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    Have I a flat alarm standby battery?

    I have a sterling 10 system and when I set it off (i.e. by going in through the front door which is not an entry/exit point) the bell sounder and strobe do not activate, nor does the panel alarm. The panel or bell box have not been touched. Also, if our electric goes off the usual code reset...
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    Solid mosaic tiles

    Bugger that, they are going back. I think I will stick to smaller plainer ones. The wife ain't going to be pleased but I'm sure she will get over it. Cheers for all the advice guys, much appreciated!
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    Solid mosaic tiles

    Each tile has a grout line on the edge. When butted together the two edge grout lines are the same width as the grout lines within the tile. Why sell these tiles if it is not practical to butted them together? I agree with what you guys have said, a wider grout line every 300mm will look well...
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    Solid mosaic tiles

    I am about to fit 300mm square solid mosaic tiles, i.e. they are one tile but divided into several smaller 'tiles' with 'grout lines' inbewteen, not like the mosaic tiles on a mesh sheet. The shop told me not to leave space for grouting and when fixed to go over the whole lot with grout so as to...
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    junction box to feed double socket and alarm system

    I am planning to bring the power source for an alarm system off the ring main via a junction box and while I am at it I though I might as well put in a double socket as well. Firstly, what cable do I attached the junction box to? there are several cables, one marked immersion, one marked...
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