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I think it must go into the bathroom mirror light so I guess I need to see what happens in there. I honestly have no recollection of how things were wired before other than with a few junction boxes.

Ok I've just checked and the switch wire is red, black and bare. Worried now that one of those reds is actually a black now. What do you think? Cheers.

Ok one last check of something before I go ahead...thanks for your help so far, very much appreciated. You can see from my pic that one of the switch wire's red cables looks like it hasn't been stripped back (and therefore used) yet the bare wire looks like it could have been. Is there...

Ok thanks, I'll wire it as is shown for the living room light switch and if it doesn't work, swap the switch reds round.

Thank you, however this part: "It’s very important to keep track of which is the switched live because it will almost always be black (or blue), not the usual red (or brown) used for live, because normal twin and earth is red & black (or brown & blue). If you connect all the blacks together...

Hi. I'm currently replacing a few ceiling lights in my house and all is well apart from the bathroom. The old set up was a complete mess and tangle of wires but foolishly I got rid of it all before photographing it as the new light fitting is different and I thought it wouldn't be...

I'm all sorted now thank goodness and only had to take the morning off work. Spoke to the company who last did my drains and they flushed the loose part through, replaced it, undid the blockage and discovered what was causing it for £90 so pretty made up really considering the time of the...

Thanks for your advice. I have plunged with a full bowl for a good hour and it hasn't helped I'm afraid. We went for a late night McDonalds last night to use the loo and I have taken today off work to get this sorted. Think I will try and get someone to jet it this morning.

The manhole is close judging by next door....my guess is feet but there are flags over it. When I say get the Henry out I mean to suck the cover out of the soil pipe. Cheers.

Ok thanks a lot. The toilet is the only one :( The inspection hatch is just above the garden floor. The pipe runs from the toilet across the kitchen's mini attic and down the back of the house. Can't do pics now I'm afraid. My main concern now though is the cover that has fallen down...

Well I tried plunging and that didn't work...I now have a completely blocked toilet. So I went outside to look at the access hatch and the blockage is definitely between the outside of the house and the toilet. Unfortunately, when I unscrewed and removed the cover, the other side of the...

Thanks a lot. We need to get it all sorted properly in the new year as there is a tiny leak from the base of the toilet too. Pretty sure the kitchen ceiling is in a mess and I might have to have a look up there to see what's what...the scene in Aliens when they open the ceiling panels...

Thanks. No, there is no easily accessible inspection chamber as it was covered up by the previous occupants. That's why we have the access hatch in the soil pipe. Everyone in our household is thoroughly educated on the woes that can be caused by anything other than human waste and...

Hi. Our upstairs toilet is blocked. If you do a short flush you're pretty much ok but a full flush eventually swamps the bowl. It is emptying after about 10 mins but seems to be getting worse. Sometimes the water level in the bowl is lower than it should be after it has drained...

Thanks. I can't post pics as at work. The leak is a constant but extremely slow leak from the base of the toilet where it meets the floor. You can physically twist the base of the toilet around the floor and I was under the impression the base needs tightening and a new seal between...

Hi. Our toilet has become loose at the floor and has a small leak. I know I have to shut off the water, dismantle the toilet then reseat the base on a new wax seal but I can't see how to dismantle the toilet. There are two holes on each side of the base, but shining my torch in there...

I cannot thank you enough for your advice to contact Worcester direct. They put me on a 12 month service contract for £300 for the year and ended up replacing pretty much the entire top half of the boiler. I dread to think what this would have ended up costing from an independent plus I now have...