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Running Electrics From House To Outside Workshop

hiya, i want to connect up a light and a few power sockets in my workshop. I will need cable that's about 12 meters long, that will run along my garden from my house. Does any one know what type of...

Querty

Triple Glazing Sliding Doors Leakproof Test

Is there a test that can be carried out on site to check whether glass sliding doors are storm proof?...

CrapAtCryptics

Only A Week Till The First Grand Prix

it will be interesting to see if anyone can give Mercedes a run for their money this year. New drivers, a new USA team, it could be classic year. All they need to do it get rid of Rumplestiltskin...

Maydup

Ting From Car Door

I open the car door and step out. Everytime I touch the door to close it, I get a TING of static shock. Different shoes, different parking surfaces. What can I do to prevent it?

daveygh

Electric Meter Upgrade

I have had a letter from my electricity supplier to say that my electric meter has reached the end of its working life and needs to be changed. They say that on the day they would need to access the...

derekpara

Boiler Noise.

I have a 1 year old Vaillant ecoTEC plus open vent condensing boiler which I am very pleased with. However, in the last month I've become aware of a noise when the boiler starts. It sounds like a deep...

enfable

Heat Only Boiler

Hi all, I am looking at getting a new boiler and was wondering if a heat only one would be a better option for me as opposed to a combi? I have a 3.99kw solar panel system and all my showers are...

Proinnsias

Do I Need A New Window?

I have double glazing with locking handles to the windows. Shen trying to unlock a window the base metal key broke, leaving a piece in the lock. I tried everything I could think of to prise it out but...

planeloco

Spongy Grass Garden ?

We live in a very quiet hamlet in North Wales. We ONLY have Bottled GAS or GAS TANKS, NO Mains GAS here. Some 17 years ago my neighbor, 3 doors away decided to have a GAS TANK in her garden. This...

piemeister

Chippers And Shredders

having used electric versions and found them unsatisfactory, has anyone experience of a good heavy duty shredder. I have a large garden with lots of shrubs, trees and perennials all of which produce...

joggerjayne

Wiring A Light Switch

Stupidly, I thought I could replace a light switch. But the new one is different from the old one. So, here's the ideal scenario. 1. I clearly describe the switch and the wires, and 2. Some clever...

bob561941

Electrity Supply

who do i contact for a new electricity connection ?

pussyfoot

Electric Integrated Oven

Hi I just bought a second hand electric oven to replace my broken one, the one I just bought has a three pin plug attached where my old existing oven is wired into the socket, is it safe to just plug...

sunny-dave

I Have Just Committed To Buying ...

... an Audi Q5 with the mad nutter 225bhp petrol turbo engine. Can someone tell me whether my ownership documents to the road network will come with the car, or do I have to fill a form in first?...

beegeebee

Driving

Out with grandson today and he commented on something I guess I've taken for granted over time! He said why do drivers get close to the gutter when turning right and close to the white line when...

moggie 939

Crabtree Consumer Unit - Electricians Advice Please!

My neighbour and I have 2 yr old apartments and they have these consumer units. My neighbour's RCD (the small one) keeps tripping and I notice then that the sockets are still on but the ceiling lights...

tamborine

Electrics

Our company is southern electricity but another company wants to do polarity tests free. What is a polarity test ?

woodchopper

Sodium Street Light

When a street light goes faulty eg. Starts up and cuts out when full intensity has been reached and continuously repeats this cycle what generally is at fault? Lamp or ballast?

Eggypeg

Room Thermostat

I have just bought a room thermostat to replace an old one (50s/60s). It has three terminals - Common, Normal Open and Normal Closed (which the instructions tell me is not used). The existing wires...

malana3

Electrical Regulations

My neighbour has had works done to provide an electric supply to his detached garage. The underground supply is by an armoured cable but the works within the garage are causing concern. All the...

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