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Shock Arrestors / Mains water supply - Best Practice?
Shock Arrestors / Mains water supply - Best Practice? Shock Arrestors / Mains water supply - Best Practice? Exploratory discussion about best practice for the ordinary home & Water Shock Arrestors: Standard 3 bedroom semi detached house, water meter is on pavement out front. Blue pipe comes...
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Spur off socket with own breaker?
Spur off socket with own breaker? Spur off socket with own breaker? We have a double socket which is wired directly to the MCB. I want to put another socket about 6 feet away. Can I just spur off this? Have attached picture to give an idea of what it is. by MBK73 This has been automatically...
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Shower drain/trap disassembly advice
Shower drain/trap disassembly advice Shower drain/trap disassembly advice Any ideas how this low profile shower trap comes apart? It needs a good scrub. Does the middle part just pull out, unscrew, or twist to unlock. Or if the outer part unscrews first, does that require a special tool to...
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Garden workshop
Garden workshop Garden workshop Hi all, First post. I had a self built garden timber workshop, which I have now removed. I want something more durable, but I'm torn between a 1) brick/block cavity build, 2) an outer brick and internal timber frame cavity, and a 3) single wall 8" block build...
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War Machine
War Machine War Machine ...Russia has presided over a massive ramping up of industrial production over the last two years that has outstripped what many western defence planners expected when Vladimir Putin launched his invasion. Total defence spending has risen to an estimated 7.5% of...
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How to install an external beam to be same height as internal
How to install an external beam to be same height as internal How to install an external beam to be same height as internal Hi, I've got an external I beam (I know it is the wrong beam but was specced like that by structural engineer) that is supposed to sit in line with internal. The problem...
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18mm ply flooring… structural softwood?
18mm ply flooring… structural softwood? 18mm ply flooring… structural softwood? Before I can instal my overlay UFH, I either need to lay 6mm ply on top of my Victorian floorboards, or replace the floorboards with plywood (or chipboard, but I’m reluctant to do that!) I think I’m leaning...
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Visiting France
Visiting France Visiting France Going to France shortly, and wondering if any of the rumoured visa requirements etc are in force yet. It's been discussed on here a few times so hoping it's easier to ask than searching the web. TIA by fixitflav This has been automatically posted in the DIYNot...
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popup when changing pages on search etc?
popup when changing pages on search etc? popup when changing pages on search etc? When I have searched new posts and go from page 1 to 2 (and so on) I see a very quick pop up of the cookie settings 1/2 page thing with a big green button. It's a DIYnot page, not from anywhere else. What's...
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Earthing requirements on network cable/conduit?
Earthing requirements on network cable/conduit? Earthing requirements on network cable/conduit? I am helping out the village hall in our village, the committee want to extend the network in their main building to another building about 20 yards away, another local chap has offered 50m of...
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Drilling/ cutting out granite worktop in situ
Drilling/ cutting out granite worktop in situ Drilling/ cutting out granite worktop in situ Getting a new boiler fitted but need cutouts in worktop for pipework. The worktop is granite though, anybody know how easy this is to do? by Mmcgar This has been automatically posted in the DIYNot...
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Drayton LP522 not working
Drayton LP522 not working Drayton LP522 not working Hi everyone, Our local young electrician put in the LP522. At the time he mentioned that there were far more wires all red then he was expecting but carried on. To start with if we pressed the hot water boost boiler would fire up. But after...
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Which tile adhesive to lay shower tray
Which tile adhesive to lay shower tray Which tile adhesive to lay shower tray After researching the debate between using a mortar mix or tile adhesive for laying a shower tray, I’ve decided to go with tile adhesive. Does anyone have any recommendations or thoughts on this? I was considering...
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Felt roof cracked on edges
Felt roof cracked on edges Felt roof cracked on edges Hi all, We moved in to our first house a couple of weeks ago and I've just noticed this out of the spare bedroom window. We have a half width, single storey extension which contains the downstairs bathroom and toilet. The survey did say...
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Bathroom ceiling lights
Bathroom ceiling lights Bathroom ceiling lights Hi all, we have 3 spotlights in our bathroom, over the past couple months each bulb has died and we replaced 2 of them with the same bulbs that were in there (installed by previous owner) however today all lights are not turning on, I've jumped...
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Clean an outside U bend
Clean an outside U bend Clean an outside U bend I have a f/f maisonette which is rented to some very considerate tenants. I don't know their cooking style, but the outside drain / U bend (just below ground level)frequently blocks with a 'fatball' and results in smelly water flowing over the...
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Is there any reason a spur would have L and N transposed on the load? (Ed.)
Is there any reason a spur would have L and N transposed on the load? (Ed.) Is there any reason a spur would have L and N transposed on the load? (Ed.) Hi I am changing an outside light when i removed the light. It had brown tape on the blue wire and blue tape on the brown. :unsure: So i...
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15mm plastic pipe and SpeedFit.
15mm plastic pipe and SpeedFit. 15mm plastic pipe and SpeedFit. Hi guys, I recently ripped an old tap out in a friend’s new restaurant as it was old and wobbly. Anyway, the tap was connected via 2 copper tails in to generic connectors and then into some plastic 15mm pipe running to the...
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Varnish Brush Marks on Painted Wood.
Varnish Brush Marks on Painted Wood. Varnish Brush Marks on Painted Wood. Hi, Finishing off some doors with a Polyvine coat to help with durability but need some help on how to navigate the brush marks. Attaching images, when sanding getting the poly discolour anyway to fix that or is it...
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Trump pontificating
Trump pontificating Trump pontificating by DP This has been automatically posted in the DIYNot Forum on DIY Talk. The new DIY Forum
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