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by cs94njw
Sun Jan 24, 2010 7:37 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Replacing Bathroom lights, but cut-out too big!
Replies: 1
Views: 2460

Replacing Bathroom lights, but cut-out too big!

Hi All, The 4 spotlights in my bathroom are rusting and failing, and not even correct for the bathroom zones (stupid previous owner :( ). Existing light: m The cut-outs are quite large - about 90cm, and that's really hindering my choice of replacement lights. I bought 4 white zone 1 rated lights (ab...
by cs94njw
Fri Aug 28, 2009 8:01 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Spot lights in bathroom rusty, but with unusal cut-out
Replies: 1
Views: 4614

Spot lights in bathroom rusty, but with unusal cut-out

Hi All, We bought our first house and the bathroom has 4 downlights. Well, actually they're spot lights with reflector bulbs in them. After about 6 months, the lights stopped working. The bulbs were fine, but when I started to unscrew the bulbs, they would often turn on. When screwed properly back i...
by cs94njw
Mon Jan 14, 2008 9:58 am
Forum: Glazing and Double Glazing Forum
Topic: Cracks around double glazing
Replies: 2
Views: 4786

Ahha excellent! Thank you very much!
by cs94njw
Fri Jan 11, 2008 5:09 pm
Forum: Insulation Forum
Topic: Draft from downlights
Replies: 2
Views: 6426

Excellent - thank you very much.

Sadly all the big DIY stores don't seem to stock it, but there's a couple of websites that do them. Thank you very much!
by cs94njw
Wed Jan 09, 2008 4:56 pm
Forum: Insulation Forum
Topic: Draft from downlights
Replies: 2
Views: 6426

Draft from downlights

Hi Bought a house last year and realised today there's a draft coming down from the downlights in the bathroom. After buying the house, I had to relay insulation to ~250mm, and so I believe the lights are covered by this. However, I'm very nervous about covering something that gets hot. A book I rea...
by cs94njw
Wed Jan 09, 2008 4:52 pm
Forum: Glazing and Double Glazing Forum
Topic: Cracks around double glazing
Replies: 2
Views: 4786

Cracks around double glazing

Hi I bought an ex-council house about a year ago. I've just realised that all the double-glazed windows, and even the front door, now have a space/crack between it and the surrounding structure. Each of these windows/doors are now letting drafts through. Either I didn't notice it when I first moved ...
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