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    New house, strange wiring

    Thanks for the comments. I ll do some investiging before I replace the old db
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    New house, strange wiring

    Thanks for the reply. I ll check the fuses when I get home and see if I can determine how many circuits there are. If it was all Spurs from every second socket then I haven't found any of those sockets. I m going to have to spend a day looking into it. It worries me that if there is an old...
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    New house, strange wiring

    Gents, I ve recently moved into a new house in Cheshire Built in 1960. I ve been doing up each room in turn and when plastering removing/taping sockets. I ve noticed that every socket upstairs is a single and also every one only has one set of wires. This would suggest that there must be a...
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    Lighting Circuit Showing 12v When Switched Off

    Its possible that the 12V is due to the mutual inductance from adjacent circuits or a dodgy multimeter
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    Newbe requiring advice on mist coating

    Hello, looking for some advice. Just mist coated a newly skimmed wall with cheapo matt emulsion mixed with water 50:50. This morning i noticed that although dry, the paint has an almost powdery feel to it and can (or at least the surface) can be scraped off with a nail? Is this ok...
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