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I have young kids who play football in the garden. I encourage them to be careful but it's inevitable that the ball sometimes hits the fence at the rear of the garden, which belongs to my neighbours. As it was quite old it was starting to cause damage. I discussed this with my neighbours and...

I recently had an engineer round to fix my Glowworm Economy Plus boiler because the pilot light kept extinguishing. He claimed it was overheating and fixed the wiring (I think this was to fix pump overrun) and replaced one of the sensors (sorry don't know which one!). Well, the pilot light...

I would like to install a boost switch on my water cylinder's immersion heater, allowing me to put it on for just 30 mins or an hour. However I'd also like the flexibility to turn it on for longer with a normal switch (20A DP). Could I wire them like in this diagram? Thanks!

I've posted previously because I have two HW cylinders in my attic which are usually heated via the gas boiler. Occasionally I would use the electric immersion heaters to top up. Each heater is 3kW and at present they both plug into one double socket (I don't switch them on at the same time...

I had a bad experience with some builders recently and being that I was pretty inexperienced and a little naive some aspects haven't gone entirely according to plan. The work is complete, ostensibly to an adequate standard, but I put more trust in them than I should have. However I am trying...

Bit of a basic question I'm afraid, but I've not done much decorating before. My front door is a kind of reddish brown colour. It's in decent condition but I wanted to make it a darker, maybe walnut colour. Do I use stain on its own, coloured varnish, or stain and clear varnish? Does it need...

Does anyone know if there is such a thing as an attachment for the end of a tap (kitchen sink) which can swivel to direct the flow of water around the sink?

I have a friend who recently bought a house with a downstairs toilet that has no external walls - it is basically off the hallway and on the shared wall of a semi-detached house. At the moment there is no ventilation and we were trying to figure out the best way to achieve this. Any ducting...

I have two hot water cylinders, each with a 3kw immersion heater that is used only very occasionally. At present they are wired to the upstairs ring (I know this is not the best way) and the only way to switch them on is to climb into the loft and push the switches on the plugs. I'm not...

My builders have installed two unvented hot water cylinders each with a 3kW immersion heater. Each heater has a normal 13A fused plug and they are both plugged into the same double socket. I wasn't sure whether the double socket is rated for 13A or whether 26A is acceptable. Can anyone...

Hi all. I only have one light fitting in my living room which uses G9 bulbs. The ones supplied are 40W and I believe this is the maximum rating. Problem is that the room isn't as bright as I'd like, so I was wondering: how badly wrong could it go if I used 60W bulbs instead? :?