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    Hole In Caste Iron Soil Pipe (Picture)

    I could roll up a piece of sand paper and roll it around inside the opening but that was about it. I cant really do that now as all the kitchen sink waste pipe has been fitted. i'm going to go with the plasteel stuff and drill the hole a bit wider to allow more of the resin through...
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    Hole In Caste Iron Soil Pipe (Picture)

    i'm currently fitting a kitchen and have noticed that there is a small hole that is leaking on the soil stack in the corner. Its on the waste pipe piece join as you can see a drip of orange coloured rust running from it in the pic. I did clean the inside of this pipe out (over 50 years of...
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    Towel Warmer Element Blown?

    well i dont want to break a decent kettle so ill have to find an old one. I'll let you know tomorrow. Thanks for the answers guys!
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    Towel Warmer Element Blown?

    Your right, it isnt. but I'm gona do it anyway. I think answering questions is not for you !!! Anyone else?
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    Towel Warmer Element Blown?

    no, but then again there's never been a need to. Do the elements in kettles get damaged if they contain no water? What causes this to happen?
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    Towel Warmer Element Blown?

    I've had a new central heating system installed in my flat which includes a towel warmer that is dual fuel with a 200w element. The system was half done and not filled up so that i could remove the towel warmer to paint behind it. After putting it back on the wall i tested to see if the...
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    My First House...

    thanks screwfix. yes iv got loads of pics for all the rooms in my flat through every stage. Im going to start a project thread so you can see the mess iv got myself into!
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    Internal Door for External Use

    Iv checked with my BC officer and he says its ok to use an internal FD30 for my balcony and that it would comply with regs. i also asked about the thermal point and he said it wouldnt be a problem. He even said he was expecting me to do that anyway as getting a 686mm FD for external use...
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    My First House...

    I think the bathroom looks awesome. Iv got to do a bathroom from scratch to and id like to do some like what you've done. If you don't mind me asking, how much were those tiles and where did you get them from?
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    Internal Door for External Use

    Are yes, i hadnt thought about the thermal point. The BC officer will be inspecting my work so an ideas would have to be run by him first anyway. would there be any kind of material that i could add to the outside of the door to improve the insulation properties and make it suitable...
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    Internal Door for External Use

    Hi Guys, Im replacing all the doors in my flat and i have to replace a glazed upvc door that goes to a balcony with a 30 min fire door (fire regs compliance). I want all the doors to be the same style if possible and iv settled on some Oak Effect Foil Veneer doors as shown in the link...
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    Windows Vista

    microsoft office 97, 2000, xp amd 2003 will all install under vista so yes you should be able to do that providing you have the disk and key. make sure you remove the 2007 trial version first tho.
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    IE 7

    from memory if you uninstall ie7 it should revert back to ie6 which i assume is also not working? I would recommend just installing firefox and using that as your browser: www.mozilla.com/firefox/ a much better browser IMO and less prone to spyware than ie. This will at least allow...
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    Fan on Timer Install with Downlights

    Ok, thanks for clarification on that. breezer, could you point me in the direction of the picture in the sticky that relates to my issue?
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    Fan on Timer Install with Downlights

    thanks for the detailed response coljack. Since i already have a single pole pull cord and a few mini JBs i will probably do that method. When you say for example "black ( sleeved brown )" do you mean i need to put a brown sleeve over the wire before it goes into the terminal like you...
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    Fan on Timer Install with Downlights

    Thanks for the reply skenk but to honest i still dont fully understand! Below is a plan of my bathroom (hopefully) and how the cabling has been done so you can see the current situation abd what needs to be done. Just to be absolutely clear on whats what: blue lines - walls black lines...
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    Lighting Circuit Question

    ok, thanks for the answers guys. So my next question would be: Since iv already mistakenly returned to the CU, can i just leave it the way it is? Does it still comply with regs that way?
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