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Lamp wiring parts
I picked up a rather nice brass lamp in a second-hand shop, but the internal wiring was rather gruesome, so I've pulled it all out to rewire from scratch. The bulb contacts are riveted into a pair of...
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Socket Height (not in ukdiy wiki)
Is 450-1200mm the recommended socket height? Would it fail a part P test if they are lower? One room has old oak panels, I dont want to cut into them. I'd rather have the sockets using the existing...
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6 years ago
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New Cables in attic and over plasterboard not clipped to joists - legal in Part P
I'm replacing old rubber lights cables with new grey ones, stringing them over the plasterboard ceiling where they used to be. And in the attic I'm laying them along the floor where the old ones were....
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6 years ago
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New wires through old holes and notches legal in Part P - and clipped
I'm running new wires for sockets and lights, but the existing notches and holes in the woodwork are in the wrong places for Part P. I hesitate to drill new holes further weakening the structure. Is...
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6 years ago
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No earth terminal in light switch or back box ?
I'm wiring in new bedroom lights : there is no earth tab in the light switch or plastic back box. Is it OK to just cut the earth wire off, or should I get a back box with an earth terminal and throw...
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6 years ago
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Phew!
Hurrying to lay in some *first fix* plumbing before gluing the floor, I was in two minds about testing for leaks! What can go wrong with a 15mm copper, well cleaned and fluxed Yorkshire straight...
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So ...
why does every bugger start with "SO" ... on the radio and TV when they are explaining something ?
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Using UFH Manifold for rads
In New Year will be replacing an ancient heating system in a flat. Total 8 radiators with all the piping logically coming back to a single central point. I am thinking an 8 way UFH manifold (John...
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6 years ago
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OT but what a bellend
A model risks losing her eye after an attempt to tattoo her eyeball left her partially blind and crying purple tears. Two months ago, 24-year-old Catt Gallinger of Ottawa, Canada, decided to have a...
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6 years ago
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Black Nylon vs Acetal/Delrin outdoors
I had planned to make some shoes to adapt the modern aluminium flag poles on out village hall to the cast iron supports from black nylon rod offcuts. The shoes are 6" diameter with a 3" hole in them....
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6 years ago
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Casting lead weights
I recently attempted to convert 1 kg of old lead piping in my 'scrap' store into a nice neat 1 kg weight for exercising a damaged shoulder. Was trying to make a cylindrical shape; I know naff-all...
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6 years ago
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HP Laserjet printer output with vertical stripe
Any ideas what's causing this very specific problem? I'm guessing it must be a fairly cut-and-dried issue, but Google isn't helping. Everything looks clean inside the printer and I've given the cart a...
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6 years ago
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Replacing fluorescent tube with LED
I guess it makes economic sense to do so now that the tube has blown. I have partially dismantled the existing fitting. Do these things have standard mounting holes so that a new batten fitting would...
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6 years ago
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d-i-y soups?
Hi all, Tonight I used our Tefal electric pressure cooker again to make a (veggie) sausage casserole (for 5 or 6), but I was wondering if it was worth getting one of those automatic soupmakers for...
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d-i-y haircut .....
Shave it all off. people will think you're having chemo. Bill
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