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Wintery afternoon everyone! I am trying to change an old socket in the living room after decorating, but would just like to double check. Both sockets are dual switches (for upstairs and living room lights, non dimmed). The old socket is this From the top left (ignoring the earth)...

Does anyone know where i can get a wate kit for a double ended bath (to collect) for Wednesday. Bathstore do them, but they are order only http://www.bathstore.com/_application/bathstore/products/baths/bath-wastes/bath-wastes/-bath-click-clack-waste-for-double-ended-baths-1549.html?pg=0...

Hello, We are moving the bedroom around a bit, and after taking out some previously fitted wardrobes it seems the coving currently in the bedroom doesn't go around all 4 walls! Rather than re-do the whole lot (including lots of window angles) i am trying to find some coving to finish the...

Another tiling question if I could please. Just done a quick check for taking up the bathroom tiles and it appears the previous incumbent has tiled straight onto the floor boards (inter-locked chipboard - not sure of the name). They are quite thick - is it likely they will stand up to the...

Shortly going to be retiling the kitchen and dining room, this time with UFH (Warm-up loose wire kit). I have seen some other pointers, and picked up some tips. The kitchen already has 300x300mm tiles down, on top of bitumen. The dining room is now bare bitumen after taking up the worlds...

I am looking to install a media training suite for a charity i am involved in. Mainly for the prohibitive cost of what most organisations want to charge. Luckily, the set up is quite simple. Projector Screen Cabinetry PC (which will run DVD/presentations etc) Laptop line Is this...

Afternoon all. We are in the process of getting quotes for work in the bathroom, and i would just like some advice to ensure i am not being spun a tale or running blind. There are four things in the new bathroom design that are electricery related. 1. New downlights (aware of "zone"...

Having problems with my electric shower which is fair play since is was a cheapie put in when we moved into the house 2 years ago. Was thinking of redoing the bathroom fully now, and debating whether to fit a mixer shower. Can this be done with a Worcester Bosch Greenstar 28i Junior combi?

Not sure if this belongs in this, but here goes. Earliler in the year i installed an MFI kitchen (Rimini). Recently we have had the boiler changed, and i had kept hold of all the bits of spare wood and panels, screws and cosmetic screw plugs etc for this. However, on boxing in the...

Righty, i finally managed to get someone round to have a look at my boiler (no hot water) and the diaphragm had split, and a microswitch was playing up. They managed to fix the switch, but had to fit a new diaphragm. They also noticed the iginter (pizo?) had broken, but also fixed that without...

BEfore i get someone in to have a look at my Vokera Flowmatic RS 20/80 which i suspect may be goosed from what various people have said, what would you fine folks recommend as a replacement for a 3 bed house, only 2 persons living in, hardly use bath? What would it be, and what is a guide...

Hi, I have been having some trouble recently with my combi boiler (Vokera 20/80 RS Flowmatic). First off, the hot water comes up to decent temperature, but only when flowing slowly. Filling a sink isn't too bad, filling a bath is a nightmare. Next, although at cold the pressure is set...

Hi, Was changing some socket faces in the living room yesterday, and one interestingly came off too easy! After connecting everything back up, it took me a few seconds to realise that there was no-where for one of the retaining screws to go. The little lug that takes the screw sheared off...

Just replacing a double switch for the kitchen with a dimmer. On the existing (brass plate) it had the usual earth, L1, L2 and Com (common?). The new switch has L1, L2 and what looks like a tilda (wavy line) with a arrow crossed through it. Is this the symbol for common? Also, there is no...

The ongoing saga of my kitchen refit! The low voltage lighting i have (2 x transformers) for cupboard lights and under cabinet lights has been going to plan, However, The length of cable supplied with each downlight is only 1m and the distance from 2 of the lights back to the...

Is there a minimum distance from the kitchen floor for a socket??? (for a plug in and forget about item) __________________________________ Lynda, moderator please note forum rule 20

Hi! I am about to replace the kitchen, and taking the opportunity to install halogen under-lights whilst there is the opportunity. I am unable to utilise the current kitchen lighting supply since the switch is too far away. I do however, have existing switched 13A wall sockets. Is there...

Hi all, first post on here after lurking for a very long time picking up some excellent tips along the way - so many thanks for that! I will be shortly replacing my kitchen and i have just bought a new integral electric oven/gas hob from Indesit. Until i manage to screw B&Q down on the price...