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Posting Photos on the forum

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by Char » Sat Aug 07, 2021 2:28 pm » in Welcome and Forum User Guides.
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There are two ways you can add a photo to your posts.

To upload a photo via the attachments option you simply click on the attachments tab with you...
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The French electrical code: books and websites.

Last post by Hotrodder « Sat Dec 20, 2025 10:48 am
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by RobertArthur » Sat Jul 17, 2021 4:37 pm
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The French electrical code, NF C 15-100 and all the changes during the last fifteen years involve a steep learning curve for those from the other...
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Sat Dec 20, 2025 10:48 am
Power outages

Last post by Loup-garou « Thu Feb 05, 2026 12:02 pm
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by ajm » Tue Feb 03, 2026 12:31 pm

Yesterday, parts of our commune had a power cut for about an hour and a half. I wondered what would happen at the supermarket if they lost power....

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Thu Feb 05, 2026 12:02 pm
Electrics question

Last post by Polarengineer « Mon Dec 29, 2025 6:40 am
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by 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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Mon Dec 29, 2025 6:40 am
New VMC

Last post by Blaze « Tue Nov 18, 2025 9:14 am
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by rabbit » Thu Dec 21, 2023 3:46 pm
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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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Tue Nov 18, 2025 9:14 am
Steel construction techniques

Last post by RobertArthur « Tue Oct 28, 2025 8:24 am
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by RobertArthur » Fri Oct 24, 2025 12:14 pm
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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
ENEDIS / EDF: upcoming changes in the heures creuses system

Last post by widge « Sat Oct 25, 2025 9:25 am
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by RobertArthur » Thu Oct 23, 2025 2:15 pm

Starting on 1 November, changes to the peak/off-peak system, which allows consumers to pay reduced rates for electricity at certain times of the day...

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Sat Oct 25, 2025 9:25 am
Power cut.............again.

Last post by elsie « Mon Oct 06, 2025 12:34 pm
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by Hotrodder » Sat Oct 04, 2025 7:39 pm
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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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Mon Oct 06, 2025 12:34 pm
Superb service from Enedis

Last post by Blaze « Wed Oct 01, 2025 8:58 am
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by 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.
OH contacted...

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Wed Oct 01, 2025 8:58 am
House on the market

Last post by Veem « Sat Aug 16, 2025 12:43 pm
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by manonthemoon2 » Thu Aug 14, 2025 6:33 pm
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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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Sat Aug 16, 2025 12:43 pm
LED spot lights

Last post by RobertArthur « Fri Aug 15, 2025 4:35 pm
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by L Austin France » Wed Aug 13, 2025 12:44 pm
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I've got about 8 LED spot lights varying from 30 -100w & some don't last very long.
They're about a 50/50 split between outside lights sat in free...
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Fri Aug 15, 2025 4:35 pm
Emergency light bulb

Last post by Liz « Wed Feb 12, 2025 4:24 pm
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by 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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Wed Feb 12, 2025 4:24 pm
EDF tariffs

Last post by Headers « Thu Feb 06, 2025 6:29 am
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by Polarengineer » Fri Nov 22, 2024 11:58 am
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New tariffs from 1st Nov. But no change to the Tempo tariffs except a few cents on the abonnement.
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Thu Feb 06, 2025 6:29 am
Diagnostics and survey?

Last post by hughnique « Fri Jan 17, 2025 9:10 am
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by 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?

A house we...

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Fri Jan 17, 2025 9:10 am
Monitoring electricity consumption

Last post by manonthemoon2 « Tue Dec 10, 2024 9:39 am
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by manonthemoon2 » Mon Dec 09, 2024 4:22 pm
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I just don't know how to do it.

We have Linky, and I believe it's possible to check how much leccy you are using at any particular time.

Can anyone...
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Tue Dec 10, 2024 9:39 am
Standby generator won’t run - any ideas?

Last post by Spectrum « Wed Dec 04, 2024 8:57 am
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by 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.
Oil changed, petrol tank...

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Last post by Spectrum
Wed Dec 04, 2024 8:57 am
Shaping the future

Last post by exile « Sun Dec 01, 2024 2:02 pm
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by RobertArthur » Sat Nov 30, 2024 8:17 pm

Shaping the future, together we stand.

Without trees?

Or modern trees, made of steel?

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Sun Dec 01, 2024 2:02 pm
Gutters and autumn leaves

Last post by L Austin France « Tue Oct 29, 2024 11:00 am
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by 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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Tue Oct 29, 2024 11:00 am
How to whiten grout ?

Last post by Niftyons « Wed Oct 16, 2024 4:04 am
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by leclairon » Wed Sep 25, 2024 9:48 pm
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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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Wed Oct 16, 2024 4:04 am
Epoxy grout

Last post by Hotrodder « Tue Sep 24, 2024 8:14 pm
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by 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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Tue Sep 24, 2024 8:14 pm
Chauffe eau stat

Last post by RobertArthur « Wed Aug 28, 2024 10:57 am
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by 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
Renovation going on

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by RobertArthur » Sat Aug 10, 2024 4:12 pm

How to incorporate geological history in building renovation.

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Sun Aug 11, 2024 9:56 am
Wood construction techniques

Last post by Lori « Wed Jul 24, 2024 9:08 am
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by RobertArthur » Tue Jul 23, 2024 9:13 pm

Always impressive those old grange doors and in our old farmhouse (1837) nice wood roof details.

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Wed Jul 24, 2024 9:08 am
Lightening site showing where there have been lightening strikes

Last post by niemeyjt « Mon Jun 03, 2024 7:06 pm
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by basquesteve » Mon Jun 03, 2024 3:20 pm

Having had damage to sensitive electrical equipment many times in the past I use a German site, LightningMaps.org it is available via Google free As...

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Mon Jun 03, 2024 7:06 pm
Electricity - heures creuses 2025

Last post by Hotrodder « Sat May 18, 2024 5:55 pm
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by elsie » Fri May 17, 2024 9:53 am
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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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Sat May 18, 2024 5:55 pm
What next

Last post by RobertArthur « Wed May 08, 2024 5:40 pm
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by 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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