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Hi under the insulation in a loft i noticed thes plastic panels all interlinked . Anyone a clue as to what they are? There just thin plastic panels with 2 parallel circuit board pcb coper style conductors sown by one side clipped together with a short wire

Hi All Was specking out a job today . Was in the property's garden and noticed 2 of these pointing into the garden from the neighbours garden, thought that's odd unless they are trying to put off burglars seeking access from this garden by setting off lights . Look like a PIR which is fair...

Afternoon Putting in a downstairs loo at home. Q: Will 110mm soil pipe take push fit fittings and solvent weld fittings? or are like 40mm and 32mm pipe is the actual pipe itself a different diameter/construction? Ta

Im installing a 9.5kw instant water heater under my kitchen sink. Whilst i would prefer to install it to the wall whats to stop me fitting it to the kitchen cabinet ? Age old argument about fitting things to cabinets interested to see what the interpretation is especially with new regs in mind...

ok so testing a simple bathroom setup , light , switch, fan and isolator. Was testing at the fan end and for whatever reason I had my test leads acros across Live ( Line) and Switch Live to the Fan (light switch was off but fan isolator closed). Measured 240v ...odd ok I thought maybe its...

Hi Folks Got the "fault on fan or flue" warning LED flashing on my boiler. Sometimes the boiler works but the fault is appearing more frequently. The sound coming from the boiler is much more high pitched than it used to be so im thinking its likely the fan at fault (some discussions blame the...

HI Folks I have ordered a replacement immersion heater see pic. To my surprise A gasket was not supplied with this but has a large O - Ring. Will this make a watertight seal? Do I need to apply any jointing compound. How tight to you recon - crazy never getting it off again or just enough...

Hi All I need some advice. I'm installing an immersion heater into a Zip water heater. The one that has come out has a dual thermostat (yes 2 rods) that are linked, one provides temperature control and the other provides an over temperature safety cut out. Q: Do these 2 rod type still exist. Iv...

Folks Can anyone tell me where I can download editable EICR Forms please. PDF or Excel would be great Thanks Rob F

Guys Were doing up an empty bedsit and found this tool . no one knows that this is. It may not even be a tool . It could be a kitchen implement . Any ideas?? 5 tradesman in and no one knows! Help!! Lol

Hi All I'm putting in a kitchen at home. its mostly all in looks good but I need to cut an oak top for the Belfast sink. I don't fancy buying a router and doing it myself and every joiner or kitchen fitter I call don't seem interested (too small a job). So I was wondering is there a place that...

HI All My Baxi 105e has developed a fault. I was changing the diaphragm the other day, works fine as the pin comes out then the hot water tap is turned on even when the boiler is off. Anyway since then when either the CH or HT water is activated you hear the PCB relay switch on and the pump...

Hi The plumber has just fitted a new CH system to my parenst bungalow. Boiler in loft and chased pipes into the walls to connect to the Rads. I need to plaster over the chased in pipes (plastic 10mm) Can I ask what is the best plaster to use. Just ordinary plaster our would or recommend...

Hi The plumber has just fitted a new CH system to my parent bungalow. Boiler in loft and chased pipes into the walls to connect to the Rads. I need to plaster over the chased in pipes (plastic 10mm) Can I ask what is the best plaster to use. Just ordinary plaster our would or recommend...

My Zanussi essential washing machine will not turn the drum or allow water intake. Iv changed the motor brushes - but still the same. It will drain fine if you fill it manually with water but wont spin even if left for over 1 hour on the spin setting the drum will not kick in and turn. There are...

HI I need to joint some 8mm microbore copper to 10mm plastic pipe. Can you recommend a reducer to do this if one actually exists thanks you

Hello Im adding a new Radiator, and need some advice please: Is it better to tap from the 22mm main pipes down to 10mm or can I simply tap from another radiators 10mm pipes Thanks

I have a 2D 4 pin light fitting. When I originally purchased the light it was fitted with a 28W 4 pin lamp. The lamp has blown and I want to replace it with a 38w 4 pin lamp. My question is will there be a problem fitting the 38w lamp considering the original was 28w.

My Zanussi essential washing machine will not turn the drum or allow water intake. Iv changed the motor brushes - but still the same. It will drain fine if you fill it manually with water but wont spin even if left for over 1 hour on the spin setting the drum will not kick in and turn. There...

My Zanussi essential washing machine starts like its meaning to work properly then just keeps making the same noise and nothing happens, the drum doesn't turn and water is not pumped in. Iv checked the Brushes and there ok about 15mm of play on them and make good contact. What else could it be...