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Hi, I'm planning to add an outside light with a PIR to the corner of a garden shed, and was looking to find something similar to this, but that can be fixed on a 90 degree corner of the building. https://www.screwfix.com/p/asd-black-bc-pir-master-half-lantern-wall-light-with-pir-60w/45075...

Hi, SSE keep badgering me to replace my meter with (I assume) a smart meter. I don't particularly want one, as I don't see any advantage to me in having one. However, they are becoming quite insistent, and, looking at the current electricity meter it looks to have been installed in 2008 (I...

Hi, Does anyone know of a surface mountable, dual outlet cooker connection unit. 1G or 2G box is fine. I can't find anything at the usual places.... Thanks, Colin

Hi :) I've got the airbag warning light on, on my 14 plate focus. I've had a look at the under-seat connectors (taken them out and put them back), disconnected and reconnected the battery, checked the fuse. None of this has helped, has anyone got any ideas what the problem might be? Thanks...

Hi, For a few years I've had a cheap Draper cordless drill, which has finally died (lots of smoke, it's definitely dead). I'm trying to make some holes to install a pipe onto the back wall of the house (6mm, screw and plug type fixings, into rendered - I think - masonry), and that drill won't...

Hi, I'm planning to replace a leaking gutter fitting on the back of the house. It connects round gutter (from the back wall of my place) with square gutter (from the house next door) and feeds both into a square downpipe. From ground level it looks as if a square to square down pipe outlet has...

Hi everyone, Having finally had a full house rewire done, I had a question about how the main water pipe has been bonded, if I could get some advice on it that would be great. Coming out of the kitchen floor is the copper water main, which runs about 4 inches to the main stop tap. This is...

Hi, With a recent house purchase, I have inherited an old, knackered, gas fire "Cannon Coalridge category 1N fire (GC# 3213258)". I am having major work done on the house, and, as part of this, I am having this fire replaced. Basically, I need to know if this is a type 1, type 2, balanced...

One for the Sparkies on here. I'm fairly soon (I hope!) going to exchange on a house that needs to be rewired. I had hoped to get away with a bit of updating and a few additions, but looking at it in more detail (VIR cables around the meter, no earth on lighting, very few sockets, much...

Hi, I'm in the process of buying a house which will need a central heating system installing (there isn't one there at present), and to be rewired. Assuming I get this more major work done before moving in, what's the best order to get these jobs done it? My thoughts are do the CH first, and...

Hi, Looking to change my car at some stage and like a diesel (I know, I know haha...) reasonable-sized estate, something a step up in size from a Focus, which is a bit cramped. Considering an A6, or maybe Volvo V70. Budget of about 10K, would like something as new-ish as possible, and...

Hi, Trying to do an oil change on this car, and I've undone what I thought was the sump drain plug (front of the engine, shown below) This I expected to release a flood of old oil, but it didn't. I ended up with the following dribbling very slowly into the drain bucket...

Hello, This is my first post to this board, I'm more at home with electrics and AV kit, but needs must... The front door of my flat (internal, flat to corridor) is looking a bit the worse for wear, and I'm aiming to get it replaced with something a bit more secure and in better condition...

Hello all, Finding a leak in the rad pipework, I think I've traced it to the item shown in the pic below (hopefully). What I need to know is, what is it, and can I buy a replacement for the part at the very top with the screwdriver slot in? This screws down onto a thread protruding from...

Hello again, I'm looking to fit smoke detectors to my one bed flat, currently there is nothing installed at all... First I guess my question is, does anyone have any suggestions how many I need? My thoughts are three; living room, hall, bedroom. Should these be optical or ionization...

Hello everyone, Just a quick question... (hopefully!) I am looking to change the two light fitting in my kitchen (currently naff 1980's bar spotlight things, 3 60w bulbs on a bar, two bars in the room) to fluorescent tubes (two tubes, one at each end of the room). The kitchen is 3m by 2.5m...

Hi Folks, First time poster, long time lurker (mainly on electrics UK). The title says it all really. I am trying to check the heating element in one of the above. Machnine works, does not heat water - I'll check the element with a multi-meter for resistance and probably need to change...