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    Double Socket with FCU For Boiler? Recommendations Please

    or triple back boxes , i have used for a doublke socket and FCU if required But that would mean , taking out the old backbox and remaking the hole in wall maybe just take off the cover plate and put a single backbox next to it and wire the fused FCU as a spur - depends on what you have already...
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    Removal of radiator no bleed valve

    here are some pictures of the bleed valve at the back of a slim radiator - on the forum https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/replacement-radiator-bleed-valve-grub-screw-air-bleeding.301761/ and a video probably all painted over - Mine was and difficult to undo If you dont find the bleed valve...
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    Checkatrade.

    i assume he took the £168 ??? - how did they pay ??? checkatrade are only interested if booked through checkatrade and the work completed , then i thonk its a max of £1000 - i have stopped using checkatrade having had issues in the past with trades not a lot worth doing for that amount...
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    Removal of radiator no bleed valve

    what do you mean by if thats what i think you mean - then you drained the system down - not the radiator at all - if off see image with annotation so that maybe an issue - if it pressurised or if just gravity feed - then the header tank in loft may have topped up
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    Replacing ceiling light, confused by wiring

    isnt it good practice to wire the screw bulb holder so that live is at the bottom center ?
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    Replacing ceiling light, confused by wiring

    make sure, when you do, you get someone highly recommended to you a lot of EICR scams around - where they condem the installation for wrong reasons as NOT up to current regs , and then want a lot of money to put right - things that are OK- so many of these scams on this site and many other...
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    Replacing ceiling light, confused by wiring

    i would say the right connector with 2 wires are neutral and the one on the left is a switched live here is an example of how the wiring is https://flameport.com/electric/lighting_circuits/lighting_ceiling_rose_looped.cs4 did it have a ceiling rose before - the cable in the ceiling th e3...
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    Best way to wire these lights?

    you probably have a juncion box in the ceiling anyway - to take the LIVE down to the switch and then back from switch - possibly to the Junction box - Unless its modern ish and the neutral is also at the switch picture of switch does this help...
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    Side lamps controlled by ‘light switch’?

    how about remote plugs
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    Quote for a new guttering and fixing of facia

    dont know what scotland is like and if any access issues seems high to me , but when i had this done on a bunglow was just before covid and prices have gone up since then £8,000 is a lot of deposit BUT how likely are you going to get the money back anyway - how did he pay , Credit Card, Debit...
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    Flush fit ceiling light

    if they dont have a connector to daisy chain , then you just take the drivers power to a junction box and from there to a switch is this modifying an existing light - or a new circuit - you may need sigoff when i setup my son-in-laws garage lighting - using daylight tubes - we wired up 6...
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    Fitting light switch question

    you can use an intermediate as a 2way as far as i can research - Never done that - i think as i dont know how its all wired up and its NOT setup as a 2way switch - just purchase an intermediate switch and use as a direct replacement maybe the 3rd switch has been removed and connected up and then...
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    Fitting light switch question

    is it only 2 switches that control that light - or do you have 3 you have an intermediate switch in the picture a 2 way does not replace that how do you know - anything else changed to the other switches do you have a mulitmeter and know how to use it - you could then test the switch
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    Fitting light switch question

    i gang 2 way - has 3 connections points available pictures of old switch and new switch may help - with wiring does it also have another switch to turn lights on off - so 2 switches did you take photos before you disconnected
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    Flush fit ceiling light

    i get a lot of shadows in my garage workshop - where i have 2 LED Tubes - Daylight colour - and so I also use a couple of lights on a stand to get close to the work - when th elights where on offer at toolstation
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    Flush fit ceiling light

    peter millard did a video years ago white is 4000K and not daylight - looking around 6000k for daylight which i prefer i have fitted a few LED tubes in garage for lighting when using as workshop & utility room - from screwfix and TLC tubes i cant see the tech spec to see if the driver is in...
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    Self levelling over ceramic tiles

    we had it done by a fitter special mixer for the screed - i think it may have been 1200 https://f-ball.com/en/product/stopgap-1200-high-performance-smoothing-compound/ does not need primer and quite settings , so they coul do it in 1 day and then came the next day and laid the vinyl BUT may...
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    Self levelling over ceramic tiles

    we had F Ball screed put over our uneven tiles floow in a conservatory - not sure if this will apply to your situation https://f-ball.com/en/smoothing-compounds/ But that was to put a vinyl over
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    Decent tape measure

    cool, make sure it is a vice versa model - i ordered an vice versa from axminster (workshop) and what i thought was the same vice versa - BUT it is not just double sided i was sent , disappointing, i also think from various threads here axminster is in trouble , so i would not at this stage...
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    Decent tape measure

    i have loads of tapes (DIYer) - Stanleyx2 on offer at screwfix , milwakie purchased on a deal at a fair , axminster on offer - thought it was different and was alonger vice versa 8m - BIT NOT SO BUT THE ONE I ALWAYS go for is my Advent vise versa 5m...
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