), I put all the ring circuits on the RCD side. This has been a source of annoyance for a while, as if a power tool in the gargage causes a trip, the whole house goes out incluuding computer etc. I have always meant to get around to sorting...

I remember several years ago buying a product which looked like a syringe full of dye, which you added to white emulsion to make your own shade. This was available in many colours. Does anyone know if it is still available anywhere, as I can't find it in B&Q etc. I just want some grey emulsion...

We are in the process of converting a small bedroom into an ensuite to another bedroom. There is a socket which obviously has to be removed, but I have a small query. I wish to have an electric towel rail which will need an FCU to supply it. I intended for this to be re-sited outside the...

I have just had a utility room built. When finished (!), it will have a sink fitted, same as a kitchen type. My question is: do the hot & cold pipes under the new sink require earthing or not? They are simply extensions of the H & C pipes that supply the kitchen, and both those are earthed with...

Here's a slightly odd one. I have just installed some outside lights controlled by a photocell. Having tested the system prior to 2nd fixing (ongoing building project), using a temporary supply, the lights came on OK but every time the photocell turned the lights off, the RCD in the CU tripped...

Just checking to see if it's OK to feed mains powered smoke alarms from the existing lighting circuit or if they must be on a dedicated circuit to comply with regs. etc? Any help appreciated.