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    2 way fault

    When connecting switch as a conventional one way all is fine,when i indroduce the link cables, even if the link is not connected to the other switch,it always pops the breaker. have re-sited the link switch,and extended the cable,only alteration.unsure if it worked correctly before as no...
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    terracotta tiles????

    Have removed an internal wall,it has been tiled right through(either side of wall) i need to fit matching tiles in the gap where the wall stood. They will be fixed to a ply sheet suspended floor. can i use a flexible fast set tile adhesive, such as in bal CTF 3 ??? The...
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    Is being visable,part P regs?

    Looking at the thread double ovens,it is stated in a few replies,as to the visibility of the isolating CU (above worktop and not in cupboard/underneath. Is this Regs/part P, or is it a guidance???? Many thanks Jack'o
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    painting plastic waste pipes

    Can some one reccomend a process,in order to paint plastic,exterior soil/waste pipes ? colour to match existing black pipes on rest of property. many thanks
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    bamboo/ lattice panels?

    Trying to find a supplier of a lattice panel/bamboo to go behind mdf surround as i wish to make a bath panel.and radiator cover. Cheers
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    self leveling compund

    can anybody recommend a compound that will adhere to a plywood covering. Cheers
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    underfloor electric heating

    Yeah Devi,the way to go,for ease and fitting. i would personally lay a thermal board down over floor,,makes the heating soooo much more efficient.
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    Underfloor heating query

    can anybody assist? the cable is a twin conductor type,the thermostat has a live and neutral terminal and also a load terminal (plus two terminals for the probe. On the wiring diagram it shows the floor cable ,cold feed,going into the load terminal. Heatmiser PRT-R Should one of the...
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    testing Underfloor heating cable

    46 mtrs of single core cable, although there are two cables at the cold feed side http://www.floorheating.ltd.uk/products.php?CAT_ID=3
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    testing Underfloor heating cable

    thanks for the reply,not sure i fully understand it thou!!! When you state electric fire, where do i connect the cables to? it is the single cable type,with two wires to connect into the controller.i have already tested continuity on the two cold feed cables,but it does not register.it just...
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    testing Underfloor heating cable

    following on from an earlier thread, I would like to be able to tile over the floor area,having laid heating cable and probe,but unfortunately the controller/thermostat was damaged,so have been unable to check that the cable is ok.and will be some time before i receive the replacement...
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    plaster board..wrong way round

    im not sure about all this,,i have completed the job,and yes it set up well quick(thought it was summer)...but there must be a reasoning behind only facing one side..looked at a board in Wickes today..and it had printed on there, decorate /plaster this side only!!!!!!! but why?
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    Underfloor heating cable...query

    yes multi meter is all ok. just trying to seek reassurance that i can go ahead and tile..does the reading mean that the cable is sound and all ok,or is there another test i can carry out before tiling
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    Underfloor heating cable...query

    laid 46meters of heating cable,(not a mat)the type where you do not need to return to stat(ie twin cable) The resistance states that it should read 117.6 but on testing i get a reading of 113.0, not over tiled yet,should i be concerned at the discrepancy,or is that with in allowed...
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    plaster board..wrong way round

    Been to price a job..where the client has got somebody in to overtack the ceiling and erect to stud walls...when i looked he has fixed all the boards the wrong way round ..ie brown side to face...anybody skimmed this side before.and been successful ,i never come across this before. many thanks
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    two 7.5kw showers!

    Cheers crafty, property less than 8yrs old ,so all up to current regs. if ok to install theses two seperate units,would i be best to go for two individual cable runs back to cu,then into 40amp shower rcds, or would i be able to run one 16/20 amp cable,and split the units into two?
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    two 7.5kw showers!

    partitioning two large bedrooms to accomadate an en-suite in each,want to instal a 7.5kw shower in each if thet are both running at the same time,and maybe the cooker /lights as well,this will be very close to the incoming fuse, 100amp single phase. should i be thinking of an alternative in...
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    dot and dab?

    Hi just seeking some thoughts! Has any one boarded over ceramic tiles using plaster board adhesive,trying to avoid removing tiles,and destroying original wall
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    concealed hinges

    Hi, can anybody give me some pointers, tips, as to the fitting of 35mm concealed hinges..Fitting mdf wardrobe doors(pair)what is the required distance from the edge of the door, ie: the centre point for the hole cutter,keeping the hinges parallel Cheers
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    12v cable

    secondary to transformers ,all individual ,none no longer than a metre run 1mm cable
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