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  1. J

    Are steel baths any good?

    Theres a shop on ebay who sell kaldewei baths for pretty cheap in most sizes. Check them out.
  2. J

    Best electric shower

    So you would recommend at least 10kW then? I'm gonna have to get someone to wire up the electrics anyway so doesn't really matter what size cable I need.
  3. J

    Best electric shower

    assuming incoming mains is ok ... sheesh
  4. J

    Best electric shower

    Hi all I am looking for some advice as to which the best electric shower is? I want one with really good pressure and no hot and cold flashes. Any advice mcuh appreciated... Thanks Joe
  5. J

    Mounting box

    yeah you know what I mean, two are in the way!
  6. J

    Mounting box

    I have a mounting box like this one: along with a dimmer switch, the dimmer sitch has a bit on the back that the wires go into that is almost the length of the mounting box. My problem is the four bits that stick out into the middle of the box on each side. They get in the way of this bit...
  7. J

    Electric Oven

    Hi, my new oven states in the manual that: "This appliance should be wired into a 13A double pole switched fuse spur outlet having 3mm contact seperation and placed in an easily accessible place adjacent to the appliance." I first read this as fitting a 13A plug onto the wire but on second...
  8. J

    Blocked mains/sewer

    Thanks Agile, it's all clear now....turns out sewer in street was blocked and as I'm at the bottom of a slope it was me who got the crap (literally). Garden will be cleaned out by them on Mon-Tues when water drains away, none got in the house thank god, some went in the garage which only has...
  9. J

    Blocked mains/sewer

    I know this doesn't really come under plumbing and central heating DIY but after heavy rainfall here yesterday the main sewer in the street got blocked resulting in a huuuge spillage and overflow of raw sewage and other nasties in my garden. Called them last night at 6, they advised would be out...
  10. J

    Removing bath help.

    Just moved from Brighton to Oxford :( Will try and do as you said...will make life a lot easier if I dont have to do any "actual" plumbing as it were :) Edit...just realised that I put stainless steel even after reading your reply NigeF...rofl...as I said...total n00b :)
  11. J

    Removing bath help.

    Hi all, am wanting to replace my old cast iron bath with a new steel one. I took the panel off to view the pipes before cutting them and pulling out the bath and I saw this... Im a total n00b at this sort of thing but it looks to me like they are lead pipes. Is it safe to hacksaw through...
  12. J

    Ceiling light 6 block connector

    Ok....I was being stupid...for anyone who has the same problems reference I hadn't connected the red wires into a seperate connector, I simply taped them together thinking that it would be enough!
  13. J

    Ceiling light 6 block connector

    Thanks for fast reply.... That's what I have! But it doesn't work...could I have destroyed it before by removing the red tag and leaving 2 reds in L, 1 black in N and two earths in E?
  14. J

    Ceiling light 6 block connector

    I know that this topic (loop in with switch and 3/6 block connector) has come up many times and the problem is usually that the red, black and yellow/green cables are connected together. Let me set the scene, I have two cables coming from the rose, a mains and a switch, the light I have has a...
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