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    Sealed unit shatter wth cold?

    FWIW replacement unit was only £25. All done & dusted now.
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    Inspection & testing

    Welcome to our world...... :lol: Add £50-75 per year for calibration (or better if your nearest electrical wholesaler hosts a calibration day where you can drop it off)
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    Lutron Dimmer and Bathroom Fan - lights flash.

    Simple answer - he's an idiot! :shock: You can't run a fan from a Lutron Rania dimmer - it can't control a motor. I fit a lot of Ranias - have them all over my house too. Get him back to either a) swap it for a non-dimmer switch to control both light and fan or b) separate fan and light...
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    Sealed unit shatter wth cold?

    Got the beads off - a bloody good fit but nothing that a soft mallet and blunt 2" chisel couldn't sort. They come away laterally - towards the centre of the glass - not towards me as I first thought. Now I've got accurate measurements I can price up a replacement.
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    Sealed unit shatter wth cold?

    Woken at 3am by huge noise, look around, saw nothing so thought nothing more of it. Opened curtains this morning to find outer pane of window opening light shattered, but still intact. Can the cold make this happen? It hit -9 here last night according to my max/min therrmometer. What might...
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    Fire alarms compulsory with part P????

    WTF? :?:
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    Flickering living room lights

    My money is on one or both of the dimmers being knackered when you put energy savers in there, seeing as you need suitable dimmers specifically for the energy savers. As riveralt said, change one, then both of them for normal 2-way switches to see which, or both, of them are knackered.
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    Interesting...

    OMG, something that the great B-A-S doesn't know??? Of course not, it ain't in the BGB or Approved Doc P........ :mrgreen:
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    Mira sport retrofit

    Another Mira Sport?
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    don't shout at me..

    DNO responsibilty map can found here; http://www.nationalgrid.com/uk/Electricity/AboutElectricity/DistributionCompanies/ They are; EDF Energy CE Electric (NEDL & YEDL) Central Networks Northern Ireland Electricity Scottish Power (SP) Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) Electricity...
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    2.5mm cable is stranded?

    Before I deleted it, I had edited it to say 2.5mm's Imperial equivalent. As you say, 7/0.29. Mind you, I've made a few alterations since it was first put in...
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    2.5mm cable is stranded?

    Apologies, I acknowledge my acute embarassment.....
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    2.5mm cable is stranded?

    I blame the booze, or even the medication, but it appears I can no longer read what's written despite "reading" it many, many times...... :oops:
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    Whats the easiest way to strip cable?

    That's what we have cable monkeys (apprentices/"assistants for, surely?
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    Whats the easiest way to strip cable?

    These guys do what you need; http://www.wrightsmachinery.co.uk/ They have various sizes - from massive, to bench-top to drill powered. I have a drill powered one for stripping all my waste and pulled cable from re-wires etc...
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