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I'm having a EV charger installed, and it optionally can use ethernet. The manual has this to say about it: The diameter of that cutout is about 20mm - but I can't find a gland that would both be able to fit an RJ45 plug, which is 12.2mm (even without clip), while also being narrow enough for...

I've had an electrician round to quote for installing https://www.eocharging.com/support/home-charging/eo-mini-pro-3. He's keen on installing his own post, but I'd rather, if possible, use one of the metal posts of the chain link fence we have. The posts are extremely solid, and are L-shaped...

Recently our induction hob broke, so I bought a new one thinking it would be a drop in replacement. The circuit has a dedicated 40A breaker. When I wired it up, it simply wouldn't switch on. We got a replacement for that and... same thing. So the third one we paid extra for John Lewis to...

My folks recently moved to a fibre connection, and didn't realise their alarm system would then no longer be able to call them. I don't really know anything about alarm systems (in my own home rely on internet-connected cameras) - but looking at the box there's a panel that Google images says...

EDF guy came 'round - replaced the fuse, but seemed VERY suspicious I'd done something. "What were you doing?", he insisted. "They don't just blow" So, question is, what did happen? Was he right? Does it indicate sometging fundamentally broken? Odd that the 'cartridge' fuse should blow...

Looking for a new wooden floor. Some questions 1) Engineered vs solid: Will be laid in an open plan room that includes the kitchen and we also want quite wide board. Apparently for both these reasons man in shop recommended 7mm engineered, to limit expansion. The cost of the oak one was £70...

Hi there The bottom left dial has broken off - but it doesn't obviously seem to be broken, so wondering if the end is simply glued to the armature inside, or maybe some clip that's dropped down inside? As an aside, it's a new plumbing system (at a friends house), and since he turned...

The place where we'd like our cooker hood has a ceiling that's 3.8m high. Although it would mean getting a recirculation model, we like the look of the Elica Evolution ones that just hang on wires. We've not seen any regular style ones that are tall enough to reach. Only problem with the...

1) Should one have a separate hard water connection to the toilet? 2) Will a 'high flow' softener have a noticable impact on the pressure? At the moment I have a megaflo system which give great flow/pressure

My eletrician has started putting in the back boxes. Unfortunately they are twice the height of the existing ones, and to my eye looks stupidly high. They are 45cm form floor to bottom, which he says is required. My question is - how strictly is this required? I'd like them at least 10cm...

Want to get a softener, as water where I am is quite hard (250ppm) It's going in the loft (just above the kitchen, as I'm top floor maisonette), so would like a remote sensor showing when I need to refill it. Should be for about 4 people, suitable for high-flow/megaflow system. Thanks...

Looking to replace a casement window in my kitchen that would've been a sash (and still is in neighbouring properties). However, to get a bespoke window to fit exactly is very expensive - wondering if there are any 'stock' sizes? Ta

In removing all the old lathe and plaster, I can now see into the roofspace. I'm in a top floor maisonette and the roof space is explicitly included in the lease. Thinking instead of plasterboarding, just removing it (there are no trusses). Wondering if anyone else has done this? I've...

I've got some doors in my house. Functionallty and structurally they are fine. However, I don't really like the quality/colour of the wood, and wondering about options. I'd either like to go for a regular satin finish, but I recall a few years back seeing some doors that had what I think is...

Hi Re-doing bathoom. It used to just have a shower-over-bath arrangement. We mostly use the shower, so would like to separate it out, either with or without enclosure. Here's some rough ideas (i.e. dimensions/style of sink/toilet/shower screen not accurate), but wondered if anyone...

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http://www.theradiatorcompany.co.uk/radiators/steel_multi_column/ancona_with_cast_feet.html Really like these, but just for one rad, 2.15m, 3-column, 600heigh, costs £1200. Wondering if anyone can recommend a similar product that's cheaper, or a merchant that can do a good deal on...

I'm putting in a megaflo tank, which will be 300kg when full. Structural engineer advised putting in a few extra joists. I cut one to length, and even diagonally between two existing joists it won't go in. The only option I think is to make a single joist out of two shorter joists that...

It does fit through the loft hatch, but is quite heavy. Not sure how one would cut it into pieces?

Hi there I'm moving my bathroom wall slightly (it currently juts out unnecessarily into the living room). I'd like to put in a wall to wall wish tank - dimensions would be 30cm high, 15cm deep, and 240cm long. I plan to put one-way mirror on the bathroom side, so you can see the fish from...