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    A non-DIY-er thurst into DIY!

    what if you don't really know what is dangerous ?
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    Conduit bender wanted

    cheap & made in sheffield benditnow, conduit and copper pipe bending machine specialists - Benditnow Conduit Machine friend bought one last yr & was pleased with machine
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    What's the strangest thing you have overheard?

    I suspect, rather than **** DELETED by Admin 3 *****
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    Fire alarm systems - Installation

    standard withdrawn 8 yrs ago
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    Fire alarm fault

    OP states panel changed, if you changed my consumer unit is the warrenty for the extent of the work you've done of for whole intsallation ? I susepct co. which has done panel swap when approached to do a return visit has informed the client that should the fault not be within the extent of the...
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    Fire alarm fault

    remove cables & measure the circuit (the manual states a 10k resistor), using a DVM like this you should get a reading of around 10000 Ω (imgae might have zero missing) okay say it open circuit? you could apply a short by putting the panel end cables in choc block you should have the...
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    Gobsmaked

    Notice the black lad behind her being held back from making the situation worse ?
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    Fire alarm fault

    As guess its a fault on the sounder circuit, measure for eol, check fuses, try resistor in panel. Normal fualt finding stuff
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    Gobsmaked

    Appears to be a gob****e, however whats happened off camera to provoke the rant ?
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    P.I.R. Sensor lights keep flashing

    have you considered installing a glittter ball to complete the effect ?
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    where can i find it??

    Its not quite that cut & dry. Each DNO has there own rules as to removal of there fuses, which would normally be stated on there website, I assume the the OP's location is what was once Southern Electricity ...
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    where can i find it??

    I'd just pull it & reseal with your own crimps, (**** 'em it your safety that matters)
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    Practice what we preach!!!!!

    The home is fine as I've not touched it yet! At work we have a board not marked & 2.5 radial circuit for sockets on a 32amp MCB,
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    R.I.P Gary Speed

    going a little of topic, I once asked a client how her husband was doing as I knew him from being the milkman (working at their house) A few weeks eariler instead of going to work one morning he'd gone into the shed & hung himself, the wife was ringing his work up as he'd left the van on...
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    What do you think of the public sector strike on Wed 30th ??

    Somebody I knew would have got final salary pension & half spouse pension for handling tripple 9 calls, might have been shift work & dealing with tragedy (+nutters) but appeared to be better of than me & a great deal more time to spare. They chucked it after almost 20yrs as they was...
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    R.I.P Gary Speed

    TBH I'd never heard of him before today. Sad for the family ect, but what on earth make you top yourself & leave children behind ?
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    sconnie

    lol, hello
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