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Thanks for all the input guys!! A two wire PIR would be great but the one mentioned above turns the lights off, not on.... Thanks for the picture, makes it much easier to understand :) Another question though, one of the blick wires has a red sleeve on it and from what you said in an...

Not in Australia! The guy selling the OZ Pir says the voltages are all OK for UK but the unit has no BS marks!

Hi, Thanks for getting back to me. The cables I can see (6 in total, two pairs of each) are coming through the bathroom celing and into the pull cord light switch. We have two downlighters in the bathroom celin, I looked in the loft and the two lights are connected together and and a...

I think you are right!!!

Coming out of the celing I have two cores of three cables. Both have G/Y - B - R and one of the Blacks does have a Red sleeving on it. So, the three wires which include the Black WITHOUT the Red sleeve needs to be changed, is that correct?

Hi guys, Im trying to wire up a PIR in my bathroom but dont seem to be having any success. The wiring diagram that comes with thr PIR: http://www.screwfix.com/prods/80538/Lighting/Floodlights/PIRs-Photocells/IQ-Ceiling-360-PIR-Movement-Sensor Says that I should have L - N - E, the...

I used 1.7mm spacers, a funny size I know but I could not find any 2mm. I found the gap left by the spacers I used was fine, so 2mm will be Ok I guess. But I did have little 4" x 4" tiles! I borrowed a neighbours (who is a tiler / plaster) grout float, looked like this...

Well I did it! I used Bal's Easypoxy grout last night and it was fine! It took me the best part of two hours to grout around 116 4" x 4" tiles. I fount the grout was more like putty than grout and it took a little bit of work to get it into the gaps betwwen the tiles and wasn't too messy. I...

Thanks for the info. Looks like I will be using the epoxy grout then! Any tips on the best way to use it?

Hi all, Firstly I want to say thankyou for all the advice you guys post on these foums. I have found it a great help and have so far managed to tile my bathrom floor and walls using the help offered on other threads. Im now at the grouting stage! I have grouted the floor and most of the...

Hi Guys, We are getting a new bathroom fiited shortly and have got a plumber to install the bathroom for £200, which is all fine and dandy. But, I will need to do the tiling myself. I have read lots of tips about tiling like stating on the wall directly infornt of you when you enter the...

Oh yeah, and a letter box!! :)

Hi, Thanks for the replys. The glass is not decorative, just normal double glazing glass. Its the most bizzar thing to happen though as the glass on the side of the door facing outside has dropped about 1cm but on the inside the glass is perfectly inplace and has not dropped, go figure...

Hi guys, We have a uPVC front door with a windows about 1ft x 2ft in the middle of it. I noticed the other day that the window appears to have slipped about 1cm downwards and this has made the seal aroud the window break. Anyway, I had someone come and look at it today and have been told...

OK, just been having a chat with a mate (who is a plumber). He reckons it was probably just rain water coming down the flue due to the large amount of rain we have been having over the last day or two. He also says he had the same problem yesterday - Girlfriend on the phone screaming that the...

Hi guys, I need a little plumbing advice... I noticed last night that I had a pool of water below underneath our combi boiler, I took the cover off but could not see any where the water had leaked from. I did notice however that the plastic ledge just below what I think is a pump was wet...

Ok, I have found the answer!!! http://nene.essortment.com/howtocleanven_rcye.htm But if anyone has any other ideas lets see them!

Anyone have any idea how to clean these blinds? These ones: http://www.newinteriors.co.uk/venetian-louvre-blinds.htm Thanks

Hi guys, I have recently cut down a load of ivy that was growing at both the front and rear of of our house. No I have a problem in removing the little tentacles that were left behind. I can remove them from the window ledges by using some warm soapy water and a sponge (with lots of elbow...

Hi, Real wood!!