Recent content by theplayer

Hi there, I have recently had a laminate floor installed at home, which whilst it looks great there does seem to be an element of bounciness in certain parts. The part in question had had some water damage on the subfloor which the contractor replaced (see photos). What I am wondering, is...

I think what I am trying to say, is that I can wire an earth all the way up to the light fitting. Its just a case of what do I do with the hanging piece of earth ?

Cool - makes sense on the neutrals. In terms of the earth I was going to use one of these switches http://www.astra247.com/1009/Electrical/Metal-Clad-2-Way-Single-Light-Switch/Metal-Clad/?gclid=CIT7_O7o8bICFYTMtAodmSwAfg So, Assuming I am taking an earth from the ceiling rose to the...

Hi There, I am intending to install a loft light at some point this week and was after a bit of clarification on the earthing. Essentially I am going to follow this method which was on another post. 1) Check that your ceiling roses are wired with the 3-plate method - Have a look in...

OK, mystery solved. Turned out it was a dodgy cold water supply to the dishwasher that was leaking overnight. This was in turn going under the cupboards and then coming out under the washing machine, which was in turn running towards the fridge! I guess the pressure must have peaked at 5am...

OK - point taken. Went down at 5am this morning... To my surprise there was no puddle outside, towels totally dry near the fridge but a puddle of water that had appeared to have come from underneath the washing machine (running towards the fridge). Bear in mind that this is on all day...

Hmmm... we'll see tomorrow morning... I have done further investigation in the loft and noticed that one of the overflow pipes had a suitcase on it and was no longer protuding outside the house. When I waggled it and put it back in place a load of water came out. So either - somehow the...

OK - boiler etc all turned off last night and a puddle still there this morning, albeit significantly smaller. It *appears* to be comign from underneath the fridgefreezer. Is there a chance that the fridge freezer is doing something at this time that i.e. defrosting or something ?!? It's...

Can you just clarify a few points for me on this (not massively familiar with central heating systems) - What exactly is the "Bath tank filler" ? - We have a cylinder, and then two tanks in the loft a large one and a small one. The large one has cold water in it and the smaller one...

Don't worry I have eliminated the cat - the water is odourless and the cat is usually outside at night anyway! I think the only way to be certain as you say is to set the alarm and go down and see what is going on. I have checked the celing though and there are no wet patches, signs of...

For the past few days when I have come downstairs there appears to be a wet patch on the living room carpet as you walk into the kitchen. The kitchen also has a few puddles of water in it. The thing is after it has been cleaned up, it doesn't reappear until the following morning. I have...

Thought I'd better post in here as I'm unsure on my next steps with this and dont want to turn it into a DIY disaster. Basically, we have had a new fire fitted and the skirting board is not longer nicely butted in. I decided to remove a section of it but this also brought some of the plaster...

Hi everyone, Just after a bit of advice on how to repair the edging on our fitted drawers. I've attached a photo, but as you can hopefully see it is just the edging that is chipped. Ben.