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    Crabtree 4 gang brushed steel face plate??

    Hi all, Got a customer who has a crabtree 4 gang grid with a white face plate which they would like changing to brushed steel. I thought that it was possible to change just the face plate but seemed to be having difficulty locating one. Does anyone know if crabtree make one or any other make...
  2. kingeri

    Flat plate screwless sockets etc.

    Evening all. I have a job coming up to replace all the white accessories with flat plate screwless ones. I haven't used these before, just wanted any heads up from anyone who has. Is there anything special I need to do or any problems I might experience?
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    Engraved Grid Switch

    Hi Guys & Girls, I'm getting ready to rewire the kitchen and want to install engraved grid switches (Don't want an engraved cover plate), just looking to find out your opinions on best manufacturer and cheapest prices. Cheers in advance
  4. Goody

    Plate Switch inside a bathroom!

    Hi, I have just come across a Plate Switch mounted on the wall inside a bathroom to operate the ceiling light. Is there any alternative fitting to replace it (to conform with the reg) without resorting to installing a pull-cord switch? Any feedback will be much appreciated. Thanks!
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    hob and oven, using 45a click easyfit dual appliance cooker outlet plate.

    i have read that the above plate is suitable for adding a hardwired cable of 4mm for the 6kw hob and 2nd cable to a separate socket for the plug in oven which is 2450w, 13amp. do i use 4mm cable from above easyfit plate to the 13amp socket.? help is appreciated. tony 2
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    Surround for double socket-outlet?

    Can you get anything that fits between a double-socket outlet and the pattress that covers up any do dgy plaster / wallpaper around the socket? Something like those panels that fit around a lightswitch to stop you gettin fingerprints on the walls.
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    Hob and Oven. Single circuit or split?

    On a new kitchen install the oven and hob are not specified yet and are therefore unknown to check MI. Most likely it will be a built under double oven, and a standard 4 ring ceramic hob. Is it beneficial to install separate circuits to oven and hob, or a single cable to isolator, and dual...
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    32 Amp Cooker Circuit 13 Amp Cooker

    Hello i have just rewired a friends house i have installed a 32 Amp cooker circuit with a DP switch above the worktop and also a Cooker Connection Plate behind the cooker. He is using his old Ceramic hard wired hob but has just bought a new cooker and its one of them that has a plug on the end...
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    For Sale 56 plate Transit Connect 12month MOT 6month Tax

    Ford Transit Connect - NO VAT / 12 Month MOT / 6 Month Tax | eBay Im selling most of my stuff as im off to Oz soon, the vans for sale up on ebay. Brilliant van hardly used it lately as I´ve been employed since the start of December. £4000 ono Cheers, Dan.
  10. K

    dreaded flat plate accessories

    Anyone tried the cavity boxes specially designed for the 'orrible flat plate accessories? Just done a first fix and rebated the boxes so they are flush when fitted.
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    2 gang fused switches on the 1 face plate?

    Hi all do you get such a thing as 2 gang fused switches on the 1 face plate? 2 gang lightswitch is being run off a socket circuit
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    Crabtree flat plate screwless sockets

    Evening all Just wasted the morning trying to replace some old white socket fronts with these great looking brushed nickel versions, but had to give up as the 25 mm backboxs were too shallow. Especially the sockets where someone has spured off twice. 4 X 2.5 T/E cables in 25 mm wont go. I recon...
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    Central Heating and hot water programmer

    I am having trouble removing the front plate on a Newlec / Horstmann 425 Programmer. There is a backplate that has all the connections to it and a front plate with the timer control switches. I think it hinges or pushes into the connector on the back plate but am not sure. The later version...
  14. J

    Drillable white blanking plate and pattress?

    Has anyone come across 1G or 2G blanking plates and surface-mount pattresses in white plastic which are easier to drill than the rather brittle plastic which seems to be the norm? John Geddes Derbyshire
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    Rough downlight 3 plate install

    Look at this down light I removed on a kitchen refurb recently I knew there was a JB somewhere, but wasnt expecting this, I was shocked as the spark that is NIC EIC Approved as am I, did this in 2004, it has 9 twin and earths at it, he even brought the 2way to it for some reason. Rough or what?
  16. DaveyD

    Moisture resistant 2g plate switch - internal

    Hi Everyone I'm look for a customer who wants switching in his bathroom via plate switches INSIDE the bathroom - no to pull switches and no to switches outside the room. He is out of zones. I can't find a moisture resistant plate switch that does not look external. Have you used one before? TIA...
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    Adding an additional light to an existing circuit

    Hi I want to add a single ceiling rose that is controlled by its own switch onto an existing lighting circuit. Ive drawn up a wiring diagram of how I think it should be done, can anyone please clarify whether its fine or do I need to go back to the drawing board! Thanks
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    Stripped thread on back plate

    I have just replaced a spur in my kitchen (water had got into the previous one from a leaking washing machine in the flat upstairs) and all works well. However, the thread on the back plate (embedded in tiles) has stripped and I can not get a tight fit. Are there any "tricks " that I could use...
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    Neon Plate Switch Locator recommendation

    Hi, I have been asked by an elderly client to fit some nighttime light switch locators for some out buildings. Can anybody recommend a product that will work with a metal surface mount back box and switch? Ta Monky
  20. K

    move power socket/use old one as junction.

    Hi, help please. I'm moving an electrical socket, only a few inches, and want to use the existing box as a connector/junction. Is there a specific connection product, on a blanking plate, or should I use block connectors? Or should I buy a junction box, and plaster over. In which case what...

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