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I've had to swap out a faulty Menvier Panel for a new Premier Elite 24. On the Menvier I could instant set a part arm e.g. enter the code and press C would set without any exit delays. I can't find the equivalent in Wintex as the instant arm seems to apply to Areas only. Have I missed...

I want to build a raised decking to flatten out a slight slope. Which is the best method of fixing the posts: 1. Concrete the posts directly into the ground 2. Concrete in post fixings...

I've got a Genus 27 RFFI which is currently set for continuous hot water i.e. 24h per day. I want to put this on a timer but the installation guide only refers to wiring in the room thermostat/central heating controller. Where are the connections at the boiler end?

Does anyone know of a commercial device that will reduce the current taken by my 3Kw immersion heater down to 1 or 2 Kw. I know that I can get lower rated elements but my hot water cylinder has a non standard fitting so I'm stuck with it.

Does anyone know where I can get cladding that looks like this: Each length is about 150mm wide and about 2.5m long

My dishwasher has started leaving a gritty residue in the crockery I put in for washing, i.e. inside a mug/bowl I've cleaned and checked the filters and they look ok. I've tried different temperature cycles and it doesn't make a difference. It's as if stuff is getting through even the...

Why? http://www.screwfix.com/prods/27936/Plumbing/Flexible-Hoses/Flexible-Tap-Tails-10mm-x-15mm-x-300mm-Pack-of-2 You tend to get monobloc taps in kitchens and bathrooms...

My outside lights are connected together by a cable laid round the edge of my flat roof. I want to move the cable to the top of the wall to make painting the roof easier. In parallel with the mains cable I want to run low voltage cables to some PIRs for the lighting controller. I then want...

Do I have to tighten the water pipes for a monoblock tap more than hand tight? If so, how do I do it as the actual connecting holes and therefore the nut is halfway inside tha tap body?

I've got a few X10 home automation devices that control various things like table lights. I changed the lamps in one of the lights for energy saving versions and now both that light and surrounding ones on the same circuit don't respond to the commands. If I move the offending light to another...

I've got a radial mains circuit on a 20A MCB. I want to add some more sockets upstairs but can't break into the upstairs ring (on a 32A MCB), can I add the extra sockets on another radial circuit on the same 20A MCB? Or do I put in a fused spur off the existing radial circuit? Or do I create a...

I've got a radial mains circuit on a 20A MCB. I want to add some more sockets upstairs but can't break into the upstairs ring (on a 32A MCB), can I add the extra sockets on another radial circuit on the same 20A MCB? Or do I put in a fused spur off the existing radial circuit? Or do I create a...

Can I put 24v transformers for electric blinds and lighting in my bathroom cupboard? Do I then have to fit a false back and make it only accessable with tools? Does everything have to use fused cable outlets for the mains supply?

One of my two gang switches has a link wire between the two commons and a neutral present so the second outbound wire is just a live, neutral and earth to the light fitting. Is this just another way of doing it as I thought the live should be looped at the fittings and then two switch wires to...

I want to have a lighting circuit put in to feed cabinet lights in a bedroom. I don't just want a wire coming out of the wall. Which faceplate should be used? i.e. a switched fused cable outlet or something else?

I want to apply a high gloss spray finish to a cabinet. Can someone give me a clue as to what terms to search for in Google or a Yellow Pages category. I'm not planning on doing this bit myself!

I'm thinking of getting some motorised roller blinds that run either 240v AC or 24v DC (via transformer). Where should I source the power from, the lighting circuit, the ring main or somewhere else?

I've got a CLIPSAL intermediate light switch with four blue wires in it. The terminals are not labled except for a small diagram saying 'To 2 way switch' on each pair, how does this relate to my new MEM switch which has L1, L1 on the top and L2, L2 on the bottom?

I've got a four way lighting circuit, three of the switches are standard Common + L1 + L2, the fourth has four terminals arranged in a square with a wire in each. Is this a special switch and can it be replaced with a standard one? If so, where do the wires go?

I've got a light switch which is wired in 1.5mm T & E, but having traced the cables to the point them come down from the ceiling, the light switch appears to have been moved across the the wall by around 300mm and there is no earth in the original set of cables. The original cables are singles...