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    Replacing old double switch trouble

    Left hand L and L1 match to COM1 and L11. Right hand L and L1 match to COM2 and L21. If you feel a switch is operating "upside down" then either use COM1 and L12 OR COM2 and L22. Mike was quicker than me (and says it better).
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    Ground Work for New Garden Shed or Not?

    And what does "we would out down" mean? I'd assume that's a typo and should say "put down".
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    Adding loft lighting

    No, its a good idea. I daresay some of the sparkies will give you some hints. I'd suggest you could use a normal light switch, rather than an SFCU, as you'd be on a lighting circuit which, probably, has a 6Amp circuit breaker in your CU.
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    Adding loft lighting

    I'm not an electrician. Yes. I'd expect the lights to have an earth terminal even if it's just to park the earth wire.
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    fused spur to 2 switches to run flood light and pond pump

    I'm not an electrician so don't take this as gospel. Why do you want 20A switches? Is it you want double pole switching, if so use an SFCU as the "fused spur" and you'll then be able to use 10A switches. Although the SFCU will isolate both loads (rather than just one). What do you mean by "20...
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    1930’s fireplace advice.

    *** PEDANT ALERT *** PEDANT ALERT *** I assume you meant "above it".
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    Replacing a 'thingy' with proper wall plug sockets?

    Another possibility is a pattress box such as (link): https://www.toolstation.com/wessex-pattress-box/pAB255 and then use whatever double socket you like. However you need to be very careful about the current cables. Which is the supply and which is the load? The white cable is wrong, you...
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    Is it just me

    I imagine quite possibly a Ferranti Atlas.
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    Window catching

    Thanks for correcting me (every day's a school day).
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    Window catching

    I'm only thinking out loud here. There's a brass (?) screw which is partially hidden, would loosening that allow some adjustment? Other than that, work out how to move the complete (6" long?) black strip.
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    Adding two extra loft lights to existing light

    If I've understood you correctly, you'll probably have 2 cables coming out of the JB, one goes to the repositioned (roughly) central light which then daisy chains to an extra one and the second cable goes in the opposite direction to the final fitting. In the interests of being condescending...
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    the low‑voltage bathroom extractor fan and the fused spur

    sorry do not understand the question. if you are looking for information then please let me know which section of the EICR I need to look at to massage it to you MIs is short for Manufacturers Instructions. I believe Murdoch is asking whether the manufacturer says the fan is suitable to be so...
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    Ginger men who now identifies as a woman.

    Ginger men who now identifies as a woman. I assumed Elsa was using rhyming slang, rather than referring to hair colour (Ginger beer).
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    Domestic Aircon power supply

    Do you mean "should NOT be run". Knowing me, I'm probably talking Bow Locks but at 1.4kW would this be suitable for a ring final (assuming the startup current ain't too bad).
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    NICAD -> NiMH

    Do you have some sort of adaptor so you can plug AAA batteries into AA slots?
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