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Hi, I've taken off old tiles ready to be replaced with new one's and as expected it has damaged the plasterboard quite a bit, removing paper facing and deeper layers. What is the best way to repair this please prior to re-tiling, can I skim it with something or best to replace the plasterboard...

Hi, I have a 20A RCBO from my house CU feeding my garden studio via a 2.5mm SWA into another CU in my studio fitted with a 30mA RCD and MCBs. I would like to have an external FCU on the outside of my studio to which I can wire a Solar inverter (via AC isolator). As the inverter needs it's own...

I have a Maplins 50W solder station and seemed to have mislaid the end part of my soldering iron, I have new tips but believe I need some type of screw attachment/nut to fit them, anyone know what the part is called or if it's available? Thanks!

RJ45 & Power by starfire posted 30 Mar 2018 at 11:20 PMHi, Anyone know of some sort of waterproof box I could use to house this connector (from an IP camera) and a passive POE splitter inside ? I cannot cut the connector as its hard wired into the camera. Thinking of some sort of waterproof...

Hello, My monobloc basin tap has broken and needs to be replaced. I turned off the 2 isolation valves but notice one of them has the arrow pointing away from the tap, ie the wrong way around. The water has stopped flowing out of the tap but I read that sometimes a small ball bearing may fly...

I've ordered a new 12 width x 8 depth shed, it's floor has the joists running depth ways. I want to support it with 3x2? 3.6m length tanalised timber bearers sitting on concrete blocks running width ways. So thinking of 6 bearers at 48cm depths giving 0, 48 , 96, 144, 192, 240cm What spacing...

Hi, I want to replace my existing Honeywell T6360B thermostat as its not very accurate and seems to take a large temperature variation before it reacts. The CM907 seems an obvious replacement but I note quite a few reviews on other websites saying the LCD screen loses digits after a couple of...

Hi, Just wonder if anyone can help, have a problem with shower temperature control not working, just stuck on one luke warm temperature regardless of control setting. Have tried cleaning with hot water & vinegar but same issue. Went to plumber's merchants but they cannot identify it. Anyone...

Hi, Could someone please advise a make/model for some heavy duty magnetic surface contacts, I have had 2 normal white plastic ones fail on me recently with a closed circuit and on closer inspection the clear reed switch plastic has typically broken. I have it mounted on my shed door but I'm...

Hi, Probably a stupid question, but can can someone confirm that the bellbox temper return (C (TAMP) Texecomm Odyssey) is solely to advise the panel of the tamper circuit (lid) being opened/closed ? Without this connected to the panel the bellbox alarm would still sound if the bellbox cover...

Hi, I have a Eurosec CP8L alarm box with LCD keypad and wish to replace the very old large rusted alarm box with a big blue round strobe on the underside with a newer model with constantly blinking LEDs. I'm a bit confused by the wiring for the existing bell though, it has white and blue...

Hi, Hoping someone can help. Have recently moved into new house with a glowworm Ultracom 18Hxi boiler/ Issue I have is the hot water is not getting to temperature of 60C set on cylinder stat - the cylinder stat is new, I measured the tank temperature with a temp probe on my multimeter...

Hi, I have a Ventcroft Compact Classic bell with a CK 700L control panel. If I remove the screw on the bell box which then activates the tamper microswitch the bell goes off and continues to ring, regardless of whether the panel is either unset or in engineering mode, is that correct and...

Hello, Just moved into a property and looking at getting the old style consumer unit replaced by a qualified electrician, just want to check a few things: 1. Does a new CU have to be dual RCD? 2. Once complete I should get a electrical install certificate straight away from the...

Hi, I want to provide power in my loft to power a PC server, ethernet switch and additionally run power down to a socket I will mount high on the bedroom wall for a TV. I've taken a spur from a socket on the ring main, attached this to a switched FCU next to the socket and then taken a...

Hi, The pullcord switch for our bathroom extractor fan has broken and needs replacing. The switch directly controls the fan turning it on and off, it has no timer. I bought a new 2 way 6A pullcord switch thinking this would be OK, but on looking at the existing switch it has black+red...