Recent content by fatmantrev

Thanks guys. When the floor has had the old vinyl removed, the surface dreied out within 6 hours or so, so it's not as if its "major" rising damp, I think it may be more of a s"weating" problem. Last time it took 2+ years before any marks started showing, so its not as if its going to happen...

Hi folks, After six years of looking haplessy at the vinyl on my kitchen floor going more and more patchy in appearance, I decided to rip it up and lay new. Aha, I thought, whats all this damp looking bloom on the concrete sub-floor, perhaps that was the cause of the vinyl gradually...

If only I knew. The connectors were all rusted over and I couldn't get to see any of them, so I just isolated from the mains and cut through. Even when the light was off I still couldn't get at anything. The 3 wires definitely ran to 3 different connectors, none were doubled up.

It's strange because the wiring at the switch end is quite modern. Plastic sheathed, holding 3 wires, red, blue and yellow. How the hell turns into what it does outside only 4 feet away is anyone's guess, there must be a real concoction in the cavity I guess. How do I find out which of the...

There are, what I would call, 3 main cables coming out through the wall. All are about 6mm diameter, and a dirty grey / black in colour. Where the ends have been cut back and exposed you can see the wires inside. 2 are sheathed in red, 1 in black, hence my assumption I have 2 lives and a...

Yeah, a fair proportion of it was replaced by a qualified sparky, I'm just "modernising" some of the bits not done though. Any "constructive" help much appreciated. FMT

Hi folks, Just joined this forum today whilst searching for an answer to my latest DIY dilema..hope you can help me :D I live in a 1930's house and have gradually been replacing old for new, but my latest venture has me stuck. I'm trying to fit an outside light, which naturally needs 3...