Search results

  1. W

    Installing another light on an existing light circuit

    I have an outside light and I want to add another light that workds from the same switch. I woult like to simply add the light to the existing wiring that feeds the current light. Can anyone advise how to wire this to the existing fitting? Thanks.
  2. W

    Plain old pipework?

    :oops: I recently bought a victorian shower and want to fit above a bath. The plan is to take the hot and cold feed from the pipework feeding the hot and cold supply to the bath taps. I have 'dabbled' with plumbing before but I think this task is fairly straightforward. That said any...
  3. W

    bathroom walls

    The emulsion on the bathroom wall began to peel off due to moisture. I stripped the peeling stuff and then painted over the plaster and some of the old paint with moisture proof emulsion. However the next day this also peeled. Can anyone recommend preparation technique for the wall and...
  4. W

    New socket attached to consumer unit

    Happy New Year. I fitted a new double socket in the garage into which a freezer and tumble drier are plugged. This is more convenient than running an extension from another double socket elsewhere in the garage. To connect the new double socket I wired it into the existing consumer unit which...
  5. W

    Wiring a downlighter from a ring main spur

    I want to rig a downlighter under the stairs and the most convenient wiring point seems to be a ring main spur (fused at 13A) in the wall. Can I use that to wire up the downlighter or must it be from the lighting circuit? WOuld it simply be a matter of replacing the 13A with a 3A? Thanks in...
Back
Top