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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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Deratisation

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by ihatew0rk » Fri Dec 17, 2021 3:48 pm

Hi
We have just finished having the house rewired and have an issue with something furry chewing through cables in the loft.Due to the latest...

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Wed Dec 22, 2021 6:15 pm
Electric car and charger installation.

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by RobertArthur » Tue Dec 07, 2021 2:10 pm

A bird's-eye view by Promotelec, an inventarization of best practices: Suivre les bonnes pratiques d’installation d’une borne de recharge.

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Tue Dec 07, 2021 2:10 pm
Charge for non-Linky meter reading from 2025?

Last post by Hotrodder « Thu Dec 02, 2021 3:09 pm
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by elsie » Thu Dec 02, 2021 10:45 am

There is a proposal by La Commission de régulation de l'énergie (CRE) for a ~64€/year charge from 2025 (the rollout of Linky meters should be...

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Thu Dec 02, 2021 3:09 pm
Running lighting off of 12 volt batteries

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by Char » Sat Nov 27, 2021 4:37 pm
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My OH when he was working as a mechanic had a work mate who had installed a system in his house where all the lighting was run off of car batteries....
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Wed Dec 01, 2021 8:05 pm
Solar Panels?

Last post by RobertArthur « Mon Nov 15, 2021 7:54 pm
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by edythuk » Sun Nov 14, 2021 9:07 pm
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Is this offer worth pursuing? It seems to be from the Government but is it?
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Mon Nov 15, 2021 7:54 pm
Modify your power supply or "délestage"?

Last post by RobertArthur « Sun Oct 31, 2021 5:57 pm
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by RobertArthur » Sun Oct 31, 2021 3:59 pm

With the arrival of your French smart meter LINKY it is easier to trigger its electronic overload mechanism than was the case with the magnetothermal...

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Sun Oct 31, 2021 5:57 pm
Cooker socket info?

Last post by DaveW « Tue Oct 19, 2021 7:24 pm
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by Hotrodder » Tue Oct 19, 2021 11:49 am
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I'm fitting a new induction cooker later this week (if they actually have it when they promised). There is a 32A socket in position that I provided...
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Tue Oct 19, 2021 7:24 pm
Le glossaire de la mécatronique - French/English/German

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by Char » Wed Sep 29, 2021 7:35 pm

I wasn't sure where to post this so I've stuck it in this section for the moment - if anyone thinks it should be in a different section, just let me...

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Mon Oct 18, 2021 7:05 pm
Using UK electrical appliances in France.

Last post by RobertArthur « Thu Sep 23, 2021 12:33 pm
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by demi » Mon Sep 20, 2021 1:37 pm
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My move to France is coming closer & I have been wondering about taking UK electrical appliances with me.

I am NOT taking...
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Last post by RobertArthur
Thu Sep 23, 2021 12:33 pm
Views and not fire damaged

Last post by mysty « Fri Sep 17, 2021 10:11 pm
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by mysty » Thu Sep 09, 2021 9:58 pm

We get this one next Tuesday, it's at the edge of a nice village in dep 58.

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Fri Sep 17, 2021 10:11 pm
Another fire damaged house

Last post by mysty « Wed Sep 01, 2021 8:43 am
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by mysty » Mon Jul 26, 2021 8:09 pm
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We own this one next week, it was owned by a Frenchman who had restored most of it and some how it burned down and the insurance did not pay out....
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Wed Sep 01, 2021 8:43 am
House hunting in the Cantal

Last post by Blaze « Fri Aug 20, 2021 11:02 am
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by mysty » Thu Aug 19, 2021 10:43 pm

This one is not burned and sort of has a roof.
Blaze will see what we could see.
The door needs a coat of stain.

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Good roof...

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Fri Aug 20, 2021 11:02 am
Replacing a burnt Iintel

Last post by mysty « Wed Aug 18, 2021 9:28 pm
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by mysty » Mon Aug 16, 2021 4:58 pm

This house is sold they sign for it early next month.
It had a small chimney fire that got this lintel.
The old French owner did a temporarily repair...

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Last post by mysty
Wed Aug 18, 2021 9:28 pm
Working with French plaster

Last post by mysty « Fri Aug 13, 2021 10:51 pm
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by mysty » Wed Aug 11, 2021 5:24 pm

You have to be fast or it sets.
If the sac says 20 minutes before it sets make sure you can mix it and use it in ten minutes.
If you don't believe me...

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Last post by mysty
Fri Aug 13, 2021 10:51 pm
Very Damp Cellar

Last post by DaveW « Mon Aug 02, 2021 9:42 pm
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by ihatew0rk » Mon Aug 02, 2021 10:55 am

Hi, Can anybody advise best way to dry our a very damp cellar. We have water coming through one area of the back wall which is underground, it's a...

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Last post by DaveW
Mon Aug 02, 2021 9:42 pm
A house with no views

Last post by mysty « Fri Jul 30, 2021 8:16 am
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by mysty » Thu Jul 29, 2021 7:40 pm

Not the house but the building next door

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The house

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lounge ;)

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Last post by mysty
Fri Jul 30, 2021 8:16 am
Solar panels in France: a steeple chase

Last post by RobertArthur « Wed Jul 28, 2021 2:39 pm
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by RobertArthur » Fri Jul 23, 2021 7:08 pm
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After the French photovoltaic crisis in 2009 things have calmed down a bit. Not too many forum questions about solar panels the last few years, a lot...
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Last post by RobertArthur
Wed Jul 28, 2021 2:39 pm
Buying a property in France still plenty of bargains about

Last post by curtis « Mon Jul 26, 2021 8:48 pm
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by mysty » Mon Jul 26, 2021 4:56 pm
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We bought this old hotel last December, the guy renting it torched it when the owner wanted to sell so he did not end up with much money.
This...
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Last post by curtis
Mon Jul 26, 2021 8:48 pm
Repointing and plastering: the use of lime mortar

Last post by mysty « Mon Jul 26, 2021 12:04 am
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by RobertArthur » Fri Jul 23, 2021 2:25 pm

To continue, practicalities from the past still useful today.

About repointing this French factsheet and also a summary of an English thread ....

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Last post by mysty
Mon Jul 26, 2021 12:04 am
Not often you see a roof terrace like this

Last post by Blaze « Sun Jul 25, 2021 10:11 pm
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by mysty » Sun Jul 25, 2021 9:04 pm

A Spanish appartement with two toilets. :P
Not sure I would use the one on the terrace if others were about but that may be a British thing....

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Last post by Blaze
Sun Jul 25, 2021 10:11 pm
Underestimating building costs

Last post by Doug « Thu Jul 22, 2021 8:14 pm
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by banjobob » Mon Jul 19, 2021 11:47 pm

Nice views but possibly ran out of money.
Look at a the pictures.

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Last post by Doug
Thu Jul 22, 2021 8:14 pm
Interesting new castle

Last post by Spectrum « Wed Jul 21, 2021 8:06 am
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by RobertArthur » Mon Jul 19, 2021 1:38 pm
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Going back to the Middle Ages to visit a building site?

Yes you can. More than twenty years ago they made a start: finding a site, lots of...
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Last post by Spectrum
Wed Jul 21, 2021 8:06 am
Interesting old house

Last post by Char « Mon Jul 19, 2021 6:08 pm
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by banjobob » Fri Jul 16, 2021 10:31 pm
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You do wonder how they built this house, interesting construction.
Do you know why it's so small on the ground floor?

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Last post by Char
Mon Jul 19, 2021 6:08 pm
A renovation project in Brittany

Last post by banjobob « Sun Jul 18, 2021 8:22 pm
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by RobertArthur » Sun Jul 18, 2021 7:29 pm

The French magazine SytèmeD has always interesting subjects. From simple DIY instructions to complete renovations. In the Département du Finistère...

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Sun Jul 18, 2021 8:22 pm

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