A homeowner with 12v MR16 downlights set into plasterboard ceilings needed to get at the transformer after the low-voltage lead to the bulb failed. The fittings – fire-rated JCC types with twin-tong …
Just bought your first house, the survey flags the electrics as at least 20 years old, and the fuse box is a wooden-backed unit with only a handful of circuits and no obvious RCD protection. The …
A homeowner fitted a smart thermostat themselves on what looked like a Y-plan system (one 3-port motorised valve, hot water cylinder, separate room stat). The wiring went in following the …
Question summary A homeowner has a Siamp Compact 99B side-entry fill valve in the loo cistern that won’t shut off – it just keeps filling. They’ve already swapped the inlet …
A homeowner has just had a new concrete shed base laid by a tradesman, but the finish isn’t right. One corner sits about 20mm lower than the other three, and there are smaller dips and patchy …
