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Thanks. I'll shall do it that way...

When using 3 core and earth but I don't need the earth - what's best practice - just snip the earth as close to the sheath as possible or something else? This is for a bathroom fan with run on timer. It is isolated by a triple pole switch. The fan doesn't have an earth connection (double...

Are you trying to rile me up again!! :shock: The point was I couldn't find someone to do the work I wanted - so had to do the work myself - that I'm allowed to do... turns out pre wired downlights are OK. And there is no toilet or bath or shower there (yet) that job may happen next year.

It seems electrical work is fraught with danger. Either from doing a dodgy job jourself and setting fire to your house. Or by getting in an electrician who wear's a stetson. All the non stetson ones seem to be very busy indeed. Us DIYers find ourself in this situation; we know something we want...

Anyone?

Is it OK to control a set of low voltage halogen downlights (1 transformer) and 2 mains downlights from the same switch. I plan to connect the low voltage to the existing wires - where the ceiling rose is - if OK is it best to wire the mains halogens into the same connectors as the low voltage...

Thanks It will be above the sink and not near the bath or shower so that shouldn't be an issue.

I am looking at a Vent Axia Eclipse for £50 or a Silavent Mayfair for £100. Any recomendations on either? Or anything else? Cheers Andy

Is there a rule on the position of the notching? The span is about 320 and the notching will need to be about 100 from one side.

Hi I am re-arranging an upstairs bathroom and one layout would mean the bath tub (acrilic) will be almost in the middle of the room. It's a 2 up 2 down Edwardan terrace and the bath will end up almost in the middle of the floor (above the downstairs light of the dining room). The joists are...

Are there any regs that determine where you can locate an extractor fan in a bathroom. I plan to locate it above the wash basin. Also do I have to get a qualified sparky to wire it up? On that matter I will be moving the position of the existing light switch, does this also need someone who is...

I have seen extractors that you build in at hob level. They pop up when you want to use them. Anyone had experience of those?

Cheers chaps.

Hi I have a Potterton Puma combi boiler that keeps going wrong, every few weeks. I can't get any hot water or heating and the only light that is on is the Flame light, but it is very feint. I've had 2 engineers look at it who can't figure out the fault. If left switched off at the mains...

I found some cheaper valves here: http://www.taps4less.co.uk/ But I'm not sure of the quality. Anyone have any opinions on products from this web site? Otherwise I'm going to go for Grohe fittings myself. Andy

I'll take that 'yip' as an affirmative, still seems a shame not use the chimney, poor thing probably hasn't been used in years...

There's no outside wall, I'm putting this in the middle room and creating a corridor to the back room, squeezing an upstairs bathroom in a 2 up 2 down terrace is quite a challenge...!! There's a loft room above the bathroom, but immediately above where I want to put the extractor is an eves...

Hi I'm installing a bathroom but it won't have a window. I know for building regs it needs an extraction fan to an outside wall. But could I duct this to an existing but unused chimney? Thanks Andy

Thanks Tomy. Lets see what happens :)

Hi all I currently live in an Edwardian 2 up 2 down terrace house. Currently the bathroom is above the kitchen in what would've been the back bedroom. I want to move this to the middle bedroom. For this to happen the toilet waste will need to go through the back bedroom for about 1.5 metres...