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    challenger house Alarm not working

    force 10 have a program button .. but you don't need it to set it unless you want to omit a zone.
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    Render for an open fireplace?

    Think you may need fire inserts. Do a search for open cold fire places . I came across them few month back.
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    challenger house Alarm not working

    Model will help? Photo of keypad.
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    Indesit BHWD129 washer dryer not drying properly

    dryer heater look anything like this on top?
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    Where do you buy your power tools?

    Myself use Machine Mart for larger tools. Welders, Compressors, car jacks, Small power tools . elec drill ,sander (Bosch / Black and Decker) b & q Small hand tools . screw drivers ect b&q Machine Mart have a good spares backup.. B & Q you can always take it back if i doesn't work .
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    Shower temperature

    If it's just since the warm weather I'd leave it as the cold water feed may be warm and not a lot you can do about it.. Try the cold water feed on a tap feed see if it's the same temp on you arm and compare ..Before blaming the shower unit.
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    Concealed or Wall-mounted 2-way diverter

    Either way by a good one, like mira that you can get parts for.. Mine is a mira that they have just stopped repair kits for .Its possibly 40 plus years old i have spare service kits for ours while they still had stock . Should last another 10 +yrs more .They were bomb proof back in the 70s .
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    Ryobi RPT4545M Pole Hedge Trimmer with Extension Pole

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/52cc-5-in-1-Petrol-Hedge-Trimmer-Chainsaw-Strimmer-Brushcutter-Garden-Multi-Tool/222203264480 Got the strimmer version .Bought two . Cord spool are poor replaced it for a husvarna . Strimmer cheap but they work hard . Do a few modifications and the work well for...
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    Upstairs light circuit all down - MCB not tripped

    IF its not in the main box.. Odds are you will come straight to the feed cable with the red and black linked find them tails in the rose it hits you'll see the problem straight off and it'll be a lose wire broken wire tail end..
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    Upstairs light circuit all down - MCB not tripped

    Power down board . Remove circuit from distribution board for lights . Once you have the the 3 tails TEST THEY ARE DEAD ONCE HAPPY put your red and black together with a connector block. GO to the first rose you think is fed from the box use the ohm scale on the meter and see if you get a...
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    Upstairs light circuit all down - MCB not tripped

    i'd be doing a mega leakage test as my guess is a bad cable but I.m lucky to own one not a lot of diy's would have a £££ meter sitting gathering dust. I also mentioned the cable may need to be loaded to bring the fault as it may be a insulation problem. But doing as much as you can trouble...
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    Upstairs light circuit all down - MCB not tripped

    you don't need to get to tech to help someone. Same can be said keep resetting trip and working on live wires when not sure what scale a meter should be set on V or A you soon find out the hard way. If you can work on a dead spur,ring, feed ,wire all the better lets get picky .....
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    Upstairs light circuit all down - MCB not tripped

    i'm not a sparky but this sounds like a insulation problem so i may get this wrong ! 1. the trip is tripping (won't do the trip much good) 2. wire seems warm. again insulation . or partial short (nipped wires) 3 .if all fitting off there should be no load on ring and he said the meter...
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    House alarm reconnection

    If its setting ok in full set its possible. Your wife is setting to full set rather than part set . Some have more than one part settings ... full, part 1,part 2 . Only way to check your part setting without going into eng mode is to set panel to part set and walk test while armed . live...
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    House alarm reconnection

    If you can do a walk test of all zones would be the best bet zone one will flash if your setting alarm with front door open . light should clear if you close the door while counting down in set mode . some you can walk test if you still have instructions but if your stuck walk test all zones in...
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