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Hi Whilst fitting a FCU powering an external light i have somehow manage to make a nick in the brown sheathing on live cable in the back box and exposed the copper core. This is the cable that goes outside to the external light and its been plastered in above the back box so can't pull it...

Hello All, I require two garden lights wiring up about 5m from the house. The plan is to use a FCU taken from an indoor socket and have the external cabling in SWA, dug to a depth of approx 60cm. The circuit is currently protected by a fixed RCD. Is this work notifiable or not? I am a bit...

Hi All, I have FCU running from a socket in a bedroom with the output cable going into the loft and powering three sockets. Can I add a junction box before the cable goes into the sockets (but after the FCU?) - I want to add a single socket to power an LED Tv. I am guessing I can't run...

I have just bought a 1 bedroom apartment to use as a weekend holiday home & potential investment. Thieves have been in and ripped out the entire plumbing system in the bathroom so i need to start again but not sure what to go for. Please note the following - There is no gas in the property...

Hi All, When at my last house i managed to buy a pack with a 5 lever deadlock and a 5 lever sash lock in the same pack with the same key. I have moved house and want to fit the same thing but cant seem to find a pack? Any ideas where i can get one from with the same keys for both? Thanks

Hi All, Got a three year old Baxi Instant 80 HE. Recently the hot water has not been as hot as it usually is and when i check the row of tempeature neons its only reaching 60 and going no higher. Is this normal? If I put pre-heat on to full it will then reach the full temp of 80. However...

Hi All, I have a bathroom which has no windows so is very dark and dingy. I want to upgrade the lighting to make the room brighter, what is the best style light fitting for making the room brighter? Are the 2d style fittings the best ie...

Hi, What are the current building regs for replacing a ceiling rose with a light fitting? I am under the impression you can no longer simply choc block the live and push it into the ceiling? Does everything have to be accessible within the lightfighting - ie so I cant push the live up into...

Hi, I live in a ground floor apartment and the kitchen has a standard bulb holder light fitting. I would like to replace it with some sort of downlight system - I have read about the PL and the CFL spotlights on this forum. As there is another apartment above - is it allowed by the regs...

Hi All I have just replaced my broken outdoor light for a new one, I got home tonight when it was dark, and my front door resembled a disco! The light was flicking on off on off. I have a separete PIR about 5cms away from the light and i think the light is setting the sensor off as when i...

Hi All, I have an outside light that has a g(x)24ql type lamp holder - 4 pins. Its stopped working after a year so I assumed it was the bulb. However I cant seem to get the exact same bulb in local shops, I can however get similar bulbs with the same fitting gx24q1 also 13w but a different...

Hi All, I had a transformer installed for the Ring Select a Light outdoor lighting system last year thinking i could use it for both LED and normal lights. I have just realised that the Ring Select a light system is not compatible with the Ring LED system. I have been to B n Q and compared...

Hi All, I have a two year old house, and have noticed the wiring into the ceiling roses (checked 3 so far) is a bit different. The neutral wire going to the light switch is connected to the live loop. (live to neutral then live from the switch) Is this normal as its different to the...

Hi In my kitchen I have a several 60watt lighting transformers (all ran from the lighting Circuit) each connected to 1 20 watt triangle under cabinet light. I think it has been setup this way as there is a large distance between the lights. I want to replace the triangle lights with ones...

Hi All, Does anyone know a good supplier of unsual radiator brackets? I have a 200mm high (Brugman) radiator that dosen't have standard mounts on the back. It needs a bracket that slots into the top and bottom of the radiator - see attached picture. I have tried contacting Brugman and I am...

Hi, I have an Outdoor Socket installed (by part p qualified person). I now want to run some outdoor lightning from it, is it possible to run more then one 12v Transformer from the socket? Ie to have a junction box in waterproof housing with 3 transformers connected? Thanks

Hi, Does anyone know where I can get some good outdoor trunking from? It needs to be pretty thick as will be running about 10 cables through it. Dosent have to be water tight mind as I am using all outdoor grade cables. A matching outdoor acces box would be useful too - to put on the wall...

Hi I have just purchased this radiator here; http://www.homebase.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=20001&partNumber=1652646&Trail=searchtext>RADIATOR I have fitted radiators before but this one didnt come with any brackets and it hasnt got 2 strips of...

Hi, I am installing a new vertical radiator and I am going to buy the following Valves; http://www.screwfix.com/search.do;jsessionid=BNCARDRIGX5LACSTHZOSFFI?_dyncharset=UTF-8&fh_search=70452&searchbutton.x=15&searchbutton.y=10 Does the above come with a valve tailpiece that goes into...

Hi I have a tall thin modern vertical (bar / tube style) radiator that has come with its own brackets and fixings for mounting onto brickwork. I need to mount it onto Plasterboard and the fixings (large bolts with thread) are kind of custom so cant simply replace the bolt with similar...