Recent content by BrokenSword

Ah, I see. I take it you had problems with your solution then? I think I'm going to leave things alone, for fear of having to notify the 'whoever'. To be honest, the new building regs are a joke as far as I'm concerned. I mean, I can leave the old wiring the way it is, it's usable, seems to...

Ahhh! Thanks for taking the time to reply chaps, that makes sense now. To be honest I hate the fact that it comes on when the light does, no fun in the winter when you're on the other side of a partition wall trying to sleep after a night shift. To be honest, I've never understood why it's the...

Hi all. I'm trying to sort out the extractor fan situation in my bathroom, and I'm trying to figure out what is happening with the wiring. The fan comes on when the light switch is on. It goes off when the light switch is turned off. So no timer, then. But there's a second pull switch next...

Not the answer I wanted! You're probably right, I should replace the whole lot :( I've just started putting a new bathroom in at my place and I could have done without the extra hassle. I'll probably just stick it back on with mastik and fix it properly later in the summer. Cheers.

My folks have an old 4" plastic gutter servicing the flat roof of their kitchen extension. There's been a leak (only during very heavy rain) for a while now from the external stop end which this morning decided to give up the ghost and fall off. One of the clips has broken off and the gasket has...

My first post, so please be gentle! I had a look back through a lot of similar posts to this but they didn't really address my questions. The loft in my new house (a 1920's mid-terrace) is in a bit of a state. Nothing major, just needs a good clearing out and bringing up to standard with...