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"10mm in diameter" Do you mean? 1) The outside diameter of the entire cable (including 3 cores, insulation etc.) is 10mm. 2) The diameter if one individual copper core is 10mm. Electric cable is usually sized and rated by the cross sectional area of an individual core/conductor and by the...

Not necessarily, the most popular "Priority Unit" works on a first come first served basis. Initially there was a unit for sale that would do as you have described, I haven't seen them lately.

E.I. all of the time. Mains wired are a requirement for new homes. Check out their website as there are a couple of different ranges. They are manufactured in Shannon, Co Clare too. Not the cheapest but what price do you put on the safety of your family.

Can you give some more details? What kind of insulation and how much of it?

BE VERY VERY AFRAID OF OIL BOILERS, TANKS AND LINES! An Oil leak is a catastrophic event which will have major structural, financial and psychological effects on you, your house and your neighbours! I know from experience! Such an event has taken years off of my life... Be certain that your...

Are parts of Athlone liable to Flooding?

If you or your relatives stay there for a week or two once a year is it not a holiday home?

I have a HKC system similiar to PM9999. It's brilliant, no false alarms and very cost effective. Wired sensors are better and much cheaper than wireless.

Have you considered Holiday Home insurance? Would this be an option for your property, I believe it costs much less.

Thanks for your reply noproblem! Looking at a porch to the front, knock a couple of walls inside and reorganise kitchen and diner. Build a new garage to the rear. 1970's detached bungalow, well constructed but old fashioned, site a bit on the small side. Is that enough info? JB

Small extension to a bungalow in central Co Clare (50k or thereabouts) Recommendations please? Dermot Bannon need not apply!

The fact that the neon is lighting all of the time isn't dangerous of itself! However it doesn't give me great confidence in the strength of his connections. A loose or bad connection will lead to overheating at this point. Get someone capable to check it out, for "both" our peace of mind!

Yes, sounds like the Neon is fed from the " Mains IN" rather than the Mains out to the cooker, assuming of course that the switch IS Isolating the cooker when operated?? Who fitted it for you? was s/he qualified? These small jobs can be awkward and tricky.They require care. Cooker cable is...

CS 350 was an excellent panel, many of them still in use out there! I would be surprised if there isn't a Pdf manual online somewhere. Talk to a local alarm installer, most will have had a great deal of experience with the cs 350 and may be able to return it to full function without much expense.

I've never seen it done, as Leo says, "you will have to be very careful closing the door" or the shock sensor sensitivity will have adjusted to the minimum. Would you consider a) Fitting an external mailbox and sealing up the slot on the door. Place this away from the front door. b) Putting up...

I'd agree with Leo on the manufacturers, ie: Hkc or Siemens. As regards the installer, there are many very good local installers! Take a drive around the area, town where you live and look at the names on the alarm boxes. Phone the three most popular companies and arrange for them to come and...

The middle position is the "trip" position. To reset, push the switch down to the "off" position. (It should stay here if rcd is ok.) Push the switch up to the "On" position to switch the circuits back on. If the switch won't stay in the off position then in all likelihood the the rcd is...

PPPPPURPLE: "If we want tradespeople to get comparative Nordic pay differentials then we need to train them to Nordic skill levels. The training our tradespeople get is nowhere near adequate. We are miles behind Germany, Poland and most other European countries." Would you mind expanding on...

Could anyone tell me how much the Government/Dept of Education fund each college per student? I think this money is called a capitation grant? I see hundreds of third level students at a local IT I occasionally work in, they breeze in and out sometimes attending lectures, more often not! At the...

we still have the little grey beads coming out of our air vents, everytime there is a strong wind. It drives me crazy, as I ultimately have them popping up throughout the house. Perhaps there's an easy solution to this problem, without having to close off all of the air vents which I know I'm...