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    rolling walls and ceilings

    wall will be 30mm thicker if I did that, I want a real answer, thank you
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    rolling walls and ceilings

    how do I use the roller when applying emulsion to avoid roller marks
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    downlighters and junction boxes

    I have clearly upset you which was not my intent, in my third post i did say that lamp fittings were the same as my old ones except they were LED .You then seem to be involved in a conversation about loft lights and christmas tree lights, which of course is your perogotive but did not help me as...
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    downlighters and junction boxes

    Thank yo Mikeyd, you must have posted whilst i was busy typing, so that would be the reason, not cutting back the insulation, ie no cable extending beyond the cover of terminal block cover.makes sense as space is a bit tight. So its not no no if i can get them in. Many Thanks.
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    downlighters and junction boxes

    I thank you for your reply, but why did the installer of the original lights use jb's and strip connectors if they are not required, why waste the time and money? I want to install these lamps safely, if jb's are required then that is what i need to do,regardless of MI's. However if they are not...
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    downlighters and junction boxes

    Much as i appreciate the banter going on, i would love to get an answer to my question. Many Thanks.
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    downlighters and junction boxes

    i assume parrallel as they are exactly the same fitting type as my old ones, except they are LED. my old ones had jb's fitted but some are burnt and brittle and a couple of them had connector blocks which seem to have melted. the diagram shows live to live and neutral to neutral between each...
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    downlighters and junction boxes

    The driver is in the lamp
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    downlighters and junction boxes

    i am replacing my old white halogen downlighters (50watts ea) with some new brushed steel ones and using LED bulbs. Can i wire directly into each unit and on to the next without using junction boxes. the instruction leaflet just says connect mains cable/s into connector block on lamp, and does...
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    Junction boxes on Kitchen ring.

    Many many thanks for the info and the link, most useful :D
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    Junction boxes on Kitchen ring.

    Thank you for your help on this. I had my consumer unit updated last year to RCD (he called it a split unit) (10 ways). I was going to install fcu about 200mm above my worktop and run cables straight down in wall to just under worktop and then run both cables down in plastic trunking , 1 to the...
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    Junction boxes on Kitchen ring.

    thank you for your speedy response. The cables for the kitchen ring are in view under my base units and are long enough for me to reach and install a j/b, however i wanted to install the fcu as a flush unit as opposed to surface mounted and the wall where i wanted to put them is of breezeblock...
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    Junction boxes on Kitchen ring.

    I want to add a couple of appliances to my kitchen ring. Is it ok to put a 30amp j/b into the ring and run a single 2.5 t&e cable up to a fused switched spur and down again to a 13amp skt. i want to do this for a dishwasher and a washing machine. ie 2 separate j/bs and spurs. Many thanks for...
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