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    How to correctly terminate/junction wiring if removing wall?

    Hi guys, I want to pull down a downstairs dividing wall which has ring mains and lighting wiring chased into it. I've had a builder look and it's not a supporting wall so can come down easy enough. Now I though I'd junction box the wiring in the gap between the ceiling and floor however I...
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    Electric warm air heating system any engineers in the house?

    I think the fan is on the way out in my electric warm air heating system. Some times it fails to spin up and when it does its very slow. Does anyone know if the fan is an easy replacement? The system is most likely the original from when the house was built (circa 1970) so even if its easy to...
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    chasing power shower pipework and cable into outside wall

    Re doing my bathroom and I have a triton power shower. Currently its installed with plastic speed fit pipes and the power cable running down a short length (12 " or so) of plastic trunking. It looks naff so I want to chase the pipes and cable into the wall but I'm not sure if I can have the...
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    Removing tiles on wooden floor, they just wont budge! Pic

    Redoing the bathroom and thus far I've removed a load of tiles off the walls. Now on to the floor. I have ceramic tiles which have been laid onto a sheet of 6mm ply which has then been screwed to the floor with hundreds of screws. The tiles are extremely well stuck to the adheisive which...
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    Adding an extra light switch

    Hi Folks, Pretty simple one here I guess. I want to add an extra light switch in my garage so I don't have to walk all the way over to the otherside in the dark. The existing switch is on the wall opposite with the cable running down some trunking. Whats the best way to add the extra...
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    Adding a RCD to my shower

    Currently the shower is fed from a seperate single way consumer unit with a 40amp fuse. This is then connected to the input side of the main CU. Now I was thinking that I could just replace this consumer unit with a 40A RCD in an enclosure Problem is the input comes in from the bottom and...
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    Double glazed window gasket shrunk, where to get replacement

    Hi, The rubber gasket (internal between frame and glass) has shrunk on my windows so it needs replacing. Does it come in specific sizes? and is there any where on line I can buy it from as getting out to window firm mon-sat isn't very easy for me. I did see this stuff on ebay but I'm...
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    Changing single switch to a double and adding an extra light

    I'd like to add an extra light in our lounge. I have an existing single switch which I'd like to swap for a double so am I ok in running an extra switched live conductor down the existing channel in the wall and using this plus the neutral and earth from the other light fitting? I don't...
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    RCBO in place of MCB in garage CU?

    I recently moved into a new house and in the garge there is a 2 way CU for the lights and sockets. I have a 20A MCB for the sockets however I'd like to up the 20A MCB to 32A seeing as I have a small comprssor and other tools in the garage so I thought I'd replace with a 32A RCBO as that...
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    timer with overide to replace a FCU for a washing machine

    In an effort to reduce our eleccy bills I'd like to put our washing machine on a timer so it comes on during our eco7 period. Its currently plugged into a 13a socket and above the worksurface is a FCU for that socket. I'd like to replace the FCU with a time switch, but one with an overide...
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    Storage heater not wired on Economy 7?

    Hi, I've just move dinto a new house and the previous owners always complained about very high electricity bills. Well I think I've worked out why but how do i change it? It has electric hot air heating with a central storage heater. Now my understaning is that it should charge at night on...
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    Extending existing garage with concrete sectional panels?

    Hi, I'm looking to extend my existing brick single garage on a very tight budget. I'm thinking of using pre fab concrete panels to extend it back about 16ft with a window and single door and a flat roof. Existing garage is single skin brick with flat roof and a window at the far end on the...
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