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Hi, Some years ago I received great help here re-wiring a lamp safely and now I've another hopefully simpler question. I need to replace the bathroom light switch as it gets stuck. The light switch operates a single bulb in the bathroom which is a double insulated plastic fitting as there is...

My fence (above), built in 1966, died finally, the timber is squidgy, sad days.:( The posts are still very solid so I'll just be replacing the planks. Although its a 60's/70's look, that matches the house, and street, so i want to recreate it the same. The planks are 25*150 planed, and 4.82...

Hi, Last week the hot water feed to the bath sprang a heavy spraying leak at the grey elbow joint (below, the one furthest from camera, hot water) where it joins the copper. A hot bath was being run at the time. The bath and plastic pipes were installed 3 years ago by b&Q and had never leaked...

Hello. I have an old metal standard lamp from a charity shop . I would like to order gold coloured cable for it, so I must decide wether to get cable with no earth and fit a plastic lampholder , or cable with an earth and fit a metal lampholder. I have both types of lampholder and both thread...

Hi, I havent done much electrics, I am putting in a new kitchen in our 3 bed semi. The end of the kitchen where the units are going presently has one double socket on a spur, and one oven control (with socket). There are some other sockets elswhere in the kitchen, but none appear to be on a...