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All, I want a wall mounted electric heater which can be setup so the user of the heater can’t put the thermostat above say 21c . I own some holiday let’s with standard heaters and the bill is crazy as some foreign visitors Wack the heating onto Mac and leave it on 24/7 . I want to change them...

Hello all. I have a room at the top of the house. On the roof there is a drain for the water to run into and then down the cast iron drain etc. This cast iron drain runs through the room and I've noticed recently a wet damp patch on the plaster where there is a connection in the cast iron...

Evening all, In my living room I have two lighting circuits. Circuit one has 12 x Megaman 6W LEDs Circuit two has 6 x Megaman 6W LEDs The dimmer is use to control them is made by Lutron, and here are the specs, Rania® IR dual remote control digital dimmer Electronic low voltage, magnetic...

Ok. I have a master socket. Coming into this is a red and black wire which I can see is connected to A and B. This socket works fine as does broadband. I ran some 4 core wire to a cupboard and connected the red and black only to terminals 2 and 5 in the extensions and also in the screw of...

Hi all, Never had a need for this, but here goes. 8 weeks ago i moved into my new house. Every night i close the side gate and also the front gate. The next morning now on a couple of occasions I have found the front and side gate wide open, so someone has been snooping. I believe its...

Let me set the scene. In my cupboard is the one and only telephone socket. My house has just been rewired and I now have cat6 cables going from this same cupboard to each room. One of the cat6 cable will be used for tv. One is a spare. The third though I want to use for phone and my...

Evening all, I have bought a toilet with a 110mm waste outlet but my old cast iron inlet is 100mm. Where do I get a 100mm pushfit pan connector from or similar.

Ok, At the moment i have a double glazed window in my bedroom. Its approx 10-15years old. The problem is i live near a busy road, and the noise is a PITA at night. After some investigation, i believe it to be the window. I dont think the rubber seals around the openable part a sound, so i...

Ok, this I'm sure is simple but it's driving me nuts. I removed two recessed down lights to change the transformers. That all went well etc, but, the actual recessed trim, the bit with e springs! No longer spring downwards to hold it against the ceiling, both are just floppy and won't hold it...

OK, at the moment I have a mercedes 220 cdi sport auto. I plan to sell this next April. I am looking at either, 1- Mercedes ML300 (Second hand,prob used and approved) 2- Nissan Nivara 3- Hilux By top end budget is £22k, but would rather spend £18-19K. I defo want a 4x4, not anything...

I am looking to see if anyone knows/recognises these bulbs, and what it would take to power them! I know they give off either a blue glow, or are black lights. They are approx 60mm long, and as thick as a pencil. The wires on the the ends are literaly soldered on.

OK, i need some help here. I know someone here will come good. I bought a prop from a well known movie. This prop lights up and ha a load of leds. Here is a photo of the connector and 4 bares wires i have. What do i need to do to get this lit. I am worried about putting to much...

O, I am a gas safe engineer so know some basic electrics, but want to check this out first. IN the room off from my bedroom, there is a single halogen light. This switches on and off via a switch on the wall (funnily enough) From what I can see, the wire from the light switch goes up to a...

OK, So i am having an alarm fitted by ADT which i a very happy with and the service ths far has been great. I asked them how much a cctv system would cost fully installed, and for one camera, screen and control box thing, they were looking for £1500. I said no at the time as i dont really...

I need to aquire some 68mm plastic pipe in grey, which I have found here, http://www.cwberry.com/Inquiry_ProductDetails.aspx?ItemNumber=08107569 The old pipe which I am replacing has what looked like a female end on it which connected onto the other piece of pipe which I guess was a male...

When the cold ater is being used up, it refills itself. The tank is situated above a bedroom, and as such, when the water falls from the ball vavle into the water tank, it sounds like someone is taking a pee. Is there a way to dampen this noise. Some sort of silencing kit, or a hose etc...

OK guys, I have almost ran out of options. Prima 70F, 2x 2 port vales, room stat, programmer, frost stat, open vented etc. Owner moved in 6 months ago and ever since he has had to reset the overheat stat daily. He noted that the rads had large cold spots at the bottom so these were all...

Evening all, Can someone tell me if the british gas branded RS2 room stat is a rebadge other company room stat? like ACL perhaps? If so, do they do the model number? Cheers.

Well, this might sound stupid, and I cant see why not, but here goes. I want to remove a twin entry valve from a radiator, and I will be replacing with the trv on one end, and a lockshield the other. Is there any reason why i cant just bung this setup, get my drain kit and drain the...

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