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Another factor is where they are fitted. I was asked to look at fluorescent fittings in a hall that was used by a number of youth groups. Fluorescent tubes in fittings with no protection could easily be broken by a football or similar weapon. I looked at the cost of fitting mesh covers and then...

I've used four core to wire up my outside lights as I have a pir at each end of the run of lights. Maybe the electrician was wiring with this in mind or maybe at one time there was another pir in use.

Report it to the council and ask them to check it, say you are worried about it. Let them as owners deal with any problems.

Thanks Mottie. The term "Adult and child toilet seat" is what I needed. I have found a few places that sell them. (I also agree about the need for a step

I was in a cafe and saw this neat arrngement of a seat for a child. I do some work in a church and this would be ideal for them but I don't have a clue what it is called, who makes it, or where to buy it. I'd really appreciate any pointers to where I can get some of these.

I built a box out of some uPVC to store some things in my caravan. It was all glued together with mastic. I went the next day to check it and it had fallen apart. The mastic was all soft and slimy. I looked carefully at the tube of mastic, and it was best before March 2016. I now know that...

I agree but sometimes life interferes. To be more exact I boil the kettle then my wife calls for me to help her get out of bed or to get dressed. There must be thousands of people like me who are looking after a disabled partner so frequently have to stop and help.

I sometimes wonder why electric kettles are not made with well insulated sides and lid. If I boil the water and return half an hour later the water is nearly cold. It would be more energy efficient to keep water hot once it has been heated.

The app is called "DTV Antennas" The screen shot shows what I see at home. Clicking on a transmitter gives more info including is the antena needs to be vertical or horizontal, this is handy in the caravan

It won't work as my house is between the Summerhouse and the transmitter. I also have a caravan so I have an app on my phone that shows the direction of all nearby transmitters. The app is great when arriving at a camp site.

I want to put a TV in a summerhouse in my garden. I am thinking that the easiest way to get the signal to the TV is to run a length of coax from the eaves of the house to the summerhouse. If I do this it will be only about 5 metres of suspended cable and I was thinking of winding the coax...

That is really helpful. The sentence "Where practicable the connection shall be made within 600 mm of the meter outlet union or at the point of entry to the building if the meter is external.” seems relevant. It would be an easy fix to bond from near the meter to the supplier’s earth, but it...

That is interesting as when I had a smart gas meter fitted the installer said that I need to bond the pipe near the meter. the meter is in an external box at ground level, and I live in a first floor flat. The gas pipe is bonded to earth near the boiler, there is about 150mm of gas pipe inside...

Is the plinth firmly fixed? In my kitchen the plinths are clipped to the legs of the unit and can easily be removed. If you do have a socket fitted I'd suggest making sure that plinth was firmly attached. If the plinth was removable it could damage the supply cables when it moved.

Ia agree with SimonH2 Heating water is a good way foreards. I've been thinking along the lines of a solar panel and a couple of storage heaters. They don't store electricity but do store heat and let it out slowly. I'm not sure if it is worth the expense of all the instalation but if energy...

I agree, I've got a PIR in my bathroom which is really handy. My wife struggles to walk so uses a Zimmer, she simply goes into the bathroom and the light comes on.

Drilling one hole is not bad. I remember late one night being called out to a leak. The houseowner had decided that his upstairs floorboards were a bit loose so had nailed and screwed them down. He had managed to put 23 holes in the central heating pipes. I still don't understand why he did...

I sent an email to Machine Mart and they replied and said it is the wrong vice and I need a 3” one instead of this 4” vice. The smaller one should arrive next week and I’ll see if it fits. I’ll need to find bolts and nuts as they are not supplied. I think it would be good if they were...

I want to drill three holes through a 1 metre long section of square tube, if I turn it I can't see how it will take the length but I will try. (I have other jobs for the drill press but that is the first)

Thanks, I'll try holding it. I've never owned one of these drills before so need to learn. I used one about 60 years ago but can't remeember the set up.