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    inline or extractor fan

    What is the difference between an inline fan and a normal extractor fan and which would be best suited for a bathroom with a non powershower shower? I'm planning on getting one in the upstairs bathroom. Bathroom has two external walls, but I think putting the fan (inline/external) in the...
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    Corner gap - fill with adhesive, grout or sealant?

    Tiling the bathroom - just around the bath, so one complete wall and two short runs the width of the bath. Back wall done (on a tea break) and was supposed to be tiles right into each corner and then the short runs would be tiled ontop of the back wall tiles. Unfortunately, due to wonkey...
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    Bathroom floor - iroko T&G on top of 19mm P5 Green chipb

    I'm in the middle of our bathroom renovation and having read some previous posts on the use of green chipboard think I might have made a mistake with using it and wanted to double check ... 1940's semi with 5 m sq. bathroom floor. Lifted old T&G floorboards, as many were split, broken or...
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    Chemical Bolts

    I want to mount a heavy wooden shelf on brackets using a chemical bolt to fix the bracket to the wall. If the threaded rod I intend to use is M10 what size hole should I drill? Cheers efh
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    New MCB needs an isolator switch

    We've been getting quotes in for some electrical work - which includes replacing the main board. Only one electrician mentioned that I should contact Scottish Power to get them to fit an isolator switch, which would then allow the board to be isolated from the main supply and thus preplaced...
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    How can I test the earth cable is actually earthed?

    Hi, Was going to replace a plastic light switch (1 bulb on/off) with a chrome version. The existing cable into the light switch is 2 core and earth so it should be easy to connect the earth to the back of the switch plate. However, when lifting floorboards I found the following junction...
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    Upstairs ring main has 2 loops

    Hi, My question is trying to understand why I have two loops upstairs for one ring main.... In process of changing single for doubles and adding a couple of spurs on the upstairs ring main. I've done the following tests: 1) Fuse off on MCB (marked upstairs sockets) and every socket...
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