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Hi All, I bought these lights to put up in my loft (https://www.screwfix.com/p/4lite-advantage-twin-4ft-led-ip20-batten-30w-3600lm-220-240v/939kk). The tail that's pre-installed on them is only short and I want a longer piece on to give me a bit of room to work. What size flex can I use to...

Hi All, I want to put a model railway in my loft but there is no power sockets up there. I've read the pros and cons of taking power from the lighting circuit and I think this is a no no from what I've read on here and other forums. I have, however, got the old switch in the airing cupboard...

Hi Everyone, I've got a central heating query. My house is a detached house and has a odd floor plan. My living room is open plan with the stairs leading into it. There is a door that leads to the kitchen, then there is a door that leads to the front door. A little porch if you like. This...

Hi Everyone, I have a Ideal Vogue C32 combi boiler which was installed in March 2015. Not sure if it's GEN1 or GEN2. However, I would like to upgrade my current Ideal PRT4 wireless thermostat to a smart thermostat. What options are available to me for doing this. I've seen there are ones by...

Hello Everyone, I wonder if anyone can offer any advice. I've got an Ideal Vogue Combi Boiler (C32) and with all the recent cold weather we've been having our house has started to get very cold. As we run our own business from our house we are here 24/7. We have had the programmable room stat...

Hi All, I wonder if anyone can help me out as I'm a little confused about a certain aspect of the thermostat. If anyone has this thermostat could they please shed some light on the advanced temperature section please. I've read the manual but I don't really understand what it means. I've got...

Hi Everyone, At present I have to get an extension lead and plug into a socket then trail the cable up into the loft to plug a light in up there and it's all very pretty dangerous having these wires trailing so I thought I'd do something about it and install loft lighting up there. I have seen...

Hi All, When insulating a loft. I know that building regs say that there should be 270mm of insulation up there. My question is this: If putting insulation in the rafters below the roof as well, would I still need 270mm of insulation under the floor or is the 270mm of insulation usually shared...

Hello Everyone, I wonder if there is anyone here who can help. My house was built in 1999/2000. The house was first sold 25/02/2000 to the first owner. We purchased the house in 2014. The loft still has original insulation in there from the looks of it, the pink fibreglass stuff. It looks in...

Hi All, I'm upgrading my alarm system from a Scantronic 9448+ to a Texecom Veritas Excel. The Scantronic alarm hasn't worked properly since we moved in the property. The keypad had stopped working so this alarm system was replaced by a Yale Easyfit Wireless alarm. But I wanted to get back to a...

Hi All, When we moved into our house we found our kitchen to have dimmable bulbs by means of a Varilight system (V-Pro IR). Each bulb is a 12v 35W Halogen MR16 bulb and is connected connected by a Ansell Electronic Transformer For LV Halogen bulbs (See below). I want to switch now to LED bulbs...

Hello Everyone, I'm a newbie to the forum so thought I'd just ask my first question. I've just moved into a house that has the Scantronic 9448+ installed. The control panel is open and the alarm is switched off at the mains (fuse been removed). I've tried putting the fuse back in but the...