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hi all can anybody reccomment a good manufacturer of sliding gear for pocket doors. I was thinking of installing a set of double pocket doors to split a living/dining area in my existing open plan arrangement. I may also install a sliding partition to the side of my staircase which is also in...

you might consider screwing it down so when you want to replace it its a lot easier to get back off the concrete. 2 screws near the back corners with a washer on each should work for any mat just a thought

hi all can anybody reccomment a good manufacturer of sliding gear for pocket doors. I was thinking of installing a set of double pocket doors to split a living/dining area in an open plan arrangement. I may also install a sliding partition to the side of my staircase which is also in my open...

hi lads going around to a mates house to have a quick look at his heating tomorrow. 2 rads downstairs not heating up. if the pump has seized due to inactivity for so long(and a few taps of a mallet dont move things), i believe you can try to turn the impellar manully to free it up, and you get...

yeah dave i see what u mean . the partition would be fixed right through the new floor into the ex boards, or joists so no worry of it moving. it might however interfere with the floors need for movement. i dont know if this would create a problem as it would still have its cork strips or...

hi all hope someone has a few words of wisdom for me the plan is to split my open-plan sitting/dining area(L-shaped) into two seperate rooms, divided by a new timber stud partition with half-glazed double doors between. I would also like to lay a new hardwood solid or engineered floor...

sorry to dissapoint you on the guesswork the sparks was back promptly the next morn. apologisied profusely "schoolboy error on my behalf" was one of his comments anyway it was a live which seemed to be the prob. (a loop of 10sq coming from the bottom of the rcbo) the live feed i presume...

you are not wrong - ban all sheds the ex tails are 6sq i think - hence the request to the net to put bigger ones in what- even bike sheds - where will the kids go for a smoke , not to mention copping a quick...

have no idea where skelton grange is, but the juice sounds like its about right for running electric trains, like the underground (not the model hornby type- before some wit makes a gag about toys for big boys :) ) could it b setting stepped for this purpose here??

OK OK SOME PICS SPEAK A THOUSAND WORDS, SOME NOT A LOT the old tails would not reach the new cu so there is a dirty big connecting block tucked up behind the back-board until the network come out to connect the new tails into the new meter! yeee-haaa, so i will not be having a shower while...

so to finish up and i would like to thank all for their contrubitions and i think i can safely assume i will be within my rights to give this guy a good bo*****ing tomorrow and ask him to re-arrange the components on the CU ??

//www.diynot.com/network/dubdad/albums/9051/34794 there is a photo, sorry it too so long, i had forgotten how. anyway looks like there will b some electricity in the air tomorrow, the sparks will fly as they say (have to watch my back though , he is a big fella) looks nice and neat...

sparks will fly

hi riveralt same shower---kinda ah u have the memory of an elephant sir :-) that post it was a shower only in conception i went the sensible route and put in a tank fed pumped electric,(mira elite st 9.8kw) a she looks lovely too!! pity it doesn't do anything yet :-(

hopefullly its just a simple one like the neutral (he did start talking about a neutral when i called him) just did a quick check there: if i hit test on the rcbo if also trips out the rcd this suggests to me that they are sharing a neutral? tripping out the rcd with test leaves the rcbo...

thanks john no 1,main switch 2,mcb-lights up 3,mcb-lights down 4,mcb-cooker 5,RCD 6,sockets-up 7,sockets-down 8,sockets-kitchen 9,RCBO-SHOWER 10,mcb-shed sorry i have not got a copy of the tests he done as he had to send them off to the network/supplier as i am also requesting an...

feel partly responsible as i installed the shower myself. i'm sure my end is ok though. used 10mmsq cable and a 45amp isolating switch all connectioins nice and tight. get a red neon on the iso switch, turn on the shower and get a power on light, then when i hit the 'run' switch on the...

no he didn't check the shower. i was even kicking myself for not checking it either before he left, (4 kids & easily distracted, thats me ;-)

hi all hope there is a sparks in the house! my question/problem is this: had an electrician in today to install an updated CU and wire in a new shower at the cu. job done, electrician leaves and i try the shower(to commision it really), and it trips out along with the main RCD ! now he is...