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    alarm will not turn off

    try using the code 0123 as the alarm may have reset to factory settings.
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    How long for the Fuse to trip

    Someone has said they had uprated their shower from a 7.5kw to 9.5kw and after a while showering the fuse trips . They said they were going to uprate it to a 40amp fuse. Having referred to the chart at TLC i told them the circuit needs checking as a 9.5kw shouldn't overload a 32amp breaker or at...
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    How long for the Fuse to trip

    Need some help please.If a type 1 32a mcb is protecting the circuit supplying a 9.5kw shower, how long would the fuse last before the current draw made it trip.
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    Things that make ya go hmmmm . . .

    I wooden have expected that
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    Consumer Units for flats

    Couldn't agree more JohnD. Someone asked me the position re cu. As far as i am concerned ,i agree with there being a need for each flat to have it's own meter and CU. Was just looking for an actual bit of law etc which i could quote to them. Cheers Steve
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    Consumer Units for flats

    Thanks will have another go at convincing them . The possiblity of legal action is a good lever i think. Still can't believe that with all the regs to follow, one doesn't cover this. Cheers
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    Consumer Units for flats

    Thanks for all the replies. Have made the point about isolation of individual flats and inconvenience. Believe the consumer unit is in the hallway as they come in, so that would be accessable to both flats. Have pointed out that as each flat would need shower, cooker etc that one cu...
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    Consumer Units for flats

    Quick question for you all. If someone has a house and converts it into flats, does each flat have to have its own consumer unit (if yes what reg is it please) Not sure of the full details, but if they let flats 'inclusive' and have only one meter what are the rules. Thanks
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    Cable stripper

    That's how we are taught to do it in college
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    Security shutter open/close keyswitch

    Hi, have been asked to move position of a shutter key switch for a friend. Can anyway tell me how they come apart. Have taken the face plate screw out and the plate with writing comes off but the lock stays in the backplate.
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    Fire rated Downlighters

    cheers RF
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    Fire rated Downlighters

    Can someone please clear up for me where fire rated downlighters are required in domestic situations. If they are installed in flats with concrete floors and the ceiling is dropped down and plastered etc, would they be needed as the integrity of the ceiling above has not been compromised...
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    calculation help

    Are you talking about a cooker circuit ?
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    Toilet pan with floor soil waste pipe

    cheers anyone any idea where i can get the s type pans
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    Toilet pan with floor soil waste pipe

    Hello can any one tell me where i can buy a toilet not close coupled, with a waste pipe that exits into floor not straight through wall. Thanks , oh yes am in the Bristol area :?: :cry:
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    Faceplate Screws

    Thanks will try those
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    Faceplate Screws

    Hello all, am changing socket fronts to brushed chrome/black ones. The trouble is the screws with them are black but due to skimming plaster over the old artex they are not long enough. No one seems to do longer ones in black, any idea's please. Thanks
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    Cooker isolators and the 2M rule

    Not sure about 17th as haven't got it handy, but under 16th 6.5.2 - Cooker circuits
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    Dropping the ceiling height

    Hello am looking for some advice, i live in a house with very high ceilings and am looking to drop the height down by approx 9 inches. Problem is cable to lights not long enough to reach new position. Any ideas please running new cable not really poss due to having to lift upstairs boards...
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