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Hi all! Just a quick one, my toilet cistern has a leak from the water inlet valve into the ballcock (picture attached). Is it the ballcock I would need to replace, the valve or both? Many thanks in advance for your help.

Adrian - The research I have conducted states that it isn’t too unusual to find this setup. I am not a professional so I won’t be investigating anything any further. Suffice to say the work I carried out, with the advice heeded from this forum, has resulted in a satisfactory and safe job.

Ha ha ha ha! Yeah! Now time to find cloth to clean marks off wallpaper before the Mrs spots it! Lol

Andy, you are a legend! Thank you so much. Followed your advice. Fitted as you described, power back on and it running perfect! Thanks again mate. Really appreciate you help. Photo of the finished article!

Andy - Just to clarify and save the Mrs getting a shock (it’s her side of the bed! ) I can simply place the second earth wire in the bottom earth socket terminal and leave the back box ‘loose’ wire which is too short to fit anyway, without connecting it to the socket? Is that correct?

Thanks Mottie. Yes - Yes that makes sense. Sadly one piece is too bloody short to fit the new earth socket, so off to buy some more earth cable!

Thanks Andy. The loose earth wire from the back box is too short to fit either of the socket earth terminals so I think I will need to buy a short length of earth wire and strip it to replace the loose earth wire that’s currently already there.

Hi all.... I’m changing a standard 2 gang socket over to a 2 gang switched USB charger socket. I’ve taken plastic socket off and met with the wiring setup in Pic attached. Obviously black/blue neutral and red/brown live. However, can anyone advise on what I do with the earth terminal? I have...

Thank guys. I’m resigned to the fact that as there is no earth I’m stuck with plastic for now. Many thanks for advice.

Thank you for the quick response. I appreciate your help. I suspected I couldn’t use the metal switch. How old do you think this wiring is? To have the house upgraded to newer electrical wiring, how much do you think that would cost fitted? Would really like to have more modern electrical...

Hi all, I wonder if you can help? I was about to change an old white plastic dimmer switch for a 1 gang polished steel face plate. Recently moved to a new property and met by what appears to be fairly antiquated electrics! Opened the faceplate fo be met by two red wires. One has a piece of brown...