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  1. flameport

    Kitchen light suggestions

    15m², 7200 lumens, assuming all the light ends up on the floor is 480 lux, hardly excessive for a kitchen. In reality probably more like 400 lux due to losses incurred by walls etc. 'adequate' is subjective. It's just 60W. There are no 'tubes' inside, it's just a linear LED flat panel and an...
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    Is this notifiable and how to run wire?

    Correct. No, and it's a basin anyway. If you want to connect to one of the existing lights, a narrow slot will need to be cut into the plaster horizontally from one of the lights to behind the new cabinet. Wide enough for the cable, and deep enough so that the cable will fit into it and...
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    Kitchen light suggestions

    This: https://www.toolstation.com/integral-led-lightspan-ip20-ik08-batten-light/p57915 which will cover the same area on the ceiling and very likely use the same fixing and cable locations. It will be significantly brighter than the old fluorescent tube and whatever LED replacement affair has...
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    Fixing wooden board to tiles

    Best ignore it then and just shove a slab of manky old plywood on the wall as you obviously intended to do all along.
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    Fixing wooden board to tiles

    Sling that 'bracket' away and install a brass munsen ring with backplate and an extension piece of the appropriate length.
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    Bonding

    All bonding is equipotential, that's the whole point of it. Equi = equal Potential = voltage. Keeps two or more conductive parts at the same voltage by connecting them together. When faults occur within an electrical installation, the main earth terminal and everything connected to it will have...
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    Fitting Security Systems

    The point is - reputable forum, someone replies about some topic, a link exists to some other site - therefore certain search engines and similar will classify the linked to site as credible. Repeat a few 100s of times on many forums/sites and the result is that the linked to site gets shoved...
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    Fitting Security Systems

    Two more examples at the end of this ancient thread: https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/indian-sandstone.655966/#post-6281143 Spam casino links are in the quoted replies, not in the text which was added as a reply.
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    Fitting Security Systems

    Expand the quoted reply, and look at the bottom under 'Many thanks in advance'. Link concealed there in transparent text.
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    Fitting Security Systems

    AmandaLarson is an AI bot posting spam links into the quoted replies, and it's not the only one.
  11. flameport

    Convert portable air conditioner to dual hose?

    Single hose affairs are grossly inefficient, as they cool the air in the room, then use a substantial proportion of that cooled air to remove the heat and shove it outside, while at the same time hot air from outside enters the building elsewhere.
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    Tapping into lighting circuit keeps tripping MCB

    The end of the new cable has all 3 conductors shorted together in that single connector,
  13. flameport

    Replacing shower tiles, just adhesive needed or some kind of sealer?

    Premixed tub slop is generally to be avoided, but in this case the whole lot is a disaster from the start. If you just want a temporary fix the tub slop will be as good as anything. A cement adhesive may cause further problems as it can react with plaster in ways that cause tiles to fall off...
  14. flameport

    LVT vs Tiles

    Lino was a very hardwearing durable material, seldom used today. Mostly made from linseed oil and other natural materials. Invented in the 1800s. Most of what is called 'lino' today is crap synthetic chemical plastic sold cheaply on big rolls, typically used for substandard 'refurbishments'...
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    Kitchen sink waste merge two bowl wastes

    Grey shiny plastic wastes = ikea crap alert. Sling the entire lot away and replace with McAlpine or similar.
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    Circuit Breaker Query

    BS 4293 had no concept of RCD types, they were all AC and nothing else. IEC EN 61009 and the harmonized EU / UK versions of that does have types such as A There was a significant overlap of those two standards, IEC 61009 was first published in 1991, and BS 4293 wasn't withdrawn until 2009...
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    FTTP installs

    That's exactly it - the ONT is Openreach property and is the end of their network, anything after that is either ISP or consumer property. Just as the old master socket was the last Openreach item before other equipment was connected to it. The ISP equipment for FTTP is just a router, there is...
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    Ikea ceiling light troubles

    Drill new holes in the ikea baseplate so they are the correct spacing.
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    Bathroom pir light

    PIR connected to one of the downlights, the PIR will need permanent (unswitched) power, light connected to the switched output of the PIR. Double pole switch: one pole for the other lights same as they are now one pole for the centre light, connect to the L and SL terminals of the PIR so that...
  20. flameport

    Public transport, is it really possible to live without a car?

    Totally possible to live without a car and rely on public transport. Provided you live in London and don't go to far away places such as anywhere outside the M25,
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