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Hello everyone! Our house has a greenhouse with socket fitted at least 10, my guess 30 years ago from loking at the metal rust on the socket (its inside a greenhouse). This being connected to mains consumer box which has RCD. All has been fine until quite recently example being using a...

Hi there... an update for you all The original electrician came round, and Sod's Law he suggested as first thing we change the bulb, which I did, for not the usual 50W GR16 ones I was using but a 20W one and it worked fine since then until yesterday. I have today changed to again a new...

Hi thanks for reply - funny I was just thinking of swapping those two around, but I was so sure I had wired it exactly the way I first saw.... all sorted. Better I ask than play :) cheers!!!

yes added a diagram :)

Hi one of these days I will stop looking at things.... I have a double switch - left button turns on ceiling lights (and works currently as expected), and right button on the switch turns on an outside light. No other switches in the house to change these lights. Everything perfect...

OK. There is almost 2 feet between floors, no insulation within.

Thanks for thoughts - will get a few of those to try out. What causes a lampholder to degrade?

Hi Well after my c12.30pm post today, I switched on the room lights and they worked non stop from 2.30pm until about ten minutes ago - then the second halogen started fading then stopped. Ideas anyone?

Hi They are the ones that have been in use for a year - is that a problem here or just a mistake in my description? (removed LED from first posting)

Hi, been away a few days. Interesting update - the fitting in question has been working the last few days, but a different one of the four fittings is not working now. I did just switch off the power at the mains (no affect) then repeated - took the fitting out of the ceiling, opened the...

OK. Will check tomorrow, too dark now to be standing on chairs pulling things out of the ceiling while using a mobile phone torch :)

Well the one the electrician fitted lasted almost 11 months with no issues, so assuming that set of items yes was good. Also the replacement transformer - I was not sure so I took the old one and got a one with the same figures/stats on it e.g. 12v, max load values ect. A failing...

SEE MY LATESTPOST AT THE END FIRST FOLKS!!!! Hi all, perhaps below is obvious, any thoughts most welcome :) I had a an electrician fit 4 x 12v halogen ceiling lights a year ago in one room , all bulbs still work, all had separate transformer - kit supplied and fitted by electrician including...

We have for our sins 20 wood sash windows fitted by the previous owner in 2000... They have two sets of thick glazing bars, and sash springs, and on the exterior view are flush with the wall..... and annoy the hell out if me. The main problems since we moved in in 2007 was impossible to...

Hi all In 1971 my detached house was split into up/downstairs for a period. Not now, and new system in place, zoned by floor, new hot water tank, rads ect. We still have: 1 The main cold 15mm stopcock, which is near the kitchen 2 Another 15mm stopcock fitting used to isolate upstairs...

Cool will ask catnic about this. We are in conservation area and yes property is old, however as it was a stables from 1780-1971, hence not lived in by humans, it is not listed and we can do lots I am told.

Hi, as mentioned this is a 1780 property, solid wall not cavity. If you read the 2012 brochure from them, pages 30-55, no options for this scenario. You would not use a lintel designed to have 0 load in the middle to support 42 courses of bricks above it....

The wall is three width's on the horizontal, hence the total depth is 33cm (+-0.5cm). does that help? The widest catnic i can find is only to 215mm.