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    Should be simple, but....

    after hours spent on the top of the ladder, sweating over the various components, buying new transformers, buying new bulb holders, all of which tested fine with my tester, I finally sussed it out that it was the secondary live circuit that had slipped out of the housing on the transformer on...
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    Should be simple, but....

    In my bathroom are two halogen 50W spotlights. One of them stopped working, so I tried a new bulb. It didn't work. I tried another one. That didn't work either, so then I tried another. That did work. So I put the original bulb back in and that suddenly worked too. All very odd...
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    How do I test for mains power?

    I'm sure this is basic stuff, but would really appreciate any help. I have a light fitting with halogen bulb. The bulb blew, so I bought another one exactly the same. Put bulb in, turned light on, nothing. Odd. Tested the bulb with my circuit tester. The beep beeped, meaning it was intact...
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    Remedial work on teak kitchen worktop - advice needed

    I've got a gorgeous, thick, solid teak, kitchen worktop. When we bought the house 5 years ago, it was a wonderful rich, very shiny almost glassy finish. HOwever, after absolutely NO maintenance on it whatsoever, it is looking pretty awful. Well, some parts of it are perfect (the very low...
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