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Cheers for the ridiculously quick responses, I'll stuff my missus and get her up there immediately. I'll let Cyril know at our next fat club :) Cheers T

Just bought a house - 1900 victorian mid terrace - and just had my first look in the loft to find it is covered in wool (which I think is OK), there is some damage to the felt (but the tiles look alright) but the thing I am worried about is that most of the joists are 1 1/4" x 4" - is this too...

Okey dokey. I'll assume it's OK at present heat level. Might look into it further if the plastic starts dripping down the wall. Thanks for your help. T

It has a fluoro tube and a shaving socket, Wickes own brand. I have never used the shaving socket. My worry is that even when the light is not on, it feels warm. Even when the light hasn't been used all night, in the morning it's warm. Not hot like it's going to blow up or anything...

To tie up this thread. Electrician is the route I'm taking!!! T

Apologies for not tying up thread earlier.... I replaced all 'dodgy' JB's and ceiling rose's and that has done the trick - no problems since. Thanks T

I fitted a drawstring shaving light in my bathroom about a year ago that is spurred of the mains lighting ring and I have just noticed that at one end (not on the tube) it is always warm whether the light is on or not. Is this normal or is it faulty? I thought it may have something to do...

My house has a radial circuit that is used for all plug sockets upstairs and also in an additional loft conversion (5 double sockets in total). Problem is it trips sometimes when we try and use several things at once e.g. TV, Radio, Alarm clocks, a lamp or two plus a couple of fan heaters. It is...

Several of the lights :idea: in my house occasionally (three or four times in 6 months)flicker and then cut out entirely, after leaving them for a couple of hours they try and switch themselves back on, flicker and then go out again. If all lights are switched off and left for an hour or so...

Hi I am replacing my bathroom ceiling so am taking the oppotunity to add a light to a wall, just over a mirror, that I want to become active when the light and fan cord is pulled. The mirror light will also have a pull cord of it's own. I presently have: A main light A fan (not a...