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    Cutting tiles without a tile cutter1

    Hire one out over there / find some local builders on a job, get them to cut them and slip them a couple quid
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    I need a surge protector that can be reset???????

    Wont the transformer protect the laptop to some degree, as it charges at 12v or something?
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    Wiring of shed

    Don't Corgi offer it too now, or is still in the pipeline (no pun intended..ok maybe a small one)
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    Wiring of shed

    No reason in particular, other than the fact its the one that everyone has heard about and knows. Feel free to add the others
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    Vacuum cleaner trips out fuse.

    Seriously though, probably worth getting a PIR done, and getting your circuits properly identified and protected.
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    Vacuum cleaner trips out fuse.

    The vacuum cleaner :lol:
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    Extractor Fan Ducting

    The way i did was with a fan that had 2 extractor plates. One of them fitted in the bathroom ceiling, and the fan was then fitted in the loft, about half a meter higher, and horizontally. The rest of the flexible ducting then ran on a downwards slope to where i fitted the other extractor plate...
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    Mounting box in lathe & plaster

    Is all the wiring surface mounted too in mini trunking, or sunk into the walls?
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    bosch wiring colours on double oven .. help

    Any markings on the terminal? Best bet is phone customer services again - you will probably get a different person who may answer your question. Or just blag it and say your a sparky whose been called in to wire one up, but theres no wiring diagram. Have you checked the manual? If its a...
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    bosch wiring colours on double oven .. help

    what are you trying to do that you need to mess with internal wiring?
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    Light switch needs rewiring every time powers goes off..???

    Or worst case they could cause a fire.
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    Wiring of shed

    Just so you know what to expect: He will probably have to lift a few floorboards to run the cable from your fuse box out of your house. The cable will probbaly be 4mm or 6mm three core armoured. He will either clip it to the wall or bury it depending on how close the shed is. (If the shed is...
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    Wiring of shed

    I'd advise getting an electrician in. What you've done so far is already wrong.
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    repairing a dodgy mains cable

    Do they make 32A boxes? I thought it was only 30A's?
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    repairing a dodgy mains cable

    Best not to poke it with your fingers lol. But yeah, it would be worth using a junction box. Just make sure you turn the power off first. Might be worth getting a PIR done too, as you could have other cables like this in your house Edit: By 'mains cable' I'm guessing you meant for a...
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    `white tape` for making watertight joints..........how much

    Your meant to follow the thread. Eg looking at it end on your would apply it clockwise. Doing it your way, it will loosen off and scrunch down as you are tightening the fitting, thus making it leak.
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    Wiring of shed

    What supply does your house have? TNS/TT/TNCS? What cable have you run? Have you read Part P? You will need to install another CCU in your shed and run everything from that. How far from the house is the shed?
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    extendind a radial circuit

    Maybe your looking in the butchers shop, or a hair dressers?
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    New consumer unit

    Building control?
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    do public know enough about part P

    If the local councils did a letter drop for example, will people read it or think 'boring' and bin it? thats the biggest problem. Like someone said in a different topic - its like the cigarette warnings, people dont bother to read them, or dont take them seriously anyway. But you're right...
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