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    lighting cable burnt

    My girlfriends dad has a light in his kitchen, he told me he turned it on and it popped and then wouldn't work. The cable comes through a noggin, in between the joists into choc blocks. I pulled the cable down and found that one of the legs and cpc had burnt and snapped in the switch cable. Any...
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    Edward Woodward dies at 79

    Never heard of him.
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    Sinking boxes into ROCK hard walls!

    For all your tartan paint jobs. http://www.sillyjokes.co.uk/p-jokes/online/tartan-paint.html
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    Modern Warfare 2

    Don't bother with the Xbox, PS3 all day.
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    Sinking boxes into ROCK hard walls!

    As a last resort can you get stainless steel pattresses? as his socket faces are stainless, and I'll have to surface mount them.
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    Sinking boxes into ROCK hard walls!

    I need to sink 4 double and 3 single boxes into a wall, even with an sds and chisel its hard work. I've seen them plastic boxes with all the holes in that you drill through, are they any good? Any other tips to chasing and sinking boxes into hard brick? headbang Cheers headbang
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    Local Electrician offering FREE Visual reports!

    Had a look at the pictures of the entertainment system job, shouldn't there be a air vent in the wall as its covered the fireplace. Also is it possible the DVD player and all the other stuff could overheat in those holes, don't know. I like the photo of the builders bum. ( I'm into chicks)
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    how well are we all doing at the moment and throughout year?

    http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/Employees/WorkingHoursAndTimeOff/DG_10029426
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    how well are we all doing at the moment and throughout year?

    I seem to have a mad 2 or 3 weeks then a quiet 2 weeks. Its all very unpredictable I wish I was employed and had a salary then maybe I could be as rich as patch.
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    Charity of the Month...

    I don't want to be a Scrooge, but this isn't for me. I give to charity every now and again. If I give once I don't want people to expect it at regular periods. It might just be a one off. I commend you for the idea and the people who donate but I don't want charity pushed in my face. I'm sorry...
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    Ring vs Radial

    Give me chance im eating and typing.
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    Ring vs Radial

    You have been asked to install a new downstairs circuit for the sockets in a domestic property do install a ring or radial, vote now.
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    loft

    How big an issue is insulation with cables? I have seen endless cables buried in insulation in lofts and partitions. New builds and old properties.
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    Van sign writting..

    I would of thought the first thing you would of said was a 'www.talk.electricianforum.co.uk' sticker.
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    Van sign writting..

    Not sure what to put on it but definitely do the whole van.
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    2330 project

    Start from the consumer unit (CCU) then work your way to the the end of the circuit thinking what you need as you go. For a lighting cicuit this would be your list. Consumer unit Circuit breaker (MCB 6 Amp) 1.5mm Twin and Earth Earth sleaving Brown sleaving 1.5mm cable clips Metal back...
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    convert Y plan

    Get some TRVs on them rads.
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