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    wylex/crabtree circuit breakers - interchangable?

    Hi, We have a crabtree fuse box and circuit breakers. Have bought a wylex circuit breaker for a 6A general lighting circuit breaker replacement by mistake - are crabtree and wylex breakers compatible with eah other or does it have to be a crabtree circuit breaker? Any help would be much...
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    Window Film

    Hiya, We're thinking of putting frosted window film on the bottom panes of our 2 old sash windows in the front room for a bit a privacy without having to draw the curtains completely. Does anyone have any experience with window film? Some sites sell a roll of film that you have to cut to...
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    Washing machine and dishwasher connected to 1 sink trap?

    Hiya, - I read this with interest as we're looking to buying a dishwasher. But our small U-shaped kitchen has the zink at the narrow end and the washingmachine on the one 'long' side, so our only option is to put the dishwasher on the opposite long side. The dishwasher would be about 5.5 ft...
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    Victorian coal chute - block or leave open?

    Thanks for your replies and useful tips. Will pour water on and check for leakage and also see if we can somehow lock it from the inside.
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    Victorian coal chute - block or leave open?

    Well, the coal cover is loose anyway, so anyone could take it. Are they worth much? What I want to know is, do we really need to block it? Thanks
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    Victorian coal chute - block or leave open?

    Hello, We have an old coal cellar under our Victorian flat - and a coal chute for it by the front door. The cellar is only used for storing stuff. It does smell damp down there, but we've never noticed water coming in down there. It has airbricks and all. My husband has discovered...
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