Hi everyone, long time reader, first time poster. Need some advice please. We have an old heating system - Baxi bermuda back boiler (serviced...
Hi all, This is my first post here and I am looking for some electrical diy help. I would like to replace some existing light switches with...
OK, so I'm probably as daft as a brush (hence the username), but... I have a socket tester (TackLife from Amazon) that has 3 lights to give...
Afternoon chaps. I've got a wall light outside my house and with the nights drawing in I have decided it needs to be recomissioned into service....
Hi! Am looking to replace a 1 gang 2 way switch. The new switch I have bought has different labeling to the old one. The old one has Com, L1...
Decorating the spare bedroom which has a pretty old built in wardrobe. This cable protrudes from there. Any ideas? Aerial cable maybe??? I don't...
I need to replace this double socket, but the replacement is slightly different to the old one and not sure if I need to add a new earth cable...
I've not long had a new Beko vented Tumble dryer and couldn't understand why I was getting static electric shocks as I was pulling out the clothes...
Hi, can anyone please help? My old Satchwell LT25 room thermostat has 6 terminals 1-5 plus an Earth, but only has 3 wires, Brown to 3 Blue to 1...
Hi, my 2kw wall heater (maybe 2 yrs old) stopped working and I noticed the switch wasn’t switching. I opened it up and found the wire had melted...
Hi all, Currently having some battery issues with my ford focus. The battery light will come on after a while of driving and eventually the...
Hi all, trying to install a hive, my current system is combi with a hot water tank, drayton room stat and horstman h27xl programmable unit. it...
Hi all, I had a similar thread a while ago but not wanting to necro-post it and also to try and ask a more specific question, I wanted to start a...
Hello forum. I have a - in my opinion - strange problem with the lights on my Peugeot 206 CC. First off, it's a 2001, 1.6 16V with a good history...
Been using a portable spot light for when I'm working in dark spaces or at night and never really paid attention to the plug used on it. It was...
Please can some one help! A while back I had a cooker hood put in by a electrician. This is how my wall was left behind my hob. He said the wall...
Hi guys, Just wanted some advice about changing/wiring a pendant light (photos attached). Basically how do I wire it? No instructions in the...
I've just moved into a Victorian property with a cellar that I'd like to convert into a proper utility area for now and liveable space in the...
I'm going to run cat5e cable under my floor boards I was wondering if I could run the Ethernet cable up through the plug back box and then out...
Hi All, I'm having a bit of difficulty trying to work out what electrical work I am permitted to do myself in my Scottish flat as most...
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