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in my bathroom i have pullcord switch which switches both the light on and the fan (in parallel) i wish to remove the wiring. the pullcord switch has the lighting ring going into it. and then a wire going to the light i am replacing with rcb mains through 3a switched fuse outside bathroom...

ok i am really embarrassed. i am dyslexic and read the first reply the wrong way around. so i thought it meant that it was illegal and wrong and dangerous to have the fan in parallel to the light. i know nothing about this stuff so thanks for all the kind help everyone and forgive me misreading. rob

thaks for your help. plan B!! leave lights alone - or better still power them from rcd mains in loft via 3a dp switch in loft but retain pull cord in bathroom?? whould this be allowed?? would it be safer disconnect fan from parallel arrangement. connect it to rcd mains in loft via 3a...

thanks for your kind help no metal pipes in bathroom all plastic. but immediately outside bathroom all copper pipes are earthed as you say its not allowed should i get an electrician in or can i leave it as it is 25years old. the fan does not have a timer. should it be on a seperate...

in my bathroom which has a big window the wiring is 25 years old the extractor fan (in line about 700mm from vent above shower) is connected in parallel with the bathroom light. so if i switch on the light the fan comes on. is this now illegal? also everything else in the bathroom is on rcd at...

i rang bc and got a stressed sounding officer who said i didn't need to inform them. the conversation was very brief and although i was careful to be accurate in what i said i am not sure he took it all in. where does this leave me legally. could they come back to me in a years time and demand...

ok the timber has been there for 25 years but by my calcs is not strong enough. so i want a proper safe job. thats all.

Does anyone know if BCO need to be involved in replacing a wooden joist with an RSJ (se has done calcs)?? Many thanks

hi i am experienced diyer over many years although i think my workmanship has become much more professional in the last 2 - especially the quality of finish.

thanks i've been rather worried about the whole thing. i worry that i will "open a can of worms"

according to him any work on drains needs building regs approval (i replaced cast iron with plastic) i also replaced old electric shower with new (and new wiring - properly done by electrician). my main worry is that all of this is on 4" x2" beams (as i say work done in 1940's) can they make me...

because its old (conversion done in 1940's i think) i was going to take down the wall covering (tongue and groove) and properly insulate roof. however, i think i would need building regs for this which would then result in me having to redo the whole bathroom i worry. so i decided to leave as...

i have a loft space bathroom - it comes off of a bedroom (3 storey house) house built in late 1900's. sometime either during the second world war or immediately afterwards the house was converted to flatlets. at the time this loft space was made into bathroom. when i bought house in 1979 the...

i have a low bathroom with a low ceiling - any recommendations on a suitable light fitting. not much room between plasterboard and roofing tiles (4 inches). light switch is outside bathroom in the bedroom