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    the 60 am Supplier main Fuse blow up

    Those would be nowhere near 60A. Fuses can fail if they are repeatedly loaded near or just above their maximum rating, but that could take years or even decades. Another failure would be if there was a short circuit fault in the installation, and you have old rewireable fuses which are much...
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    Do interlinked mains powered fire alarms have standardised wiring?

    The physical wiring is the same, L, N, link. However there is no compatibility between manufacturers, so all of the alarms must be from the same manufacturer.
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    High Integrety CU - Internal cabling

    They and most others are designed for these: https://www.primetools.co.uk/product/ck-t49146-dextro-2-piece-vde-insulated-modulo-terminal-screwdriver-set/
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    Constant current LED driver pairing with LEDs

    Just set the switches to 0.7A, wire all of the LEDs in series. The driver will do the rest. It will work from a single LED upwards with no further adjustments required. With one LED connected the output voltage will be about 3V. With more, the voltage will increase automatically. They will be...
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    Constant current LED driver pairing with LEDs

    The switches must be set for the correct current output, which is what the LEDs are designed for, 350mA and 700mA are common values but there are others. Voltage doesn't matter, as it will be automatically varied to achieve the current. More LEDs connected = higher voltage required. The only...
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    New radiator connection sealed up

    If you can't unscrew the plastic plug, how did you intend to install the valves?
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    Toilet in summer house

    That. It's the proper, permanent solution. A saniflow is problems waiting to happen. They need electricity to work They are noisy They will be clogged by someone putting inappropriate things in the toilet They will break They are an instant regret when any of the above happens.
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    Which tool to chase walls for wiring (Ed.)

    Plastic. Steel conduit is round, and would have to be cut and then threaded so it can be secured into the boxes at each end, and you wouldn't be using T&E in it either.
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    McAfee virus how to get rid if it?

    The app you want to remove is 'PC App Store'. Not McAfee.
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    EV are they worth it?

    Komatsu, Bobcat, Caterpillar, Volvo, Case and the rest of JCBs competitors disagree. They already have electric construction machinery. JCB are being swerved into hydrogen because Lord Bamford is obsessed with combustion engines. There is no other reason.
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    Isolating Push Fit Pipes to Tap's in Kitchen

    Turn off the cold supply to the cylinder. Open hot tap(s), some water will flow out under pressure until the expansion vessel is empty.
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    Which tool to chase walls for wiring (Ed.)

    Deep enough so it can be covered with plaster. 16mm oval for a single cable.
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    RCD requirements for outside socket

    Class II devices can easily trip an RCD if they are damaged, such as water leaking in. That's the whole point of using an RCD with such devices - it's the only means of protection against faults between the live parts and the outer environment. All of this tripping is 100% the builders problem...
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    EV are they worth it?

    It's relatively easy to make an internal combustion engine that runs on hydrogen. Plenty of people already have. They are not new at all. What's far more difficult is making the rest of the system that goes with it and packaging that into a vehicle in such a way that actually makes sense, and...
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    Mains Gas BBQ

    The same as any other gas installation. Some can, others cannot. They must have the appropriate work category on their Gas Safe card. Plenty. None of it is DIY work.
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    TNS supply Ze at 1.7ohm

    Not really. It's a figure often touted about as a maximum, but in reality it can be higher. However that incoming supply is in desperate need of attention, as it hasn't had anything done for many decades. The DNO may have options for that and the other flats. Contact them to find out.
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    Downlight Wiring

    1st one is correct 2nd is a waste of cable 3rd adds a pointless junction box where no junction box is required.
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    Advice on buying a smoke alarm.

    No other manufacturer states that they test them individually, meaning they don't. If they did, they would be sure to tell people as it's a far more robust method.
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    Is it worth adding additional cores when buying SWA?

    If there is any possibility of additional cables being required in the future, install multiple ducts. Ducting is cheap. Digging up gardens and driveways is not.
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    Advice on buying a smoke alarm.

    Aico alarms are individually tested multiple times during manufacture, and they are made in Shannon, Ireland. Other brands are batch tested, meaning 1 in every few 100 or 1000 is tested and if that passes, the rest are assumed to work. They are made in far away countries and have been banging...
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