Electricity - French regulations & supplies; Insulation, Brickwork, Roofs, Joinery, Flooring, etc
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Sat Dec 20, 2025 10:48 am
Electrics question
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rabbit »
Sat Dec 20, 2025 1:08 pm
I was working on a light fitting with the power off via the switch. The live and earth wires touched and the lighting circuit tripped. Is this due to...
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Last post by Polarengineer
Mon Dec 29, 2025 6:40 am
New VMC
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rabbit »
Thu Dec 21, 2023 3:46 pm
I’d be interested in your thoughts on a devis I have received. Our VMC is 18 years old. It is on continuously 24/7 and so I thought it might be time...
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Last post by Blaze
Tue Nov 18, 2025 9:14 am
Steel construction techniques
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RobertArthur »
Fri Oct 24, 2025 12:14 pm
Always interesting those roofs. Wood or steel? Not for the DIY: rollercoaster constructions and the use of thin tubes explained.
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Tue Oct 28, 2025 8:24 am
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Last post by widge
Sat Oct 25, 2025 9:25 am
Power cut.............again.
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Hotrodder »
Sat Oct 04, 2025 7:39 pm
Having just survived an internet/comms outage for about a week I decided to set up a satellite system thinking it would be more reliable. Received...
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Last post by elsie
Mon Oct 06, 2025 12:34 pm
Superb service from Enedis
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Blaze »
Sun Sep 28, 2025 9:57 am
We had a power cut yesterday afternoon - typically just before we would have had our showers before going out to work for the evening.
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Last post by Blaze
Wed Oct 01, 2025 8:58 am
House on the market
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manonthemoon2 »
Thu Aug 14, 2025 6:33 pm
The agent has asked us for all the following information, which we no longer have as the house was built in 2011. How can we give it if we don't have...
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Last post by Veem
Sat Aug 16, 2025 12:43 pm
LED spot lights
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L Austin France »
Wed Aug 13, 2025 12:44 pm
I've got about 8 LED spot lights varying from 30 -100w & some don't last very long.
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Last post by RobertArthur
Fri Aug 15, 2025 4:35 pm
Emergency light bulb
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RobertArthur »
Tue Feb 11, 2025 11:42 pm
There are torches all over the house, but where did I see them the last time? Drawers? What about a built-in rechargeable battery in a light bulb?
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Last post by Liz
Wed Feb 12, 2025 4:24 pm
EDF tariffs
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Polarengineer »
Fri Nov 22, 2024 11:58 am
New tariffs from 1st Nov. But no change to the Tempo tariffs except a few cents on the abonnement.
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Last post by Headers
Thu Feb 06, 2025 6:29 am
Diagnostics and survey?
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manonthemoon2 »
Wed Jan 15, 2025 1:25 pm
As France have to do a pretty thorough DPE and diagnostic check for selling/purchasing a house, is it worth having a private survey done?
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Last post by hughnique
Fri Jan 17, 2025 9:10 am
Monitoring electricity consumption
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manonthemoon2 »
Mon Dec 09, 2024 4:22 pm
I just don't know how to do it.
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Last post by manonthemoon2
Tue Dec 10, 2024 9:39 am
Standby generator won’t run - any ideas?
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Headers »
Tue Dec 03, 2024 10:35 am
We have a Hyundai generator which has been mothballed for a few years. It has had a general service but it just won’t run.
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Last post by Spectrum
Wed Dec 04, 2024 8:57 am
Shaping the future
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RobertArthur »
Sat Nov 30, 2024 8:17 pm
Shaping the future, together we stand.
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Last post by exile
Sun Dec 01, 2024 2:02 pm
Gutters and autumn leaves
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RobertArthur »
Mon Oct 28, 2024 7:49 pm
Nice autumn colours all around, too many dead leaves in gutters is another story. Last Saturday I saw an interesting solution for downpipes: a...
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Last post by L Austin France
Tue Oct 29, 2024 11:00 am
How to whiten grout ?
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leclairon »
Wed Sep 25, 2024 9:48 pm
I saw the post on epoxy grout - think our kitchen tiles have just normal grout. Is there a way of getting the white grout cleaner, whiter again? I...
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Last post by Niftyons
Wed Oct 16, 2024 4:04 am
Epoxy grout
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rabbit »
Tue Sep 24, 2024 4:47 pm
In the past I have used epoxy grout in showers and on worktops. I went to Leroy and Castorama and neither of them had epoxy grout. Has there been a...
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Last post by Hotrodder
Tue Sep 24, 2024 8:14 pm
Chauffe eau stat
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hughnique »
Sun Aug 25, 2024 8:25 am
I recently put a new thermostat on the water heater, one of these large white double pole blocks, that just fixes under the base. Having returned...
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Wed Aug 28, 2024 10:57 am
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Sun Aug 11, 2024 9:56 am
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Wed Jul 24, 2024 9:08 am
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Mon Jun 03, 2024 7:06 pm
Electricity - heures creuses 2025
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elsie »
Fri May 17, 2024 9:53 am
There is an article in Les Echos today about potential changes: La Commission de régulation de l'énergie engage Enedis à remettre à plat le maquis...
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Last post by Hotrodder
Sat May 18, 2024 5:55 pm
What next
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hughnique »
Tue May 07, 2024 9:43 am
Yesterday saw the beginnings of a slight problem, when those words, this water isn't very hot , was uttered, normally it is because she has run so...
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Last post by RobertArthur
Wed May 08, 2024 5:40 pm
Solar Panels
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OTBC »
Fri Mar 15, 2024 10:17 am
Thinking of giving this a punt !
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Sat Mar 16, 2024 9:55 pm
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