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    An Obituary printed in the London Times

    An Obituary printed in the London Times CLEVER, BUT OH!! ...SO VERY TRUE!! An Obituary printed in the London Times........ Interesting and sadly rather true Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure...
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    switch wire for pendant

    In Ireland we run a 1.5 mm brown and brown and cpc from the pendant to the switch as you are never allowed use the blue from a t&e, is this the case for the UK or do you still run brown and blue and mark the blue as a phase ??
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    How common is this?

    After some digging around in my house that I moved into last year, I've discovered that the upstairs is on the ring main and all downstairs sockets apart from the extension are spurred off the upstairs sockets!? This seems like a really lazy way of wiring a house to me. Some of the other houses...
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    2 Gang Dimmer method

    Right, as I'm a bit of a 2-gang dimmer myself at the moment, I thought I'd post this here to help get my head around it. I've come across a 2-gang dimmer (push on/off) which replaced a standard 2-gang switch, one switch controlling hall lights (circuit 1 on the pic), the other controlling...
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    Common sense prevails!

    Just heard on the radio that cheques will no longer be phased out by 2018 and will be kept for as long as there is a demand for them. Definitely good news for small businesses as that's often our primary source of payment. Will still keep pushing for BACS payments though as I hate wandering down...
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    Loop lighting circuit?

    Hi, I've just done my 206 exam which involved a loop lighting circuit so you can switch the light on and off with both switches. It's basically two switches using 3-core wire. Then from the c/u, twin and earth to the light fitting. Then there are two browns in the loop part of the light fitting...
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    Light Switch?

    Hi, i have a room with 2 lights both working off seperate switches having said that the on/off switches are both together on the same plate, is it possible to join the switch wires together feed them into 1 on/off switch for them to come on together?The wiring is all good throughout the house...
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    2 way and intermediate fed at first switch

    hey guys how would you wire it from switch? as usual com to com l1 l1 ect.. but switch wire in with l1 at first switch?
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    24v dc oil pressure switch

    can anyone help i have a 24vac oil pressure switch to wire up it needsto be wired from an existing panel... can i link out the existing 24v supply ??? it also needs wiring through a 24v light stack , green meaning normal pressure and red meaning high... the pressure switch has a common...
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    Whats with these old single core lighting cables! Both RCD's tripped together

    So im replacing an board for a new 17th dual and ive decided to put the upstairs lights on one RCD and the downstairs on the other, you know how i was taught to to do it so it minimises inconvenience if a lighting circuit trips, you know. But then i come across these single core wires...
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    common shower faults

    hi guys, can some body tell me how to test a shower for a fault or where i could get this information. would like to know a bit more on how appliances work and how to solve common faults from a shower, for example if an electric shower was tripping the rcbo out and the cables were fine, what...
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    2 way switch

    Allo, Problem ere. I just installed a new light fitting and 4 spots. The thing is i just found out the old light was on a two way switch. My problem is how do i connect the new spots on a seperate switch , as i only got a 3 core to my switch that is from the other 2 way switch ?
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    common departures and codes

    Hi all topic for chat just wanted to ask if anyone had a list of common departures and codes?? I had one a few years ago but have missed paced it Apart from the obvious ones socket outlet in swimming pool :p lol
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    Common screw and bolt sizes?

    Hi I am looking to make up a case of screws and one for bolts. Rather than buying a set of all sorts, and having a load of un-needed sizes, I thought I would make one up myself. So what are the common screw and bolt sizes I would need, or is a ready made set going to be fine? Any...
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    doorbell tranny

    hello all i am new on here, today i went to install an extra chime on an existing doorbell in a b&b, with the new chime connected the 2 chimes wasnt working properly, so assuming it must be the transformer wasnt up to it, i rang 2 suppliers to see if there was a higher rated tranny and both told...
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    Commercial premises - most common earthing arrangement?

    Hi everyone I've just had to do a quick emergency repair in a commercial premises as I noticed earth wires hanging out of a junction box while I was in the roof on another job! It was a right bodge so I crimped all connections properly and tested in full. I want to write them a minor works...
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    Conversion Method of switching

    Hi I was wondering if anyone could help. I have to do a report on how to convert a single way lighting within a bedroom of a normal terrace house to two way lighting using the conversion method of switching, but me and my friend are a bit confused as to what is the difference between...
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    AM2 Landlords Over-ride?

    Hey there... Another quick question on the AM2 if anyone knows? On the Lanyards override circuit, Do I take 1 feed from the common on my first switch to the common on Lanyards switch and then take another feed from the common on the other switch to L2 on my Lanyards? Would this be the correct...
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    Most common job?

    Hi As someone who is thinking of going self employed what could i expect as the most requested type of work or request to look at. Cheers Graham
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    Sockets and Radiators

    Whats poeples views on the proximtiy or location of sockets around rads? I have seen a few put above a rad, would have thought not to because of the heat nor not to close for when bleeding, but have again seem soem pretty close next to a rad. Anything in the regs about it?

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