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    Flexi (braided) hoses in a central heating system?

    Hi all, I had a bit of a mishap yesterday - I managed to nick a microbore central heating pipe with a chisel. That was quite a fountain... :shock: Anyway, of course it's 5pm, no shops open, so I had to put in an "emergency patch" - reducer into a braided "flexi" hose, attached to a 15mm...
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    Bathroom extractor fan with dimming light switch

    I'm replacing the ceiling in my bathroom, and decided at the same time it might be nice to install a dimming pull-cord light switch (Screwfix sell one). The only thing is that the extractor fan is fed from the lighting circuit (through an isolating switch next to the fan which I plan on...
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    Sanity check on my RCD please?

    Hi all, I'm about to install a whirlpool bath; clearly something that uses electricity to swish water about (whilst you're sitting in the water) is considered somewhat more risky than usual :lol: Before I bought the bath I knew an RCD was going to be needed; the bath has arrived, and the...
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    Venturi showers

    I'm considering a venturi shower, as my Triton electric shower kindly failed this weekend. I have a hot water tank in the airing cupboard, which is adjacent to the bathroom; the cupboard and bathroom share a wall, and it's the wall where the bath taps and shower are located. So far so good...
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    Removing silicone sealant

    Hi all, I did a search to see if I could find this mentioned before, but couldn't find it, so here goes. Does anyone know of anything that helps remove silicone sealant, other than cutting and scraping it away? I need to re-seal the bottom of my shower cubicle where it sits on the...
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