Recent content by MrTeeny

It's round my daughter's , didn't want to take the socket out just yet as the wiring's old and didn't want it possibly falling apart especially if they've left too much wire and squashed it in. Just thought there may be socket boxes will a slimmer inside profile. I'll have to sort it next time...

I referred to it as 2 switch socket as meaning 2 sockets, oops

Meaning a 2 gang switch socket that has a thin profile so won't fill the back box as much. They're old switches so guessing they're fat and modern ones are a bit better designed leaving more room in the back box. Also a few of the lugs seem to have gone on some boxes, if cutting a M4 thread...

Daughters go a new house and the socket seems to be bulging in the middle so guessing it's either packed with wires or the back box too small, obviously rather not do the hassle of a new back box but do they do slim bodied 2 gang switch sockets, or even packers if needs be.

Fitting a new tap but the new flexible connector is a screw on with silicon seal , like the ones that go into a washing machine etc, rather than the old flexible one that sealed to the pipe with a nut and copper olive. Any idea of what adapter I can get, did think of maybe using an isolator...

It's an old air raid shelter secure isn't the word for it. But no chance of kids swinging off it plus it doesn't stick out much or even gonna be high up

Thanks , seems cheap enough.

Partner wants some garden ornament sticking to an external bricks wall. Concrete with a flat bottom and probably weighs 2kg max. Any idea what's best to use, construction adhesive etc. I've used heavy duty no more nails once outside for a birdbox and it didn't even manage to keep that on the...

Thanks Ken, yes I can get in under the stairs as I've done stuff under there before. I'm sure there weren't many brick piers which is why it's all a bit bouncy. There are honeycomb supporting walls under there but unfortunately one access point to get all under the hallway into the other rooms...

It's an old 30's built house with suspended floor and reckon it's possible some packing has fallen off the brick piers or they've sunk slightly over time. The joists probably span a little under 4 metres in the main rooms where it's a bit bouncy and probably only a couple of brick piers to break...

Yep a UVC patio door

Thanks, that looks the perfect solution. I doubt I'd ever be locked outside blup, they're just patio doors, I've never opened them from outside in all the 10 years I've lived at the address. Like John says there's a back door and front door. I was looking to replace them cos of the snapping and...

Looking to replace the euro barrels in my patio doors to something more modern i.e. not as easy to snap. Is there any reason why I would need to have the lock on either side or were they just cheaper to buy like that because they're also used in front doors etc. I can't think of any time I've...

The transmitter doesn't have a problem switching on the heater but doesn't seem to switch it off unless it's very close to the receiver. Does anyone have an idea of what could be wrong or how to fix it? It's one of the older 434MHZ ones. I thought it might be a problem with the range but the...

Thanks for the replies, the fuse board was only recently upgraded so the RCD protection is there and nothing else on the lighting circuit like smoke alarms. So it seems it's OK to do then and more a case of trying to ensure it's idiot proof to avoid anyone sticking some load other than the...