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Testing ELI
I have TT earthing and want to check the earth loop impedance because I think the earth rods installed may need replacing, or at least siting elsewhere. Problem is I don't have a tester and,...
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Halogen downlight phase out
Has anyone (probably Andrew Gabriel) got the full SP on what is happening with them? AFAIK B rated MR16s will be allowed after 2016.
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The best way for a bit of electircal work?
I have a room which was a bathroom, which I shall be re-purposing to storage / freezer etc. It may become a laundry room depending on what else happens. It shares a wall with the garage, which has no...
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warning - Machine Mart
I bought an item from Machine Mart (magnifier & Fl light) it was useless, quality of magnifier lens was so poor everything was out of focus. Took it back the next day ... as I had 'opened the box'...
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Drayton TRV Where is the "give"
I have some Drayton TRV3 units which are probably 15 years old. I find that on the frost setting they do shut off the water supply and the radiator goes cold but only at room temperatures of 15C or...
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Re: Credit where it's due ...
the general assumption is that it's easier to complain than praise. A certain high street store certainly likes to put that into principle. They have no email contact details on their website. If I...
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So hows that solar thingy doing for ya, Harry?
" even in winter, they produce SOME power" Er..possibly. tend to say that you'd need a high impedance meter to meausure it, tho. :0)...
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New car security
Heard a piece on R4 last week, about a "new" threat to car security, whereby thieves buy some sort of kit off t'internet, and then plug it into a cars onboard computer, which enables them to program a...
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Wireless thermostat that doesn't need mains wiring?
Bought this from Screwfix at = the weekend, after taking a look behind my existing Drayton Digistat 3 ther= mostat and discovering it is only wired with a live / switched live (there = is another...
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New Boiler Recommendations
Ok, I am sure this has been asked many times before but I am interested in what the current view is. It snowed here Saturday night so its cold. Sunday morning the boiler failed to light and then with...
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OT-ish: electrical air purifiers? deodourisers, ionizers etc?
Our spare room doubles as a home gym (ie, the rowing machine lives in there) and there are complaints from overnight guests (ie, my mother - others are too polite) about the ambient residual aroma....
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Main Medway Super Scaled Up?
I've got a 'Main Medway Super' multipoint gas water heater which seems to not to be able to provide 'piping' hot water any more, I've adjusted the dial on the front (which I think just reduces the...
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Zoning a central heating installation
Our house has a concrete ground floor so all of the downstairs radiators are fed from various points upstairs. This means that it's impossible to set up separate upstairs and downstairs zones. TRVs...
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New house drips in loft
I had to fit an aerial in a new house recently. When I opened the hatch a b= it of water ran down on to me. In the loft on the roof there were loads of = drips, and the plastic bags that the customer...
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Tools shed and condensation
I have a few tools in the wooden shed, this is new for me as last house had a double heated garage. Should I wrap the tools in polythene for over winter or leave as is to stop surface rust forming. I...
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