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    LED aluminium defusers

    You need to use tape with closely spaced LEDs (120 or even more per metre), and a suitably deep extrusion with a good quality diffuser.
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    Aluminium Windows at non-insane prices

    Duration Windows were great - thanks. They replied within hours of my request and the price was much more in line with what I was expecting.
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    Aluminium Windows at non-insane prices

    Thats right, square bay - three windows, two corner posts. Appreciate the assistance!
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    Aluminium Windows at non-insane prices

    Hi I'm looking for a 'box window' in aluminium or ali-clad wood. It's not particularly big (1800mm w x 1500mm h x 600mm d). No openings. I've had three quotes all for around the £2.5K mark. Can anyone recommend somewhere that won't charge the earth for this? Cheers, Steve
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    Best consumer units at the moment?

    I've already written off aesthetics if I'm going for Hager ;) In terms of it just being a box, I accept that, and could probably have phrased the question better. What I actually was referring to was the best 'solution' in terms of the CU and it's accessories.
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    Best consumer units at the moment?

    Thanks everyone. Rather than quoting each person individually, I'll address the common points. 1) I feel the love for Hager - noted. 2) No I'm not planning on installing it myself although I intend on influencing the specification - hence the question. 3) 'Whatever your electrician...
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    Best consumer units at the moment?

    Hi folks, I know these come in and out of preference as times change, but what is generally considered to be the best consumer unit / RCBO combination at the moment. Will be needing 14 ways in total. Cheers!
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    How much is your annual Electricity usage. Mine is 5,145 kWhs

    Ouch! 12450kWh here... Gas heating / hot water. Cooking all electric. Have a hot tub and electric UFH in kitchen and two bathrooms. But still...
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    Which heat-only boiler?

    Thanks everyone. I knew I'd get as many different answers as there were people replying :) The Potterton SL Heat is an interesting and unusual design. Looks very simple and robust. Future maintenance looks easy. Intergas has more tech and supports OpenTherm which is of interest to me. They all...
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    Which heat-only boiler?

    It's a Protherm 60-80 CI and needs a fan, ignition electrode and primary heat exchanger which makes it way beyond economical repair in my opinion.
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    Which heat-only boiler?

    Hi folks. Realise this may be a contentious question but which heat only boiler are the professionals recommending at the moment? It's an open vented system and we have a water softener which I believe rules out anything with an aluminium heat exchanger.
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    Non-LED Dimmers

    Check out the Philips DimTone lamps. They have a very warm white central LED surrounded by four normal LEDs. In normal use, the outer four LEDs are illuminated but as you dim it down, the centre one comes on, and finally the outer ones go off completely. They are very nice - faithfully...
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    It's for double insulation reasons, right?

    Are you sure your holes are 50mm - that's pretty small.
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    RGBW LED strips

    Hi I can recommend this company:- https://www.hiline-lighting.co.uk/gb/ They know what they're talking about and don't sell any tat. The vast majority of the stuff on eBay is rubbish. Strongly suggest you mount it on aluminium strip to ensure longevity of the LEDs. If you stick LED strips to...
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    my new whats my transformer qiuz

    He's being pedantic that you're still calling it a transformer and not SMPS...
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    Possible to do decent carpet installation after alarm company bodge?

    Ok, ok, pedant alert! Er. Widthways and lengthways? That better? ;) ps. Love your picture!
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    Modern appliance wired to plug with red and black wires.

    I wonder what the odds are of that 'fuse' actually being a fuse? Also, 13A fuse for what looks like 0.5mm cable?
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    Possible to do decent carpet installation after alarm company bodge?

    Hi folks. In the end, it was straightforward to do this properly. Bizarrely, in that room, the first 'row' of joists run horizontally, and the rest of them run vertically. Downstairs in the entrance hall, there is a 45 degree wall which the two opposing runs of joists rest on. All that was...
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    Possible to do decent carpet installation after alarm company bodge?

    There's not enough slack to move them above the skirting. The whole installation is a disgrace - there's surface mounted trunking all over the place. In one of the bedrooms, slap bang in the middle of the wall, there's some stick on trunking which runs two thirds of the way up the wall, at...
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    Possible to do decent carpet installation after alarm company bodge?

    Hi Just discovered this horrific bodge under the carpet of a room I'm redecorating. Realistically, what are my options? Cheers, Steve
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