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yes it was on the circuit that he was testing it was only after he had left i realised the lights were not working, to be fair to the guy he offered to come back out and have a look but was me who said i would sort it if it only need a new mcb ,i didn't expect to have a problem sorting it out...

i've worded it wrong i meant putting both circuits into one of the lighting 6a mcbs, i was just saying the only spare i've got is a 40a i know i can't use that the circuit breaker hasn't tripped and i used a multi meter to test it and there was no power coming out of it, i tried swapping the...

i had a part p reg sparky wire up my bathroom fan today everything looked ok until i tested the lights and they were not working checked all the trips and it seem that one is faulty, the cu is a clipsal and none of the other makes of mcb will fit. the cu was originally bought from cef but they...

thanks for that very helpfull i wasn't asking for an exact price and i know it's difficult without seeing the job i just thought someone might have been able to give me a rough idea, never mind i'll try ringing a few people.

i've got a bathroom extractor fan that needs wiring up i'm aware that by law i'm not allowed to do this work myself so i'm going to get a proper electrician to do the work, the fan unit is fitted and the isolator switch is in position it only needs the wiring connected, i've never had any...

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i'm planning on putting some hooks in the garage joists to hang bikes from ,the ceiling is plastered as there is a bedroom above i'm fairly sure there are wires somewhere in between that i will obiviously need to avoid. i can't check from above as there is a laminate floor down so other than...

great thx guys :D

not really a plumbing question more of a fixing question i've got a towel radiator that i need to fix to a wall that is made of thermal blocks which has paster board that has been fixed with drywall adhesive. the towel rail is a decent size 1600x600 so i need to get a decent fixing into the...

that would be ideal, i'll have a look tomorrow and see if i can find one :)

any idea if a pipe slice will cut the pipe that short the cutter i've got won't ?

i'm in the process of fitting a mira exell mixer shower, i'm at the stage now where the tiles are on the walls and i've got the hot and cold pipes sticking through the wall, all i need to do now is cut the pipes the manuel says to have 18mm of pipe from the face of the tile my pipe cutter won't...

i'm about to start tiling my bathroom with 600x300 porcelan tile which are 8mm thick, the adhesive i've got is tubbed mapei called "mapegrip D1" i've since read up and most people don't seem to like using tubbed adhesive, my question is would this tubbed adhesive still be ok to use or do i need...

thanks, i'll go get one tomorrow :D

it's about 10 square meters, the hire shops near me are asking £42 for a days hire but i wasn't planning on having it finished in a day so i thought i may as well buy one.