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by steq184
Fri Oct 31, 2014 12:27 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Wiring up an Outdoor Combo Switch / Socket - Advice Needed
Replies: 1
Views: 2194

Wiring up an Outdoor Combo Switch / Socket - Advice Needed

I have just got this outdoor switch/socket combo and am having trouble wiring it up. In the attached instructions when it says "connect the brown wire from the appliance (garden lamp) to the switch terminal marked X I cannot find any terminal marked X. Any advice what terminal should be X would...
by steq184
Thu Oct 06, 2011 8:10 am
Forum: Gas and Gas Fitting Forum
Topic: Connecting gas fire
Replies: 0
Views: 4405

Connecting gas fire

I am in the middle of building a false chimney breast for my flueless coal fire, have already put up the fire resistant plasterboard, just need the fire connected so I can get the chimney breast plastered and put in the Limestone firplace surround, I have already put in a new vent as advised by the ...
by steq184
Mon Aug 29, 2011 9:39 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Creating switch
Replies: 3
Views: 1833

Creating switch

Hi I have a light in my loft that when I when I go in the loft I have to have the light lead hanging down from the loft hatch and plugged into a socket on the landing. What I am after doing is to have a switch just inside the loft so I dont have to have a lead hanging out of the hatch. How can I do ...
by steq184
Tue Aug 16, 2011 1:25 pm
Forum: Gas and Gas Fitting Forum
Topic: No gas to cooker???
Replies: 1
Views: 2575

No gas to cooker???

Hi Purchased a refurbished Smeg range a while ago with the intention of swapping with our old cooker, never got around to it as decided soon after to move house. Now we're in our new house and had a new kitchen fitted so it's time to connect the range, plugged in the flexi gas pipe into the bayonet ...
by steq184
Fri Aug 12, 2011 7:03 pm
Forum: Gas and Gas Fitting Forum
Topic: What pipe?
Replies: 1
Views: 2468

What pipe?

I am getting my kitchen plastered tomorrow ready for my new gleaming kitchen, have emptied the kitchen ready and found a few old metal pipes sticking out of the wall, one had a cap on and 2 didn't. I have tried to upload a picture of the pipe, has anyone got an idea wht pipe this is.....old water, g...
by steq184
Sat May 21, 2011 5:27 pm
Forum: Insulation Forum
Topic: Insulating
Replies: 1
Views: 2705

Insulating

We are moving into an old house very soon, the house has a seperate double garage with a pitched roof with 3 single rooms attached to it. The construction is block wall and felt roof. We want to make this a bit more habitable so we can use it all year round. My idea was to block up the garage door, ...
by steq184
Sat May 21, 2011 4:39 pm
Forum: Conversion, Refurbishment and Renovation Forum
Topic: Insulating
Replies: 2
Views: 3690

Insulating

We are moving into an old house very soon, the house has a seperate double garage with a pitched roof with 3 single rooms attached to it. The construction is block wall and felt roof. We want to make this a bit more habitable so we can use it all year round. My idea was to block up the garage door, ...
by steq184
Thu Feb 17, 2011 8:44 pm
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: New house......please help
Replies: 2
Views: 2795

New house......please help

Have had an offer on a 3 bed semi house accepted, the first questions of many i guess once i have moved in is about central heating. The current owner had the boiler go wrong so as he could not afford to get it repaired or replaced he in his wisdom re routed the pipes from the broken boiler in the l...
by steq184
Mon Dec 06, 2010 11:46 am
Forum: Damp and Damp Proofing Forum
Topic: Dry rot???
Replies: 1
Views: 2652

Dry rot???

Am in the middle of looking at houses to buy, this house we are very interested in but have found a few problems on the second viewing. The estate agent told me that the rear patio is a little bit high. It is only about an inch below the dampcourse. The floor is concrete and when I took up the corne...
by steq184
Sun Sep 12, 2010 12:49 pm
Forum: Appliances in the Home Forum
Topic: Gas flame always low
Replies: 0
Views: 3147

Gas flame always low

I have a Leisure Bistro 55 cooker, about 10 years old, the 4 hob rings and the grill are working perectly. My problem is that no matter what gas mark i select the flame stays the same very low flame in the oven. I have been told it could be the thermostat or the Flame Supervision Device (FSD) I was ...
by steq184
Tue Nov 17, 2009 8:53 pm
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: Constant or twice a day?
Replies: 1
Views: 3030

Constant or twice a day?

There are 2 adults and 2 children in our house, just want to know whether it's better to leave the hot water on constant or have it on a few hours in the morning and a few hours in the evening.
Thanks for any advice
by steq184
Sat Aug 30, 2008 12:46 pm
Forum: Concreting, Drives, Paths and Patios Forum
Topic: Patio path
Replies: 3
Views: 4525

Patio path

Hi Just moved in to our new house and have inherited a pretty old looking patip path etc. I have jet washed it, the results are a very dull path, pointing missing in many places and a lot of very badly cement stained slabs from the previous pointing. What I need to know is: Is there a product to cle...
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