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Hi. I have an Accenta / Optima G4 burglar alarm fitted about 5 years ago. The other morning I was woken by a false alarm (first one I have had I think) with zones 3 and 5 lit on the LED keypad. I reset the alarm and it all cleared. The problem is that now, with the alarm off, if I walk into...

Hi. My brother has reciently moved house and in the main living room (a through lounge) there is fitted a glass fronted coal effect gas fire. The fire works fine and it may not be a problem at all, but there is no cowl fitted to the top of the chimney stack. The chimney stack itself is the...

Hi, I have had no luck finding a 3-gang intermediate light switch and don't want to use a grid arrangement ( unless you can get 3-way into a single size backbox). I have read that it is possable to use a DPCO relay as an 'intermediate' switch, but not been able to find a diagram anywhere...

Hi, I have a mains fed electric shower in an upstairs shower room that often won't work due to low pressure. It is a problem in the area that I live in. My question is: I have a Stuart Turner Monsoon 1.5 bar twin pump sitting in the garage unused. Can I take a seperate outlet off my cold water...

Hi all. I am going to replace my rotten porch with a new one but I also want to extend the porch canopy across the front of my garage. The garage is integral and was built as part of an extension years ago. My question is: what is the best method of constructing the canopy and fixings, ie...

Hi. I have a 1500w 1/2 inch router and intend to cut some masons mitre joints using a worktop jig. Most of what I have read sounds pretty straightforward but one question I have is should the router be set at a very high speed to cut well or a slower speed? Thanks. Paul

Hi. I am putting a new extractor hood in my kitchen. The wall it will be fitted to is 10" thermalite block with my garage on the other side. My question is, I already have an extractor running through my garage from a downstairs toilet/shower, so rather than cutting another hole into the...

Hi all. Last winter my old potterton netaheat developed some popping sounds when fired up. Reading through treads here I decided to add some sentinel X400 and left it for 4 weeks then drained, flushed and refilled adding sentinel X100. The popping noise has now returned, and my question is...

Hi again. I have a Netaheat 16-22 which has just began playing up. When you start it up, the fan comes on, then the pilot lights after a few seconds, then the main burner lights. It stays lit only for about 7-10 seconds before the main burner slowly "dies", and then the whole sequence starts...

Hi. Can anyone tell me the correct diameter mdpe pipe that should be used to replace old lead water mains supply pipe, is it 20mm or 25mm? Thanks. pixey

Hi. I have installed a triton spellbind 9.5kw, model no:A10130500, and am having low pressure problems. The shower is installed in a new enclosure on the 1st floor of the house. The cold feed, mains pressure, is taken from a tee at the inlet to the cold tank in the loft and is 15mm copper. The...

Hi I want to add a strap on boss to a 4" soil pipe to take a 50mm shower waste. I have a Marley strap on boss (with the bolt to hold it on) to go on Marley soil pipe and was wondering the correct way they should be fixed together? The boss did not come with a rubber seal so I am thinking it...

I am having trouble finding anything more than a 1-gang intermediate light switch. Ideally, I want a 3-gang "Chelsea" polished brass finished intermediate switch, but if I could find any 3-gang intermediate switch I may be able to work something out. Does anyone know if a 3-gang intermediate...

Following on from previous thread, my immersion has now decided to give up the ghost. Problem being that the thing has probably never been out of the cylinder. I am worried about bending/tearing the tank and wondered if anyone had any tips. The thing is REALLY tight. Thanks Paul

Hi. I have an intermittent problem with the above boiler, only it is getting worst. My system is fully pumped y-plan. Pump is ok. When the boiler is switched on, the fan starts up and after a few seconds, the pilot lights. The problem is that the main burner will not light. It doesn't come...

Hi all. I wonder can anyone help me? My central heating system is gravity fed hot water with pumped heating. I would like to change this to fully pumped but have a slight problem. The boiler is a Potterton Neteheat and has two "flows" and two "returns". The way it is plumbed in at the moment...