Anyone else fitted the new Channel Slim led emergency lights. I fitted 9 of them and had to replace 7 as they weren't working. One of the resisters inside is burnt out. I just hope the same thing doesn't happen again:icon9:
Just had a TiVo box installed in my living room yesterday and I was wondering if there is anyway I could run a cable into my bedroom so I can watch virgin upstairs and change the channel without having to go back downstairs. I no with sky you can install a magic that will do this I was just...
Hi all,
looking for some advice, I'm going to channel out my brick wall for my tv and other cables, just wondering if any one has came across this before and what they used to hide the cables and still have a flush finish against the existing brick work whilst still being accessible, any advice...
Hi, I own a top floor apartment in Swansea. The lightning conductor above the roof of the apartment block runs through a channel along the edge of the roof which is permanently flooded with rain water (except after long dry periods) to a depth of 25-75mm. This doesn't seem safe to me. I would be...
Hi I have a 2 year old honeywell ST9400C programmer which when you put the hot water and the central heating on (YPlan system) the hot water does not heat up.
Can any one recommend a half decent replacement please.
Thanks
Hello,
Is anyone involved in Solar PV projects in Alderney or any of the other Channel Islands?
Seems like they have been focussing on off shore wind, wave and tidal power only.
Even though the Feed-in Tariff doesn't apply to the Channel Islands, solar PV could make sense considering the...
starting job next thursday adjusting a heating system..
there currently is one heating sytem for 3 parts of a building which is rented out as doctors , dentist and a flat...
we plan to change the 2 channel time clock for a 4 channel timeclock and add 4 new valves , doctors heating, dentist...
I'm using lengths of 25mm PVC channel to bury some cables in plaster/breeze, but despite trying several nail sizes, the channel keeps splitting & cracking when I secure it.
What nails are recommended to avoid this please.
Paul
"Hello All",
I would like to find out how to receive Sky from the Second Output on the Digibox via a Satellite Cable to the Aerial Socket on a Second TV - BUT I need to know How to `Tune` this to an AV Channel - NOT to an ATV / Analogue Channel.
I know that this IS Possible as I have that...
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just a simple one
have a customer wants a lantern fitted to existing wiring to replace old light, does not want any redecoration. old light is fed from wire running down from soffit surface mounted. Now lanterns are designed for a rear cable entry through the wall. just wondered...
Evening All,
I have 2 Channel Scimitar panels 8 and 4 zone serving two factory units approx 70 metres apart.They need to be linked .I have a spare zone on the 4 panel one ,do i use that as a input into my 8 panel one ?
I have auxiliary inputs and outputs on both panels,what goes where ...
Seem to have problems with channel 4 at times,the picture distorts yhen goes back to normal.This is starting to happen on some other channels.Any ideas any one?:hurray:
hi guys,
i'm not an electrician but need some advice please. i want to lay metal conduit to my birdroom which is 25mtrs from the house to take 4mm armoured cable. my problem is i can fix the conduit to the base of the fence posts but i then need to cross a concrete path 3ft wide to the house...
Hi all just a quick intro. I started work in Birmingham for Thorn Security I then left to start my own business for 20 years, I now live and work in Jersey I am a supervisor working for a company called AFM, which is primarily an facilities company we service an maintain various sites throughout...
Hello all,
I was just wondering if anyone saw the Channel 4 programme with Sarah Beeney, help my house is falling down.
I was a little disturbed by the advice she gave to the homeowners about carrying out the installation of the new cabling for the re-wire and then get a Qualified Electrician...
Drugs Live, a four-part science series, will look at the effect of illegal drugs and alcohol on the body.
Announcing a raft of new programmes, Jay Hunt, Channel 4's chief creative officer, said the future for the broadcaster lay in taking ''real risks''.
She said: ''When you look across the...
Hi All,
Currently sorting out a system for a customer and I have noticed the following.
Current set up is one dish with a quad / LNB feeding two Satelite digi boxes one a Sky + with 2 feeds and the other a Panasonic Digibox which only has a single LNB input. Anyway I have noticed that in the...
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