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    Capping pipes below tile level

    Now that is a good idea. There might be enough play to just push them down into the gap...
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    Capping pipes below tile level

    The house is not in the UK so they won’t chase me ... any ideas on solutions?
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    Capping pipes below tile level

    I might be asking for the impossible here but as you can see in the picture I have a bidet (that has to go) that sits on the tile. If I can cap the two water feeds then I will get away with just filling the tile gap afterwards. I have no spare tiles so cannot just replace it. Any advice as how...
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    Flush finish against a stone wall....

    Great idea thanks
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    Flush finish against a stone wall....

    Shims won't do it - as the stone work means that one fixing point might be 4-5cm further back than another - and I would have thought these spacers would have been for a much smaller spacing gap.
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    Flush finish against a stone wall....

    Struggling to come up with a plan as to how to attach a basketball ring to a stone wall - the backboard and ring attach to a separate support bracket - and it is this bracket I need to a plan around. The stone wall is uneven and the support is supposed to sit very tight and snug - i suspect...
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    Is it worth installing a Visonic Powermaster system as a DIY install?

    Gareth = have you been happy with the system? Did you need to go through a third party to subscribe to powermanage service? What does powermanage actually do? Is there someone actually getting alerts and then contacting you or is it just a central server that automates response to incidents to...
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    Extending a lighting circuit in France

    and would it be an issue buying these leds and transformer in the Uk and taking over .. as you can see I am struggling with the language issue of finding them!
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    Extending a lighting circuit in France

    satprof - i searched ruban led .. but it seems to come up with socket controlled lights only .. rather than driver&lights that are fed by the lighting circuit... can you suggest a particular item (or French search term) I should be looking at? And would it be an issue buying these leds and...
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    Visonic Powermaster-10 .. and Powerlink3

    Great advice thank you!
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    Oak Posts standing in water .. with pictures

    Oil has made a big difference! And on one of the 4 posts I added the lead protection. thanks for your advice
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    Visonic Powermaster-10 .. and Powerlink3

    Does the IP module need an installation code or can I hook it up myself? Concerned it will need an official installer to commission it .. and that will be hard in France
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    Visonic Powermaster-10 .. and Powerlink3

    Hello all .. I have a Visonic Powermaster-10 set up in a house in France. It was bought in UK and installed in France as it used the basic alarm functions with usual PIR and motion detectors. I want to add the IP Module to it (POwerlink3) and have seen a few of these online .. issue is they...
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    Extending a lighting circuit in France

    Having thought about this ... the ceiling height is only 6 ft ... and would much prefer to switch this standard bulb to a led strip / led rope. I know these are typically low voltage and often need a transformer. Any idea how I would do this in France?
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    Extending a lighting circuit in France

    Hello all I would like to extend a cellar light and add another light fitting right now there is a single switch and surface mounted cable to a surface mounted ceiling light. in the uk, I would look to extend off the existing fitting ... I assume would do the same here? I know the lighting...
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    Oak Posts standing in water .. with pictures

    Issue is getting the treatment under the end of the post... by will do my best. Right now I need it to dry out first. I like the idea of the lead flashing bedded into a groove .. issue though would that the base of the lead would just sit on the stone and water can get under it .. a cut channel...
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    Oak Posts standing in water .. with pictures

    hi all I have the following issue .. 4 heavy oak posts which sit on a steel rod and embedded into a stone base... water accumulates under the posts. It did have silicone underneath but i had to strip this out as it was holding water.. doing this has made it marginally better as air is getting...
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    Wiring up an electric gate opener in France

    FrodoOne - sorry I am not sure how to find the CSA information. I am not actually using the lights so that isn't an issue .. as gate sits under a street light!
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    Wiring up an electric gate opener in France

    See below - there are two motors -- 160W operating across both / Max power per motor 110W --
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    Wiring up an electric gate opener in France

    24V does seem quite low for a mechanical gate opener know .. but I checked and double checked. Ok - so extension from one of the radial circuit .. and the one closest to the gate... thanks
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