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    Traditional Bakelite Electric Doorbell - help needed!

    Not sure but have you got two pushes - one does a ding and one does a rrrrring?
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    Intercom door entry system wiring

    Looks like a BITRON AN 0002 but your photo of the wiring terminals is not completely clear. C7 Call (electronic) 11 Call (AC Buzzer) 1 Speech In (Speaker) 2 Speech Out (Mic) 9 Lock 6 Common If your system uses AC buzzer across 11 and 6 you can disconnect the wire from 11 and wire a doorchime...
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    Looking for specific towel hooks

    Ann Summers? :censored:
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    wiring external sounders on telephone lines

    1.8 µF non-polarised eg polypropylene, in UK master sockets.
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    Can an electricity meter box be above a gas meter box?

    for the gas you might be able to do a semi-concealed ground box at the front, which leaves the side wall free for the electric.
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    Servants Bell

    Not sure about coils separately (you could try winding one with enanelled copper wire....) but solenoids are available...
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    Baxi Burnall - Removal

    tickle the mortar out with an SDS hammer drill and chisel.
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    Servants Bell

    Usually the flag and push are wired in series individually, then the bell is wired in series with [all the flags]. You've probably got your bell in parallel with the flags.
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    Aldi DAB "site" radio

    4 AA batteries and "5 watt" output? I'm sceptical how long the batteries will last or how accurate that output figure is. Unless they mean 250 mW PMPO into a 5 watt speaker ...
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    Right angle power cable for LG TV

    This style might be slimmer than others https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/kenable-Heavy-Duty-Rewireable-Right-Angle-IEC-C13-Female-Socket-Plug-10a-250v/1550844661
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    Ring Doorbell Pro - Do I need a diode

    Depends on the type of bell you have. Instructions are here https://support.ring.com/hc/en-us/articles/206555096-Using-the-Diode-Included-with-Your-Ring-Video-Doorbell
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    Doorbell light

    http://www.electricalswholesale.co.uk/friedland-bell-push-spare-lamp-d70.html whether this is the correct one depends on what transformer and bell/chime you have Or you could replace with LEDs.
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    Fake Appleby back boxes?

    This forum, or Screwfix customer services. Which do you think has greater expertise???
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    Sensor operated lights in HMO

    One of these https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/EK320A.html together with slave activator switches in parallel (which are simple momentary switches, so cheap and easy to replace if damaged)
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    Advice required for filling in a large hole around electrical wiring

    Screwheads not lined up horizontally :( Whoever did that is not an electrician. My mother could have done a better job.
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    Old British Standard back boxes incompatible with new electrical screws

    May be easier to retap the existing box threads to M3.5 and use new screws https://www.toolstation.com/draper-expert-rethreading-tool/p58127
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    How to insulate hot & cold feeds if its in conduit under screed?

    Cover the conduit with pipe lagging before pouring screed. Will help reduce losses.
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    State School with only 2% white British students gets 41 Oxbridge offers

    It's due to local council not having any money. I don't really know why they haven't got enough money.
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    State School with only 2% white British students gets 41 Oxbridge offers

    That's nice for the pupils going to Oxbridge. The rest of the pupils in the borough might do better if they had five more teachers actually teaching. Local schools here are cutting hours and reducing subjects.
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    Is this a cutout or a distribution box?

    Ain't she a purdy li'l thing.
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