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    radio interference with LED bulbs

    Is anyone having problems with interference on FM & digital radios when installing high power LED bulbs. I have just premoted some 6 watt gu 10 high power LED's from the LED lighting company to a customer on the basis that they are the future only to discover that they loose reception on there...
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    radio link smoke alarms

    hi im doing some work for a builder at present and hes just come back to me today when ive completed my2nd fix and said he needs 2smoke alarms fitting and a heat alarm all interlinked as its all plastered i said to get radio link ones but he nearly cryed when i said to him it was going to be...
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    How long to second fix a socket?

    I am pricing a massive rewire and the easiest way is to break it down so I have allowed 20 mins to second fix a socket or switch do you think that is fair? I have never priced a domestic as big as this only ever commerical!! I am finding it wierd lol
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    Digital Radio Interference

    Sitting here in the warm in the kitchen, listing to the radio via our DAB radio I've noticed a correlation between the boiler working and the radio signal breaking up. They are both plugged into points on the same ring circuit. Any suggestions would be welcome. Thanks
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    insulation test on a ring circuit

    hi there, while completing an insulation test on a ring circuit i have come accross a few problems. insulation between l-e and n-e are fine, 299megs, but insulation between l-n on both up and down rings are showing no reading, any sugestions?? r1 r2 rn are all showing low ohms on both rings, R1...
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    Additional Smoke Alarm

    Adding to a thread I started a while ago. A customer has asked me to install an additional alarm at the request of her building control as she is renting out her house. The extra alarm is to be on the 1st floor. She already has an interlinked system from ground floor, connecting to landing...
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    BBC Radio 1 - copper theft

    Hi I'm a reporter with BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat - I'm doing a story next week about copper theft - particularly pipes and wire from vans. I'm looking to speak to an electrician or a plumber who's been a victim of this. If you think you'd be up for talking to us - you can email me at...
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    Radio Linked Smoke Alarms

    Hello all, Are there any good alternatives to the Ei radio link bases around? They are the only mains radio link smokes that I can find but they cost an awful lot. Any alternatives? All the best, Chris
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    showers

    i came across a shower fed from what looks like a 1.0mm flex going into a fused spur, is this a pump type shower? and what fuse should it have:confused: and apart from the setup, how can you tell the difference between the showers?
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    Smoke alarms

    Hi need some help. I have been asked to install interlinked smoke alarms on two floors plus a loft conversion.They require 3 alarms on each storey. In the past I have installed hard wire linked alarms in a single storey.I have also installed in another premises radio linked alarms.I have not...
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    Double Insulated radio giving shocks?

    I have a background in basic electrical work but no formal qualifications other than a training course and 15 years as a Hoover engineer (washing machines). In my 30 year experience I have encountered many item that when touched, (particularly when lightly rubbing the back of your finger over...
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    Pulling fuse on radio meter

    Hi all, Fitting a new consumer unit for client and the meter is a radio telemeter series 2a, installed in 1999 (type number 077-124). Do these things have back up batteries in them, what happens if the main fuse is pulled or there is a power outage. Thanks in advance.
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    economy 7 radio teleswitch

    Hi chaps, now dont panic, but I am going to ask a question instead of answering one:eek: went to look at a job this morning they had ecenomy 7 storage heaters which they have ripped out, i have a few jobs to do, which includes a CU change current set up is (its on a TT system) from meter...
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