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Hi all Currently have just one 10 watt LED floodlight mounted on side wall which is switched by a standalone PIR mounted about 3.5-4 mtrs towards the house front. Cable is 1.0mm from 6amp lighting circuit breaker then through a 5amp switched fused spur,out through wall approx 2mtr to a ip65...

Fitted a 10watt Cob brand security LED with pir from Screwfix and on powering it up it just constantly flashes around every 1-2 seconds. Anyone else had issues,no instructions on set up and test in box. Read on Amazon reviews for another brand with same issue to remove one of the capacitors,is...

Neighbour has had some work done,new toilet etc,and now whatever tap/washing machine valve is opened or closed in both properties it is causing the pipes to bang.I assume fitting an arrestor is not going to help.It appears to be coming from ceiling above the kitchen mainly and is inaccessible...

Just replaced an 8.5kw Jade II for a aquatronic 3 ultra 8.5kw so a straight off and on nothing altered anywhere.This is on a 32amp breaker does an rcd need fitting.Plainly on a new full install one has to be but,googled and can't find a correct answer on a direct swap ?.

I live on the corner house the next one around the corner has allegedly purchased a strip of land from the council from the grassed area, as picture.he is now building a wall around it and this will come upto my boundry wall over my internal boundry.my internal garden boundry is around two full...

Had a run on timer fan installed in the loft ducted into bathroom then out of the wall.Bathroom has two windows,looks like its taken off the bathroom light circuit,the live switched live and neutral run through a fused spur the switched live is actually chocolate blocked inside the spur,it then...

Stumped on this one shower goes colder for a second or so and then gets hot again,i have checked resistence on the elements both are 12 ohms.just to be 100% certain I had a spare unit around,removed the element,and after testing the resistence both again around 12 -13 ohms,swapped it still the...

Stumped on this one shower goes colder for a second or so and then gets hot again,i have checked resistence on the elements both are 12 ohms.just to be 100% certain I had a spare unit around,removed the element,and after testing the resistence both again around 12 -13 ohms,swapped it still the...

The alarm sounded and gave a tamper fault,reset and internal sounder stopped,but the external one will not shut off.Have reset numerous times,powered off removed mains and battery from unit,powered back up reset again still external is going off.After it stopped sounding i linked out 0v and TRN...

Recently had back boiler downstairs replaced by a combi installed into cylinder cupboard upstairs.Going to remove the old gas fire from the wall and board it and fit an electric one where it was.Is a vent needed,the chimney has a cowl over it from the old flue.

Had the firm back around 6 times to cure the large bedroom window,twin opener with central pane.Right hand one draughty,noisy the fitter had no idea,I pointed out he needed to put a spirit level against the frame upright,where he saw as I did,that the bottom was around 12mm out.So when the...

Quick question for those in the game.Having old back boiler and tanks taken out and a new Vaillant fitted in the airing cupboard where the old hot water cylinder lived.Also having all eight radiators replaced and TRVs fitted.Been told that the system only needs cleaner adding and then...

Hi all Cleaning the drive with a pressure washer and would just like to know if when resanding wether I should use a light wacker plate over it to bed it in ?.Or just keep brushing until all the joints are full,then redo it after it has settled ?.Any answer greatly appreciated,Thanks.

As per title looking for a decent plumber to install a new condensing boiler,anyone used anyone around this area and can recommend to use or avoid ?,Thanks in advance for any help.

system is gravity fed hot tank in airing cuboard and tank is directly above it about a foot between them,Hot taps are really slow,these are bristan low pressure taps so i dont think this is the problem,ive tried the cold to hot washer hose trick to clear air still same.The valve thats in the...

Radiator in living room will only get hot when the one above it in the front bedroom is shut off.As soon as I reopen valve on the bedroom one the living room one stops again goes cold.I have bled the system several times and problem persists.any ideas.

just had new bath room fitted and now getting very slow hot water flow from both taps.Have tried forcing out air and this is not the problem.Water tank and cylinder are in airing cupboard about 2 foot above taps.Plumber has used a short piece of 15mm plastic pipe on hot bath tap.Cold feed to...

New cooker is rated at 7.0kw.What is correct cable size,I thought 6.0mm T+E on a run approx 10 mts with a 32amp type C breaker would be ok any comments welcome.

Putting in fan and would like to know if its possible and how to wire it so it works off both the light switch and the shower switch.Doing it this way so it can be used from either one.