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    Dishwashers

    Thanks Tonto, that looks good. Anyone got any negatives on Smeg D/W before I order?
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    Dishwashers

    Am about to buy a full size free standing DW for the very first time. Have never used one!! Have both hot & cold water to hand. Dont want a cheap m/c, perhaps around £400. Wont be on full load very often. Have had a look on reviewcentre.com but there are so many out there its difficult to...
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    Boiler keeps running even when programmer is set to not run

    I had to replace a LP722 last week for a similar fault; found the CH relay had the common & normally open contacts welded together.
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    caravan certification

    Caravan width limitation for towing is just about to be increased, this month I think.
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    Shower installation

    Thanks for that. A 6mm leaves the shower to an isolator in a small "cupboard room" off the new shower room. The cable then dissapears into the floor above. A power shower in the bathroom above has been removed pending refitting that room, so I guess only a 2.5 or less was powering that pump...
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    Shower installation

    My Daughter has just had a small WC enlarged and a new electric shower fitted (new downlights & fan also). What certification should she expect from the Electrician?
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    Charge control of 12 volt solar panels.

    Thesedays it is possible to use a series regulator between the panel & the battery instead of a shunt type across the battery. Try the Sunsei CC-10000 from CPC, pt No. BT 04166. This will probably work in parallel to another charging method, only way to be sure is to try it?
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    Installing consumer unit in Granny flat with sub meter

    I have a similar installation, put in quite a few years ago, TT earthing. The Flat supply comes from a Henley block straight after the meter, but via a 100mA slow RCD & fuse, to protect the cable. At the Flat, a standard TT installation with it's own earth rod. My house earth is not exported...
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    Battery Charger

    That looks a good charger, but I would put it on a timer so that it is only on for, say, 2 hours a week. I used to have a similar unit float charging my generator battery, but I found it killed the battery after a year or so. I have been using a timer for 5 years with no problems.
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    Charging issue

    This describes the fast charging method as needed for power tools etc, not quite what the OP needs.
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    Charging issue

    You do not want a modern 12V battery charger, (www.cpc.co.uk ref. BT00011 for example), as these are expecting a lead acid battery, and do an initial fast charge, reducing to a trickle later, with a terminal voltage of 13.8. It might work, but might overcharge. You do want an ordinary 12 volt...
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    Charging issue

    Ni-Cad & Ni-Mh cells are usually charged from a "constant current" charger (as against a Lead Acid battery that uses constant voltage). As your pack in 4.5V 1500mAH, you should push 150mA through it for about 14 hours (the "extra" 4 Hrs accounts for inefficiency) to recharge it. You could put...
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    Don't Go There

    Many years ago, a friend of mine had his gas meter on a post in the garden. In the winter it got condensation inside, which built up to the point that when it froze the hands could'nt turn!!!
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    Oh dear, cavity wiring and new insulation.

    If the circuit was derated by replacing the 32A MCB with a 20A one, this would make it safer. Could this be an option for this house & what would the regs. have to say on this?
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    Solar SLA battery charging

    I assume your charger is a Maplin L58BF or similar. I connect one of these directly across a 7Ah SLA battery, have done so for several years, no problems. No other form of voltage regulation, series or shunt, is required. If you were using a larger panel, then that would be different.
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    Getting an Isolator fitted (or not !) what a palaver...

    If you are on a VERY old tarif (pre "white" meter), where you got an afternoon boost at cheap rate, or perhaps "half price" night units (can't remember the exact details) and you want to keep this, suggest you don't let him fit a single meter, because once you have lost your "afternoon...
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    Checking when my boiler comes on

    If you have a Intruder Alarm system, then, if it's a reasonably upmarket model, that will log mains failure & restoration, so power it from the circuit you wish to monitor (the battery back up will keep the Alarm panel going ok for at least 10 hrs unless it is u/s).
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    Want my own business

    1)Check out the Nationwide for a Business account. 2) Ask other local Tradesmen who they use to do their accounts & SA Tax form; try & find a recommended "one man band" Accountant & go & talk to him/her now. Start with a paper system that you basically understand. 3) Work from home. 4)Talk to...
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    They're all at it

    So with a TT system with slow RCD incomer, and standard one for sockets etc, all modern; will it "pass" a PIR once the 17th come into use?
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