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    false ceilings using metal girders

    I've just put up a false ceiling using metal girders around the wall and timber going across. I found these metal girders in the boiler room of my block of flats. Does anyone know which company sells metal girders like that?
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    Becoming an electrician

    is it possible to become an electrician just by going to college and not having work experience with a qualified electrician as well?
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    wiring a light switch

    i want to wire a light switch for six 50 watt downlighters. The cable from the fuse box will only be used for this purpose. I am not sure how to wire the light switch. Am i right in having the cable going from the fuse box to the lightswitch and then a cable going from the lightswitch to the...
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    freezing pipes

    if copper pipes freeze in your loft the ice expands and ruptures the pipe. Why doesn't this happen when you use a pipe freezing kit?
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    fitting wooden battens to a wall

    What is the best way to fit thick wooden battens to a wall? Should i use very very long rawl plugs that fit in the wood as well as the wall?
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    false ceiling

    I want to put in a false ceiling with plasterboard. Anyone know any good links which explains how to do it?
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    Best way to get work as a self-employed plumber

    I've been advertising as a self-employed plumber for a while but haven't hit on the best way to get work yet. Advertising in about 10 newsagents windows has bought in only one or two calls. Advertising in a free newspaper likewise brings in very few calls and i've had a line advert in the yellow...
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    removing radiator on combi system.

    I need to take off a radiator to tile behind it. Do i attach a filling hose to re-fill the system and do i need to add more rust inhibitor to replace what has been lost? If so where do i add the rust inhibitor to the system? thanks
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    sanivite discharge pipe

    I am about to install a sanivite for someone. the installation instructions tell me to use 32mm copper or cpvc pipe. This is confusing me a bit because i thought copper pipe came in 28mm or 35mm diameters. Also the man in the plumbers shop has never heard of cpvc pipe. He only knows pvc pipe. Is...
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    removing tiles

    What's the most effective way to remove tiles from a wall. The old tiles on my bathroom wall are so well stuck that using a hammer and chisel is taking me ages to chisel them off inch by inch. Would it be best for me to hire a light pneumatic drill?
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    Soil pipe connection for two toilets

    Does anyone know if it is possible to have two soil pipes from two toilets joining up internally before going out to the soil stack or does each soil pipe have to go through the wall and join up at a different point on the soil stack? If they can join up internally does anyone know how this...
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    Removing WC pan

    I want to replace a WC pan. The old one doesn't have the modern type of connection to the soil pipe. It is joined to the soilpipe with hard stuff (plumber's mait?). Does anyone know the best way to remove this stuff. I'm scared to use a chisel in case i crack the soilpipe. Pete
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