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Hi all. I have successfully replaced many light switches in my time but I've just had a senior moment with my latest replacement and left myself befuddled o_O I wasn't paying enough attention to the old switch and started swapping over wires to the same marked terminals on the new switch. It...

Hi all. I have recently had my kitchen moved downstairs (I live in a townhouse) and have mains voltage LED downlights. I bought a Varilight IR V-Pro Trailing Edge dimmer and my Electrician fitted it yesterday. It worked fine for a few hours but now is going haywire and randomly turning on and...

Hi all. We've just had our kitchen relocated and have 2 banks of 9 GU10 Lap Dimmable 5W bulbs from Screwfix. I already have a set of these bulbs in our old kitchen and have been impressed with their output. The new kitchen has these leds controlled by a Varilight V-Pro Trailing Edge 3 gang...

Hi there. I am soon going to need to buy some underlay for the ground floor of my house. We are having Quick Step Impressive 8mm laminate flooring laid in a couple of weeks. We have just extended the ground floor into our garage to create a large kitchen diner. As a result half of the area is...

Hi there. We are going to have our kitchen redone. I am just trying to decide which under cabinet lighting would be best. Ideally, I would like bright LED under cabinet lighting that is switched on/off from a wall switch. I am having an electrician do all the work. We will have trim under...

Hi there. We have a modern table lamp which had a molded plug on it. I needed to feed the cable through a small hole so cut the plug off and got a replacement plug to replace the molded one. Then I noticed that the two core cable is encased in clear casing with what I thought was no means of...

Hi all. I would like some advice please. We had a brand new carpet fitted in November and the fitters advised me that there were 2 "creases" in it and that they would disappear after a few weeks. Photos: Well it's January and they are no better at all. I bought the carpet from our...

Hi there. I recently had a heating engineer round to look at a leaking combination valve. He says it needs replacing. He said I can source the part myself to make it cheaper. However, I am having a hard time finding a replacement. Does anyone have knowledge of my hot water system and the...

I've just had my central heating fixed due to an issue I posted here: //www.diynot.com/forums/plumbing/boiler-firing-up-when-heating-hw-off.327013/ Anyway the Heating Engineer has given me a bill of £240 to replace a faulty Honeywell motorised valve. He was here for 3 hours 45 minutes...

I have had fun and games with our CH over the last few years. It has had a few issues that have required several visits from heating engineers to fix. A new issue has now just arisen. I have recently noticed the boiler firing up even when the central heating & hot water is switched off...

Hi there. I have been having problems with unreliable ADSL broadband due to what I have finally narrowed down as a poor extension socket where I need to have my Router plugged in. If I plug my router into my master socket I get much improved speeds and reliability whereas if it's plugged into...

Hi there. I managed to drill through the plastic pipework that feeds one of my radiators. I have fixed the pipework (pushfit joint) and refilled the radiators (by bleeding them from downstairs upwards). Now the boiler won't stay on to heat the radiators when I ask it to via the thermostat. It...

Hello! I have just installed a new basin in my bathroom but it's not attached to the wall strongly enough. The reason is because it's attached to a tiled plasterboard wall with large cavity behind and the fixings which were recommended by my local plumber's merchants (These...

My mixer shower has fallen apart. How much can I expect to be charged for a plumber to raplace it for a new one? I'll buy the replacemnent shower before hand and it will be a like for like replacement.

I've just unpacked my new side by side Samsung fridge freezer (US style) and put it in situ in the kitchen. I am aware that you are supposed to leave a fridge freezer to stand a while before switching on for the first time or after moving it etc. I was under the impression that they should be...

I've just had a new kitchen fitted and am yet to put the dishwasher under the worktop. I need some self adhesive foil for the underside of the worktop above the dishwasher. Where on earth do you buy the stuff? Thanks for any help.

I'm having my kitchen refitted and will need 2 new plug sockets fitted where I'm extending the worktop futher than existing one. How much can I expect to pay for this work approximately? Also I may need to have some under cabinet lighting fitted. The wiring will already be there as I have...

I'm having a new kitchen installed and have ordered a new side by side fridge freezer. I'll need an electrician to fit a plug socket for the fridge freezer but have no idea where one could go. The problem is that the fridgefreezer is only a couple of centimetres narrower than the wall it will...

I have posted a few times regarding a faulty motorised valve. Please read this post for background info: //www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=156952 Since that post, I have had a heating engineer out to look at the valve. He thought that the head of the valve needed replacing and...

Hi there, I've posted before regarding my noisy motorised valve: //www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=154371 (which I've not done anything about yet) so this may be related. Anyway, my boiler is an Ideal Classic FF350. I've had some trouble with the CH before but it seemed to...