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    Toilet flush replacements on older toilet

    Hey folks, attached is a picture of our current toilet setup, are replacements available for toilets this old? Had a rather large quote (£290+) from a plumber to change both toilet internals. The issue is having to pump the handle about 5 times to get it to flush. Any plug and play style...
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    How to wire this dimmer switch?!

    You sir are a genius, I had a non dimmable led bulb which kinda worked on the old dimmer, just put a proper dimmable bulb in now it works! Thank you so much for your help, all of you today I hope you enjoy a beer later or wine, or whatever drink of choice! Now the issue of getting it all back...
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    How to wire this dimmer switch?!

    Ok! We are getting somewhere! With this setup, wall lights and dimmer work. Ceiling light power works, but not dimmer. We are close?! Assume it's ok for me to use wago to solve the issue of fitting 2 wires into one socket?
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    How to wire this dimmer switch?!

    Ok will try the above diagram. I just did another test, which was LR in L1 (2 wires) Com into squiggly line LL into L1 Result was, power on and off worked for ceiling light. No dimmer function, and wall lights not working.
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    How to wire this dimmer switch?!

    Yes one each side but the switch Operates both at once
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    How to wire this dimmer switch?!

    The original is just one for wall lights and one for ceiling light
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    How to wire this dimmer switch?!

    Got it, yes I'll be earthing it no issue there, not fussed which switch does which as it's just wall light and ceiling light so ill just remember which switch is which! :) When you say L1 and L2 is it the same block or L1 from one block and L2 from the other block? (When I tried using com...
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    How to wire this dimmer switch?!

    Hey folks, this one is causing me some issue! I can't figure it out, I have a new dual outlet BG dimmer switch, to replace an old dimmer switch. The old one has LR - 2 red wires going into this. C - 1 red wire going into this LL - 1 red wire going into this The new one has L1, squiggly...
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    Asbestos lagging or just horsehair?!

    Hey folks, 1970/71 era of house obviously the artex is likely, and garage ceiling looks suspiciously like AIB. But I was in the loft and noticed this around the pipes, I've noticed it in the garage too. It wasn't mentioned in the survey, although they mentioned the tank might be (fair enough)...
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    Electric shower wiring, does this look ok?

    The 8.5kw has this spec Green star Claim This shower is regulated to have a maximum flow rate of 8 litres per minute at 3 bar pressure or less. Using an efficient shower head can help manage water use. Manufacturer Guarantee 2 Year Manufacturer's Guarantee (T&Cs Apply) Max Water...
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    Electric shower wiring, does this look ok?

    Further to this - do you think due to an electrician who is going to be fitting in their words "A New fuse box with RCBO & Electrical certificate" I should get an 8.5kw version instead of 7.5kw given it will be a nice new fusebox setup etc - would the existing cable be ok for 8.5kw?
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    Electric shower wiring, does this look ok?

    Yeah, there was an excessive amount of silicone used on the outside, including the top right entry point cover had been broken off I believe, and siliconed over. I am not overly happy to be fair, the plumber is returning back but I am not sure I trust them to do the job properly, I'd probably be...
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    Electric shower wiring, does this look ok?

    Plumber fitted electric shower, the cable looks a bit close to the water feed, but I have no idea if that is right or not, see pic. It's not currently connected to an RCD as fusebox is MK Sentry 1989 model , and is being replaced with an RCBO this week, then we will use the shower once that is...
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    Tundish leaking - how best to connect to waste?

    Hey folks, I have a water softener installed under the kitchen sink and as you can see, the brining pipe goes into the tundish and then directly into the waste pipe via one of those clip on cutter things. Anyhow, I never really could get the tundish to sit properly on the waste adaptor, and...
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