Recent content by Looper7

Thanks for the reply. Blade guard not fixed correctly is the issue, but I’m unable to tell why it’s not fixed correctly or how to refit it correctly. It looks as though there is a small pressure bar that the plate pushes in when tightening- I’ll try again tomorrow, after that it’s off to the tip.

Dusted off an ex-display garden shredder I bought a while back and set it up outside. Unfortunately for me, it will not turn on. No sound, only thing I get is a blinking red light between the on-off-reverse buttons. This seems to suggest the front panel is not fitted correctly, but for the life...

Thank you very much, I will definitely replace the twin and earth with the new 3 core and earth. Just need to work out getting all 11 cables into one junction box now!

I had 2 x 2 way light switches, controlling a ceiling light in one room. I decided to tackle a straightforward :LOL: job and move one from the middle of the wall, to the corner. When taking the old switch out I found some old wires. Basically 2 feeds, one from the consumer unit and one from the...