Recent content by thegravy

Hi Thanks for the reply, I dont hink its on the cooker circuit, just tuned the hood on, and switched the, hob and oven switches to see and it still worked! ta D

Hi I've just moved into a new flat, and am re-fitting my kitchen, at the moment the cooker hood is wired into a spurred switch / socket thing as the image below, my question is: Can this socked be changed to a normal double 13amp socket to take my new cooker hood which has a plug on and some...

hi mate thanks very much for the reply, yep should have mentioned i have 2 downlighters that uses GU10 bulbs! so i guess this means I can just change the bulbs not the whole unit! ta D

Hi I currently have 2 halogen downlighters in my small bathroom but would like to change them to 2 LED downlighters, something like this: http://www.collingwoodlighting.com/en/products/downlights-halers-range/item/h4-ff-uk is this a job for a sparky or is it something me / my builder...

cool, sounds too easy, I was expecting to have to drain the cylinder etc. thanks again Owain

Hi I'd like to change my bathrooms taps, and I can turn off my cold water but not my hot! I'm in a flat and have a Ariston Unvented Hot Water Cylinder, in a cupboard just outside the bathroom with a maze of pipework and not sure what is what! I've attached a few pics and my guess would...

Hi Chris thanks for the tip, will try that, I noticed quite a few of the pipes are touching each other! ta D

I'm usually just watching tv or working on my computer, it happens during the evening a fair bit so i think it is when the flat upstairs flushes the toilet, or is using the washing machine etc. doesn't seem to happen much when I am doing anything!

Hi I have just recently moved into a flat that is about 8 years old, I have a really annoying noise coming from some pipe work, a sort of crackling noise, not just running water, I know its a long shot but any ideas? I've taken my plinth off in the kitchen and this is what I've found...