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Is it okay to mount a FCU on a skirting board? It'll be next to a stone fireplace surround, so shouldn't be overly subject to knocks, etc. I am thinking it is easier to hide the cables without chasing. I would be interested in clarifications indicating best practice as well as legal...

Not sure I agree with since being PTFE the coefficient of friction is very low and allows better tightening of the joint. Or have I missed something :?

Being a DIYer I perhaps do this incorrectly, but I use slightly fewer turns than D&D - maybe 4-ish. I find a pull on the final turn beds in the tape. I also put 2 turns around the olive or any other mating faces (I am thinking of the 'bullet' type ends to some tails). I have not had a leak yet...

Yup - last order arrived after two days, a mis-picked item was replaced by hand - on the same day, IIRC - the only (minor) nark was thet they didn't include a copy of their catalogue. I am about to use them again, and I am happy to recommend.

...based on the foregoing useful contributions, we have now rejected the prospect of Flueless, primarily due to the additional, awkward, and drafty ventilation requirements; secondarily due to the prospect of condensation problems; and thirdly the vague suspicion that the safety case is not yet...

Thanks for the useful comments on my DIY job, which I posted for comparison against the more <ahem> professional job - I guess I got off lightly so far (mind you I haven't felt Ban's hot breath on my neck yet.... :twisted: ) FWL.... yes I think you and securethingy are right. I will redo the...

This all makes my amateur DIY job look fairly polished...well at least not unreasonable (though some of the purists out there might like to comment). Seriously though - if anyone can spot anything amiss here I'd like to know.... :roll:

Hi - it looks like it has been a while since any questions were asked here about flueless gas fires, and I'd like to tap into the collective view. In my immediate circle I have had a very diverse response to the suggestion of installing a decorative secondary heating appliance in my lounge...

Hi Eddie, (or anyone else who has done this) In a previous posting regarding radiators, you said: "I had ours re-plated, cost about £50 for 7 to be plated in satin brass". Can you please elaborate? Who might be able to do this? (I can find plenty of zinc plating outfits.) Is it...

..no I am not going to get defensive about it (no really... I'm not) :wink: Well, those are two definites against. Thanks Ban, Crafty an' all. Perhaps I'll have to review my intentions. I thought they might look quite good with fairly natural looking timber furniture. I hadn't actually seen...

Any comments please on wooden faced socket outlets and switches, comme ca..... I'd like to know if they: 1) Show impact & wear more than conventional plastic (e.g. finger marks, plug impact dents) 2) Have any safety implications (e.g. possibly relating to flex/cable fires) I am...

Yup - it is sad to see him go, but even sadder (for me) is that his character was one of my formative influences as a growing lad - so, yes, I studied engineering, work in engineering for an engineering company. ...never made it on to a spaceship though :(

Yup - some very sensible ideas here - I appreciate the response. I will leave things alone 'til the bulb (i.e. capsule) goes. Cheers.

Thanks guys - these are 12Volt types, so presumably pull out? The problem is getting any purchase either to twist - or more likely - to pull. It was whilst tinkering with a small pen-knife blade (trying to get behind the bulb and between the bulb and the shroud), that the glass disk 'just...

Hello all, A light fitting with MR16 dichroics seems to have a stuck bulb. I was under the impression that these were just pull-out :?: The shrouds around each bulb are one-piece, with no apparent option to dismantle the shroud. The bulbs are recessed into the shroud. There is a circular...

Like mapj1 - this does not ring particularly true to me either. The story sounds a bit wonky. You should note that public use mobile phones don't use these bands - but perhaps your advisor meant the TETRA system - a sort of mobile phone for the police and other services, etc. See...

Thanks for the advice. Very interesting idea....... Please see below for the degree of <ahem> success :shock: I had with the cigar ash and (olive) oil approach. These photos were taken after the application. The improvement is unfortunately nothing. I would be grateful for any further...

....aren't the seals steel crimps now (rather than lead), with catenary-type steel wire?