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    Here's a cistern riddle for you

    That was my initial thought and I started investigating double wall cisterns etc but in the mean time I dried off the slight condensation put a couple of towels around it to catch any condensation and waited for night time. And drip drip drip as usual. No wet towels no noticeable condensation...
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    Here's a cistern riddle for you

    P.s. As I write this I can hear the drip and it has the precision of a Swiss watch 1am start and by 8 there will be nothing right till about 1 am tomorrow.
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    Here's a cistern riddle for you

    We recently moved into a new house (few months ago) had a leak from bathroom into kitchen which caused a damp plaster ceiling. Well ok I van live with that, new ceiling in kitchen was on my to do list as it looks like the worst plasterer in the world done it blindfolded. Also leaky toilet that's...
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    12v downlighting cable question

    According to the transformer instructions the input must be earthed to the transformer (this will be done) but the outputs must not be earthed only l+n required.
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    12v downlighting cable question

    At that price for that much ( I only need about 4 metres) I don't think I will be using it either lol ! Thanks anyway
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    12v downlighting cable question

    Hi I know you are probably sick of downlighting questions but I can't seem to find a definitive answer to my question. I an fitting 4 50w downlights in my bathroom (all ip rated showerlights) I have one transformer which is suitable for up to 250 w, it has four output blocks so each of the four...
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    strange 12 pin socket

    dont have a loft its a pitched roof
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    strange 12 pin socket

    oh and the cable doesnt go through the wall to outside it goes up inside the wall ending up who knows where ! I will have a closer look later
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    strange 12 pin socket

    the area is ayrshire scotland and im not sure about the rediffusion tv thing because the house i moved from was on the other side of the same street and it had nothing like this although in saying that I am lead to believe that this (current) house was built around 10 years later to house a...
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    strange 12 pin socket

    thanks for the replies and sorry about the duplicate post, just wasnt sure which catagory was the most appropriate. so would this cable if it is a cinch jones thing have power to it ? or would it just be an aerial type set up ?
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    12 pin socket

    this socket is in my living room any ideas what it is ?? my house was a police house many years ago and im wondering if it was on old police radio socket or something ???
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    strange 12 pin socket

    anyone any ideas what this might be ? this socket is on the wall in my living room, im thinking a radio socket or something. my house was a police house many years ago could this be for the police radio ?
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    Decking; fixing joists to beams

    check out my deck project "its sturdy maybe even overkill " but wont break the bank
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    Decking; fixing joists to beams

    i would say (sensible advice) as long as 1/3 of the nail or more is through the top wood into the wood it is secured to you will be fine !! for my deck i used 75mm screw nails (these are not expensive) and will hold forever
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    Decking steps - overhang or not

    in my humble opinion a slight over lap (couple of cm) on the step to the stringer may serve no purpose but it looks nicer
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    raised decking

    firstly can i say i have removed a lot of soil from the garden to level it. If i had added soil since the garden was on a slope(left to right of the house) then 30 cm would prob not have been an issue at all as it WOULD HAVE BEEN UNDER 30 cm at the soils highest point ! but to save money on...
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