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I need to fix a small bracket on to the side of a 240v bulb holder on the 'shoulder' where it widens just below the line of the bayonet slots. Is it OK to solder it on? I'm concerned about the heat from the fitting although i imagine it will be far too low to affect the solder. Can anyone...

Thanks for the replies, but i was hoping for a bit more detail. I guessed some form of mitering would be required, but how to do it? I mean, if the tile course joints are staggered and i mitre the top course at the point where the bay turns, how do i handle the lower course at this point? Do i...

I want to build a tiled sill when my new downstairs upvc bay windows are fitted - to match the sills upstairs. These consist of two courses of cut down roof tiles, which doesn't look too difficult, but i have no idea how to construct the corners of the bay. Could some kind person please tell...

Thanks very much indeed Ken. I'm sure that your advice is good but just to clarify a couple of things. The original (1930s) chimney was 'internal' i.e. the outside wall of the building is flush, and the flue was blocked off underneath the upstairs floorboards and the chimney above this level...

I have a damp patch that extends from the top left front of the chimney breast, round the side and onto the (cavity) wall to the left of the fireplace. It runs down the wall from the ceiling about 2ft. Many years ago when i moved here i spotted this damp and had the chimney re-rendered and the...

Ahh - but what is IT? I still can't find a joining compound suitable for plastic pipe and hot and cold potable water :-( (The tru-blu, it seems, is a thread sealer)

Thanks to all for the comments and suggestions. As a DIYer, compound appeals more to me than tape, but the jet blue appears only to be recommended for cold water. Not sure about tru-blu. Also, IF i've overtightened (and from reading the forums it seems some think this can't be done!) can i...

Well, not every one but a few. Maybe i have overtightened - what can i do about it? I have seen jet blue recommended as a compound for plastic, but i believe it's only suitable for cold water. There's also tru-blue, which i understand is ptfe-based. Might that be suitable? Or is ptfe tape around...

Do you mean did i push the pipe through the olive into the fitting as far as possible before tightening? If so, yes, i did.

Hi - yes, i did.

I've just plumbed in a complete bathroom and extended the CH system upstairs. The CH i did using copper end feed joints and it went without a hitch. I've used a mixture of plastic and copper for the bathroom using standard compression fittings as i'm wary of using push-fit, especially as the...

Thanks again - i went for three of these in the end http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Lighting/Mains+Voltage+Downlights/Mains+Volt+IP65+Showerlight+Brass/d220/sd3206/p89477 Higher spec than i strictly need, but easy to install - if a bit tight for daisy chaining.

Thanks for the helpful tips and links. I liked the idea of accessing the transformer through the downlight hole as this would have meant very little time and no expense. Unfortunately, when i had a look, the transformer is far too bulky to pass through the hole, so i think i'd best stick with...

I am constructing a new upstairs bathroom right above an old bathroom on the ground floor. Soon i shall want to tile the new floor. There is a transformer under the floorboards for the three 12v downlights below, and i am concerned that if it failed in the future it would be a hell of a job to...

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He just checked that they worked OK - something about a complete circuit?? But he had to pick up his kids from school and promised to come back and do the readings for NAPIT, which i presume are the ones you're referring to?

No readings yet. He connected the new circuits about two weeks ago and promised to come back last Friday and do the readings for the Part P. But he didn't turn up. I wouldn't know where to start with an insulation resistance tester, unfortunately. BTW i think you need the accusative plural...

Thanks for all the suggestions 1john, but nothing there seems likely. Of course, if my sparks would answer his effing phone....... I've used a junction box system in the loft, so I thought i might start with the first room on the run, disconnect it from the rest and see if the MCB blew within...

Thanks guys. So in practical, non technical terms, might it just sort itself out in time as the plastering dries or should i be doing something? If so, what? As i said, the accessories are removed - just bare/tape insulated wires. And presumably any damp in the power sockets would not affect the...

Thanks Chri5 - there was only really one switch and one lamp on the light circuit in the plastered room and i can't see anything suspicious there. In fact i tried the circuit with these two fittings disconnected this morning and got the result i described. I had hoped the fact that there was...