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I can't help wondering how the switching worked previously, if it was dusk to dawn then I'd agree with using LED 24/7 . But if it was a case of, e.g., flicking a retractive (aka momentary) switch and then the lights turned themselves off after a few minutes then I'd consider trying to redo that...

I've very little DIY experience, I'm OK at thinking about things but pretty useless at actually doing them (and foreseeing the inevitable problems). If the wall, which you're thinking of knocking down, is brick (or stands any chance of supporting stuff above) then I'd leave it alone. Also I...

Another suggestion is to swap the bath and basin round but use, e.g., http://www.sanctuary-bathrooms.co.uk/baths/single-ended-baths/carron-quantum-space-saver-5mm-single-ended-bath.html as the bath (again this'd probably need an outward opening door). Hopefully the bath would have narrowed...

More questions than suggestions. What's the big waste pipe that's next to the basin, is it the soil stack for other flat(s) ? If so could you, as PBOD suggests, connect your toilet to that ? Then put the basin where the (I assume) radiator is, and the radiator where the toilet is. Install a...

I've used one of these for a couple of years: http://www.alarmsandlightbulbs.co.uk/smd-bulbs-31-c.asp it seems to me to be pretty bright for 3watts but, unfortunately, they've not reduced the price at all so they now look pretty expensive. Cheers, Graham

I'm just wondering if the underlying problem is (understandably) not wanting to leave the car with keys in the ignition for a few hours. My only (not very good suggestion) is to put a sunshield in both the windscreen and the drivers window and then to lock the car using the spare key (good idea...

I'm pretty certain that I won't drive into an overhead power cable (only drive a car) but, just in case, I'd like to know what I should do (not touch any metal and ring 999 on the mobile ?). Cheers, Graham

The narrow red tube looks to me to be there to take a screw which would hold a plastic lid in place, but as it's a ceramic cistern the red tube is probably pretty pointless. Is the whiteish (translucent ?) tube, by the blue ball, the current overflow ? It looks as though it could be an...

Is the internal overflow designed for you to shorten if necessary ? When I replaced my flush valve, I had to saw off the top couple of inches from the (internal) overflow pipe (me being me, I didn't exactly cut it horizontally). Cheers, Graham

I've now remembered that we've had a similar question in the past but I don't think it came up with anything helpful to replace a L75mm bulb: http://www.diynot.com/forums/electrics/gu-10-bulb-extender.301011 Cheers, Graham

Not sure whether this is really the size you're looking for, but have a squint at: https://www.brightlightz.co.uk/gu10-led-bulb-4w-led-spotlight-with-20-x-5050-smd-chips-35w-50w-halogen It doesn't seem to claim 120degrees but I believe they are. Cheers, Graham

Hunter99: I'd be somewhat surprised if this helps, but these GU10s are longer (and wider) than normal: http://www.energylightbulbs.co.uk/products/63mm-gu10-5w-led-replacment-for-63mm-halogen-warm-white-or-cool-white I'm afraid I've got no way of knowing whether the length between chamfer and...

WARNING. I'm not a sparky so if anyone says I'm talking rubbish then I probably am. benunited said Assuming this means that the original colour coding has been followed then I reckon there's been abuse of the coding (by the previous owner). For the setup to work, my guess is that it was...

PEDANTRY WARNING !! Somehow I reckon I'm digging myself a grave here, but I'll risk the mods zapping me (for being off topic), maybe I now know why ericmark doesn't do "theory". Somewhat heavily edited quote:

I've got round to doing this, so in case it's of any help to anyone else: After emptying the cistern and removing the C link, I had to saw off the flush arm as the nut and bolt which clamp it onto the spindle were rusted solid. Then, the remaining part of the clamp needed tapping with a hammer...

I've had a very odd thought. As I understand it all new flush valves have an in-built overflow (so any o'flow goes visibly into the bowl, not invisibly down a pipe). If the cistern has a hole for an o'flow pipe as well as for water inlet then presumably the (now) unused o'flow hole could be...

I bought a Fuidmaster PRO71UK flapper valve to go in my plastic Fordham Sprite cistern without carefully checking the installation instructions: http://www.fluidmasteruk.com/downloadable/download/sample/sample_id/95/ Part of the attraction is being able to re-use my flush lever, but Fordham...