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I have bought some down lighters to replace my existing kitchen lighting, however the new downlighters have no earth connector inside the fitting, i was told i must follow the earth through, how is this done? and where does the earth terminate, incidentally the downighters are on there own...

when bonding all pipework and circuits in bathroom, could someone tell me if i have to bond the cold water feed for the shower as well as the shower itself or is it just one of them. Many thanks

I am intending to replace my existing kitchen lighting with 9 downlights, each down light has a 12v transformer and a 50w lamp, the first light on the cable run from the consumer unit is to a ceiling rose which is 7 metres, it then goes to the first 12v downlighter which has a run of 5 metres...

I have a switch at the bottom of my stairs and a switch at the top, these between them control 1 light( can switch off and on at either end) i want to add another light so the switches and the bottom and top turn both on and off together, could somebody direct me to a diagram on how to do this...

what i meant was, do i take the supply from the 240v cable that supplies the first downlighter by the means of a junction box

I am wanting to install a shaver socket and extractor fan in my new ensuite, the ceiling currently has 4 downlighters with are all powered by 12v transformers, do i get the feed from the first downlighter to the extractor and then from the extractor to the shaver socket. I know this work is...

Builder has finished building new extension but on plans says he should use 65mm therabate cavity closers, at present they are all open. I will insist he uses them but is it too late to fit them (do they get built into the wall or do they just slot into the top of the cavity). He originally told...

Could anybody recommend a good plasterer in the Newark area

bripl, i think you are right, i was heavy handed with the flux and yes the pipes were left dry for a while, approx 2 weeks, I have run the cold and hot water for some time and there seems to be a steady decrease in the amount coming from the taps, i will have to hope over time the problem sorts...

Extended the pipe work at the weekend, so only just done, had to do quite a long run of pipe so there are a few straight connectors, elbows etc, applied the flux to the inside of copper fitting then wire wooled both ends of copper pipe, then inserted these in to the fitting, incidentally i used...

I have just recently installed a new 15mm copper pipe feed for my washing machine and dishwasher, i took the feed off my existing cold feed pipe, i soldered the pipes with flux and yorkshire fittings. The problem i have is that i keep getting blue flecks in the drinking water, and worst still i...

One thing he did tell me was that i will be losing the tank in the loft which feeds the rads but keeping the larger tank, which i presume feeds the cylinder

according to quote, they are installing a new 36 x 16 indirect high recovery cylinder with base immersion

In the process of moving my existing bath, current pipe work 22mm hot water, 15mm cold water. Having my boiler and c/h system upgraded in the next few months and was wondering if bath hot water needs to be 22mm or could it be changed to 15mm. The new boiler being installed is a viessmann...

what is the minimum measurement that a damp course has to be from the outside ground, i have had an extension built and the builder has buried the soak a way pipes(that run across the front of the extension) with soil, and the level of soil comes in line with the exterior damp course, is this right?

I am planning to change my lounge pendant light for 6 downlighters, the downlighters in question are 6 x 50w 12v each with it's own transformer all are prewired so i hope will make the changeover easier. The current lighting circuit is 1.0m t&e, would this wire be suitable for the 6...

Currently planning my new bathroom, i intend to build a stud wall enclosure around a shower tray and then tile it, my question is do i need to plaster the stud walls before i apply the tanking or can it be applied directly onto the untreated plasterboards, don't want to use aqua panel as it's...

Could someone tell me the current regs for notching out floor joists when laying central heating pipes, I want to install a few more rads but it would mean running the copper pipe through the floor joists, bit unsure how much and where i can notch out

I intend to revamp our kitchen which would mean installing a dishwasher and washing machine each side of the kitchen sink, i currently have an outside tap which tees off from the cold tap water supply, my question is would it be ok to take another 2 tees off the same pipe for a feed to the...

I am looking to put some new mains smoke alarms in to replace the old battery powered ones i currently have, but i am very confussed about the various ones on offer, for instance what is the difference between: 1. Ionisation mains alarm 2. photo optical mains alarm 3. photo electric...