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    Make gravel bed suitable for mobility scooter

    My wife's getting a mobility scooter and will need to get over a patch of gravel, I need to have a plan if she's not able to drive over it easily. The gravel is about 8cm deep on average. Should I remove some of the gravel first and then put some concrete on top? Is quick set ready mix...
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    Immersion CYLINDER and controls help

    Where should the thermostat be on the elements be?
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    Immersion CYLINDER and controls help

    No gas boiler, just 3 electric heaters and a towel rail in the bathroom. Here’s the meter and fusebox, I’ve told him to get the whole thing replaced with a new board. The 3 circuits on the left hand board are for the heaters.
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    Immersion CYLINDER and controls help

    Do these fit in line between the the current switches and the immersion elements? What size flex should I use?
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    Immersion CYLINDER and controls help

    My son’s just moved in to his first place (eventually!). The hot water is done by an immersion heater with two elements and no timer that I can see. Things i’m not sure about. 1. Is there any reason why there are two elements or is it just redundancy? 2. The two elements go back to their own...
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    Solid conservatory roof - building regs needed?

    Hi I've been getting quotes to replace my converseratory's polycarbonate roof with a solid one. Is a Buidling Regs certificate required for this? (especially if I come to move house). Some of the companies say yes and some say no o_O Also, some of the companies want to replace the current...
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    How to remove metal back box that's cemented in?

    I'll go for the scrape and bend option, might even be an excuse to buy the DeWalt multitool I've got my eye on! I was a numpty and bought the new sockets without checking the back box depth first.........
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    How to remove metal back box that's cemented in?

    I want to change the sockets in my conservatory, the new ones need at least a 35mm back box. I just removed a socket and found out all the current back boxes are 25mm :( It's a brick wall and the back boxes must have been fitted when it was built, so they're held in by the mortar. What's the...
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