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Hi, Cooking appliances for an upcoming kitchen refurb chosen, specs I can find from manufacturer (Hotpoint) as follows: Induction Hob 32.2A / 7728kW Single Oven 13A Combi Microwave Oven 16A (Note both of the Ovens do state they come with a UK plug which I thought was odd given the 16A of the...

Hi, I thought this would be easy, but clearly not... What I was looking for was a mains powered IR Illuminator / floodlight. All I can find are are 12V and hence require a suitable PSU nearby. I thought they'd just be like your average floodlight, but it seems most are designed to have a 12V...

Hi, Cadent have been replacing the old steel gas pipes in our area with new plastic ones, both the mains in the street and up to the houses. In many cases, ours included, they needed to move the meter. We'd now like to get rid of the old steel gas pipe sticking up from the concrete floor in...

Hi, Found a similar question (//www.diynot.com/diy/threads/wiring-led-light-strips-into-lighting-circuit.318979/) but a bit too old to dig up I think! I have a couple of cupboards which have spotlights underneath which need changing. The LED striplights would be ideal, either the 'tape'...

Hi, hoping for some advice please. A while ago a window was fitted to front of house which unfortunately caused a few palm-sized areas where the render was damaged. The fitters did fill them with some sort of mix, not a great job in my opinion, though to be fair I guess not their speciality...

Hi, Looking for ideas on wall mounting a couple of computer related items, one a NAS device and the other an external hard disk drive - see photo. Both items are ok to operate vertically, and I'm trying to come up with the best way to securely support them and not cause either any damage but...

Anyone know of a supplier for magnetic contact which will operate with a wide gap (ideally >30mm)? To be mounted on a upvc door, must be white, probably using adhesive or tape (no screws, risk of falling off accepted!) I've spotted the Honeywell Ademco 7940WH which looks ideal - but no UK...

One for the Visonic experts if any out there.... My 'pre purchase' question relates to the SMD427 PG2 Smoke & Heat detector but presumably also applies to the other option(s) they do. Do you know if it's possible to configure this system so that when the detector triggers, the smoke alarm...

Hi, There is a narrow single layer brick wall at the rear of our garage between the adjoining property and the door to the garden. On the bottom course there is a brick which looks to be cracked all or most of the way through (inside wall is covered but I can poke a thin wire in at least 3 in...

Back again for more advice & opinions on electrical matters! Hope I get my terminology correct in what follows.... After recently sorting out the outside socket thanks to previous help on here, I'd become aware of 2 x T&E cables leaving a 32A MCB in the CU dedicated to the garage circuit...

Hi, Since we moved in (mid 90's) we have had a FCU spurred off the ring in the back of a cupboard in the garage, out of which emerges standard flex running about 6ft around the wall and out of a hole (which looks to be sleeved with 20mm conduit) into a proper outdoor socket on the wall...

Hi, Please see pic... Never seen a fluorescent tube do this before, any idea what happened (apart from the obvious "it got hot"!!) ? The fittings (2 in total) have been under the kitchen cupboards for at least the last 6-7 years I've been living here, never had a problem with them...

Hi, When we eventually get round to re-doing our bathroom, It'd be nice to have a sonos play:1 in there so the Mrs can listen to music in the bath. For those not aware, the play:1 is basically a humidity resistant 'wireless' speaker - http://www.sonos.com/shop/products/play1. Sonos...

Hi, I'm sure this is possible but haven't quite sussed it yet.... However, I'm trying to work out the configuration required for one of the Custom Outputs so it will give a pulse when Armed, and again when Disarmed - this will then connect to a standalone SMS/Autodialler unit so I get a...

I need to replace the batteries in a couple of Flashguard Xtra sounder/strobe but I am finding it difficult to find them. The originals are marked GP280BVHX7 GP 8.4v 280mAh. Google searches give an indication that Texecom Premier FDO-0004 (SKU 42-503055) as equivalent replacement - but...

Hi all, Currently looking at completely wireless systems for a traditional 3 bed domestic semi, and interested in the Visonic range as research so far seems to indicate they are particularly well thought of. I've been looking at the following... PowerMax Complete PowerMax Pro...

Hi, I installed a Texecom Premier 48 a couple or three years back, keypad in the house and an additional keypad in the garage. I used the ability of the garage keypad to run a couple of extra zones, one for the doors and one for a fire detector (M12). All has been running tickety-boo...

Hi Hope someone can advise with this one ? I fitted an alarm into the house a few years ago. The garage is attached to the house and the main garage door has a magnetic contact and a zone all to itself. I now wish to separately alarm the garage, basically so the garage can be entered...

Hi The wooden fascia on my mom's semi-detached bungalow (built 1958) are in need of attention. One end is rotten, but the rest seems faily sound although has cracked/peeling layers of paint in places along most of the rest of the length (7m ish) I was thinking of cutting out and replacing...