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Hi all, My new house has a lightsys 2 system. Although there is one speaker connected, it is difficult to hear at the far end of the house, so I would like to connect another one. The existing speaker is a standard 16 ohm job, and I can run a cable easily enough to the other part of the...

Looking at a new (wired( intruder alarm system. Currently have quotes for Texecom Prem Elite system, and Risco Lightsys 2. Just interested in opinions on both panels, and any interesting titbits anyone can provide! Cheers (y), Gus

Hi everyone! I am renovating an old house with shared foul and rainwater drainage. We are installing a wet room downstairs in an old outbuilding with concrete floor, and the builders have excavated the floor and run a new 110mm drain with branches to service toilet, basin and the intention is...

Hi everyone, I need some advice about my electrics! I had a lot of work done to my house a couple of years back, including wiring of a new extension, rewiring of part of the main house etc and a new consumer unit. This was all done by a NAPIT registered bloke recommended by the builders...

Following on from my other thread about downlight fittings I have a more general question which I hope someone can clear up for me. Reading around the place has got me a bit worried.... (a little bit of knowledge and all that...) We had a large extension about 11-12 months ago (with planning...

Hi there. I have had a load of downlighters fitted in the ceiling of my kitchen and bedroom. They were fitted a while back (best part of 12 months!) but over time I've become not entirely happy with the fit of the units in the ceiling - it seems to me that the spring clips that hold them in...

I'm having an extension at the moment, and the builders have started on the plastering. They have advised me that the plasterwork should be rubbed down prior to painting, and as it has started to dry out it isn't as 'clean' as I was expecting - some slight ripples on the ceiling, not sharp...