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    Energy saving devices

    Looks to me like a plug in door bell! If you buy a push button to put on your front door, would it ring? :wink:
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    Making matt paint glossy??

    Ok Thanks guys i think i'll just repaint it then.
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    no spin on washing machine

    Ok thanks tock i will try that when the problem re occurs. Thanks for your help :wink:
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    Making matt paint glossy??

    Evening, I have painted my front door a matt colour and now decided i want a bit of a shine to it as it just looks too flat. How can i do this? Is it possibel to varnish it or is there a better soloution. Do they do a spray on version to make it easier to apply? Whats the best? Thanks in...
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    no spin on washing machine

    Hmmm. Well, is that a job that i an do do you think? I'm an electrician but don't know anything about these machines. I had the machine all apart and put it back together and its working now. Strange. It which case maybe this is the programmer etc as the problems now seems to be intermitant. I...
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    no spin on washing machine

    Ok, I have found the brushes, i haven't removed them but the look like there is plenty of carbon left on them from what i can see looking at the side. I have though found a plastic ball kinda like a clear large golf ball located in the waste pipe directly where is comes from the bottom of the...
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    no spin on washing machine

    Ok, there doesn't seem to be any water nor any blockage that i can see. Is there an easy way to access the brushes. I have the back off but can't get good access to the cables. Is ok to put the machine on its side? I mean it won't damage the drum? The machine is a Zunussi Electrolux by the way...
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    no spin on washing machine

    afternoon all. It says my problem in the title. I have no spin on my washing machine. Basically it washes but when it should spin it just very slowly turns (as if it was washing ) Am I correct in saying its the brushes? I'm a spark so hopefully something within my capabilities. Any advice...
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    New meter and consumer unit - see photo

    Get a spark to advise you and what is best suited to your installation. You can't really advise on much without seeing it. Also, i have worked for Siemens fitting meters and in the event we came accross bunched cables in the meter like you have we simply fitted them all in a henley block and...
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    70w metal halide light - photo cell or not

    Great, so no contactor needed!
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    70w metal halide light - photo cell or not

    Hi guys. Can you tell me is it possible to operate one 70w metal halide light via a photocell? Thanks in advance for the replies.
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    12 way switch help

    This is it, i haven't seen one either, its just these flippin dimmer modules takeing up all the space. The back of the module is touching the back of the box so they'll probably over heat and burn out in no time. Maybe i could try some sky hooks, see if they work :wink:
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    12 way switch help

    Well, its a mixture. Mainly singles, and as far as i can remember there is no neutral at the switch. Its a surface switch but there is no space around the switch to move it etc.
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    12 way switch help

    Evening, looking for a bit of advice. Have been working on a 12 way mk grid switch today which contains normal light switches and dimmer modules. There is a major problem with space in the back box. Where the dimmer modules are used they crush any cables behind because they are so big and plus...
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    flowing water or not hmmmmm!

    thanks chris, i'll give that ago.
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    flowing water or not hmmmmm!

    I'm sure i haven't checked floats on main water tank in loft but have checked the over flow outside for it. I will check it anyways to be sure, although i'm sure the house would be wet by now if it was overflowing. lol. contact your insurance company as you may be covered, also your water...
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    flowing water or not hmmmmm!

    Hello, Have a bit of a water mystery. For a couple of months now there has been a noise coming from our ground floor bathroom which sounds like the tap is on and the water is flowing down the pipe. Taps and everything else are switched off and there are no overflows leaking anywhere so its...
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    faulty mains socket

    Try looking for a switch above the kitchen work top. There may be an FCU feeding this socket that simply needs switching on
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    contactor help

    Thanks John, will give it go on monday. :wink: :wink:
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    contactor help

    Sure it said 110v somewhere!! :oops:
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