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Thanks, will the seal need to be held in by silicone? I’m guessing over time the last became loose and fell off?

Bedroom window glass pane is ever so slightly loose. I wouldn’t have noticed it but with the wind I can hear howling and the glass rattling. Whats the best way to fix it? The windows are standard double glazed UPVC, although they are decades old. The glass seems to be held in by a rubber seal...

I have a electric hob (input 5500W) which my electrician has connected to the cooker switch using a 6mm T+E cable. My question is the installation guide states is should be "connected using 3 x 6mm / 3 x 2.5mm" and that "for this connection a power lead of wire type H05VV-F should be used"...

Does anyone if its ok to vent through the side cheaks of the chimney?

I will be fitting a electric inset fire into the hole in the chimney breast where a gas fire used to be. The chimney is capped at the top with a rain guard type fitting which allows air in but keeps rain out. The electric fire will be covering the hole in wall so am worried about how to provide...

Thanks. And it doesn't matter that the hob would be connected to a 6mm supply even though it only requires electric for ignition?

I have bought a 2.3kw oven and also a separate gas hob which also has a plug on it for ignition. In terms of sockets I have a dedicated 6mm circuit from CU going to a 45amp dual cooker switch which has a 13amp socket on it. This is above the worktop and leads to an outlet switch behind where...

Is the cable that comes with wired alarms (mines a popular honeywell alarm) heat resistant? I am asking because the install of the wires under floorboards touches the copper central heating pipes which would get pretty hot. Thanks

We have bought a fairly small 2 up 2 down terraced house and have noticed all the sockets are on one circuit with the lights having their own circuit and split between each of the 2 floors. 1) Is it ok(by law) that all the sockets are on one circuit or do these need to be split between each...

I will installing 25 outdoor low voltage(12v) lights(mix of spotlights, down lights etc). Lights are 5w each(total watts = 25x5=125watts). I will be buying a 150w transformer which will plug into a waterproof socket and the 25 lights will run from one end of the garden to the other. The last...

I'll have to have a look when I get home but I know its uses little electric, there was an option to power using a 5w solar panel instead

I have a water feature which uses low voltage(only 5watts). It has a transformer socket supplied which I can plug into our waterproof enclosure connected to waterproof sockets. The problem I have is the length of the cable supplied for the transformer is only 5m long but the water feature is...

I am looking to buy some low voltage garden lights which come with a plug. I already have a standard waterproof outdoor socket to plug these into. What I want, though, is to be able to control turning these on through my iphone, similar to smart sockets you can get which can be controlled...

Ok I might have that wrong then. I didnt have a long look at it. I'm not too concerned with how it is since theres no power to it yet and when the electrician comes he will know what to do. I simply wanted to know if the gardener needs to worry about burying the lighting swa cable or not, if...

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I have also attached an image of how the single power socket is configured.

Ok thanks for your help. I'll speak to the electrician

The electrician will not be coming for a week or so and gardener needs to know whether to bury the wires not if not needed. I could ring the electrician but want to make sure I know what the options are and he doesn't just go for the quicker solution. There is one socket as it stands but want...

The low voltage lights I have seen are 12v and run off a transformer that needs to be plugged into a powet socket. Does that answer you question? Thanks

We are in the process of completing changing our garden and as a result we need to think about sockets etc. Previously there were a number of outdoor sockets and seperate lights but all run off a 4 core 2.5mm swa cable which has seperate circuits on mains box to turn off either the outdoor...