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  1. Onoff
    TP will not leave me alone! It started when I bought a Celotex saw and couldn't but it without having one of their cards. They got me my 2.7m mrpb and I've had marine ply and insulated pb all cheaper than I could get it locally elsewhere.
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    One Gel is gas tight? Dunno about radon gas though: https://www.sparksdirect.co.uk/wiska-one-gel-300ml-cartridge-ready-to-use-filling-isolating-gel-25kv-mm-#.WahyIYHTVAg
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    I did debate making one out of Unistrut and galv conduit...but borrowed the BiLs in the end. I could you know...
  4. Onoff
    Do you mean these? https://www.cablejoints.co.uk/sub-product-details/duct-seals-duct-sealing-csd-rise-duct-seal Wonder if you would get away with Wiska Gel? A squirt of foam first then: https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/WKMG300.html?ad_position=1o2&source=adwords&ad_id=45425533757&placement=&kw=&network=g&matchtype=&ad_type=pla&product_id=WKMG300&product_partition_id=174057604147&test=finalurl_v2&gclid=Cj0KCQjw557NBRC9ARIsAHJvVVOgRLvrGAuC_ql-2a8R9D1lJDqdZPQBDWHYLuQ2jONpfhSlOCizZN4aAgImEALw_wcB
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    I was debating leaving it in actually. Fabrication tonight delayed: After a day up to my armpits in hydraulic oil I'd just come out of the shower and had a Fosters in hand. A delivery driver turns up with a "parcel" for my neighbour. No problem, I said I'd take it. "I don't think so!" said the driver. He's in a 7.5T lorry and it's a 400KG sawmill! Unloaded and back indoors now. Beers warm though!
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    There were seriously posh people in there earlier, the woman exclaimed "Oh look Roger they do TOOLS!" They then stood there enthusing about a ratcheting, multi size, fits anything spanner thing.
  7. Onoff
    I'm making a steel former. In fact I'm starting it after a shower and a beer!
  8. Onoff
    Plenty of the corded, collated screw guns in Lidl Sevenoaks still.
  9. Onoff
    Sharp Stanley long straight edge. Snap and fold then run the knife up the fold from the other side. Get the little yellow surform plane from Screweys for adjusting edges: http://www.screwfix.com/p/stanley-surform-block-plane/20388 I use the mutitool for sockets. Yes to a collated gun. Welcome to borrow my Parkside corded one to try.
  10. Onoff
    I could not, for love not money get the 25mm MDPE to stopcock joint to seal until I got some Jet Blue Plus. http://www.plumbcenter.co.uk/product/center-center-jet-blue-plus-500-g/ Wouldn't use anything else now.
  11. Onoff
    if it's old colours you could retire!
  12. Onoff
    The tails entry specifically must maintain the level of fire protection afforded by the metal cu "as far as reasonably practical". One could argue that sealing the thing up cuts down on ventilation so could exacerbate the fire issue! As I said, bolt a metal cu to a wall and you've got a wall mounted fire if it goes up! They haven't changed the design of say the incomers. It was MK, YES MK a little while back had a recall on their CUs as the incomers were I think going up. "Not tonight dear, @Onoff's sent me a link!" http://www.beama.org.uk/search-results.html?keyword=consumer+unit
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    It was this I was looking at...maybe I should finish the leccy wacker plate first?
  14. Onoff
    Seriously now... I'm after some plans to make a small backhoe to go on a lawn tractor like this. Thinking use the pto to drive a hydraulic pump etc. Any ideas?
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    I never take any photos...
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    Not got the OSG in front of me but pretty sure if you can find a plastic enclosure that'll cope with a certain degree "glow wire test" I think is the term then that's considered non combustible. One of the cu makers is touting the non flammability of the PAINT on their metal CUs...(Wylex?). Just to set them apart from the others. Something else for you to consider / worry about. Go to Ireland and I think GARO DP rcbos (no fly lead, single module) are popular.
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    Plastic enclosures...why not? It's only CUs where the regs changed and only then because of manucturers changing to single screws, 5ww idiots fitting stuff straight out of the box without tightening, harder copper? single strands? etc. Think of the mains powered stuff in the average house that's got a plastic enclosure, PlayStations etc. So Clipsal.....guessing you'd agree it's a well known "name"? I would btw. Look what's standard type kit in Australia. Trust me we're behind: http://www.clipsal.com/Trade/Products/ProductDetail?CatNo=RCBE206/30S The SBS stuff is the same tech but he's got approvals for here.
  18. Onoff
    I've gotten Hager from here before: http://www.gil-lec.co.uk/circuit-protection/consumer-units-accessories/hager-consumer-units-accessories
  19. Onoff
    I've got 25mm coming up into a 22mm stopcock. It then tees off to an outside tap so no loss of pressure. Then a PRedV. Goes to 15mm at the mo. Will shortly change to 22mm.
  20. Onoff
    Cheap seats like me with my Parkside!
  21. Onoff
    More popular in Australia and on the Continent. Also their "makes" are household names to them just like our MK, Crabtree etc are here. (Don't think our "regs" are the "best in the world" btw). Manufacturers are going to carry on plugging their sad, tired old ranges / designs if there's demand, look at British Leyland! It's a case I think that "we" are catching up and it will become more common. Hager for example. Note though the absence of anything above 32A:
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    I'm a big fan of treating left/right, up/down from an accessory as sacrosanct, no go areas for the length of the walls. You could: - Run the lighting feed(s) vertically up BEHIND a back box say a light switch. Might be awkward but very doable. - Run the lighting feed(s) vertically up WITHIN a back box. Some consider it bad practice especially if it's say a lighting feeding running up thru a back box on the ring. Personally I can't see an issue. Don't forget your grommets. Keep it to the back corner and write on it "LIGHTING" with a Sharpie. Deeper boxes like 47mm give you more room to manoeuvre. You could even re-drill with a 20mm Starrett and slip in a bit of conduit where it passes thru the box again depth/accessory dependent. Either way all cabling's kept within the safe zone.
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    A fair concern.
  24. Onoff
    Talk with Dave and discuss with your sparks. Mention lads from TEF have put you onto him. I suspect he will only supply to your sparks or upon receipt of something from him even if an email etc. https://www.sbstradesales.co.uk/
  25. Onoff
    There are some idiots on here! Pity there's no cavity:
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