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Sorted it!!!! Being the tenacious git I am I just had to take the switch apart.....and inside I found....sand!! I think it's from the drilling and other works that have been done. The sand was causing the arcing and buzzing and there were some carbon deposits inside the switch. So I...

Ha, it's the only shop in the vicinity which sells electrical items.....what would you recommend?

Oh yes, the front is earthed! I was very careful about that with these metal switches...... I'll fiddle with it again tomorrow, but it sounds like I'll be going down to Wickes for a new switch. :-(

A few years ago I re-wired most of the house an bought a load of matching new light switches and sockets, some in brushed steel and some in iridium black. In the last few weeks one side of the double switch in the living room has started buzzing, when switching the light on. There's also a...

Yes, the air is my worry. What sort of problems can it cause in the long run? This morning I've tightened up the external bolts, which to be honest were fairly loose, and re-bled the rad, we'll see what happens next I suppose. If I'm very lucky it'll solve the problem. All the...

I think the system was fine before and there were a number of new joints created for the new rad. Unfortunately the majority of those are under the floor, or inside the wall. Is there an easy way for me to diagnose where the air leak could be? Also, could water be leaking out through...

Hi, I recently had my bathroom radiator replaced with a tall spiral type towel rail. The problem is, the top couple of rungs are cooler than the rest. This is cured by bleeding the radiator, but a few weeks later re-occurs. This did not happen with the old radiator. The way the...

Thank you for your reply Chris. The floor was stained with wood stain and then had a few coats of clear varnish applied. The scratches are just grazes really, they haven't made a dent in the surface of the varnish, but they have made it a kind of white colour. Am I understanding you...

I had my real oak wooden floor re-varnished a few months ago, but since then had to move a sofa which was really hard to get through the door and ended up scratching the varnish in a couple of places. What's the best way to repair the scratches? I still have the tin of varnish which was...

IT WORKS!! Thank you Sparkwright you are most definately the man! I changed 12 switches that day....they all went smoothly except that one. Thank you very much for your help. Nick

I think the situation is a bit more complicated than I at first described... There are 3 wires going away from the switch and one wire coming in. The neutral (black) wires on all 3 cables going to the lights seem to have been joined together and taped up. They don't go anywhere...

Wiring to the lamps goes into the Common and L2 terminals. I've tried changing the wire in the Common terminal to the L1 terminal, but that made the lamps not work at all using the switch upstairs.

Hi, I have recently replaced some switches in my house and now seem to have a problem with the 2-way switches on the stairs. The switches light two lamps at the top of the stairs and it used to be possible to turn the lights on and off with either switch. Now the lamps can only be...

Thanks for that, is it quite an easy thing to do? I've been looking at boiler part websites, but can't seem to find the arm as a separate item anywhere, does it come with the microswitch? Nick

I have a Vaillant Turbomax vuw GB 242 and it's been fine until yesterday, when the hot water stopped working. If I turn on the central heating, then the hot water works just fine, but if the central heating is switched off then the boiler does not fire when the hot tap is switched on. The...

Hi, I'm about to varnish my wooden floor downstairs - lounge and hallway and need advice as to which varnish to use. The choices I have are: Industrial grade varnish with seperate hardner £90 per 5 litres Johnstones floor varnish £45 per 5 litres I want to do a proper job and make...

Yes, RCBOs sound like the best of both worlds, but seem quite expensive in comparison.