Recent content by gerryb

Hello Im building a shed and would like to insulate it. Ive seen a company called Poshshed who build theirs with tongue and groove cladding nailed directly onto ply sheathing - with a vapour barrier, which is supported by studs which has PIR insulation wedged between them, and then has a...

Thanks for the answers. I'll lay some clean MOT and drive the rainfall away across the slabs on top as suggested.

My Victorian red brick terrace has had an extension and a set of steps added to the full width of the rear and im rebuilding them and would appreciate advice. the steps are formed of Indian stone slabs laid (badly) on MOT and now very rotten wooden joists - which im replacing with blocks. the...

A neighbour has (after trying and failing to get various roofing companies to do the work) asked for an opinion on how best to replace this failed roof on a small bay window. The complications are: its inset into the bay and has drainage out to the left hand side via a decorative but easily...

yes tried a few good fuses and different sockets but in the end complete new plug fixed it so something is loose in that plug. it happens i guess.

Im also perplexed as to how the plug itself could fail. there was no visible wear around the cable joint or anything obvious like that and its never got wet (insofar as i know). seems odd that something that inert would fail when all the cheap as chips plastic clips and mountings inside the saw...

Cheers. Im clearly not an electrician and sort of assume ill end up being the earth if there isnt one present! Good to know that isnt the case and ill get a heavy duty replacement plug. thanks all

yes it does. the replacement plug is a white domestic one so obviously without that feature. its got the proper fuse in and correctly wired so should be ok to use im assuming?

Evening all My dewalt mitre saw stopped working. i replaced the brushes, opened up the casing and checked connections etc. No joy. Ive now cut off the moulded plug and replaced it. The saw now works. My question is why is there no earth wire in the power cable? And am i missing...

Thanks all, really informative and i think ill be replacing the lampholder and wire after all. And glad to hear my American friends are now better protected!

i know how they work, but dont understand why these lamps dont have an earth, hence the question. not sure if you are suggesting an answer in your response, but i would love to know what it is.

yes, the cable runs up through the threading core and there is space to add a connection

a good suggestion but im keen to keep as much of the original for sentimental reasons and quite like the rotating switch which is integral to the current holder and also concerned about the metric/ imperial dimensinos of the thread, and so on. Is there a sensible place to attach the tag or...

I have a couple of table lamps from the US and im going to rewire them for the usual reasons including adding an earth. The switch is brass or brass coated and theres a cardboard insert around the bulb which is, i suppose some insulation, but there is no double square mark so perhaps they...