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I have freshly plastered walls that I was planning to lightly sand to get rid of any imperfections before applying a mist coat. Can you please explain why that's a bad idea. I've never sanded between emulsion coats either, how does that improve the finish? Thanks.

Take a look at these transformers: http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/LTYT70.html "Thermal and Overload protection. Both of these features are fully reversible so as not to damage the transformer or any equipment on the circuit."

I've just had lead pipework replaced with copper and now get water hammer when closing the kitchen tap. It's a quarter turn mono type and from reading this forum it seems to be a common problem with these taps. Before I ask my plumber to come back and fit a water hammer arrestor, I am...

Can't answer your questions I'm afraid, but I have a Vaillant ecomax 635 system boiler and am also having trouble finding a fascia control for it. I contacted Vaillant direct and they told me the VRT 120 7 day timer is suitable but my supplier told me it is not, and the documentation on...

I can confirm that - I am replacing lead pipework up to boundary stopcock. Thames Water just quoted me £500 to reconnect. Greedy b*ds.

cables will be following old runs through ceiling voids and dropped vertically to switches. I read the buring cables doc in the references section and it wasn't clear to me whether vertical drops need to be buried 50mm or not, (the old cables were not), I will err on the side of caution unless I...

My plasterer has called to say he can turn up in a week's time, wasn't expecting him for another couple of months and don't want to turn him away but I still have hallway lighting cables to install. I don't rate my chances of finding an electrician in a week so will happy enough if I can just...