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    Cable glands outside top entry

    Hi I’m installing a low wattage LED floodlight outside. I’m taking a spur from the upstairs lighting circuit at a junction box which the previous owners added to supply another outside light. I’m using 1.5mm hi-tuff black flex which will pass through the gable end wall and be clipped to the...
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    Rad balancing and determining the order

    edit - please delete post Thanks
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    Does anyone know what this is?

    Yes it’s plugged in.
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    Does anyone know what this is?

    Thanks for the reply. No idea, she has only been in a couple of months. Current alarm looks to be a Total 365 system.
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    Does anyone know what this is?

    Hi My daughter has just bought her first house and have the following box in the airing cupboard. I’m guessing it has something to do with the house alarm? Looks like alarm cable going into it and appears to be an aerial on top. Photo below of the actual alarm panel Could anyone advise...
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    115mm diamond angle grinder blade recommendations

    Thanks for the reply. I ended up getting a Marcrist CK650 from Screwfix. It still chipped the porcelain slightly but the cuts will be siliconed anyway.
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    115mm diamond angle grinder blade recommendations

    Hi I need a 115mm 22mm diamter diamond angle grinder blade to cut some 10mm thick poreclain tiles. Looking online shows numerous from £3 upwards. I have tried a normal masonry blade in my angle grinder and it makes a horrible mess of chipping the tiles. Please could anyone recommend a...
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    Maximum time from priming to tiling......is there one?

    Thanks for the reply.
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    Installing chrome tile trim with quick drying adhesive

    Hi, I am tiling around my bath. Just noticed that the tile place gave me rapid set adhesive (powdered, as tiles are 60 x 30cm). Question is, I am going to have to tile the top row on all 3 sides before I can add the tile trim (to make sure the miters are nice and tight). Being rapid...
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    Remove emulsion from plastered wall

    You would think so yes, that the hard to get off paint would be suitable. Ideally to be sure I would like to get most of the paint off
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    Remove emulsion from plastered wall

    Hi In the process of doing our bathroom and made the mistake of painting (with bathroom emulsion) where we are to tile. I have done the tape test and put some masking tape on the paint, left it on overnight and it's pulled the paint off when removing the tape. So, I need to remove the...
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    Is earthing clamp required for towel rad on rcd protected cu

    Thank you both for your replies. In the end I did fit the earth clamp to the pipe work.
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    Is earthing clamp required for towel rad on rcd protected cu

    Hi I am replacing a conventional radiator in a bathroom with a chrome towel radiator. The previous radiator DID have an earthing strap connected. I have been told (not by an electrician) that earth bonding on rads is not required if your CU is RCD protected. Our CU does have an rcd switch...
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    Extending these CH pipes for towel radiator (pics)

    Thanks both for replying. May have to get someone in to do this then.
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    Mounting tv on dot and dab wall

    Gripit fixings. http://www.gripitfixings.co.uk/
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