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    Wiring 6 pendant ceiling light

    Could the OP not just daisy chain from the first fitting?
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    Wiring 6 pendant ceiling light

    Sorry, I still do not understand, why you would need a 10 way Wago? As per the image of @flameport , you will have the (3?) loop wires, 2 neutrals and switched live. I am not an electrician, but I cannot think of a situation where you would need a 10 way connector.. A triple for the neutrals and...
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    Resealing bath

    Do you mean the channel connected to the wall? You need to articulate in order for people to help you- and, no I am not intentionally being condescending.
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    Hive installation broke my PCB on boiler

    I am not a plumber... why does he need to be "Gas Safe" to wire up a room stat? Granted, it sounds like he effed up, but he wasn't touching the gas supply.
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    Decorators - how to make good

    Most of the houses that I work in are victorian 9" solid walls in west London. I, as you are aware, am not a plasterer. Most of those properties have the original lime plaster and have, at some point, been skimmed with gypsum plaster. I appreciate that some people say that only lime products...
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    Coving mitre query

    I forgot to add... don't forget that you will be cutting the coving upside down if using a box. When doing mitres, I would do a rough angled pencil mark on the underside edge as an aide memoire. The underside edge should be facing upwards. You are only cutting through "foam". The saw will be...
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    Changing toilet

    Agreed. Ideally they would be brass or stainless steel screws.
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    Coving mitre query

    You have a number of options. I used to use my Nobex Champion mitre saw. I would put pencil marks on the bed and up the front to make sure that the coving was sitting at the correct angle before cutting. You can do the same thing with a mitre box. Alternatively, you can purchase a profile guide
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    Decorators - how to make good

    I pretty much agree with @Wayners but I would be concerned about the PVA making the existing paper bubble/ripple. When faced with such situations, I normally apply about 2" of shellac based paint (eg Zinsser BIN or Blockade by Smith and Rodgers) around the parameter of the plaster/paper so...
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    Paintable caulk for Goodhome Tough and durable matt white

    To clean the brushes, I pour some household ammonia into a jar and dip the brush into it. The ammonia is alkali based so it breaks the paint down rather than simply diluting it. After washing the brush in the sink, no residue is left behind. Do not, under any circumstances, use the shellac base...
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    Paintable caulk for Goodhome Tough and durable matt white

    I am a decorator. My go to caulk is Everbuild 125. When working with Dulux Trade emulsion, the paint seldom cracks. With other paints it may happen though. If it does, I apply a coat of shellac based paint, eg Zinnser BIN. As per @foxhole 's post. It is often used as a stain blocker. Oil...
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    Spray Painting Radiator

    I agree that a light rub would be beneficial but from the days when I used to spray MDF cabinets, I was not advised to sand above 360 grits because it could potentially polish the paint rather than abrade it. That said, yeah, 400 will probably be fine.
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    Horizontal expansion vessel

    I have seen the expansion tanks like that before. It has not been an issue. I am not a plumber. I am a decorator. If the system is maintaining mains pressure, I don't see what the problem is, The expansion "tank"is there to deal with potential drops in pressure. Again, I am not a plumber
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    Leak from the ceiling

    I have rotated the image so that it is the correct way up. I do not understand why your upside down image looked so different. Hopefully someone will be along to help you It is really weird, your upside down photo makes it look like the mortar is bulging out. I took the same image and...
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    Leak from the ceiling

    The coping stones have a drip channel on the underside. When it rains the water that runs off them should reach a channel routed into the underside so that it can not track backwards (towards the parapet). In your case, there is not visible drip channel. That said, your problem seems to be...
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    Leak from the ceiling

    Not my area of expertise, but the coping stones do not have an overhang.
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    Did this house fire REALLY start because of a turned off Air fryer OR faulty wiring?

    Surely, the fire brigade can tell if the socket switch was on or off? The room doesn't look "too" bad. With regards to their "assessments". A few years ago a mate's decking caught fire. It blew out the windows at the back of the house and even melted the guttering at the top of the house...
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    New drill set ? For a sparky

    Metal chucks are not very common on cordless combi drills. My Metabo has one, but drill, charger, box and battery is £300. https://tools4trade.co.uk/products/metabo-sb-18-ltx-3-bl-q-i-18v-brushless-combi-drill-with-1-x-4-0ah-battery-charger-metabox TBH, I initially purchased it because the...
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    Manrose Humidistat Fan Problems

    I used to have a Manrose XF100H. I was happy with it. On particularly humid days it would run but I would just isolate it. My downstairs fan was significantly more expensive. It was an Icon AirFlow 30. I could never work out if the PIR or the humidistat was the issue. One day, I twisted the...
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    Washing machine won't spin if it has something in the drum.

    I had something similar with a Miele machine years ago. Someone here recommended checking the motor brushes. One brush had pretty much worn away completely, the other looked new. I swapped out the short brush and it worked perfectly. Worth a butchers. If it does a full wash when empty, I...
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