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Hi guys I'm wondering if someone more knowledgeable than me can help with a wiring question I have. I am renovating a flat and have come across a double gang light switch in the lounge which isn't switching on the lights. I have already checked the bulbs which are ok but on opening the light...

Hi, my parents bought a wireless extender to view TV in the kitchen from a Tivo box in the lounge. It worked ok for about a year but now there is constant hissing on the screen. The picture seems fine the noise makes it impossible to view. Is there an alternative, more reliable wireless...

Hi I bought a kit from my local store. Took a feed off my kitchen tap (front of house) using the self cutting valve included and ran it down the side past the side door but pressure is really low. I already have a tap outside which is fed off a pipe which goes upstairs rather than directly...

Hi can someone recommend me a suitable outdoor socket that I can use for powering some garden lights as well as having a spare outlet to plug a lawn mower into?

I'm trying to replace a couple of 2-gang light switches being used as 2-way switches for downstairs and upstairs landing lights. I bought new ones from B&Q but when removing the old ones I noticed a different terminal layout - notably 2 rows of 3 terminals top and bottom. As you can see, the new...

Hi can anyone shed some light on this for me please? My sister has some building work going on where they will be plastering the downstairs hallway. In there is fitted a Siren and motion sensor, as well as the control panel. The document she showed me says it's an ADT Honeywell Le Sucre...

Hi can anyone tell me what brand this thermostatic shower mixer is? There are no markings on it. The shower head is TREVI but I can't be totally sure that the mixer is the same brand. I have a problem with the on-off control in that it won't turn off anymore. I had to isolate the hot water...

Right, I've just had a new pressure sensor and pump fitted on a Vailant Ecotec combi boiler today. Luckily it was done under warranty but the engineer showed me (black iron oxide deposits) that the whole system needed cleaning and a Magna Clean fitted. Bearing in mind this is the 2nd time...

Hi I have a uPVC exterior door which is locked by turning the handle up and then turning the key. Recently the key has been sticking and won't lock the mechanism without a struggle. The handle turns up smoothly and isn't tight but the key action is causing the problem. If I repeat the process...

Hi can anyone help me with a problem I have with a Baumatic B609SS gas oven? Basically the ignition spark has stopped working. When I push the oven temperature dial inwards to activate the gas supply it won't ignite the gas. I can hear a VERY faint ticking (should be loud) but it's not enough...

Can anyone tell me (just by looking at these pictures) if I have a damp problem from outside or inside the house? This paint started bubbling up and blistering in May and we haven't found the cause yet. The wall is an external breeze block in the kitchen below which there is a kettle used to...

Hi I've had this problem before which was solved but it has returned and cannot be fixed now. Basically I have a corner unit with a pull out door which pulls out 2 sets of metal shelves. Once the door is pushed back in its supposed to stay in place but it now rolls forward so we've having to...

Right, I have a problem that I wanted to ask about here because my parents (elderly) have forked out a lot money getting this room repaired only for the problems shown in the images below to return only 5 months afterwards! The room in question is am upstairs flat roof extension to the house...

Just a thought but my sister is having front room soundproofed so vertical battens then foam insulation in between followed by plasterboard on top then skimmed. I've seen some special plasterboard fixings called Molly plugs which are metal plugs that expand outwards with a special tool. If I...

I am fitting some made to measure sliding door wardrobes so the room PIR sensor for my wired alarm needs to be relocated. Can I just disconnect it, extend the wiring and re-connect or is there more to it than that? The alarm keypad is a Veritas Excel.

Hi I'm hoping this will be a quick fix but here goes. I have a front security light (along with 3 others) adjacent to the front door. I was having some new guttering installed and needed to move the light over about 2 inches, which I did. All connections were re-made like for like and there was...

Hi I'm hoping this will be a quick fix but here goes. I have a front security light (along with 3 others) adjacent to the front door. I was having some new guttering installed and needed to move the light over about 2 inches, which I did. All connections were re-made like for like and there was...

Right I've just cut off an old canopy garage door to fit a new side hinged version to allow access to the wall the previous owners fitted from the inside when converting the garage into a room. They fitted a timber frame with battens and attached plasterboard to the interior side. There was...

I'm fitting a storm channel drain within a trench just in front of my garage but need to confirm what I should be using to fill in the gap between drain and existing paving. I also want to level off a concrete area behind the where the drain will sit that is currently sitting about 15mm lower...

Hi can someone give me some help in locating some materials I'm after to repair/renovate my roof please? Firstly I need some PVC cladding to go onto the soffits as shown in the picture below: http://www.make-my-own-house.com/images/abmyroof.jpg Secondly I need the end trims pieces...