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Hi all, I've got some LED drivers for LED strip that I'm planning on putting under kitchen cabinets, both branded Saxby lighting, which I thought is fairly reputable. The drivers will go on top of the cabinets, fairly standard installation. The problem is the LED drivers don't have any form...

Hi all, Got a nightmare situation with a central heating system I recently adopted. It's an open vent S plan system with a combined F&E pipe, with a Worcester greenstar danesmoor 18/25 oil boiler. Covers 10 radiators mostly large double panels, some towel rails and smaller rads too, as well as...

Hi all, Recently had an oil boiler moved to make space in the room, the plumber that did it insisted that the oil pipes need bonding however I'm not so sure. Property has TT earthing. My understanding was that pipes generally only need bonding if they are extraneous, i.e. are metal and run...

Hi all, I've got an atag IR24 conventional gas boiler. Recently due to the warmer weather, I turned down the set CH water temp to 70⁰C rather than the 80⁰C we set it to for the winter (might seem high but we need it fairly high as the rads are on microbore pipe and don't get hot quickly enough...

Hi all, I'm helping my friend do up an old house he bought a couple months ago and obviously we need to have mains powered smoke detectors installed. I'd just like to ask a couple of questions about the type we need and their placement. Firstly the upstairs landing is literally about 1m^2 and...

Hi all, I'm helping a friend renovate an old house he bought and our next project is to insulate a loft that will be used for storage after replacing the ceiling. There is limited headspace up there, so to maximise usability we were planning on using kingspan/celotox type insulation board in...

Hi all, hoping someone can help me! I've got an Atag IR24 system (heat only) boiler installed a couple of years ago and I'm having a problem with it short cycling. I'll try to describe my heating system as best as possible: it comprises of 13 radiators of various sizes most of which have trvs...

Hi I’ve just replaced my old Bosch dishwasher with a new Bosch (SMV46GX00G). It washes very well and dries the dishes reasonably well, however the inside walls of the machine are always covered in condensation after the cycle, as the photos show. I’ve been using the auto 45-65°C cycle, and...

Hi I’m replacing my floor in my downstairs toilet as the existing solid wood flooring was bowed and ruined due to a water leak some time ago. I’ve pulled up the existing solid wood boards and the chip board subfloor underneath is covered in mould, although it is dry now. My plan is to cut out...

Hi I’ve got a flexible plastic conduit coming out of a junction box, where it is terminated with flexible conduit glands. On the other end, a 0.75mm flex cable comes out of it, and goes into a light. The 0.75mm flex is factory fitted to the light, and unfortunately it is not possible to...

Hi I’ve got a new build house (2006), which I’ve moved into recently. It has a 16th edition Wylex split load board, and currently the 2.5mm SWA supplying the garage is on a B16 MCB, on the RCD side of the board. At the garage end, there is a garage consumer unit, with an RCD, and B6 MCB for the...

Hi all One of the walls on the side of a staircase is plasterboard stud wall, which runs all the way from the ground floor to the upstairs ceiling. I noticed a significant crack in the caulk between the side of the staircase and this wall, and found the reason is that the plasterboard wall is...

Hi I'm going to install downlights in a fairly narrow hallway, so I planned to have a line of them in the middle. Unfortunately, there is a plastic water pipe (central heating I think) running down the middle too. I have checked whether the downlights will fit under this pipe, and they do fit...

Hi, Are there any regulations about the distance downlights need to be from joists? In my case, the downlights are fire rated, and will be fitted with LED lamps. Thanks for any advice!