Recent content by Chris198801

Well, it's a French pattress whose name is Patrice... But thanks, I stand corrected, but a broken man :o)

OK I've finishged the job and thanks for your help. As John said, the patrice was earthed so I drilled out a spare lug and connected and Earth wire to it with a nut, bolt and washer, then took that to the new socket. The double socket DID have the other tabs too - I didn'tthink to look as I...

Thanks JohnD. Both boxes are set into the wall, and you're sayoing that the box itself is connected to earth by the incoming pyro sheath. I can easily test that witha multimeter, so if that's OK, then I can find a way to earth to the case, so I probably have a way forward without touching the...

Hi, There used to be an old 2-bar electric fire permanently attached to a wall in my flat which was built in the 1960s. The wiring is pyro. It was fed by a fused switch set into the wall. The fire is long gone, and I'd like to swap the fused swtch with a power socket, but - looking into the box...

magicmushroom - thanks for your comments. I'll lift the boards then. Doubling up on underlay has a great speed and simplicity to it but I don't know if it would be a durable fix though. It's Diall green expanded foam. I guess the load is spread over a wider area via the boards. I'll have to bit...

Do you think that was a useful contribution, Blup? As I mentioned, I'm using underlay.

I live in a high0rise ex-council flat. It has concrete floors wih Marley tiles. The living room floor has under-floor heating, and access panels can be lifted to access the inner workings. This heating system is not in use and never will be again. The panels do not fit exactly flush with the...

Ivor, it's the inner frames that stand proud, and I had the same thought about much under their edges. I took them all up and cleaned the out. There was much, but removing it didn't fix the problem. Your comment about removing the galvanisation is excellent and I had not thought of that. Thanks...

I live in a flat with concrete floors under Marley tiles. My living room has (unused) under-floor heating, and there are access panels (not used nor needed) crossing the width of the floor. These panels are metal frames filled with concrete then tiles to match the floor. These panels do not sit...