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    New TV Aerial

    Ah...I was told it was the equivalent of WF100. It wasn't dear. I got 50m for £11 delivered express.
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    Is Milliband the new PM in waiting?

    Burnham's heading back to Westminster, apparently.
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    New TV Aerial

    Thanks, Lucid. And that LCC100 shielded cable is OK?
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    New TV Aerial

    OK. Time for an update. We have just had our old porch redone. When I say porch, I mean "bit of roof over the front door." The co-ax running to the den TV went oven the old porch on its way to the den via the amp in the garage. I asked the builder the leave the cladding off, so I could run...
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    Is it just me

    :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:
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    Is it just me

    Just to add to the library of catastrophic electrical items, I found another today. A Wylex 3036 fuse carrier. Taken from an elderly gent in exchange for a brand new one of the correct rating. In case it's not obvious for reasons only known to the gentleman, he dug out the stuff covering the...
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    Raids On Businesses

    I've also had a great haircut from a Turkish barber. And he's been at me with a cut throat razor. AND I'm still alive. And talking of businesses handling cash only, Chinese takeaways round here are dreadful for it.
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    Metal Back Box Clips

    Thank you very much, Harry. I'd happily give them a go, but if I need to stick a spacer in, I might as well just glue wood to the plasterboard, let it go off and screw a standard metal box to it.
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    Metal Back Box Clips

    Might try one. Thanks!
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    Metal Back Box Clips

    Thanks, but won't the pieces that jut out be visible?
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    Metal Back Box Clips

    Why thank you! All I'm trying to do is make a cleaner, neater install. I think my OCD is getting worse in my old age. I shall find another way to fix the boxes. The problem is that, with it being Paramount, there's bugger all wood to fix anything to. I think I'll either whack a load of...
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    Metal Back Box Clips

    Sorry, yes, it has been skimmed. But with the boxes removed. Yes, I've seen those Wylex flanges before online, but I too am struggling to work out how they work! I thought they were a common thing, but obviously not as common as I thought... I found these on Amazon, but again, I can't find...
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    Metal Back Box Clips

    You get a perfectly flush finish, with nothing visible, just like in a solid wall. Whereas, with a DL box, you get the accessory raised off the surface, albeit only slightly and in some cases, you can see the edges of the DLB too.
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    Metal Back Box Clips

    I'm wanting to fix metal back boxes into a hollow wall (Paramount), but not sure which are the best fixings. There's something called F Clips, but they don't seem the best. I suppose I could splodge a load of bonding in there, but it seems a bit amateurish...
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    Removing rubber sheath

    True. Some are just downright awful.
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    Metal Back Box Clips

    Decided to replace the dry lining boxes after having the HS&L skimmed with metal back boxes. I know they're fairly new, but I've managed to go my whole career without using them. In your humble opinions, which are best?
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    Removing rubber sheath

    I find working with fish bloody awkward.
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    Shaver and toothbrush sockets

    I bought a bathroom mirror cabinet in the UK years ago that had a shaver point built in. It didn't have a transformer. I didn't use it and instead installed a regular one adjacent. Much later, I removed the non compliant socket when upgrading the flu fittings in the cabinet to LEDs.
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    Was this bloke on the Clothes show..? I recognise him.

    TBF, some people are in the ducking fark. The reason why we're in the dark is because we don't subscribe to soshull meedja and can't open the link. So we don't know who the hell you are banging on about. If you want to talk about someone why don't you just mention their bloody name, for...
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    Post the best photo you took today

    I normally catch stuff like that, but this time, Mrs S beat me to it.
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