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Hello, I am in need of a DVR so far I have tried a KG-SHA104 ( 4CH ) from Mapli*s the motion detection was 1 - 4 and totally ridiculous probably not even worth having. Anyway sent that back. Then I tried a Mak*o DVR (MPEG4) which had great motion detection with multiple settings but no...

Hello I have bought a house thats half rendered, built in the 80s, the previous owner installed a window at some point and someone made a dogs dinner of the render around it. Uneven, rough patches etc. Before they sold the house they had it painted in Dulux weathershield. All looks well...

Hi all, Mate has just had his kitchen tiled by a "proffesional from insurance company :cry: He is not a happy chappy and asked me to take them off and re-tile The thing is I am not sure how to tile so it looks the best, my first thought is to restart the tiles from center and cut the...

Sorry if this is in the wrong place but I am trying to solve a problem on behalf of a friend. He had a flood and the result was his kitchen was wrecked. He has an electric halogen hob and after the flood he tried using it and it blew a fuse - 30amp He let it dry out for a week and when he...

I now have myself a honeywell cmt 927 But I am a bit confused on the wiring for the change over from a drayton digistat 3 which only has 3 connections 1 - 2 - 3 1 and 3 are connected and 1 is the permanent live On the Honeywell I have six connections N L L A B C It looks to me...

Not sure I am in the right place here so apologies in advance if I am. The problem I have is my sewer drain runs through my neighbours property and across another garden to the main sewer. Every 3 - 4 months the drain blocks and it has to be cleared. I called enviromental health and they...

I have a Drayton digistat 3 thermostat which is installed in a bedroom and I really need it in the lounge, so have decided to go with an RF one because re-wiring would be a pain. Can anyone reccomend an easy replacement. I dont need an all singing dancing model. It seems the Drayton models...

Not sure I am in the right place here, but here goes. I have a diagram at http://www.frogit.co.uk/drain/drainplan.doc There are three of us connected to the drain, the first problem is when the builders installed the drains 20 years ago you will see the drains from 91 and 89 enter in the...

I am sure this has been asked before but I cant seem to find it on the search. I have a conservatory that has an even floor and was tiled with ceramic tiles that have a smooth surface (shiny) some of the tiles have cracked. My intention was to remove the tiles and use a self leveling...

After giving a project I had in mind a little more thought, I have decided to extend my garage by approx. 5 - 6 feet, will I need to get planning permission for this? I have no other extensions. Provided everything goes to plan, I would need to put a pitched roof on to match up with current...

Hello, I have removed an electric shower to replace it with a thermostatic one and an electric pump. My question is can I connect the power for the pump into the redundant electric shower power supply which has its own fuse on the fuse box. I was going to fit a fused switch between the...

Just been to fix a Hoover tumble dryer should have been a 10 minute job, the belt was broke and she had bought the replacement, after a bit of swearing I got the new one on. :D But when you turn the machine on the timer has somthing spinning inside and it clicks every so often which I...

I know they are a pain but unfortunately its my only option! The question is does the saniflo have to connect direct to the WC spigot?. I need to know if I can connect via a straight pipe from the back of the toilet that will be approx 12 inches long it will go through a wall and then...

Hello I have a boiler which is a Glow worm Fuel save Mk 2 about twenty odd years old. The last week or so we have noticed a strange smell in the bedroom which I have been getting the blame for. :oops: Anyway yesterday the house was shut up and all doors closed and with it being cold the...

Hello today I did a quick 2 hour job for someone. Eight hours later! :roll: They had a leaking pipe on a rad, drained the system changed the pipe to the rad filled system again and could not bleed upstairs rads and found the header tank level was not moving found a blockage just before the...

Hello, I am posting on behalf of a friend and as yet do not know the exact model sorry, but the problem is this, the washing machine works fine cycles, spinning etc. but it appears the washing powder is disappearing as soon as the machine starts and therefore the clothes are being washed in...

Hello I have an oiled engineered oak floor, its about 6 months old and my wife now wants it shiney as in the laquered look. :x Can anyone advise the best way to achive this please. Also I have engineered flooring to fit upstairs, I have very good quality underlay, can I lay the...

Hello, can anyone offer some advice please. I have an internal garage in my detached house, the wall between the house and garage is a double breeze block construction. Above the garage is the bedroom and I want to cut a hole in the side of the wall to a depth of about half a breeze block so...

The boiler is a Glow worm Fuel save Mk 2 and yesterday it stopped working, no symptoms or anything it was OK in the morning and had gone out in the afternoon, I tried to light it and I am getting a spark but its not even lighting the pilot, Can anyone advise where I start to work out the...

Hello, I am in the process of having hard wood replacement windows and have noticed that the glazed units are not kite marked and do not have a British Standard mark, the company are telling me that the units only need it if its saftey glass, is this correct? Also I have a large set of French...