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    painting new skim plaster

    Normally, once the skimming has been done and dried, bond it with a mixture of water and PVA glue (ratio of 4:1 if I remember right but it'll tell you on the PVA bottle). Also, it's a lot cheaper to paint a couple of coats of normal base coat before applying the actual paint. This is...
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    No earth wire

    Apologies for jumping in... By stealing an earth connection I guess you mean running an earth wire to an existing socket's earth (as an example). Why might this be dangerous? Cheers.
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    Central heating help

    Wow, there's a lot going on there! Can't explain all of it, but if you have a pressure relief valve, the dripping overflow suggests that it might need to be replaced. That would also explain the pressure drop.
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    Will the electric board Still need to be called out???

    Don't know what anyone else thinks - but this stuff is really interesting and human beings are prone to learn through experience and not because someone tells us not to do something (kids are the perfect example although adults are just as bad)... So Paul, when you write these long responses...
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    Wiring two immersion heaters

    Hopefully someone out there will be able to check what I'm saying here but I thought that two heaters on one cylinder weren't meant to work at the same time. One is for use over night when the leccy is cheap and the other is used if you need to heat up the water quickly. I didn't think they...
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    Fitting a bathroom sink & Earthing a metal bath

    Not sure what you mean by bellys out (an overweight sink :lol: )...but I've always tiled after fitting the bath and the sink. I don't think it really matters (then again, I'm not an expert) as long as you get a good seal afterwards. Also, you'll save on tiles. As for the fact that nothing...
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    Lockable CU ?

    Found this... http://www.esocket.co.uk/secuvend/prod.php/products_id/39
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