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Hi, Doing some work in basement and wondering what this metal brace is and if it is ok to remove it. The brace is not tightly fitted to the wall and has a lot of play in it so i imagine its not serving much of a purpose.

The hole at the back of the tap where the pipe fits into is about the size of a 10p coin and is threaded on the inside. I don't have the exact dimaeter but will post it up shortly.

Hi i bought a wall tap on ebay quite some time ago and have only just got round to fitting it on. this is the tap. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-CONCEPT-WALL-MOUNTED-BASIN-TAP-BATH-FILLER-W108_W0QQitemZ370150574950QQcmdZViewItem the back of the tap has a threaded hole on either side. i...

ok here is how i understood it. what do you guys think. will it work and is it safe? cheers.

sorry mate is this with the first switch or with the second 'proper' switch that i bought? by the way the first switch just had 2 small holes at the top labeled as common and 2 small holes at the bottom not labeled as anything. and to connect the wires to the terminals it had some spring...

hi just got back from wickes and seen your replies. i had a feeling the switch was wrong so i went out and bought another one from wickes and it is as described by you guys. i bought the first one from a local hardware shop just down the road from me. and it cost double compared to the...

Hi after advice from some members here i have bought a 3 pole isolator switch to connect to my timer extractor fan. i have checked the reference posts which shows how to wire to a light switch. instead i would like to wire it independent of the light switch and using the isolator as a...

sorry my bad. it is meant to read 1.0mm thanks for the replies everyone cheers.

thank you all. my experience is electronics in video games so i am pretty new at this so you have all been a great help. cheers.

thanks for the replies guys. can you please take a look at my diagram here..... http://www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=163724 and tell me where i would put the transformer for the 12V lights. cheers

thanks for getting back to me jj. another question please. the instructions on the spot lights say i need to use 10mm cable. to down size from the original cable do i use a junction box? also from the third light (i.e before the spotlights) can i put a junction box in place so i can...

Please check my diagram and let me know if i am doing it right. Thanks.

Hi. My wife wants me to install spotlights in the bedrooms and bathroom. i just wanted to have normal bulbs but nag nag etc etc long story short i lost! So i need to know whats the difference between MR16 and GU10 and which one is better. Better meaning which is more economical. Cheers.

cheers scooby.

dont worry about mate, you've been great. cheers. i have been trying to find a manual on the net so i can locate the button but cant find a manual. can anyone tell me where the button is? cheers.

well i have been scanning the forum and the internet in general and come across something about a safety cut off switch so i was thinking if there is anything else that we might have missed.

cheers for that dave. im going to look into that. anyone else have any ideas?

Hi all I was called in by a friend to take a look at his megaflo electric boiler which is only used for hot tap water. No radiators. He has been in the property for a couple of months now and has had no hot water since. He had it looked at by a boiler engineer who told him it was a...

Hi i am shifting the position of my toilet waste and need to cut through the outer wall. is there an easy way to cut a circular hole through stone? maybe with a tool or something? cheers

Hi. im new here and must say that this is an absolutely amazing forum for getting help. i am doing a makeover on my bathroom and bedroom as it is absolutely falling to bits and due to the credit crunch im doing it myself to save money. i am new to diy but through the help of this...