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In a small bathroom you normally need an IP44 fitting as it will be within the 600mm zone from the deg of the bath. It does NOT have a DCL fitting as these are not splash-proof.

Agreed. In an Australian pump, the rotor goes round ANTICLOCKWISE whereas a French pump (NF marked) rotates CLOCKWISE. Furthermore an Oz pump will pump in gallons (possibly backwards), and for France you need one that pumps litres. It's something to do with the Code Napoleon. Or something.

As always a few photographs will help.

Also could use scaffold tubes as rollers. If all fails, use the ancient Egyptian method and hire 200 Nubian slaves.

Chain blocks are great things. Standard 2 tonne chain blocks (probably made in China) are very cheap. I've even seen them on promo in LeClerc. Used one recently to heave up a new staircase.

You would have to have a heart of stone not to laugh ...

It'll be all over tomorrow and we can get our lives back

Sounds as though he had been carving with it ....

No Im not Tony Hawks but he has my sympathy !

That's a very dinky dinghy (or should that be a dinghy dinky?). Can you put up a link for where you got the plans ?

Many moons ago we did the "buy a cheap Transit" tactic. We loaded up in Reading, down to Dover, on to Boulogne where we had a small collection of bits and pieces to load up. Then onwards to the residence secondaire in Manche. The van blew up on the Caen peripherique ... had to hire another van on the spot, transfer all the stuff and carry on. We ended up having to scrap the Transit ... local garage wanted well over a grand for a new head gasket ... hey, c'est la vie, but I was not amused at the time.

If the bolt heads stick up you might be able to get 'em off with an angle grinder.

Splendid, just add Bolognese sauce and a little grated Parmesan and Roberts yer Oncle.

If you know where the property is etc, it may be worth approaching the local notaire as there is a very good chance he dealt with the original purchase and may have details on file. Always worth a shot.

Try the notaire you bought through. It's the easiest and he's proabbly still got it all in a file somewhere.

If its land and property, how about starting with the MOD ?

One cannot help but laugh ... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1284671/Teenage-thief-burst-flames-11-000-volt-electric-shock.html?ITO=1708&referrer=yahoo

Exactly, and at the moment I can't be a....

If it's a holiday home HP/HC is a bit questionable. I've been thinking about it for a while without coming to a definite conclusion.

Aren't "The Markets" amazing ? They are run by The Masters of the Universe who require vast bonuses to reward their immense knowledge and insight, and at the slightest bit of bad news they all run around like wet hens squawking "THE SKY IS FALLING"

Fishy ? Month old halibut, possibly from West Africa.

By far the easiest way is to use the Notaire you used when buying the house originally. He will probably have all the original stuff in a dusty file somewhere. It's what Notaires do.

Yep, but the spring grips the wires very well, so you do have to push quite hard to release

Does one get a different earth reading in dry and wet conditions ? We have a spring right under the house and it's permenantly damp down there ....