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Light bulb question
My husband informed me today that it's now illegal to sell 40w bayonet candle light bulbs. Is this true ? We have two BhS glass n brass trad style sherry glass chandeliers bought 10 yrs ago in a sale for £150 each and they put out 200w total each ie 5 x 40w each chandelier and each chandelier is on a dimmer. Are my…
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Electricians: internal or external, electricity cables to garage.
I am planning new garage/workshop that will be attached to an outbuilding that is itself attached to the main house (old with an higgledy piggledy layout.) I will need to get electricity to it. I am re-roofing the outbuilding at the moment and wondering if I should make provision for routing the cables in a duct under the…
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DAB Radio
I have a stereo which has DAB (a little Sony midi thing), the only aerial it has is a wire that plugs into the back. I don't seem to be able to get many channels, and some of them are crackling. Is there a better aerial that I can buy to get better reception on the DAB? Didn't quite know where to post this :o
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Builders Help in Converting En-Suite
Hi everyone. I have recently purchased a new-build home. On the second floor there is a living room, a bathroom and a master bedroom. The master bedroom comes with an en-suite- so in effect there are 2 bathrooms on the second floor. I wouldn't normally mind this, but because of the en-site in the main bedroom there is only…
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PVC Doors £499 Fitted or less for delivery
Hi I have been looking for a good quality back door at a reasonable price for the last fortnight and came across these bevelled pvc doors at £499 delivered and fensa approved install. I emailed them if they had real life pictures of the doors as the pics on their website are not that great, but they sent me some straight…
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Tiles for kitchen floor, I like terracotta but..
Hello everyone, For the past month or so I've been dithering over what tiles to lay on my kitchen/diner floor. It's got to the point where I have to make a decision, so I'd really appreciate some input from you guys and gals. I want a natural tile, so ceramic is out, so is porcelain lookalikes due to cost. I've considered…
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extractor fan query
i want to purchase a humidistat extractor fan for my bathroom to replace an existing extractor that doesnt work. i am looking at fans but i am confused as to what to buy because it keeps mentioning ducting and in the case of the link below says it is "compatible with 150mm ducting". As a newbie to extractor fans, how do i…
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Smart meter question
Hello all, My electricity meter is in a really inconvenient location which makes it hard to read - I have to move an appliance out of the way in order to get the cupboard open. I looked at the cost of getting a meter moved and was shocked at how much it would be (I heard about £800?!) I know the smart meters are coming…
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Mix and Match kitchen doors? Ikea and B & Q?
hey all I wanted to find something out, Do high gloss white doors differ in colour/tone? I wanted to know if I can mix and match the high gloss white doors from B&Q and Ikea as I already paid for a Cooke and Lewis kitchen but am leaning towards forgetting about Cooke and L kitchen and going for Ikea (price being a factor)…
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Broken vertical blind wand control
Hi there I have broken my vertical blind control. The wand is ok, but where the wand 'hooks' into the headrail has snapped. I have to climb up onto a cupboard to turn it and it hurts my fingers! I have googled but only see the wands and the full headrail for sale. All I really want is a new hook to put into the existing…
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Immersion heater advice needed please
I have a Backer 311C Immersion Heater. I am on an Economy 7 tariff. There are two electrical switches attached to it. One switch has stopped working. This is the one that heats overnight when the electricity is cheaper. The switch that still works is the booster/top up switch. I have been switching the top up switch on…
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New household electrical product
I have come up with a new idea for electrical safety idea which can be used within the electrical circuits after meeting this problem in my home. I am looking for some help on how I can take this idea forward. Can I get it approved by some type of electrical safety body or something Please help on how I can take my idea to…
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Anyone know what this means on my boundaries?
Below is part of my title deeds paperwork from my solicitor however I am wondering what the marks are on the boundaries. The rear one looks like a T and the side ones look like S. I am assuming they are shared but wanting to check.
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Central Heating & TRV Questions
Hi :) Need some advice before winter and the new addition to the family We live in a 2 bed mid terrace, open plan kitchen and lounge fully pumped central heating system via Thorn Olympic wall hung boiler (yes i know its old lol no chance of replacing for a few years yet)! The thermostat is in the living room. the living…
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Baxi duotec got hot water no heating
My hot water is working fine on demand as it should. The heating time switch is switching on but the boiler is not firing up for the heating. When shorting the terminals on the time switch it comes on, heating gets hot and all working ok. On finding this I went to buy a new time switch - fitted and still same fault. Is…
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Flooring for baths/WC
Hi guys, I'm buying a new-build and the purchase price didn't include any flooring. I'm planning to get the flooring done from a third-party as the builder charge me too much. However they have told me, for bathrooms/WC it is always recommended to use their own as it is better to install toilet after the tiling work is…
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Pocket doors - any recommendations?
Hi, We're currently in the process of redecorating a room to make a playroom for our kids. We've realised that a good way to preserve a lot of the floor space would be to install a pocket/sliding door system and as we're moving the position of the current door anyway, it seemed like a good time to install something like…
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Ikea £100 kitchen planning service
Hi, I will be buying an Ikea kitchen shortly and wondered if it was worth paying for the £100 planning service. I have a basic plan in my head but am open to other suggestions. So, what exactly do I get for my money? Will they cost everything up for me and tell me exactly what to buy? Has anyone used this servcie and was…
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Choosing a heat gun
I'm thinking of getting my own heat gun and would value comments on which one might be best for my needs. It isn't going to be used very often. Mainly to strip paint off door and window frames - although I am nervous about using it near the glass panes in my front door ... I've found 4 locally - 3 by a brand I've not heard…
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Identifying wood veneer
Hi, Anyone care to speculate on what the following wood effect would be called? In natural light it's a little bit orange - probably somewhere between the two pics. It's an MFI kitchen from about 7 or 8 years ago.... http://www.flickr.com/photos/7197193@N05/7905087804/in/photostream/lightbox/…
