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I have seen various posts saying that isolation/service valves sometimes weep after use. Are lever-operated shut-off valves for a domestic mains supply any less likely to weep/leak after use? Both types appear to be ball valves, which presumably have similar seals.

I share your concern about the naming of those zones. When some DIYer decides to hang a mirror/picture/cupbord by drilling into what they've heard is a 'safe' zone ........ Why couldn't they have been named 'wiring zones' ?

A white LED drops about 3V, so eight in series would be right for a 24V bulb.

.... which would introduce yet another rad variant to be made, packaged, shipped, stored and so add to everyone's cost.

That's an unpublished application.

What number?

You could do the job with the circular saw, working with a straight-edge guide clamped relative to the board being cut. But first make sure there are no hidden bits of nails/screws/tacks in the wood.

If you actually needed/wanted to tuck carpet edges under something you could just fix 1x1 battens at the edges of the area to be carpeted. Unless the loft is frequently accessed, a carpet could be simply loose laid with no fixings.

Not those: the ones arrowed below :

Yes, but near the top there seem to be two removable tabs holding tiles/panel in place.

Your post 11 pic seems to show a removable panel at the back. Could the shut-off valve be behind that?

Make/model of glass-break sensor? Do you have its installation manual?

Can you reconfigure the system to work without the glass-break sensor? If so, and the system then functions correctly, you would know the fault lies with the glass-break sensor.

Gate valves commonly jam in the part-open state, due to lime-scale build-up.

Seals/gaskets of neoprene or EPDM rubber should be resistant to ethylene glycol.

A Dremel with a grinding bit should do it.

Is it visible inside the property? Boxed in? Bricked in? .....?

Make absolutely sure you have good holiday insurance (not just a GHIC card !)

The yellow-flowered bushes are Hypericum. The intruder might be lilac.

I still use some of my grandfather's carpentry tools, dating back to about 1900.