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Tenants of our house have moved out, but all LSH keys we have won't insert all the way in both sides of the lock. The door is locked and I can't open it to change the lock. Is it possible that the cam has lost alignment with the barrel? I am considering drilling it, since the snapping method...

The timber lintel is the same width as the door frame. In fact, the lintel is sitting on the door frame. If I remove the two blocks sitting on the lintel, the lintel will just lift out. I had a poke around above the other door frame you can see in the picture and that is the same. So it...

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I have stripped back the plaster above a doorway we intended to remove to re-plaster as a partition wall instead. However, upon inspection, there is no concrete lintel above the door frame. There are a few floor joists from the 1st floor that do not appear to be supported by the shoddy...

Spot on. Yes I intend to grind it flush. I was thinking of lining the inside of the pipe with a rubble sack and filling the sack with the concrete as opposed to filling the pipe directly. The contour of the pipe should keep the sack in place when the concrete sets, then I can cut off the...

I am removing a downstairs loo (it is being relocated). How should I go about capping off the waste pipe that is in the floor? The existing toilet seems to have a ceramic down pipe which has been cemented into this waste pipe. The diameter is much wider than a normal waste pipe, hence why the...

Is there a minimum distance any electrical supply must be from a wet area? For a more precise description, we currently have a downstairs loo that has a small sink and toilet. Currently it has an electric heater opposite the sink. We will be removing the toilet and the heater, replacing the...

Okay, good reason not to bother!

Confused. Since the work is notifiable, this suggests I can submit designs myself (as a DIYer). Part P:

Indeed, I have an electrician coming to rewire the kitchen, which is also governed under the same notification restriction. If I wire the bathroom lights, I will get him to certify them when he does the kitchen work. Thanks for the info. So if I understand correctly, since watts = amps *...

I haven't been able to find any zone 1 lights in the 12v variety that look reasonably attractive.

I am replacing a single rose with an array of 240v halogen lamps. What is the best circuit to use for this type of install? I was thinking of a ring, replacing the rose with a 4 way junction, with both ends of the ring connecting to the junction, going off to the switch/mcb. Excuse...

Had exactly the same problem; the problem for us was the heat. I just swapped out the 50w bulbs for 30w bulbs, and although a slightly dimmer light, we hardly noticed since we had 8 spots on the ceiling. The 30w bulbs run much cooler and last well over 12 months as opposed to the 8 - 10 months...

Clearly not.

I am not agitated in the slightest, just bemused that you find it imperative that I be explicit about the naming of a CU or where I discovered the acronym CSU, despite what I am referring to being quite clear. Yes I was wrong as to no end you have proved and don't dispute it, but to be...

Are you an unemployed electrician? You seem to have a lot of time on your hands, more concerned with ensuring that people are grammatically correct rather than offering any help. There is a word that describes you, perhaps you know the exact acronym for it?

Just did a search on google, "I'm feeling lucky". http://www.screwfix.com/prods/32831/Electrical-Supplies/Consumer-Units/Wylex-Consumer-Units/Wylex-10-Way-High-Integrity-CSU

Don't worry, it's all been switched off now. Awaiting the electrical work so I can install my new kitchen.

Haven't mentioned the 30 amp oven with hob and dishwasher spur either, just to give you a better picture. There is one 30 amp feed to the kitchen for the oven with no return. This has then been spurred for the hob to a separate switch, to which the dishwasher has been connected (bodge...

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