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    Dewalt Wall Dogs

    Anyone used them pro con etc ?
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    Screw through the lighting circuit

    I did something silly today :( I bought a new luminaire for the kitchen and decided to put it up as a surprise for the wife. The fitting was in a different orientation to the old one so after going through the safe isolation procedure, I removed the old fitting and screwed up the new one 90...
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    Friday night jobs

    Last job of the day 8 O'Clock tonight. Replace immersion element. Shut off water main, remove old element, water everywhere!!! Turns out that the stop cock does not shut off the fu***ng water. Hall soaked, I'm soaked. Just hope the wooden flooring am doesn't start to warp when it dries out...
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    Surely a wind up?

    The vermin obviously, but there's a bit more to it than first meets the eye
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    Gravity In Screw Fix

    I keep wondering around trying to find good items at good prices etc And over and over again i find things in screwfix DeWalt Extreme 2 Masonry Drill Bit Set 5PcsVs Bosch X-Pro Stone Impact Drill Bit Set 7Pcs DeWalt weighing in at "138Kg" and the Bosch at "0.15Kg" (150g) Now this could be...
  6. SJD

    Excel consumer unit - spare "screw" for fixing cover?

    I need to find a replacement screw for the cover for an Excel plastic consumer unit. This is a nasty plastic 90-degree turn type, about 2 inches long. Possibly similar to ones also used on BG plastic consumer units? Anyone know of a source of these (apart from buying the cheapest CU that...
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    Best Cordless Drill Screw Driver Bits

    I use my Bosch Professional Cordless Drill a lot, it's the 18v one and I love it. I used it today on some Pozi drive screws in a fence post that must have been put in by Guy the Gorilla a few years back and were about 4 inches long and it totally mashed some bits trying to get them out, I got...
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    Socket & See LOD10

    Socket & See LOD10 Lock off device, It doesn't seem safe to me, eg with minimal force, it could be ripped off. Does any one have one, and think I've got it wrong and it's OK ? What would you recommend instead ?
  9. driverman

    Tv grid type socket outlet

    Hi I've tried to search on google to find out how to connect a grid type coax tv cable. Never done one before although plenty of standard TV outlet plates. I thought it would be straight forward like I've done before. At the back 2 x small screws removed to gain access by lifting lid. I can see...
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    hdmi screw terminal euro plate

    Hi guys I have found this on eBay White Plastic HDMI Socket Screw Terminal Module Wall Panel Plate | eBay This is for a laptop to projector set up, can I use one of these each end and have 2xcat6 cables screwed in to the terminals? Has anyone used these before? Do they work! the on cable is...
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    Switch / Socket Faceplate screw covers?

    Hi I have a new build house and the switch / socket face plates have screw covers. Some of these have fell out and would like to replace them, any idea where I could get them or what they are called. I have no idea what brand the sockets / switches are as there is no branding on them, should I...
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    Screw fix sale

    Some good discounts on the screwfix website.
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    How to stop screw together earth stakes unscrewing as you hit them.

    As the title suggests.
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    Crabtree Shaver Socket Removal

    Hi I have to remove a screw less chrome ( NOT THE FLAT ONES) cover plate of a crabtree shave socket and no luck to date I notice that there are two little gaps that you can put a flat blade into but nothing seems to happen and I don't want to put loads of force on it in case it bends Any...
  15. uksparks

    12v Relay

    Hi, I think I asked this before, but have a 12v alarm output that I want to switch a 230v load. Can you get a din rail mounted relay or Contactor?
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    Unable to access any (but can see) of the round type screw terminal joint boxes EICR

    Unable to access any(but can see most) of the round type screw terminal joint boxes. Hello, I carried out anEICR last week, and the entire house is filled with SELV recessed downlighting. All of the (78fittings) have been skimmed around/over at some point, and the(dangeling) round type...
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    Bathroom pull switch

    Changing a pull switch for shower is this notifiable cause it's a bathroom or mw
  18. uksparks

    Quote turned into a job

    Hi, I went to quote for a potential rewire this morning, either that or new fuse box with remedial work etc.. anyway, the kids were all watching TV and in the middle if a film or something, oh it's a rewireable fuse box. anyway, I thought I'd just loosen and pull a faceplate forward to just...
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    Screw fix

    While waiting In screw fix yesterday I overheard a guy asking the server (which I must add was a young girl) what was the difference between 16 mm2 and 25mm2 tails, obviously she didn't have a scooby so she asked the manager, his answer was if it's a shop 25mm2 if it's a house 16mm2, my question...
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    Old style MK sockets

    The old MK sockets with 4 fixing screws any one know if they are still available, or would the original back box have two side lugs, I cant remember as I have never had the occasion to look, I have a few to replace and trying to avoid plaster damage on a solid wal Pict

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