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  1. spike47

    RCD for professional sunbed circuit installation (edited.)

    Hi I have a Sunbed that needs wiring in, it has a load of 6700W , am thinking of getting somerthing like the following item ( Pic attached for 2 types ) been told though that this needs to have a type "C" MCB and the RCD needs to have a trip of 100mA as apposed to the normal 30mA trip, they...
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    Wiring into Wiring Station

    Yes it is a mess, Taken me ages ti figure it out, I have just changed the Actuator on it and put a JB on where they had 3 cables come together with a connector and wrapped with miles of tape , but the lady friend said every time a Plumber comes , they say it is not wired correctly , a bit of "...
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    Wiring into Wiring Station

    Can anyone have a look at a picture of a Wiring Station for a 3 port mid way Valve, against a drawing that I have tried to do , could the black wire going into 8 be the live feed to the boiler ? .
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    Replacement for Siemans DVA3, 3 Port mid position Actuator

    Hi Thanks for that, mine has only DVA3 on the label, this has BPZ DVA3, not sure what the BPZ part means ! . cheers
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    Replacement for Siemans DVA3, 3 Port mid position Actuator

    Hi I am trying to find a Replacement (Actuator only), for a Siemans DVA3, 3 Port mid position , I have tried all over but up to now no luck, an get a Siemens one but at around £80 !. cheers Spike
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    Cable house to shed

    Yes that is what I am thinking of , cheers
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    Cable house to shed

    Sorry should of mentioned that , hung across from a wire anchored on the side of the house and the shed .
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    Cable house to shed

    Hi Can anyone tell me what type of cable I need ( 1.5mm2 ) to run across from my house to a shed , the distance from house to shed is just under 9ft . I thought there is a cable that is sort of reinforced but not SWA , not sure were I heard that from . cheers
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    Renewing Taps on a Sink

    Hi I am going to fit a new set of taps for a bathroom sink , my sister has a combi Boiler , would I need to turn of the Boiler as I will be turning off the cold water mains as there is no valves on the H n C feed to the sink . I was just thinking that if I didn't , would the boiler fire up...
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    Second floor fireplace !

    Hi Thanks for your reply , I just like to know why someone has done something , it stops my brain from going into overdrive trying suss it out , and yes ? that is a question mark , I was not really asking a question , it was more a ! explanation of why someone has done something . cheers Spike
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    Second floor fireplace !

    Hi Thanks for your reply . Firstly: the 2 bits of joist sticking out are just dummies , not doing anything . Secondly: Your first parragraph is exactly right . Thirdley: The 2 bricks are only holding the second floor concrete hearth , nothing else , and the new breast is only bricked to just...
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    Second floor fireplace !

    Hi Thanks for your reply , in my posting I had said , " it seems there is a concrete base base above it which looks like the fire hearth of the second floor fireplace !. " So that is one question , the second was " The way I understand it is that there was some timber going across the top of the...
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    Second floor fireplace !

    Hi My friend wants to pull down a fire breast in the basement , it is not the original , it is a brick built one , built around the original , have taken some bricks of to see if it is supporting anything and I am a bit puzzled has to what I am finding . Lucking at the very top , it seems...
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    Plastic Clips for 6mm metal rod

    Hi jj Tks for reply , yes that is a good idea, thinking out of the box ! . I believe we have solved the problem. Just a thought though, is velcro not bought as a sort of male n female strip ( 2 pc ) ! . Cheers Spike
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    Plastic Clips for 6mm metal rod

    Hi John Thanks for your reply , but I need to clip them onto the 6mm bar and un-clip them when needed , so the clip part has to be open to clip onto bar and the clip needs to be at least 75mm in width to fix along the material securely so that there is a good area to hold the material ! . might...
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    Plastic Clips for 6mm metal rod

    Thanks for your reply , pls see my reply to foxhole . cheers spike
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    Plastic Clips for 6mm metal rod

    Hi Thanks for that info , not quite what I want but on the right track ,it needs to clip onto a 6mm steel rod and stitched to some special material that is made from a special woven polymer material , thin and sort of see through ! . The type that is shown in the pic attached to the Mower Grass...
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    Plastic Clips for 6mm metal rod

    Hi This may be a long shot but I am trying to find out were to purchase some plastic form ( about 1 mtr length ) ,I need to attach some light weight material to a length of 6mm steel rod/bar , I have found what I am wanting ,but I don't know what it is called or if I an purchase a length of it...
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