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LyteSpan 7

It's a four circuit lighting track from the '70s. Made by Concord/Rotaflex. Anyone got a spare plug or even fitting lyi...
4 comments posted 7yrs
posted by dave
4 comments posted 7yrs posted by dave

Confirm switch wiring, please

Light switch 2 gang both are 2-way. The stair switch works ok at the top of stairs, at bottom stairs it only works depe...
66 comments posted 7yrs
posted by noname
66 comments posted 7yrs posted by noname

OT Airbus issues with the USA

https://www.forbes.com/sites/lorenthompson/2012/07/16/european-lies-about-airbus-subsidies-set-stage-for-major-u-s-retal...
12 comments posted 7yrs
posted by harry130747
12 comments posted 7yrs posted by harry130747

Plastic repair update

Re previous post: Ok having looked at it more carefully I have managed to seperate the 2 parts (also better images belo...
10 comments posted 7yrs
posted by noname
10 comments posted 7yrs posted by noname

I don't like DPD

I know DPD is the newsgroup's courier of choice, but they've lost my new telly somewhere between Birmingham and Uddings...
16 comments posted 7yrs
posted by spuorgelgoog
16 comments posted 7yrs posted by spuorgelgoog

Curling screed

I am currently being an extension to increase the size of our lounge and have had tradesmen in to the job, which includ...
9 comments posted 7yrs
posted by mathewjamesnewton
9 comments posted 7yrs posted by mathewjamesnewton

Disable deadlocking mechanism?

I needed to buy a Yale 89 night latch in a hurry, to replace a broken one. The only one available was one with a deadlo...
7 comments posted 7yrs
posted by NOTsomeone
7 comments posted 7yrs posted by NOTsomeone

Sub CU, which end is the RCD?

I'm running power to a shed, not a long feed from an existing CU in the garage. It will be fed from an MCB (or RCBO) in...
8 comments posted 7yrs
posted by cl
8 comments posted 7yrs posted by cl

replacement doors to house

We need two doors in our house replaced, one in the kitchen going out to the yard, and the front door to the house. Who...
0 comments posted 7yrs
posted by nospam
0 comments posted 7yrs posted by nospam

Part P like-for-like replacement

Not having much luck with lighting at the moment. :-(( One of the three bathroom downlight bulbs went this morning - th...
50 comments posted 7yrs
posted by jmlayman
50 comments posted 7yrs posted by jmlayman

Virgin or not virgin?

Situation. My neighbour who has home phone and tv, has had several phone calls saying they were from virgin but with co...
8 comments posted 7yrs
posted by briang1
8 comments posted 7yrs posted by briang1

saving money by using less leccy

When I take food out of the freezer I always let it unfreeze in the fridge, so that the fridge uses less electric. Bill
59 comments posted 7yrs
posted by wrightsaerials
59 comments posted 7yrs posted by wrightsaerials

Adobe photo downloader

I have Photoshop 4, ancient and long superceded but it does all I want. I run it under 32 bit Win 7. My new-to-me compu...
3 comments posted 7yrs
posted by me
3 comments posted 7yrs posted by me

Updating lighting wiring

This is the next stage in the new lounge wall lights saga. I've now checked the lighting wiring, and most is not earthe...
6 comments posted 7yrs
posted by jmlayman
6 comments posted 7yrs posted by jmlayman

Cheap Watches

I suggested that the majority of cheap watches will very likely all have the same mechanism - made by some anonymous lo...
18 comments posted 7yrs
posted by Somewhere
18 comments posted 7yrs posted by Somewhere