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I wish to remove this kitchen light fitting which takes large screw fit tungsten spot light bulbs. The bulbs can be angled too. Does the unit have clips like modern downlights, or is there some other way to remove it? Considering that the ceiling needs replastering to fit smaller downlights...

Just about to screw a nice bit of planed 2"x2" to the wall which is going to be a visible top edge for hiding a gas pipe. However, I've noticed my wall is not straight!!! The timber is 7'6" long and 2"x2" size, and when I put the timber against the wall I see that its about 1/2" away from the...

I just bought a ridge hook kit to bolt on to a ladder so I can get up to the chimney safely, however I only have a 2-section and 3-section extenison ladder. The latching mechanism on an extension ladder is clearly designed to stop the ladder shortening when weight is applied to the top, but...

I'm in the process of going round changing all my 240V GU10 50W halogen bulbs to 4W LED ones, and I can't work out how to change the blub on the bathroom extractor fan. I don't even know the make and model so I cant even search the internet for an instruction manual. Can anyone recognise...

My hot and cold pipes are rubber, so no possibility of applying supplementary earth bonding to the taps. I have a towel rail piped with central heating water which is plated with some low conductivity alloy (looks like chrome). There is no RCD on the lighting ring. I've connected an extension...

I've been told this CU is an old council one with only 2 neutral busbars so it would be difficult to add a 2nd RCD. So could I simply replace the MCB's on the unprotected side with RCBO's? I've seen talk here about different types of CU which need different models of MCB, so which type of...

I've tried pulling and squeezing unclipping in different directions, but I can't open the cover to the connector block on the following light http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00BFV63VS/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 The picture there is better than any picture I get get with my...

An electrician has already installed downlights in my bathroom, but I discovered that he lied about their IP rating. I have purchased some replacement lights which are IP65 rated of exactly the same size, and simply need to be substituted with exactly the same wiring. I'm perfectly...

I've got a tall deep hole between 2 pattresses and my experience with polyfiller is that I can only get it to work for small dents or screw holes. Not only is the hole quite deep there are many bits of loose masonry going back along the path of an old gas pipe that used to run through the...

I'm installing a single back box adjacent to an existing double socket, but the conduit containing the ring is buried right in the wall in the way. Here's a photo of it. The red lines outline the brown conduit, and the green lines indicate where the 2.5mm cables enter the existing double...

I'm replacing a gas fire and back boiler with an electric fire and surround. The electric fire has a BS1363 plug which connects at the back of the fireplace. When the fire surround is in place there is no space for the 13A cable to come from behind to the front to reach the socket next to...

I've seen some really nice white square bevelled tiles on a display bathroom in B&Q Farnborough. They are either 100x100 or 150x150, but B&Q say they don't sell them and don't have any details of the supplier. I've searched the internet for days and been to nearly a dozen other tile shops...

My Combi boiler (Worcester Greenstar 37CDi) is located in the attic, my CH programmer (an ancient Honeywell model) is in the ex-airing-cupboard and the CH thermostat is in the downstairs hall. I'd like to have internet control as my work hours are irregular. I've looked at the Heatmiser...

On similar lines to my other thread, I noticed my wife has used the Dulux Matt wall paint on some woodwork, just keying the existing gloss with sandpaper and painting over it. Same as my other post the matt just washes off when my boy splashes water out of the basin. Before repainting with...

Some of the walls were uneven so I sanded and filled them, and then painted with Dulux matt paint, but other walls looked fine so I sanded them a bit to take the shine of the existing vinyl silk (didn't know about this site at the time so probably didn't sand them in the right way) and just put...