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My toilet has blocked several times in the last few weeks, and each time Ihave had to unblock it using a plunger. Is there a product that I could flush to help prevent this happening again? Appreciate your help.

I have a damp problem, on the bottom of my bedroom wall (1st floor). It is on the outside wall which is prone to rainfall, but it is midway up the outside wall (With the floor of the first floor being approx halfway) and the pointing on the brickwork looks OK. With it bein midway up the wall...

Hi, i have a telephone wire that i am looking t connect into a socket. It is a 7-core cable with the cores as follows: 1) cream 2) cream 3) cream 4) green 5) white 6) black 7) orange could someone please tell me how to connect these into a phone socket? many thanks, Jamie.

There is no entry/exit zone wired (ie door contacts on front door). Can I press something on the keypad when settin the alarm so that it isnt waiting for the entry/exit zone to trigger? help would be very gratefully recieved. Thanks

Hi, I have been asked to install some LED lights going up a staircase (On the wall). They have asked for 4 x LED lights, around the size of a 10p coin. I have seen these but never installed or bought them, does anybody know where I can buy them? Also does the wall have to be boarded -...

Where would I be able to buy one of these? Ideally less than £40. Really appreciate your help, Cheers, Jamie.

Where would I be able to buy one of these? Ideally less than £40. Really appreciate your help, Cheers, Jamie.

Ive bought a house with all the radiators fed in 8mm off a manifold (Fed from the boiler, F + R, in 15mmCu ) Is this efficient enough to keep in? The runs to each radiator are only a few metres, and each leg off the manifold only feeds one radiator? I am told that upgrading to a bigger pipe...

Ive been told not to dot'n'dab directly onto external walls (Ive had a problem with damp due to broken gutter, sorted now) without applying a sand & cement course? What are your opinions? Just trying to stick to a tight budget, but want the job doing proper. Advice much appreciated - Jamie.

Any good? How much approx to install in a small bathroom? (Less than 9m2) I've never used the stuff, and would like your advice, cheers.

Ive recently bought a house, that has a conventional system installed - with a cylinder and a tank in the bathroom, and the radiators piped in 8mm microbore off a manifold (fed from boiler in cu22mm) Im looking for advice what to do for the best, I will be relocating and adding a few...

Why are copper pipes more commonly being replaced with plastic? Is it because pvc is better, or is it just for cost? Are copper pipes better to use?

Hi, im looking to install a combi system. For the radiators I was going to run a 22mm pvc through the house, 'T'ing off for each radiators in 15mm. I was going to do this twice, one for the flow and one for the return. I was going to run a cold water feed from my incomer, to the boiler...

Hi all, im having a full system put in my house and want to install the pipes myself to save on cost. Would anybody know where I could find a diagram telling me exactly how I would need to install the pipework between radiators, and for the taps / drains etc from a combi-boiler setup...

Which cable do I need ? I am feeding several sockets from a splitter. I want a good reception, that wont cost the earth, but I never realised there were so many types of CO-AX! There are likely to be TV's with inbuilt freeview connected into them. Which should I go for? Cheers

Hi, In my property I have a single co-ax cable coming from the ariel, down the front of the building and through the wall into a co-ax socket (Like you usually find.) I want to send the cable through the attic, into a splitter, and then a cable to each room, So each room has an arial, and...

Hi, In my property I have a single co-ax cable coming from the ariel, down the front of the building and through the wall into a co-ax socket (Like you usually find.) I want to send the cable through the attic, into a splitter, and then a cable to each room, So each room has an arial, and the...

Hi, Im rennovating a house, and want to install speakers. I have DJ decks, CD player, and a TV that I want to use these speakers. I have 3 speakers in downstairs area, and one in garden. I would like to be able to get an amplifier that would allow me to choose between what input is...

Hi just a quick one. I need to damp course my house. The outside wall is a double skinned brick wall with a cavity. Can I drill from inside the house into the void or does it need to be from both sides? Also I assume the damp course is to go the full perimiter of the property? Cheers.

How often does a commercial property (Chippy with around 5 employees) have to have a PAT? Regards.