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Hi Guys, Wondering if anyone can give me some advice. Got a vailant combi boiler (Not sure model - pretty new, been in two years but it's stuck up in loft and a pain to get to, got stuff up there I'd need to shift), which is controlled by a remote. Of late it's turned itself on (CH has...

Hi all. Changed a light fitting in my bedroom and ran across the following problem, hoping someone can help: Not sure why but I have two sets of wires in this room. Live/neutral/Earth (Red/Black/green). The spare wire doesn't go anywhere I can see - i.e. only one switch for room, and no...

Guys, Got a simple question, for those who know I guess, but can't seem to find anything on this as I don't even know what the parts are called. My kitchen sink has is a dual sink, with plugs that are opened by a dial you twist on and off to open close. Anyway this dial has come loose, and...

Looking to buy a new new one, going to put it in the loft. I guess but really just want reliability and value for money - sorry if this has been asked before - let me know if I need to supply more info to get a recommendation. Cheers.

Wondering if anyone can give me advice on a Valiant combi boiler (Old one) which is getting progressively worse. Basically got problems getting hot water from it when I don't have the heating on. If the heating is on the burners (Sorry for my lack of technical terms) fire up and we get...

Hi, I have a smeg DI612C dishwater which has just come out warranty, and as luck would have it it's not not working. Message I get when I look up manual is AQUASTOP failure - the anti-flooding system has been activated, system has been tripped in case of water leeks. Any ideas how I go...

Hi Guys, Wonder if anyone can help me with a problem I have with a ceiling rose/light. All seems straightforward, I have a light in my living room and attempting to put a new light up. Red/black/earth at switch, quadruple chekced (with two diff switches) and wired as per...

Hi Guys, Wondering if anyone can give me some advice on the best way of tackling a shelf problem I've got? I put up some shelves into an old wall, and had a few problems along the way due to the wall being pretty old and almost crumlbling into dust once I got past the initial plaster...

Hi, Wondering if anyone can give me advice on a problem I'm experiencing with some new crabtree switches/sockets I've installed. I've replaced a bunch of sockets in my house with no real issues, but with some of them I'm really struggling to attach the faceplate - no matter how hard I push...

Hi, I need advice on replacing electrical sockets. I just bought a place and had my kitchen done, and now want to replace the sockets with shiny new ones. Done a few already and all straight forward but having problems with one socket from which I removed wiring on old socket but now, despite...