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I have a fluorescent light in the kitchen that I want to convert into a standard candescent light. Looking at wiring diagram below, there is only a live and neutral cable that feed the fluorescent ballast and bulb. Can I disconnect the fluorescent fitting and wire up the new candescent bulb...

I found that the downstairs hall light would not turn on yesterday when I turn the switch in the downstairs hall on. However, when I went upstairs and turned the switch up there, which also control the light in the downastairs hallway, the light works. Then the switch downstairs started to...

We are looking to get a new roof next year and when we got roofers round to get a quote, one company said that it would be cheaper and more efficient to reduce the chimney stack and bring it below the tiles, that is knock off the chimney stack until it is only high enough to be in the loft...

Does a door to a combi boiler cupboard need to have vent slats? The current door have one at the top and one at the bottom but this was there when the old boiler was there, which was a conventional gas boiler with a hot water tank. The existing boiler is a combi boiler and I am looking to...

I have a gainsborough electric shower that was working until this morning when the flow rate on the cold seems fine but when I turn the switch to hot on the shower, very little water comes out, although the little bit of water that does come out does get hot. Any ideas what the problem is? Is...

I have an old hoover washing machine which has started to leak at the front, just under the bottom. There doesn't seem to be a leak at the back of the machine and the leak is isolated to the front. I have checked that there is no leak at the waste pipe as it is a freestanding one, where you...

NICEIC has Domestic Installer and Approved Contractor status registered electricians. It states that Approved Contractor has to pass more stringent tests. I need to get an EICR for my house, so can I use a domestic installer, who has not attained the approved contractor status with NICEIC? I...

Is replacing bath taps a much harder job than replacing basin taps? I mean does it take a lot longer to do?

Sorry if this is a trivial question but I have looked at the info on the net and it doesn't really the answer the question, so would like to hear from the experts on here! I have a wall light that needs replacing. I currently use the traditional incandescent 60W bulbs. I have a few of these...

I do know a little bit about plumbing so I think my plumber is telling me total rubbish but I would like to check that I am not missing something. He fixed a bathroom tap for me where the tap handle on the cold water was just going round and round so the water could not be turned off. He glued...

Dynorod had come out to replace two immersion heaters and they did a very poor job. The power tripped when the immersion heaters were turned on so they said it was the wiring and we needed to get an electrician round to test the circuit. The electrician tested the circuit back to the consumer...

The consumer unit has tripped for the power downstairs. There were two switches on the consumer unit that both tripped and somehow the downstairs power and kitchen are related to one another as they both went out. The electrician came and has fixed the power to the kitchen but he says that the...