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    What type of connector does this block need?

    Initially thought it would need a male bullet but I bought the smallest one available (red 4mm) and it was way too big for the hole at the top. Maybe it needs a female connector? Each one is about 6mm wide.
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    Aritech House Alarm Wont Turn Off

    Sorted - if anybody else needs to know I removed the JP1 jumper on the board, re-powered the system back up and that put it into factory default.
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    Aritech House Alarm Wont Turn Off

    Having a bit of a nightmare with my house alarm. Its an Aritech CS45003 alarm with a CD34 keypad unit. I recently had a "Low Battery" warning on the keypad unit so I took the cover off the alarm unit and changed the battery for a new one. As soon as I connect up the new battery and...
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    Nail through copper CH pipe

    Thanks all for the advice. Ending cutting either side of hole and using copper coupling, ptfe & jointing compound. Job done!
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    Nail through copper CH pipe

    cheers. Are the speedfit jobbies any good for my purpose?
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    Nail through copper CH pipe

    Just put a floorboard nail through a hot central heating water pipe. No big drama, just drained the system and no damage so all fine. In terms of fixing it, I assume its OK to cut the pipe either side of the nail hole and use a compression coupler to join the pipe back together?
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    Extending outdoor power supply

    I didnt install the outdoor supply, it was there when we moved in. Cable is running underground so I cant see where it enters the house. Its a fairly thick cable going into the outdoor supply, it has 600/1000v stamped on the cable going into the socket. Only really looking to run an xbox in...
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    Extending outdoor power supply

    I have a power supply already running from the house to an outdoor socket that I use for lawnmower power. Im in the process of building a log cabin in the garden and I'll want electricity in the cabin when its completed. Is it straight forward to extend the power supply from the outdoor...
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    Light fitting 4 cores to light unit

    I did wrap the terminals in tape, yes. Thanks again to all.
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    Light fitting 4 cores to light unit

    Reconnected it all back up as above and works perfectly. Many thanks to all for your helpful advice! Thanks button used
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    Light fitting 4 cores to light unit

    ^^ cheers. Yes, only one light switch that switches this light on and off. Will re-wire as advised tomorrow night and let you know how I get on. thanks all
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    Light fitting 4 cores to light unit

    cheers. Will drop by their house tomorrow and try this and report back.
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    Light fitting 4 cores to light unit

    thanks. There is only one light in this room. The other 2 are in the hall and in the bedroom next door, all working fine.
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    Light fitting 4 cores to light unit

    I didnt make a note of how it was connected before :oops:
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    Light fitting 4 cores to light unit

    OK, took an actual photo and updated the wiring diagram. I've connected it to the new light unit and it connects without blowing the fuse but the light doesnt work.
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    Light fitting 4 cores to light unit

    Changing some light fittings at my folks new house today and came across this set up on a very very old light fitting. It has 4 cores going into the old fitting, so obviously part of a loop. I want to fit them to a single Live/Earth/Neutral fitting. Can anybody help?
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    Log cabin base on a sloping garden

    The log cabin itself is circa 3.5m x 4.5m, I wanted a 5x4m base to have a little room around the bottom of the cabin. Still substantial weight though. I would have though concrete base was the way to go but the 4 quotes I've had for this work, 2 have said a raised timber frame would suffice...
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    Log cabin base on a sloping garden

    Wanted to gauge opinions. I'm looking to erect a circa 5x4 metre log cabin in my garden. Its a 44mm interlocking cabin so it carries substantial weight. There is also a slight slope on the base area (approx 1ft from top to bottom) to slightly complicate matters. One option is raised...
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    Raised decking plan

    I’m building some raised decking on my garden to host a summer house. My garden has a slope so the decking does need to be raised. The summer house is quite large (5m x 4.5m) and will be heavy so I want to ensure I build a suitably heavy duty base. For the decking “stilts”, I’ll use 4”x4”...
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    Speaker cone pushed in

    So I had this portable iPod speaker for about 90 minutes before one of the kids pushed in the delicate plastic bits in the middle of both cones with their finger, as pic below. Is there any way of getting it back to normal?
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