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    Aurora 12V with "in line" dimmers...crackle?!

    Hi I have a 3x 210W Aurora tranny and a Mode electronic dimmer (1000W). Each tranny is powering 4x 50W bulbs, eventually I will have 12 of them & 2x 35W (running off a 105W tranny). I've wired up the 1x tranny with the dimmer and all seems to be fine, however when I dim the lights down the...
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    Floor boxes - best way to install

    Thanks for the advice guys.... It's going into standard floorboards (not near the bed leg) which means I'll be having them up and bracing it all underneath......just great! It's this type of socket....(still to decide whether to pay MK premium or not)...
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    Floor boxes - best way to install

    Hi Refurb'ing the house and need to put a few floor boxes under the bed (room is in bits at the moment so can do pretty much anything). Read a post that suggested using the dry lining boxes to mount this in the carpet which seems like a good idea, but was wondering if there were any other...
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    Velux install - what to look for?

    Hi - thanks....I'm fairly sure this is the purlin, however not an expert so could be wrong. Will try and upload a photo tomorrow.... I have 2 parts of the roof - one that runs from party wall to party wall and one that is perpendicular to this going out the back of the house alongside one of...
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    Velux install - what to look for?

    It's the back part of the roof which connects to the main roof. Purlin appears to be joined by the current 'velux' and rests in the brickwork at one end of it. Not too sure about the other end to be honest, this must be joined with the corner of the main roof somehow... No vertical supports...
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    Velux install - what to look for?

    Hi I've got a roofer turning up to replace an original 1910 "velux" with a new much larger version an also install a new one elsewhere in the roof. These are being installed in our "lean-to" roof/loft space over the rear of our victorian terrace house. We also need to cut through the...
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