Recent content by antonyscoff

Hi I am looking at installing a sloping roof to replace an existing flat roof on a kitchen extension. It will be very tight to get a 15 deg slope before hitting the upstairs windows, hence I need a "thin roof" Having spent too long looking on the internet I have seen the Velux installation...

The lights are triangular Aurora lights rated at 20w and the transformer is 60w so no problem. The lights have 2m wires however the plugs on the end have not been fitted. The transfromer does not have any sockets only two black wires hence my connection question. I will get hold of a...

I have just received some low voltage lighting which I am putting under some shelves in the front room. The transformer has an in and out wire, is it okay to connect the lights (3 No.) to the transformer output using normal connector block or do I need a special connection piece. Thanks...

I was planning to use conventional halogen bulbs but hadn't really considered the number and power of the lights. Now that the kitchen is installed I reckon I need around 7 lights over a 3m length and was a bit suprised to arrive at nearly 400w since their is insufficient spare capacity on the...

Thanks for your help. Much appreciated. Cheers Antony

I am looking at putting a 240v light track + spot lights in a long thin kitchen and these low energy bulbs might be what I need. Most of the tracks appear to limit power to 200w ie 4x50w bulbs. If I use energy efficient bulbs can I have 6 or maybe 7 lights? Cheers Antony...

In a kitchen is it okay to connect the extractor fan and the gas hob ignition to the same switched FCU (3A fuse) adjacent to the cooker? The extractor fan has a load of 300w and the ignition for the gas is 0.6w. The reason is that the original FCU for the extractor fan has been covered over...

I am refitting our kitchen which is long and thin. Down one side we have a 1800 lg x 250 wide breakfast bar and I am looking for some nice metal brackets to support it from the wall rather than using legs. Can anybody suggest where I might get a nice bracket rather than a traditional L...

We are having our conservatory replaced and I have a question about the electrics. I am not doing any of the work. The existing conservatory has a single plug spurred from the lounge. The new conservatory will have three plugs and I would like a new ring or radial circuit from the main board...

I am looking at ordering a mirror with lights that will go in zone 2 in a bathroom. The mirror comes with low voltage lighting and a transformer but I was wondering where the electrician will fit the transformer within the bathroom? Will he have to get into the roof space or will it fit behind...

So I need to place an isolator switch in the bathroom next to the fan. I guess this needs to be high up and out of reach of people in the bathroom or does it need to be a pull switch? Otherwise using a fused spur from outside the bathroom is okay? Antony

In our bathroom the mirror lights and extractor fan are connected to the main light switch hence they only come on when the main light is activated. This makes having a bath at night either dark and quiet (no lights or fan) or bright and noisy (all lights and fan). I am unable to access the...

Grand, thanks for the help. I think I will try and do something before he fits the toilet. Cheers Antony

We are having a new toilet installed by a plumber. Should we pay extra and get him to tile behind the toilet or should we do the tiling afterwards and cut tiles around the cistern. Any other help tips greatly received. Cheers Antony