Recent content by ns3270

Calm down dear. As you said last June, switches are so very very very simple. Connect together the three neutral wires from mains,pump and lights. Connect the live from mains to first common. Connect first common to second common. Connect live from pump to first L1. Connect live from...

Thank you for your reply - it was 10 months ago when I originally had the problem and due to the sanctimonious and insulting responses I received from this site I went to B&Q and the gentleman there gave me the help I needed in two minutes. I'm pleased you have managed to solve the same problem...

A suitable silicone or acrylic sealing compound will be placed around the cables at their point of entry to ensure a watertight seal. An RCD Adaptor will be used at the mains socket in the garage for surge prevention. The box itself is plastic, not metal, so no serious risk of electric shock...

Surely someone is prepared to help - this isn't brain surgery. I've got 6 wires, 2 from the power supply and 2 each from the light and pump. I've got 4 places the wires can go - COMMON and 1WAY in each switch. Come on guys help someone out here, it can't be that difficult.

I've read the links you sent but they haven't helped. I realise that you are saying that a little knowledge in electrics is dangerous and I agree with you, but an explanation of what to do safely and correctly is what is required, not a lecture with links which don't help. If I had bought a...

I've just bought the above switch to fit in the garden for a light and a pump for a water feature. I can't work out how to wire it. The light and pump each have a blue and a brown wire. The wire bringing the power from the garage 3 pin plug also has a blue and a brown wire. The 2 gang IP55...

Thanks for the reply. Plumb Centre, PTS, Plumbase and Graham/Jewson have said go for the Myson ones even though the last ones broke and they are plastic and look rubbish - but because they will be the right size.

The chrome (plastic) fixings have broken on my Myson towel radiator so I have had to remove it from the wall. The Myson fixing kit C has been recommended by Myson, but the 4 fixings cost £68 + VAT and these are still chrome/plastic and look rubbish. Does anyone know where I can get 4 generic...

I have an existing waste disposal and want to replace my kitchen sink but continue to use the waste disposal. Will I be able to fit the existing waste disposal to a new sink with a standard 60mm waste or do I need to find a new sink with a bigger waste?

Many thanks for your help - the first 3 are hot now so on to the rest. Will the air lock appear at the top of one of the radiators which I can then bleed?

I've closed all the radiators except the first, switched on, and the first radiator is now really hot (it got hot at the top first which seems odd). What do I do now - try the second one etc?

It was certainly running fine this morning before I started draining. It's only 6 months old too so it should be OK. It's still hot but I turned it off an hour ago. I took the big screw out and a little water came out. I then moved the control from 1 to 2 to 3 and the noise level increased which...

It's not a combi or sealed system - I guess it's just a regular hot water cylinder system.

6 weeks ago I put Sentinel sludge buster in the radiator system. Today I drained the system, refilled it, bled all the radiators, switched on but no radiators get even mildly warm. The pump and pipes either side it are very hot. The input pipes to the first couple of radiators are quite hot. I...

I need a double dimmer switch where one switch controls 2 ceiling lights each with 6 G9 40watts, and the other controls 2 wall lights each with 3 G9 40watts. The switch for the wall lights needs to be 2 way. So I think a 2G 2W 2x400vA won't be enough as I have a load of 480watts on the first...