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    Chimney Storm Collar Question

    Sorry for the delay in replying I got the roofer back the next day and got him to put a collar on the stack. How anyone could accept that what he did firtst time around was acceptable is beyond me
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    Chimney Storm Collar Question

    We have an old property and have just had a repair to one of our chimneys The problem was that the old concrete storm collar had cracked and was in danger of falling down. I was expecting the roofer to replace the collar but instead he just removed the collar and cemented around the stack See...
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    DPC Level

    In my case the bricks both above and below the DPC appear to be the same quality and in good order So if my flags were around 110mm or so below DPC I should not have problems
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    DPC Level

    I am aware that the regs say 150mm drop should be established between a DPC and any paving slabs laid below it but if this is not a silly question I would like to know what this is supposed to achieve For instance our property is in an exposed location and the whole wall is regularly...
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    Extending a concrete base

    Thanks for the quick replies So if I follow this advice how many months should I wait before tiling And suppose I did not tie the the two bases together but waited the same length of time Could I not then make good and then tile Surely any movement would be minor Thanks again
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    Extending a concrete base

    Outside our back door we have a concrete slab (around 7 inches thick) that used to be the base for a lean to greenhouse I want to extend this by a one to two feet so that it can then be used to support a PVC conservatory I have been told that no matter how well I prepare the extra base...
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    Worrying problem

    This is just to say that today we contacted a local electrician who replaced the RCD with an equivalent. He said that the original had not been correctly fitted to the busbar and that as also the busbar was fitted the wrong way round It is a wonder it lasted as long as it did Thanks for...
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    Worrying problem

    Inside the unit mounted at far right There is a floating bus bar connected to bottom left connection (this is the faulty one) which supplies 8 (2 unused) MCBS The MCBS are mounted to its left Next to these is the main switch with its own floating bus bar with 2 further MCBs
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    Worrying problem

    There is one in the pdf link Page 6 Cat No: F7- 63/2/003
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    Worrying problem

    [/url] This shows the item I need precisely (Page 6) However it looks as they do not have it in stock (They only seem to stock a few leftover items from this range) I will call them but it may well be obsolete Surely there must be an alternative I could use rather than replace the...
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    Worrying problem

    The consumer unit is F&G Switchgear Concept 2000 fitted around 10 years ago. It appears to be obsolete now as I can not find anyone who can supply a RCD for it Do I take it the whole unit therefore needs replacing in this case Thanks
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    Worrying problem

    Thanks for all the replies I have checked and found a fault in the connection between the RCCD and the busbar The plastic is starting to melt and there is a brown stain The RCCD needs replacing It looks a fairly straightforward job to me It is a 63Amp/ 30MA rated device Is this...
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    Worrying problem

    Hi This is a follow up to a post I made some weeks ago and which unfortunately has developed for the worse. I expect to have to get expert help in but would like to understand as much as possible before doing so Here is what has happened. I have a treadmill in the conservatory which...
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    Tripping Problem

    I think I will just have to wait and investigate again should the fault reoccur Thanks
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    Tripping Problem

    Thanks for the quick reply Maybe what I should be asking then is the following Is it likely for 1 or more RCCD circuits to lose power and then regain it again without tripping any CB's Other that is than from being caused by a mains power cut Thanks
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