electic

Not impressed with the communication and instructions on my new Ikea Storjorm Bathroom mirror cabinet. The cabinet has lights built in behind the glass doors. I fitted the cabinet to the wall and wired up the lights straight from the mains wire that was already there from the last cabinet. The...

Hi, Just had my bathroom fitted out this week and we had an Airflow Icon 30S (12v IPX4) fitted above the shower head. However, the electrician is pulling his hair out as despite checking the wiring on several occasions, and there been a green light on the transformer of the icon unit when you...

Hi all, I'm currently having my loft converted and I plan to have some downlights in the flat roof dormer. Just wondering is the a way to have downlighs without cutting away the celotex? I have seen these 'low profile integrated led' ones which are quite slim. Has any one come across these? I...

My Aunty is moving from her council flat in Croydon to a council flat in Kent to be nearer to the family, and so have been doing some simple electrical jobs for her. Whilst I was replacing the 4 brushed chrome light switches (That I fitted about 4 years ago) in the flat for cheap plastic ones...

I have a Hortsman HRFS1 wireless thermostat. It's worked fine for five years but suddenly it seems to have developed an error. The red light(power) and green light (connection) on the receiver unit start blinking together and I can hear a faint clicking noise from the receiver whenever the...

I'm having an extension built at the moment with a shower / wet room in it. I'm looking for advice on installing electric underfloor heating. The builder tells me he can't find anyone to fit it and that everyone he's spoken to has advised against it. Has anyone on here had any experience of...

Hello Everyone, this is my first post. Appreciate that this topic has been used before, however moved into my 2 bed flat and just myself living there. Currently on Eco7 with one old storage heater in lounge/kitchen as open plan) but all other rooms are on normal electric rate old convector...

Hello Everyone, this is my first post. Appreciate that this topic has been used before, however moved into my 2 bed flat and just myself living there. Currently on Eco7 with one old storage heater in lounge/kitchen as open plan) but all other rooms are on normal electric rate old convector...

Hi all, A friend of mine is intending to replace some electrics in his garage but when he looked at the cable which comes up to the old fusebox it appears to be some sort of armoured cable. I took 3 photos of a short section of it and I'm wondering if anyone can shed any light on what it is...

We have just moved into our new home which originally had electric wall heaters in every room. The previous owner then had an electric water heater installed to drive water radiators instead. She did this after a recommendation from her plumber but doesn't know why. Both types of radiator are...