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    Rough plaster after tile removal

    Couple of better ones. Would the wall need to be pva'd
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    Rough plaster after tile removal

    Hello all I have taken tiles off in kitchen and it has pulled a lot of the skim coat of plaster off. The wall is now very patchy. I want to re skim before fitting new units. What would be best?bonding first then multi or could I just go straight to multi or use 1 coat plaster? Sorry pic isn't...
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    cooker switch

    it would be a ratched crimper not a cheap one. bas- yeah be moved horizontally. the old switch cable has been chased out so would be a case of chasing vertically above the new switch.
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    cooker switch

    yeah will be in safe zone as only move to the left as otherwise would be behind the hob which wouldnt work.extending cable would be last resort as ceiling would have to come down as cant access above. i was thinking 60amp junction box or crimp to join cable as its only a oven on the circuit just...
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    cooker switch

    hi cooker switch needs to be moved as having built in oven and hob but the 6mm cable is about 6 inches too short to reach the switch. it will only be supplying the oven so could you join 6mm cable with 60amp junction box or crimp the joints to extend the cable. Access cant be done from above...
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    power at the switch

    ok thanks for your input sparkwright
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    power at the switch

    Thanks DIYDANDY. I believe you learn more doing hands on experience than sitting looking at textbooks etc
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    power at the switch

    saw it with downlights, they were connected at switch at com and l1 both had brown cable then the neutrals were in a connector block in the back of the box.
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    power at the switch

    i went with an electrician to gain experience and he mentioned that all lights were powered at the switch. im struggling to understand this and was wondering if anyone could explain how etc cheers
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    wierd lighting problem

    i just need to check that its def the switch wire connected right as whole house has dodgy electrics and the loft isnt accessable so cant get up there and look where the wires go to identify them ta
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    wierd lighting problem

    any ideas? ta
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    wierd lighting problem

    how could i check this
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    wierd lighting problem

    a friend of mine has a problem in his house. in room 1 there is a ceiling rose with a 1 way switch. In room 2 there is a ceiling rose with a dimmer switch. when you use the dimmer switch in room 2 to make it brighter, the light in room 1 dims lower and vice verser. when the light is off in room...
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    halogen lights

    Hi i want to put 8 downlights in my lounge. it will be replacing a ceiling rose. the downlights wont be low voltage through a transformer. could someone tell me how best to wire these up and where the switch wire etc goes cheers
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