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Thanks for your help with this. I managed to get it all squared away in a junction box and shoved up in the ceiling. Plasterer has filled the hole and you’d never know it was there. Thanks again for the advice

Thanks for the diagram. I’m feeling a bit thick, what do I need to disconnect in the switch and what do I have to terminal block together once I remove the light pull? I’ll get there eventually. Cheers for the help

The single and earth is connected to the L1 terminal on the wall switch. The twin and earth is connected to the L2 and ~ respectively. strange. I still can’t figure out how to re wire and get rid of the pull switch? Any ideas?

Hi Guys, Thanks for taking the time to look and reply. I’m glad its not just me being thick but I couldn’t work it out and didn’t want to mess around at the risk of shorting it. The single and earth is connected to the L1 terminal on the wall switch. The twin and earth is connected to the L2...

Hello, I was wondering if someone could help. I’m having the bedroom re plastered and I want to remove an old ceiling light pull. The light pull only works when the main wall switch is turned on. The ceiling pull the works to turn the light off and back on. For some reason I just can’t figure...

I went exploring, the amount of efflorescence on the oversite was amazing. I dug down the the soil does not seem excessively wet. I have a very good bituminous DPC which appears to be working well there is no moisture at all above this. I am contemplating laying down a plastic DPC across the...

Hey, thanks for the reply and advice. I think I may install another air brick on the side wall. I have three on the front wall and only two on the side wall and neither really get the wind to aid in ventilation. Apart from the sub soil it’s not too damp down there, even off cuts of floor board...

Hi Folks I've done lots of research into this for many months now but I'm just after some advice really on exactly what approach I should take. I am insulating my suspended wooden floor in my 1910 built house, I have gained access to the sub floor which has about 5 ft of space at its deepest...

Thanks Jason, I assume the old outhouse which ran along that existing wall was completely levelled and rebuilt, on that photo above you will see the bottom 5 courses of bricks are metric and then they reused the old bricks to build the conservatory walls. The rad is not isolated it’s apart of...

Yes it’s not just a slab, these side wall does extend down into the ground considerably but to wha depth I don’t know

Thanks for the replies. There is no cavity it’s just early with a concert slab and DPC on top. It would be a shame to dig this up to insulate but I guess wouldn’t take too long and cost a great deal. I would be taking the tiles up and continuing the new laminate from the kitchen and putting...

Hi folks, I’m just looking for some initial guidance really. I have a conservatory on the back of my 100 yr old house. This was built about 20 years ago long before I moved in. Originally there was a long coal shed/store built on the site which was demolished, and new foundations built up to...

Right, that's where I'm confused. My fitter told me to pick up a hose myself. I ordered from Screwfix a 1/2" micropoint hose - http://www.screwfix.com/p/microline-gas-cooker-hose-3-6-x/84596 Got it home looked and it says 3/8" on it... So I'm confused have they made an error? What exactly does...

I've read manual back to front and it does not say specifically about the hose - here is a screen shot of what it says. Thanks

I hope some one can help please. I am having a new 90cm Gas Range cooker installed next week, replacing my 55cm version. The current cooker is connected via a micropoint connection. However I have read that these are not suitable for high consumption gas ranges. The total/max consumption on my...