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Hi We have recently moved into a house with existing electric to the shed It appears to go from the kitchen, underground and then into the shed. When it enters the shed it goes to an outside metal socket and then leads to a single bulb holder on the ceiling (but coming from the back of...

Hi. We have just moved into our "new" house and are thinking about changing the layout of our bathroom. It is basically a rectangular shape. Door bottom right and airing cupboard bottom left. (If that isn't too hard to imagine !!) Bath comes off of the side of the airing cupboard...

Hi I am busy fitting outside Christmas lights. Most are OK as I can take the plug off and put them through a hole in the garage facia and then put the plug back on. The trouble comes with the multi function ones as they have a controller box to alter the speed of the flash and this cannot...

Hi I have one light in the garage but that does not seem to be enough. I want to add at least one more in the garage and possibly one outside at each end of the garage. Presumably I need to create a lighting circuit. How do I do this. The thing that confuses me is how I get an...

Hi I seem to have a number of sockets in my garage that all come off of the main garage socket. One leads to the next. I have been advised that it would be safer (less risk of overload) if I converted this into a ring main. Is this so? If so, how do I do it. Is it just a case of...

Hi Just trying to put curtain rails up in "new" house (1960s but new to us) but having terrible trouble. Have been told the Fench Doors have a concrete lintel above them. Drill simply won't go into it. Any ideas?? Some people have said to go higher but wife worried that will look naf...

Hi I have recently had my house re-wired. My attached garage now has a double socket and a single light, each going back to its own circuit breaker on the fuseboard. Is it easy enough to convert these into a ring of circuits and a ring of lights as I am considering using this for the...

Hi there everyone. Just got a "new" dishwasher but no instructions. It is a Bosch Excell Auto option. ABout 4 years old Any ideas where I could get an instruction book. Have tried Bosch website but no luck. Anyone out there got one they don't need or could scan in Thanks

Hi Guys New house has vermiculite in roof space Some people say links to Aesbestos Any thoughts? Thanks :twisted:

If i want to install a separate CU in the garage, how would I go about it. I want a ring of sockets (including a couple of weather proof ones outside) A ring of lights (possibly one to an adjacent shed) an Electric Garage door opener and security lights back and front. Main CU is...

Hi We are just about to move house and want to put an electric garage door opener on our next house. I know it is an up and over design and will need a canapoy arm. Has anyone fitted one themselves? How easy is it? Can a novice to DIY attempt this. The more details the better Thanks

Hi We are just about to move house and want to put an electric garage door opener on our next house. I know it is an up and over design and will need a canapoy arm. Has anyone fitted one themselves? How easy is it? Can a novice to DIY attempt this. The more details the better...

Hi, me again In my "new" house there seems to be a switched light and an outside style socket in the attached garage but no seperate fuseboard. It seems to run back to its own tripswitch on the main fuse board. I want to extend it to add a couple more sockets (Freezer & tumble dryer etc)...

Hi People I am just about to move house and want to start doing simple jobs rather than spending a fortune calling people out. Trouble is I am worried that it will go wrong. Are there any good books with clear and detailed diagrams that will help. Got some out of the library but they...