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Hi I have a Vaillant Ecotec Plus 824 combi boiler. I am looking to replace the Honeywell room thermostat with a Vaillant VRT50. The Honeywell is connected via a two wire cable. A few questions for you please. 1. Is the VRT50 compatible? 2. Will it be a straight swap? Take the old Honeywell...

Hi all During the storms a few weeks back, a tree fell on a small wall at the front of my drive. I have removed the bricks but now need to make good with some block pavers. Please refer to the picture. I plan to extend the first two rows of pavers to fill the hole to the left. The first row...

Thanks for the video. That explains how the belt goes. Just need to work out the tension as there's too much slack Cheers Dan

Hi all I am working on my father-in-laws tumble dryer, Zanussi TC484W. The drive belt broke ages ago and we don't know the belt route to fix the replacement. I have tried a couple of options but not sure which one is correct and how to get the tension right. Couple of pictures attached which...

Thanks for the replies. The house was built in 1955 The wall isn't load bearing The door on our bifold doors to our patio has an opening of 61cm/24" and we navigate this without issue, but I have the added benefit of being able to fully open the bifold as and when. I'll see if I can make the...

Have updated my original post to include imperial measurements. Trust this helps. Cheers Dan

Hi, I am planning a new fitted kitchen and am looking to move the internal door between the kitchen and lounge. The existing door has a width of 760mm/30". I am thinking of bricking up the existing door and creating a new door further along the wall, but at 600mm/24" wide. The reduced door...

Care to confirm what the picture does mean? Thanks

I have a full 25 metre roll of twin & earth 2.5mm I have a half roll, 10 metres or so, of twin & earth 1.0mm, which I don't think will be enough. Can I do the job with the 2.5mm ? Or use both, not sure if that's a bad idea, or buy another roll of 1.0mm. Also, I was looking at the...

Thanks SFK. Think I've got some earth sleeve somewhere, but cheers for the ebay link.

Thanks Deryck. Should be OK with the cabling from CU to switch, as they're next to each other. Might run the cabling to the lights in conduit though as have used the rafters for storage.

Thanks Winston. That seems straight forward enough.;)

Hi all, Wondering if you can provide some help/guidance please. I am looking to install 4 new LED batten lights in my garage, www.wickes.co.uk/Sylvania-Twin-4ft-IP20-Fitting-with-T8-Integrated-LED-Tube---30W/p/185070 , and plan to install new wiring for them as well. The garage has its own...

Thanks for the replies. Cannot find any grub screw on the tap so will see if I can pull them off vertically. I was under the impression that Bristan was a decent make. Should I opt to replace the whole mixer tap then what manufacturers are you happy with? I can budget up to £200 for the...

Hi all. Trust someone can assist. Photos are attached. I have a Bristan Smile mixer tap which is dripping. If the tap is set to shower then it will drip from the shower head. Set it to bath, then from the spout. I've only done a couple of tap repairs in the past and not familiar with mixer...

I took just over 1 year of discussions and planning to get our Data Centre powered down a few years back. Unfortunately, things tend to run 24/7/365. Swapping power cords with the kit running is the preferred option and has been done on some of our kit where the old and new phases were the same...

Hi, The short question is "Can I power a computer server, which has two power supplies, from different electrical phases"? Long question/story. I have numerous racks of servers & IT equipment in a Data Centre, each rack supplied with a single phase 32amp circuit. The majority of the IT...

Hi all. Just to update you, the thermostat on the boiler works. I turned the temperature dial up, the red light came on to heat the water, 5 minutes or so later the red light went out. I have attached a couple of photos of the fuse board. The MCB marked Hot Water is the boiler, which looks like...

Thanks for your comments. I have installed a new 13 AMP FCU and the boiler is up and working. I will switch the boiler off when not needed. My Dad will speak with an electrician to investigate further as this is the second time this has happened. I think what JohnD mentioned would be a good...

Hi, I am on holiday, staying in my parents static caravan, and the hot water boiler stopped working overnight. The boiler is a Heatrae Sadia Multipoint 50 litre which is wired to a fused switch on its own circuit. The boiler installation booklet says it should be wired to a 13 amp socket, which...