Recent content by Johnnee

Cheers Fellas, especially JohnD, just had a look at the MCB's and that will be ideal for now. They only go off when a bulb goes, which isn't too often, and other than a complete rewire, which isn't an option at the moment that will save a lot of fiddling around.

We had a new kitchen last year and the lights are now Halogen downlights. Whenever a bulb goes the all the lights in the house go out, which is apparently down to some kind of surge. The main fuse box is the old type which requires the wire replacing etc. and obviously all the lights are on the...

I assume the ball valve is the arm with the ballcock on the end. If I lift this manually and close the valve the noise stops, but obviously the water stops refilling. Is it likely to need replacing or maybe just cleaning as it looks a bit mucky ?? Cheers John

I posted a problem last week when my shower was losing pressure when the temp was increased (still not fixed, but bearable for now). Over the last couple of days, when the toilet is flushed and the cistern is refilling, as it nears the end of the fill it starts to make a very loud foghorn...

Thanks Bahco, it is a problem that has just started and not your normal reduced flow due to cooler temperatures. Is it worth getting a new thermostat fitted or would it be more economical to get a new shower ?? How do I check whether the feed is blocked ?? For what it's worth when the...

Since yesterday, when the shower is switched on, it started running too cold from the setting it has been on. When the temperature is turned up the water gets hotter but the flow of water slows the more you increase it. I realise that this is probably some kind of pressure problem yet...

Cheers Breezer. As above, the light fittings are double insulated and need no earth. I assume this still applies even though the actual light switches are metal ?? Have got junction boxes etc. thanks.

Thanks for your reply Breezer. 2 things now though, how big roughly is a junction box as their isn't a lot of room to play with, and do they come with cable already attached as the new light fitting just has a small block to put the connecting wires into, and not any actual cable you can...

Have bought a new light fitting and when I have taken the old one down their was an earth wire connected (old fitting is metal). The new fitting is primarily wood and only has a block for 2 wires to be connected. The new fitting also has the double insulated sign on it, a small square within a...

Its switched off until tomorrow now when it's light again. It looks like the rubber gasket or seal around the glass has moved after I've fastened it up and some of the rubber from the seal is overlapping inside the lamp. I think this is what it is but will have to wait for light as it is up...

I've just fitted a new halogen floodlight outside and when I've turned it on and its been on for a minute or 2 smoke starts coming out from the unit. The smoke is coming from the unit where the bulb is, and not from where the wiring is and appears to be possibly from the rubber seal around the...

Thanks Breezer. it's definitely a Thermostat so I must have the wires the wrong way round.

Thanks Breezer, you're a star as usual. What's a Frost stat ???

Fitted new thermostat etc and now when I put the heating on the theremostat control is wrong way round. ie, if i turn temp down on room stat heating comes on and if I turn temperature on the stat up it turns heating off. Have I just connected wires the wrong way round ???? Might seem a silly...

ok, thanks