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HI - you know what - I just did this - the contacts have bent away They now working fine cool beans Thanks

seems weird that normal lampholders last for decades / you never change them - i just checking one now having pulled it from the ceiling :)

Yes could be you are right - do you pull the sockets down into the kitchen, or get to them from first floor by taking flooboards out?

I can put a spotlight in one day, and the next day it is blown. Some of them dont work at all, and some only work if I twise the bulb in a certain distance. It seems the whole thing has loose connections etc Not my wokr but previous owner of this house Is it easy to check the wiring? It...

Have a 1950's semi and it has concrete gutters running parallel with bottom of sloped roof, both front and back of house Seems it is starting to leak as you can see small orange stain lines under the gutter where the conrete is joined, and also there is a bit of damp at the top f the rooms...

Got a Central Heating Company to check why I had no hot water/ boiler cutting out, but heating working fine They said they checked boiler, system, 3 wy valve, thermostat and pump and everything works fine They recommended "acid power wash of entire system" quoting about £800.00 because...

Indirect system with Glowworm boiler, central heating fine, no hot water, as from yesterday Pump is fine i think (i adjusted speed from low to medium and i heard its speed increase) Thermostat or motorised valve i suspect might be the problem, how can i tell which it would be ? The...

Have done a circuit test on heater - and circuit is fine - so maybe thats ok then...

No-one knows much about dishwashers in the forum then?

Anyone know what this could be: Dishwasher is fitted and probably 4 years old. Has worked great for 3 years. Recently it has been stopping 70% of way through program - not a great issue as I just clicked the timer 1 click round and then the cycle completed perfectly. However after a...

Planning permission is only granted on my conservatory if it is 4m long or less, due to the 45 degree rule from centre of other property windows. I have planning permission for 4m long, and my conservatory company wants to "pinch another 2 metres" If they did that (which would have failed...

All conservatories need planning permission. But it is true they dont need building regs if they are built to the conditions on the post 2 above. However my question is, is inspection carried out on planning permission only items, and what would their view be on "pinching a bit"!

get a 12mm masonary drill bit 12" long. Mark on the wall the size of the hole you want Drill as many holes as you can around the circumference of the circle you drew on the wall. Then cold chisel out the remaining circumference until the hole size you want appears! Hey presto!

I got a quote for a conservatory 6m x 3m Planning officer said its too big and could be maximum of 4m x 3m So conservatory company said apply for 4m x 3m and then when permission is given just "pinch a bit" and build the original 6m x 3m as "they never come to inspect" as building regs...