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Thanks - but I think that might be too big too - it looks about the same size as the 'click' ones I have used before - its 11cm long and 4 cm wide. (They are fantastic for downlighters especially in hard to reach areas though and those ones are a lot cheaper than the ones I got several years ago...

Can't see what they are called? (or link isn't working) Thanks

Looking for this type of connector that will fit inside a light fitting, something that isn't much bigger than a generic ceiling rose. I have used click connectors for downlighters with great success but they are too big for the fitting I am thinking about using it for. It's to make it easier...

Whoops - yes 25mm is the right size! :oops:

Sorry - I didn't see your reply until just now! The ones I took off have now been thrown away and rest are covered up again so I can't really do a photo now. I came back to post for anyone else that I did get a 25cm and a 26cm spanner and the 25cm spanner is the right size (worked on the...

I do generally replace them - the problem I have is when I am attaching new pipework to existing piping and I can't get the :censored: old fittings off to that... Isn't that the same as an adjustable wrench? Which is what I have used - but they are quite bulky and in this case I couldn't get...

I have some old - I am assuming imperial- compression fittings in my house. Recent one was an octagonal nut but think previous one I had a problem with was hexagonal. The nuts on the '15mm' -assuming 1/2" - compression joints are a wee bit too big for my 15mm compression spanner. Normally I...

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Thanks - I am now convinced that people won't think I've lost the plot! Now planning when I go -and which shed will be the least obvious. They are relatively close together so I might do a recce first and chose my best option. I generally don't really care what people think but for some...

I need one sheet of plasterboard 2.2 m long and 65cm wide (9.5mm thick). I don't really want a join in it because of where it is (for a wall facing a door and quite close) - I would need to do a good finishing job to cover it up. Looking around to get this length I would need to buy 2.4m x...

Good luck - I hate 'playing' with insulation. even fully suited up etc. The other thing I should have said is they need a certain degree of moisture in the wood -so household condensation rising up or any leaks. The original infested wood was in an eaves cupboard next to the bathroom, 5 years...

Ok so 240v not 12v.... Then as my reply to @ericmark Finally it's PVC not rubber. Original house wiring is 1960s but those lights/the circuit would have been fitted when the bathroom was 'remodelled' -based on the decor and the age of the fan -oh and the shampoo and conditioner I found...

They look absolutely perfect - but I better measure up properly and I agree with being able to change bulbs. I would hate to have to try and match up fittings in a few years time ...

I kind of agree - why I didn't do anything with them before (especially because I thought I had to fit a transformer to them). I was trying to keep my post simple. I do have a problem with bulbs not lasting very long in a couple of fittings outside the shower - the shower door doesn't go to the...

I didn't actually paste a link! - think DIYnot or maybe firefox converted the word it into one - this should be a link to what I am looking at https://www.screwfix.com/c/electrical-lighting/downlight-bezels/cat11450001

Ok - I think I was being stupid? I have seem bezels at screwfix etc but they are for specific downlights that come without bezels. Are they type of downlights I should be looking at?

Ok - so I am ok to use ones above the IPX4 (eg IPX7)? Is that also true about ones above the sink - they are about a meter above it as the ceiling drops down there - kind of inset - the the ceiling slopes on one side but the rest of the lights are in the main ceiling (2.25m ish) Also do you...

Not an expert but I would reuse it. And don't panic. If you think about it if the woodworm got in after the insulation was put down the wood underneath can't be infested as beetles would have to get through the insulation to get to the wood to lay their eggs. If the wood underneath is infested...

It is actually around 2.25m from the floor surface (as I said the ceiling is wood -pine cladding circa 1980 kind of like shiplap - painted now. Its not smooth and it varies between about 2.2 and 2.25m)

These are not low voltage - just on a mains circuit. (FItted by previous owner who I call mr bodge-it for good reason) All in zone 1 and I am pretty sure not IP rated - so I know are dodgy. I have screw in LEDs in them but think it is about time to replace them with something safer. I thought I...