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Just been checking that - the dimmer is rated at 250W per gang, so will be fine for 6 x 40W ordinary candle bulbs (I've just swapped these for the 6 x 60W that were there originally). Wall lights will just be 2 x 60W ordinary bulbs, so no problem there. Now all I need is some new sunglasses...

My lounge has two ceiling lights (each 3x40w bulbs), each switched independently from an existing double dimmer. I want to install two wall lights (each 1x60w), by looping together the existing ceiling lights to one switched live, and then using the other switched live for the two wall...

That's great nstreet - thanks very much. I'll be going for the inline fan kit - plenty of space up in the loft. Cheers :D

Thanks for the replies nstreet - the only 4-inch fans I can find have a standard extract rate of around 85m3/hr - can you suggest higher-rated alternatives? ChrisR - it is a bit better with the door (or the window) slightly open, to get some air into the room ... but it's still pretty...

I'd like to replace my current 4-inch / 100mm bathroom extractor with a 6-inch / 150mm version - current one just isn't doing the job. Current fan is ceiling-mounted and vents via flexible ducting through the loft and out via a soffit vent. Screwfix sell a ceiling-mountable Manrose 6-inch...

Nige F - see original post - can't fix it to the fence posts, because the fence (not mine) isn't stable enough - which is why current roof is knackered (apart from the fact it wasn't built very well in the first place).

I was hoping to do something a bit cheaper than that - area is just for storage at the side of the house, so can't really be seen. Thanks anyway +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ OK - I think I've worked out how I can do this myself - but given my complete lack of experience with this kind of...

I've had this problem where the display drivers can't seem to cope with dual display for video. If you toggle the display output to show only the external monitor, the video should work fine.

I want to built a cantilevered canopy over an area at the side of my house (just under 1m wide and about 3 or 4m long), to replace the existing rotten canopy. (I can’t just support the canopy on the boundary fence parallel to the house, because the fence is in poor condition and the...

If he makes it worth your while ... 8)

Fantastic - job done - thank you very much! What a great forum :D

The red gate valve (in the airing cupboard) on the cold water feed into my loft is dripping ... I've had this valve turned off tonight while I fitted new bathroom taps, so that's what's done it ... :oops: It's not leaking enough to cause chaos, but it is going to be a mess by the morning if...

Yep, CW is fed from the tank in the loft, so should be fine. Cheers

Hi Chris - standard hot water system with boiler downstairs in kitchen and hot water tank in airing cupboard on landing; cold tank in loft. Bathroom is upstairs.

I'm about to replace my bath/shower mixer tap, 'cos the existing one is knackered. New one will be standard fit, something like this: http://www.homebase.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=20001&langId=-1&catalogId=3701&productId=141415 Looking at the pipework under the...

All of the interior doors in my house are fitted with brass 'passage knobs', like this: http://www.locksonline.co.uk/acatalog/Knobsets__2_.html They are all a bit old and knackered, and I want to replace them with some 'levers on rose', like this...

I've tried searching the forum for an answer to this, but I can't quite find the answer I need ... For about a year I've live in an early-90s built house - in a road of detached houses, the first of which is mine. Beyond my house is a school field. Outside the back door, on the edge of the...

Nope, no flickering beforehand - so just seemed like a straightforward blown bulb ...

I've sorted this problem already and all is well, but I'm just curious ... (apologies in advance if I'm being thick :oops: ) Bulb blew in hall light today. Straightforward one-way switch on downstairs lighting circuit. Replaced bulb - didn't work. Tried bulb known to work from another light...

While redecorating a room I've discovered a 2.5mm cable (feeding a spurred socket) that crosses the path of the pipes feeding the radiator in the room, just under the floor. The cable touches the pipes for an inch or so (cable looks fairly new and undamaged, despite the pipes being very hot)...