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    Moving a toilet and a soil pipe - technical advice needed!

    Hi all, I want to move a toilet in a ground floor flat by about 8 meters from it's original location, and further away from the manhole it drains into. This will make the new toilet about 10 meters from the manhole. I checked with Thames Water and seems this manhole might connect to a...
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    Permitted development question!!

    Thanks for your feedback tony1851 - that makes sense to me. I have read through the technical guidance on Permitted Development (again) and section A.1 (g) sets out what you have said. I.e. An extension with a rear projection of 3m and full width of the original house would not be PD or PP...
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    Permitted development question!!

    Hi again! I have come to the conclusion that there are 2 options to apply for approvals: 1) - the rear extension - outlined in blue - could be a permitted development application requiring 'notification of a proposed larger house' to the Council. - the rear extension - outlined in green -...
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    Permitted development question!!

    Hi Notch7 - This is what I was afraid of :( So - a single storey rear extension to the 'original building' would be allowed under PD - as shown by blue box in diagram attached - and nothing can be built inside the green box under PD - such as a single storey rear extension ? What do I do if I...
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    Permitted development question!!

    Need help trying to figure out if my project is a permitted development application. We are proposing to build a full width single storey extension, extending up to 6 meters to the rear of a terraced / semi detached residential building in an area that doesn't fall under Article 4(2). The...
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    High level cistern flush pipe....

    Your right Nige, I do need a side mount one (left side). I am gutted that I threw mine away, rather than store it for some later use. Don't what I was thinking of.... :cry: Seems the chrome ones are to be found - for a price!.... http://www.blueb.co.uk/ProductDetails.asp?Id=33...
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    High level cistern flush pipe....

    Hi, I bought an old victorian high level cistern. I mistakenly threw away the cast iron flushpipe that came with it, as I thought I wanted the cistern to be positioned directly behind the toilet. I am now kicking myself for giving it to the scrap man :-( The old flushpipe that I gave away...
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    Choice of electrical connections to appliances

    Hi, Just a question about what sockets I need to connect a couple of appliances into my new kitchen. I am providing my electrician with the faceplates for all of the new electrics in my house, so trying to figure out what I need to buy... In the kitchen I have a boiler which has a cable...
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    I need a surge protector that can be reset???????

    What's an MOV and how do I know what a 'hi spec' surge protector is? You said it can be reused most times. I thought that once the light turned off (once the surge has cut the connection), then the light can't be reset?
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    I need a surge protector that can be reset???????

    I'm not sure if laptop power supply leads have in built transformers - if they did would it be enough to control the input of voltage into the laptop? (My laptop isn't with me at the moment so I can't check what it says on the power supply lead). For example, I've looked at my external hard...
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    I need a surge protector that can be reset???????

    Hi Thripster. Yes. I've been told that India is prone to Voltage surges. Their regular voltage is the same as the UK = 230-240V. I need the surge protector to mainly protect my laptop. But I need one that I can reset after a surge has been detected. I don't want to keep on having to...
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    I need a surge protector that can be reset???????

    I'm going to India where they have the same Voltage as the UK. I'm taking all my electrical equipment with me: Laptop, chargers, mp3 player, extension lead, etc, so I'm looking into getting a surge protector. I need a surge protector that I can plug into a wall socket (via a 3pin to 2pin...
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