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No. But I have a couple of very useful books: I'll dig out them out and post here later this morning.

Hmmmm. I don't have enough fingers to count that many. ? I think I'll give it a go and get back to you when I have ballsed it all up. Here's yet another steep learning curve I got myself into.

Pheeew. Just bought a set. This electrics lark is extremely interesting. Its all so, logical - sometimes.

?: that's an emoji of me right there looking at a Scolmore 2 tier, 12 gang Minigrid Module and the associated plate, yoke and backbox. The practice of simplicity at last. But wait, whassthis? Nope, it's not spaghetti, it's the wiring for 7 intermediate switches and 3 one ways. Two bays spare .... Looking at the backbox, I see a mere 10 knockouts. Knees shaking a bit...... Please Dave and Clive ( @ProDave and @Onoff ) please sirs, can I drill a couple more holes in the backbox K.O. (WA512) if I need to too? I promise to drill them exactly the right size, and fit a lovely top specification grommet in each hole drilled. I also promise not do anything unethical, illegal, or untruthful or try to hide anything (but a cheque book) from any tame Part P who walks through the door. Honest.

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Deep breath now ..... Fault allocation - on line or on the ground - is irrelevant. Its damned hard work stepping back from the whirlwind of stuff going tits-up. Forums can never be the best or only place in which to ask for and write about advice. On line, most people do their best to support others - but with the best will in the world, its a less than perfect place to deal with high stakes stuff like this. We are up to seven pages of responses - hard to read and interpret accurately. How about breaking your issues down into single chunks. Start a thread about each. And, where relvant, hyperlink them? And can I suggest that the more irritated you feel by any one response, the longer it should take for you (or anyone else for that matter) to reply. Yes, I dont consistently apply my own advice .?

Stress is normal @zoothorn. Use it creatively.

See @Hecateh, they - boys - all love their drills. I love mine too. When I am allowed to keep them ?

@Hecateh, think about more than the drill. It needs feeding. With power. And that means charging. So you might want to think about any other power tools you want to use. When you buy one brand, it almost inevitably leads to buying other items from that '' family '' because you save money on the charger. Teuton (I can't stand the real name) do a light-weight range of power tools (link to a search for that type : Bosch 12 volt range). I use those because they suit my mangled hands, and are much easier to handle. Just as powerful - if not more so - than the one you are interested in.

Give Beckham a ring .....?

Ahhh, so it was you lookin at our place withy yer spy glass while your mega yacht was grounded on the bar at the mouth of the River Lune. God, you musta' been bored.

Oh, shit.? ...... Ahhhh, yeah, ya mean Kev, 'im from down the pub. Yeaaahr, good lad. Ex- Navy, ( ee sez ). A matelot fru and fru. Walks with a rolling gait even wen 'ee's sober. Got one 'ell of a twitch. Keeps bangin' on abart 'is old war canoe, and servin' wiv the Heavy Underwater Artillary. Got dolphins tatooed all over 'is - well, bedder not say. Gor, those must a stung a fair bit though. Both sides. Pheeeew! Top man.

watch 4 episodes of GD back to back. I vowed never to watch one ever again. A few months ago that was. Fings ain't vat bad 'cos I've no; divorce in the offing (well, I'm pretty sure that's the case) nowhere near 8 years on the job yet got 3 million to burn a build where the professional fees are more expensive than my build haven't (recently) had a life-threatening disease SE who really cocks up a roof a builder called Chaz drive to build on a cliff-side got enough money to buy myself loads'a Festools have to go and have a blood transfusion every 4 weeks a wife with crazy 'Raaather Left-Field ideas dwaaahling' Imagine the sheer unadulterated horror of Kevin waltzing down your drive to document the fookoops with quite so much smelly glee. Stop moaning Ian. Can't be that bad, now can it? Head down, arse up ,go.

Give Beckham a ring, see if he'll fettle it with his right foot? No? Ok, I'll get me coat.

Yes, I do remember your roller-coaster ride last time. It's difficult to give a clear answer to your question - probably because the question you asked is very general. The answer to the question asked appears to me to be a matter of taste.

@Sensus, please excuse me. I'll step out of this thread now. Apologies to @phatboy

That's - for me - is quite an uncomfortable reply. As I understand it, you are an architect. And that implies authority. To refuse to reference an important statement diminishes your argument. A simple hyperink to the discussion would suffice. No need for rehearsal.

Evidence?

Is the current system working OK? If so, leave as is. If not, move house(s). Rain and foul water must not mix under the current regulations. Maybe that mixture is what's causing the current system not to work well?

Well done from a fellow-foul-drain struggler. I dont think much of your outside toilet, though. The one used by your garden gnomes: the one on the concrete plinth. You could at least provide them with some steps, or at worst a ladder. Come on, shape up!?

But she married you Gary. ?

Especially when great Crested Newts waltz over your site, your walls get blown over and scrotes nick your tools. Humour and a brilliant, supportive partner help. Hmmm, second thoughts, essential

Concrete cures underwater perfectly well.

Hi! Welcome. Tell us what you are planning. A few photos would help. ' ... tastefully ...' No flock wallpaper then, or multi colour LEDs , or Tupperware windows, or paper-thin doors, or rugby ball kicking gnomes in the window. Shame really ? Ian PS, a few posts in Welsh would liven things up .....

Well , lad, yer skin's thickening up nicely, methinks. Sod ' em. Just do it. Ian