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    Bath overflow fitting removal

    OK, so I can get the screw undone for the main waste at the bottom (cracked it off, did it back up tight, filled bath, checked for leaks) but I can't change the waste properly until I get this bleedin overflow off. I've managed to crack the silicone off it with some stilsons (so now it's gotta...
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    Cooker control MCB size

    For a CCU with a 3kW single fan oven and a socket outlet, is there any reason why a 16A breaker can't be used, instead of a 32 or a 20 - it's just that I could do with the current 32 for something else (the something else is a ring main in 2.5, so no issue there) - is there a minimum amount of...
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    Interesting way of saving on one choc block

    Someone had done this in my outside loo, where there is an incoming live feed to the switch and the light run from there, but rather than a choc block, they did this: Common - switched live cable to light fitting (reason why becomes apparent) L1 - Permanent live supply L2 - both 2.5mm...
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    White square edged sockets with deep profile - which ones?

    Has anyone found any sockets that match the Varilight classic white touch dimmer switches? They are a nice clean square edged white design, but the faceplate is deeper than a standard lightswitch -
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    Question about...... my shed!!

    OK, so my shed is built on the back of my outbuilding - ie. it's a temporary wooden structure with three sides that is screwed to said outbuilding (and would probably stay up if the outbuilding came down due to sheer amount of timber....) If I want to put a socket in the shed, which is...
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    Two questions - safe zone overlap and double socket earthing

    Safe zone overlap - is it considered safe to route an additional spur (off existing ring socket) horizontally to the corner of the wall (ie. within the safe zone for said socket), then chop the cable around the inside corner and into a socket less than 150mm from said corner - ie. through two...
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    Ignis gas hob large ring won't light

    Hi all. My old chap just reinstalled my existing gas hob in my new kitchen - he sorted the gas pipework out etc. and did a pressure test before and after (he's a corgi regd. installer). The existing pipework was shabby to say the least (nice tap connector on the hob inlet....) and the hob now...
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