Recent content by Carol1

I went to visit my daughter and 4 year old granddaughter at their new rented property yesterday and was surprised to see the consumer situated about 3 feet from the floor just above the radiator in the entrance hall. My first thought was to think how easily accessible it was to my granddaughter...

It's the whole house. I can't recall exactly how the switches were terminated as I was just looking for loose connections, I willl go back and check. I do think however there was just 3 wires going to each switch. What puzzles me is thats its all the original wiring (house is approx 30...

My elderly neighbours called yesterday to say none of the lights are working (its a bungalow). The man said the kitchen bulb went so he tried to change the bulb. When he did so the lamp holder was cracked so he changed the lamo holder. Now none of the lights work (I have checked the fuse and its...

Some interesting comments thanks. The power is for a booster and I know from this site that you can get round pin plugs and sockets which can be added to the light circuit. I mentioned this and they said they still would like a normal power supply 'just in case'. They won't be converting the...

Some friends of mine have just bought a brand new house and they want to put a power socket and a light in the loft. There is no easy access from any of the upstairs sockets as although they are stud walls there are battens going across. However in the Immersion cupboard there is a switch...

Thanks for the replies gents. John, I had a go at removing the beading but it doesn't look as though it will come off, the beading continues along the opening window also. Alastair, there is a rubber seal (which was a bit dodgy anyhow) so I will remove this and try taking the beading out...

Hi Everyone. My kitchen window has got bad condensation within the double glazing. Its got so bad I can hardly see through it. I assume I will need a new window pane or possibly even a whole new window frame. I have tried to show the problem with the enclosed photo's. At first I was told...

I forgot to ask if they were LV or ELV but I assume that the fact he didn't mention transformers meant that they weren't. It looks (sounds) like a right mess. I will take my tester over in the morning and try and sort it out. Thanks for the help/advice