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I have had Builders in who have installed a bathroom (amongst other things) and (amongst other problems) have not earth bonded, the now fully tiled bathroom. See: //www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=31746&highlight= The contract has a clause stating we must agree to go to...

Hi My builder has installed and fully tiled my bathroom and then realised he has not earth bonded any of the pipework. He says it doesn't really matter as all the pipework is bonded elsewhere around the house. Is he right? Is it a legal issue - should my bath, toilet, bd, shower, sink be...

My builder has gone off the job leaving an open pipe (which will eventually be the drain for a sink) connected directly into the soil pipe and is now smelling up my utility / kitchen. Is this against any regulation or just bad building/plumbing. He has additionaly left the soil pipe uncapped...

Hi I have an old boiler which will get replace but AFTER christmas. Its been fine but now I can no longer get the pilot to stay alight. It started switching itself off in the last few days and I had to relight the pilot each time but now it can be relit. (or rather it won't stay on when I do...

I have a light fitting consisting of 7 x 10w halogen bulbs. The fitting has a transformer though I no not what sort but it is NOT dimmable. This is my problem I'd like it dimmable so I'm going to change it if i can but the type of transformer i need is confusing. I need one thats takes over...

I have a double LV dimmer I've attempted to fit to two sets of lights. a) A set of 6 halogen downlights which operate and dim fine. b) a central 7x10w halogen light fitting the central fitting buzzes like crazy both at the switch and the light fitting. I realises a slight buzz is usual but...

My toilet cystern takes an age to refill once flushed - will replacing any of the parts make it go quicker or is it as it is for another reason.

The water in my indirect cylinder now practically boils and having guessed that it is the thermostat at the top of the cylinder that is shot I am about to replace it with one that straps to the cylinder side. Now wiring up is my problem. Currently I have a switch wth cable running to my...