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A temporary fix and not best solution, I agree. The kitchen is to be upgraded/refurbed in a few months, so it should be good in the meantime. Of course, if I manage to remove the old sink waste outlet , I will renew it.

Haven't been back to review yet but this is what I have in mind to do If the strainer pipe is long enough. would like your opinion please:-

Hi, Madrab. There is definitely only one item protruding through the bottom of the sink bowl. A tailpiece of about 1.5in long with a diameter of about 43mm from top to bottom to fit a 40mm trap. With no visible means of securing the strainer to the bowl, I am now thinking it may have been...

Thanks for your reply. The problem is at my sister's house, 12 miles away and I have to revisit. I have capped it off temporarily and will go back to re-examine soon. In the meantime, I am looking for advice / suggestions.

Can anybody help to solve this issue ? See picture attached:-

The house is about 50 years overdue for a rewire, the main part having old fabric covered wiring and huge china fuse carriers. There are some flush 13A sockets fed from 5A lighting circuit, A nightmare scenario and difficult to diagnose problems. Would be immediately condemned if subjected to a...

College course? I am 74 years of age but still keep up with electronics and computing to maintain my grey matter in good health

Used multimeter for testing, not neon screwdriver. The property has a kitchen extension with separate fusebox but the failed lighting is in the old part of the house where a shower room has been installed replacing a pantry or something. My experience is in electronics, not domestic wiring and...

Q1: About a week I am told. Q2: The bayonet holder was damaged when somebody tried to renew the bulb , thinking that was the reason for the light not working. It was baked and brittle through age. 3: Above the ceiling is an outside flat roof. I have no idea of the cable...

3 light fittings at my sisters house have no Live feed. An attempt to renew a bulb has resulted in breakage of a baked batten bayonet bulb holder and I have gone there to renew it but find that there is no Live on the loop which has 3 red wires. Assuming a blown fuse, I have checked all visible...

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Thanks JohnD. Don't know when I will visit the site but will bear that in mind.