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    Telephone Speaker

    Could any one tell me how to add a speker from a landline phone to just add the ringing tone to another room.Ive seen it in operation years ago but cannot get in contact with the person that had it done If you didnt understand i want my pnone in one foom and a speaker in another room that...
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    Double pole switches

    Any answers
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    Double pole switches

    Is the element situation because of the high load assumed with an element or something else.We use triple pole switches for bathroom.L1 L2 Neutral connections ,is this so you can work on the fan without disturbing the lighting circiut it is being fed from.Also would you need the triple pole...
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    NEUTRAL

    A neutral carries the current out a circuit E.g... Live cable brings it in to the light,the light uses the electricity and neutral "escorts" it back out thats a user friendly version When you get an electric shock your kinda used as a neutral.The electricity is flowin to earth usin you
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    Double pole switches

    When is it nessesary to switch a neutral and live ..i.e a double pole witch
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    Telephone distribution

    We ve got double sub charges before for not havin the boxes connected.Does a phone hafta go through a filter too.My standard doesnt go through a filter (i think)And also if a phone is on a filter can i run an extension phone from it without adding another filter onto the extra phone since its...
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    Telephone distribution

    Id also like to know bout dsl filters,ive sky ,broadband and phone.What has to be on a filter and wat does not Ive a sky +on the same line as my broadband upstairs ,and a phone and standard sky box on the other input of my dual connection dsl filter.One side has a pic of a pc obviously for...
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    heating element

    Could be a door switch hidden someone or even another type of switch that needs pressure or contact.I had the same trouble with a Deep fat fryer tonight it was one of those micro switches that needed to be closed before the element heated up
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    How would you do downlighters

    well securespark im just curious
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    Correct way to extend 6 or 10mm cable?

    alot of people arond here recommend replacin cables but if there not damged its not worth the money hassle and mess.Most of the cables in peoples houses are shabby and old so its not goin to matter if you can replace it do dont be fooled by bunch of robotic repeatings of lines from a regs book
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    How would you do downlighters

    How would you do your downlighters if you had a room of average size if you had 6 lights.At work we measure the room and divide by 4 because we put up two rows of three i was told that the proper way to measure is to divide two numders extra than the amount of lights you intend to put in a...
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    Transforners

    So what your trying to say is ifi have a 12 volt downlighter with a transformer (obviously) 50 watt bulb my current would be 4.1 amps I did the sum V=P*I and used the secondary (12) voltage for v I must be wrong cause that seems alot for one light
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    Power socket wherecooker used to be??

    Would it be ok to put a 20 amp Mcb instead of the cooker mcb and if the 6mm fits wire it into socket directly
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    Transforners

    This might seem like a stupid question but how do energy effecient downlighters with a transformer save on bills.I cant understand what kinda current would be pulled by the transformer.Its bein stepped down by transformer so its takin more than 12 volts or 7 watts or whatever they take Im a...
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    neutrals at the switch.....

    can you have the neutrals in a connection at a light switch in the uk.Im in ireland and i think its ok.My boss once told us to wire t+e to switch and t+e from switch to light connecting the neutrals in connector blocks and wiring the other lives as usual
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    switch mounting box

    Maybe the screwdriver is lighting up due to an eddy current.Ive often put a screwdriver up to the earth or one of the cables in a twin brown T+E used for two way lighting switch and it has lit up .This wat ive been told so dont know if its true
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    Telephone distribution

    Hi,would any body recommend running individual telepone cables to phone points or run the cable in a radial from one to the next to next ect..At work we run individuals but you cannot get a bunch of cables into the connections so we put them into a connector block and bring a single phone cable...
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    Insulating over spotlights ?

    try get a bit of water pipe ,the stuff they use under ground plastic brownish colour and place it around the light
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    "Changing Immersion Heater" Hot water tank

    Hi this is my first post When changing element of hot water immersion tank how do i drain the tank,does the element generally screw off easily and do i have to seal the threads up again with some adhesive tape ,the kind plumbers use +++++++++++ Moderator's note: I will move this to...
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