HOW TO FIT A PLUG TOP

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  Tools required :-  Side cutters (snips), a medium posi and flat screwdriver depending on the plug top, a Stanley knife and if you have them a pair of wire strippers. Remove approximately 5cm of outer sheath from the flex, to do this score around the flex with your knife taking care not to cut into the conductors inside, just bend the flex at the score mark once or twice and it should pull off (fig1).   Prepare the plug top by unscrewing the top and loosening the cable grip inside. Now place the flex where the cable grip will hold it in place and mark the live conductor … [Read more...]

FITTING A NEW KITCHEN – 3 Preparation

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The first step towards fitting your new kitchen is removing the old one. Wear the appropriate safety equipment, gloves, goggles, etc. Remove all the doors, drawers and shelves first, then remove any screws that are fixing the worktop(s) to the base units. If the worktop edges are under tiles you may have to remove some, if not all of them to 'free up' the worktop. Some old kitchens have the worktop glued to the base units so the only removal solution may be a lump hammer and crowbar. The units themselves should be relatively easy to remove and come apart fairly easily, especially with … [Read more...]