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Hello. I want to put in a 2 ring ceramic electric hob. This is in a spare room that has ordinary sockets. There will not be an oven, just the 2 ring hob. Do these type of hobs have a 'normal' 13 amp plug on them to plug into a socket. Thank you

Thank you Jason, That is exactly the stuff that I am looking for. I would never have found that site !!! Regards Brenda

I have made some sliding door cupborads from half inch ply with oak veneer. I am hoping to varnish the veneer as there is a nice grain. Any ideas what to 'edge' these boards with please ? Someone suggested wood 'lippings' but when I have asked in the DIY stores I get blank looks !! I...

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Hello I painted my solid wood kitchen units a few years ago and they still look good. They were stained dark and I didn't want to strip them down to bare wood. I used 2 coats of a melamine primer and then 2 coats of cream eggshell. I rolled the eggshell and then lightly pulled it off with a...

Hello I had the tabletop taken away and professionally stripped / stained / waxed and polished and it looked fabulous. The chap advised me to use beeswax to keep the shine. I have done this but don't have the energy to fully buff the table top to a good shine. So as a consequence I think...

That looks like a serious piece of machinery !! As you say, a bit expensive though. Thanks for the reply Regards Brenda

I have a lovely old oak table that I have stripped and stained. I have tried to polish the top to a nice shine using beeswax but it is quite 'smeary'. The more I polish it with a soft lint free cloth, the more it looks smeared. Would anyone recommend some sort of electric polisher ? I have...

Yes that was a typo !! Better at alectrics than typing !!! Regards Brenda

Thank you once again 333rocky333. Went to B&Q and bought a switched fused connection unit with no flex outlet and wired it all up and put a 3 amp fuse in. All the wiring is secure and BINGO I can now switch my wall light on and off !!!!! I shall be advertising my electrical services and hope...

Thank you for the compliment 333rocky333. Us Essex ladies are quite resourceful !! I did read that you should not take a second spur from a spur but could not figure out if this 'switched fused' thingie was classed as a spur ? I shall use the correct wire from the socket to the switched fused...

Thank you all so much for taking the time to reply before I electrocute myself!! It is the 15 amp fuse that causes the wall light to go off. This fuse when pulled out also causes the sockets in the flat to go off as well and the lighting stays on (all except the wall light) This is what made...

Hello There is just a wall light on the wall with no switch on at all. It is a brass wall light with a lampshade and a bulb that is permanently on. When I said I did not want to rewire it I meant that I did not want to pull the wall down to find out what wires are connected to this light and...

Hello folks I have a wall light that does not have a pull cord or switch. I have just moved in my flat and the wall light is on all the time and there is no way to switch it off. I can only assume that whoever fitted it has wired it directly to the power supply. I want to keep the light and...