Recent content by sjromaine

Thanks again. Some of this is now beginning to make good sense. The range of frequencies in the chart above seems to correlate with something stored in my old brain from the very distant past. 21-68 looks like the upper and lower limits on the ancient monochrome Bush CRT TV I had as a kid...

Thanks Sam but in layman's terms what's the difference between the A2 and the AF? I'm leaning toward the chimney mount option rather than the loft so size is maybe not critical. Also why are some labelled 'DIY' on Satcure? Is it because F-connectors are not something an amateur would easily...

Thanks for all the advice already, especially to Lucid for what must have taken some time and effort to put together. It is much appreciated even if some of the detail is lost on a newbie to the world of aerials. From your advice it actually looks like a relatively simple job, if you overlook...

Hi All, I'm cheesed off with paying Virgin £50/month for cable, phone and broadband. I can get TalkTalk for £5/month plus line rental BUT I no longer have a functioning aerial. I'd like to fit my own. Here's what I know; Aerials themselves are cheap at Screwfix, so are mounting kits Roof...

Thanks Muggleswick for your reply. I didn't realise condensate would be a Gas Safe job so thanks for the tip. I'll look into Grundfos Soloflo and consider coring the CI for a second pipe adjacent to the condensate one. Hopefully the Grundfos will be happy venting through a small bore pipe as I...

Like I said - someone will come along and snag it - that's the nature of forums. If 'most simple one way valves do not work with sewage' Bernard then which less simple ones do work? Suggest one that'll fit on a 22mm pipe and I'll buy it. I'll even fit 3 or 4 in line if it helps or change it...

I've built a cloakroom under my stairs in a place where I cannot fit a soil pipe - doh. Trust me, it just won't happen. So I am going to have to go with the devil's own machinery - a macerator. Here's a couple of questions: 1 - Why are Saniflo so expensive and is an Easiflo or Hydrolux a...

Just built under stairs for cloakroom. WC and basin. Need advice on waste. Nearest and only soil pipe is cast iron and through two solid walls. It's also built into an internal corner outside with no access on two sides. I don't fancy coring two walls and replacing a ground level chunk of cast...

Anyone come across a cooker extractor unit that doesn't have the outlet on top? I see lovely pictures of units without chimneys but they're always running in re-circulation mode and that's not very effective. What I would like is one of these funky new flat panel jobs, specifically an Elica...

Hi All, Been reading threads here and learnt a lot about my Ecotect Plus 824 boiler. Issue is this.... Removed a couple of rads to take down a partition wall. Fell over onto one of the remaining radiator upstands! Seems I cracked a join under the floor as well as my arse when I landed on...

I've just built a garage onto my house. Unfortunately the siting of this structure now means that my boiler flue is no longer on an external wall. I am aware that I need to remedy this quickly and don't need to be told that spending any time in the garage whilst the boiler is venting exhaust...

I did write something here about ego and certain rather negatively-minded contributors but I've edited it out. I don't need a virtual bun fight. The comment about understanding RCDs is very fair. I should have a better knowledge of what these actually do and I should have acquired this...

EFL: for your peace of mind I promise I'll run my lawnmower over it's cable once I've got the sockets wired up. That way we'll know if the RCD is a 'winner'. I'll make sure I'm wearing rubber boots and gloves when I do this of course :)

On the subject of regs..... I did try going the 'legit' route on this. I got quotes from two 'electricians' recommended by a third party. It turned out that both came up with the exact solution I had already researched for my wiring needs. I would have booked one of them but NEITHER could...

Couldn't resist it - so headtorch on and out I went. 10 minutes later - we have light! You guys are STARS :)