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Hi, I have a badly lit 'L' shape hallway with one ceiling rose. I am hoping to add two additional ceiling lights (effectively at the top and bottom of the 'L'). As far as I can tell one of the new light positions would not need to cross any joists. If I make a hole in the ceiling for this new...

Hi Terryplumb, many thanks for your guidance with this. I persevered this morning and I finally seem to have achieved a good seal on the cistern tail pipe. It was making sure the cistern end was correctly tightened before pushing the flush cone fully home that solved my problem.....so far at...

Sorry one more question. Why are flush pipes 38mm diameter? I hoped to make a new 90 degree flush pipe by joining to straight pieces of flush pipe using a 90 degree compression elbow but could only find 32mm and 40mm compression elbows.

Many thanks for taking the time to reply. I will keep the silicone option as my last resort. I have tried many times to connect the flush pipe to the cistern with different rubber seals. If I use as cone shaped one, which way round should this go? I have also tried pushing the pipe into the...

Hi, Our toilet flush pipe is leaking. The cistern is built in behind the toilet and access is limited. The rubber push fit bung was not fitting completely snuggly so I have been trying to refit the flush pipe. After many attempts, I just cannot not seem to make the compression joint on the...

Thanks again for all the info. To confirm there is a test button on the RCD....definitely not to pressed while 'Strictly' is on!

Many thanks for the further information, very helpful. The existing socket is not already a spur. The house has plasterboard walls and I intend to run a piece of 2.5mm twin and earth cable from the existing socket to the new switch either: 1) out of the side of the existing recessed socket box...

OK thanks. The curtains are fairly standard, made of cotton and linen, floor to ceiling by patio doors. I have an existing double socket approx 6 inches to the side of where the curtain starts from. The intention is to take a spur from this double socket and add a fused switch to control some...

Hi, This is probably a silly question, but is it OK/safe to add a new fused switch on a wall behind a curtain? The fused switch is taken from a socket nearby. Thanks.

Thanks for the point about the noggins. I have just been tapping the wall and I think there may be a couple of horizontal noggins in the way. Any thoughts on the best way to handle these? I guess I may need to cut out a vertical piece of plasterboard for the full length between the socket and...

Excellent, thanks for the clarification.

That's great, thanks for the quick reply. Have the regulations changed in recent years? I thought a few years ago regulations were introduced to stop DIYers doing things like this although I never fully understood exactly was allowed. Appreciate your help.

Hi, I am hoping to add 2 outdoor wall lights to light up my patio. I have a double socket indoors next to the patio door, which is not a spur, so am planning to run a 1 metre length of 2.5mm cable from the back of the socket to a new fused switch on the wall above the socket. Then run some 1mm...

Excellent thanks. From memory, I think that the person who fitted the original shower pump couldn't budge that isolation valve and ended up breaking the red hand wheel. So I guess even if I borrowed another wheel I will not be able to turn it.....we live in a hard water area which presumably...

Great, thanks for all the info. I have now found the cold pipe that comes down from the loft and into the bottom of the cylinder. It is tucked right behind the cylinder, can`t see it going into the cylinder bur l can feel it. Following the pipe back upwards, there is a gate valve which has no...

Many thank guys, I like to try and understand how things work! Good idea about trying to follow the drain cock back, assuming the inlet is in the same place. Unfortunately though none of the cylinder on the left hand side is accessible as it is very close to the left side of the airing...

Thanks guys for trying to help me. I have looked underneath the cylinder and reached round the back as far as I can but cannot see any other pipes low down feeding in. In the picture, the higher of the 2 pipes going into the cylinder (half way up) comes from the motorised valve. Attached is a...

Hi Terry, many thanks for replying. Here is a photo of the cylinder. It is the red gate valve in the bottom right corner that I have turned off. It was fairly tight and I had to hold the red wheel lightly with some pliers to turn it. It turned 4 full rotations. The cylinder only had a little...

Hi, I am replacing my 12 year old shower pump which has a leak. I have read lots of posts about isolating the hot water so I can remove the hot water feed to the shower pump but am still a bit confused (note: isolating valve on the flexipipe is not working properly). So far I have: 1) Closed...

OK thanks. So if I replaced just the actuator, it may burn out again if the base gets stiff again? Is 5 years about the life expectancy of one of these? I see from the Forum that some people are not big fans of Danfoss valves. Any suggestions about replacing it with another make?