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    Wetherspoons tea/coffee

    I think that explanation is wrong. It's a 50% discount/rebate for meals costing up to £20. So you should pay £8 for your buffet and the restaurant can claim the other £8 from the government. Of course it's more complicated than that, e.g., only valid on Mon to Wed during August and the...
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    Spotlight bulb - replacing

    Stivino said "I've got bulbs similar to that. I'm sure that the lamps came with a sucker to remove the bulbs but you have to push them in and twist them, iirc." Read more: https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/spotlight-bulb-replacing.545711/#ixzz6QTzX9r5l Such a sucker might be (link)...
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    Help needed to fix light switch

    In the interests of being condescending, I'd suggest you make sure the relevant (if you've got more than 1) lighting circuit has been powered off in your CU before pulling out the switch so as to get the photo as asked for by EFLI. Hopefully on the rear of the switch will be some sort of (raised...
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    Bodging a short insert (~2cm) into 28mm pipe

    I've tried to "start a conversation" with you but as I've never done it before I may well have got it wrong.
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    Bodging a short insert (~2cm) into 28mm pipe

    I've got some relations who live in Potters Bar, I did wonder if they knew Dilalio and if he might have an offcut. However my current favourite idea is Nozzle's suggestion of removing the innards and putting in a blanking cap, that's as long as I don't have to remove the valve and put it in a...
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    Bodging a short insert (~2cm) into 28mm pipe

    Thanks for both of these I'll try to switch brain on (not always easy). Thanks again.
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    Bodging a short insert (~2cm) into 28mm pipe

    As feared the light was a problem, I don't know whether this photo is good enough. The tank is really 2 tanks connected together, the right hand one is the inlet and the left hand the outlet. The jammed valve is on the right, as you can see there's plenty of room to add a valve, there's...
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    Bodging a short insert (~2cm) into 28mm pipe

    Originally I thought of just adding the new valve but, probably for spurious reasons, decided against it. I'll get a photo tomorrow as long as I can get sufficient light in a dark loft.
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    Bodging a short insert (~2cm) into 28mm pipe

    The outlet from my cold water tank is a 28mm pipe, the valve (which hasn't been used for ~ 30 years) is jammed. I'd like to replace it with a ball valve (aka lever valve ?) but Peglers website says their valve is 96mm long and the current one is 113mm. I reckon my chances of, ahem, finding (in...
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    Can they can't they

    Living down to my moniker: BBC news website says: The latest instructions to officers from the College of Policing for England and Wales says: "Officers should only enforce the Health Protection Regulations - government guidance is not enforceable, for example two-metre distancing, avoiding...
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    (novice alert) Fluorescent bathroom light dim

    I'm sure the best advice is to replace it with an LED light, but if you want to look at possibilities then this link: https://www.lampshoponline.com/control-gear/hf-ballasts-non-dimmable/tridonic-pc-ballasts/tridonic-pc-basic.html shows the sort of thing you'd need. You'd need to be careful to...
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    Light fitting knackered?

    I have got such a 2D lamp working again with some new electronics. This link: https://www.lampshoponline.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=tridonic+ballast+basic+2d brings up the sort of thing I bought. Obviously do be careful that you look at ones which are suitable for the power of your lamp.
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    Cutting copper water pipe

    I'd be tempted to use a hacksaw, being careful to do it as close to right angles as possible. Then, assuming you want to end up with a gap between the 2 ends and that there's now some play in the pipe, use something like this (link)...
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    Changing all halogen downlights - stick with GU5.3 or go GU10?

    Do you intend reusing the cables which currently carry 12v ?
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    Room in Roof insulalation

    200mm is the depth, not the width. Your Homebase link says that those rolls are available so that they can be split into 380mm widths.
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    Led dimming

    Deleted, as no longer relevant.
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    Advice re old Wylex setup

    It's definitely a case of Donald Rumsfeld's "unknown unknowns". At the double risk of (a) getting into a philosophical argument and (b) mansplaining. John is absolutely correct in implying that the 2 sockets (in a double socket) share their power supply. BUT, we have what we call "ring finals"...
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    Use existing 1950s metal conduit for rewire

    Before you start, it's probably best to check with your electrician (who has to sign it off as being done properly) that (s)he's happy for you to do the parts that you want to do, e.g. the running in of the cable.
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    Wifi/App Thermostat plug?

    Deleted, as no longer relevant.
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    Sub CU

    Just to live down to my moniker: following on from: My guess is that Chivers was trying to check the 63A RCD would be correct.
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