Recent content by mastermiaow

It got wasted in that I originally attempted to fit the heat resistant sleeve around a number of wires and it was a mess...

OK - how would you fix the choc blocks to the light fitting - with insulation tape or something else like glue? I assume I use the heat resistant sleeving on the single 'extension' wires going into the light fitting (I will have to buy some more of the stuff as it got wasted in my attempt to...

Hi I wired the fitting in on Monday. The main problem was getting the three 'neutral' and four 'earth' to fit in sockets made for one. The other problem was that the wires were not long enough. In the end I got them in but there was exposed copper as can be seen from I went back the...

I have 3 cables and three wires which are not in a cable. The three wires without a cable are a red, a blue and a yellow. They are seperate wires. I thought the yellow was another earth but from what you say I understand that normally there would also be another earth wire which has been cut...

I had another look at the wiring because of what you wrote. I made a mistake :) All three cables have one red, one black and one yellow/green. There is a blue, a yellow and a red sleeved wire that are not cabled and go up through the hole above the ceiling. Two of the yellow green wires are...

Thanks again for your recommendations. I need to fix this asap as I have a lodger and it's already been a few days that we are brushing our teeth by candlelight. I haven't really got time or energy to master how to use continuity testers etc So I'd thought I'd have a go by wiring up a new...

First of all thanks Johnmelad for the photos that I thought I uploaded - not quite sure what happened there.... And thanks ban-all-sheds: you clearly know what you are talking about! So to answer: The pull switch operates light and a seperate fan which is situated on a wall. Fan is working...

Hi My bathroom light stopped working, I have replaced the bulb with no improvement. The old unit is no longer in supply so I will have to buy a new light fitting. I have put in light fittings before but am somewhat confused by the wiring coming out the ceiling :( I have looked at the Wiki...

Tap has not leaked since I put it back together. Don't know what I did apart from take it apart and clean it but it worked! Thanks for your help :)

Success - got it off with aid of WD40. I got the blue cartridge out that encases the stick mechanism for opening and closing the tap (no 5 in the Franke tap) I can see water is welling up under it. I imagine the problem is the O ring - no 8 in the Franke tap. However unlike the Franke tap...

I have cut off the water supply - thank you . I have taken off the front of the tap (where the water comes out), there was a small screw that I undid for this. I have also taken off the handle. However when you write 'chrome ring' do you mean where the groove is about 4/5 the way up the...

I thought I needed to turn off water supply to tap. I was able to turn the right hand screw (photo 4) a quarter of a turn anticlockwise and that limits but does not stop cold water. That is the maximum possible. I turned the left hand screw clockwise at least 4 full rotations and nothing...

OK thanks - will try!

I have a Vandy mixer tap which is leaking from the top (photo 1). I looked up how to replace a mixer tap and understand it is bolted to the sink from underneath. However the sink is on a base which it is sealed to (photo 2). From underneath there is a hole and I can feel with my fingers (just...

Hi Bled a radiator which did the trick. Have found wet tissue in one of radiator pipes in the bathroom which would explain why I didn't notice a damp smell. Looks like the nut between the radiator adjustor nob and the radiator is faulty so will have to investigate whether it's a job I can do...