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Back again! Just a query, the lights suggested (the ones from screw fix) are smaller in diameter than my current one. They will still fit but I'm not sure if I'll get a ring of light round it as mentioned on other threads about smaller lights in bigger holes. So.... Would it be safe/ OK to...

Cheers Greased monkey! Had heard the argument about the heating, but as i read somewhere it's an expensive way to heat! Maybe I need more rugs down to take the chill off! Cheers again

Convinced the other half so all good to go, provably do it this weekend on half the lights. Question is what bulbs! Think chri5 said £10 a bulb which seems about right from what I've seen but then it'll be working out the light color that suits us. Thinking buy one of each of the main ones (3...

No problem ban all sheds, easily missed in all my ramblings!! Greased monkey - OK you have convinced me on the fire rated ones, no need!! Obliged. Google gives me differing explanations of CPC, what is it exactly?

No ban all sheds, as earlier mentioned we inherited the set up but will be reducing the lights, only by a couple. But think that is irrelevant in terms of the question for the thread as it is more a question of how to replace the halogen lights with LEDs.

I'm thinking the basic £10 fire rated ones, on switches not dimmers is the way forward for me, but then could replace the switches to dimmers if once installed we prefer.

Cheers for the t and e bit, thought it was something along those lines. Think possibly there was/ is a reason the ones installed were fire proof so maybe should stick with that.

Blimey. I can think off the top of my head that I've got a total of 43 across two bathrooms, a kitchen/ diner, a play room and a bedroom. The rest all have pendants. But as I said, this was all inherited when we moved in. Am reducing the kitchen ones with this led upgrade.

Excellent, cheers. Two questions..... 1) what is t&e? 2) is it not best to get fire rated ones? Then again I imagine the heat led ones project is a lot less than halogen so no need? Edit: the one you suggested, is that really it?? As in, literally wire that in and can put the gu10 led...

Thanks greased monkey, will think about removing the dimmer, you make a fair point! We inherited the set up, we are looking at removing some of the lights to put a more "intimate" pendant light up above the dinner table and kitchen island on storage switches so would probably do without the...

Many thanks to you both for the reply. Apologies for my ignorance but will try to break it down for myself! I think the consensus is gu10's which is what I thought. So that does mean I can get rid of the transformer but would mean new light fittings? And therefore which ones would work with...

I know there are countless articles on this topic across the web but am really getting differing views/ opinions so figured best I post here my exact issue/ set up. Basically I have a total of 23 MR16 Halogen downlighters controlled with one dimmer for 12 and one for 11. I have decided to...

Just an update, this was bought and fitted and works a treat! Much better than the one that looked like it had seen about 30 years of limescale build up! Cheers all for helping.

OK think I'll try the flexi pipe route, but.... Any experienced tips for getting it undone??!! It's screwed TIGHT to the mains end, can't seem to shift it. Was thinking WD40 sprayed on and let it soak in?!

Cheers mfarrow. So, my old valve thread and the incoming water pipe are 3/8". So would I want to buy the previously mentioned valve? Was this link..... http://www.awin1.com/awclick.php?awinmid=1228&awinaffid=58258&p=http://www.screwfix.com/p/fluidmaster-euro-bottom-entry-fill-valve-3-8/87426...

Any help regarding the sizes?

The Victorian - straightened the kink and definitely better than it was (since I took it all out and put it back in it had been worse so that must have been my dodgy spanner work!) So it is better but the valve bit definitely needs replacing still so any advice around the correct sizes needed or...

I think the top kink was done by me twisting to try and get the thing off, it's tightly stuck so couldn't get the bottom bit undone. But it was straight initially so think that may be misleading on my part. Excuse the novice!

Ok apologies for not putting pics up yesterday, was a long day. I put the labels with my rough measurements, pain/ difficult measuring pipes! But then realised they are tiny unless you zoom in so I have written them out in order starting at top to bottom. Apologies if not accurate but...

Cheers Denso. I will take some snaps tomorrow and put them up with some measurements (albeit not actually sure how you measure pipes, whether from edge to edge or the inner thread etc)