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    New to home automation, advice needed.

    Hi all, I'm currently renovating my house and I want a bit of technology introduced into the old gaff. I'm looking to control everything through a iPhone and iPad. Wish list- Lighting control CCTV Smoke alarm Intruder alarm Heating, I was thinking of getting the nest thermostat possibly the...
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    CCTV wiring

    Out of interest why cat6 rather than cat5?
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    CCTV wiring

    And will they connect to the network switch which will be connected to the DVR or straight into the DVR?
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    CCTV wiring

    I want my utility to be my plant room really all the housing the cu,network switch, DVR and modem. So if I wire cat5 to each TV and to both cameras is that all I need to do as far as wiring is concerned?
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    CCTV wiring

    Thanks for the reply I am wiring data points to each TV for the smart tv side of things. Are you saying that if I wire 2 cat5's behind the TV I can use one of those via a cat5 to hdmi for the picture?
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    CCTV wiring

    Hello all, I want to wire a CCTV system in my house, I need a camera on the side of the house and one at the top of the garden. I want the DVR in the utility and the picture to be available on three different TV's one in the lounge, one in the kitchen and one in the bedroom. Is this possible...
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    Multi tool cutting galv conduit

    I need to plunge cut into some galv conduit, have the multi tools got enough beef behind them to take on the job. I've ordered the makita 18v. It's only going to be 6 cuts. [/list]
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    Foil quilt insulation to ceiling

    I will be using fibreglass in the loft, I was just wondering if there is anything else I could do whilst it's at this stage. Good to know it worked out for you Andy is there much difference in the different makes of fibreglass? I was going to use rockwall acoustic batts in the ground floor...
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    Foil quilt insulation to ceiling

    Thanks for the advise, I may just do away with foil idea completely and just go for standard plasterboard. This is the first room I'm doing, I'm going to work my way though the whole house trying to make it cheaper to run. It's a 115 years old so the heats pouring out, but with so many products...
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    Foil quilt insulation to ceiling

    I was going to go with a mid range foil, could you recommend a particular make?
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    Foil quilt insulation to ceiling

    I'm going to take down the lath and plaster ceiling in my sons room and double board it with 12.5 plasterboard. I was thinking of stapling foil quilted insulation to the joists before hand, will this have any insulating benefits?
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    Ferroli Modena 80e troubles

    A few weeks ago my boiler tripped the RCD and would not set. I switched the spur feeding the timer clock off and it set. So thought it could of been the clock so I replaced the clock, it still trips. Then I bypassed the clock at the boiler to just run it of the stat and all was fine until...
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