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    Do I need masonry paint for a porch with an open doorway?

    Our front porch is built with a single skin of bricks and has no door on the outside entrance. No rain ever hits the interior walls, which I now want to repaint. Using masonry paint such as Sandtex or Weathershield seemed the thing to do until I found that they only offer a very limited number...
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    Unreliable scene cycling using Hue button on dimmer switch

    I have recently completed my first installation of Philips Hue smart lights. There are 6 x GU5.3 spots (all White Ambience) and 5 x GU10 spots (4 White Ambience, 1 Colour Ambience), all connected via a Hue Bridge. All lamps have been updated to the latest software version (currently 1.104.2)...
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    Can anyone identify the terminals on a Friedland 454 chime?

    I inherited the door chime shown in the attached photo from the previous owner of our house. It could be well over 30 years old, but still works perfectly and has the advantage of being louder than a modern electronic chime. It is marked Friedland No. 454 inside the outer cover (it's different...
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    Is it safe to run 12v DC LED from 8v AC bell transformer?

    I have bought a rather classy and expensive engraved stainless steel bell push fitted with a Bulgin-style pushbutton that has an integral LED rated at 12v DC. I would want the LED to be lit at all times (except perhaps while pressing the pushbutton). It has been difficult to get much...
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