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Thanks for the replies, much appreciated. The roof is just an ordinary pent roof not pentagonal. I think I will build a couple of little test roofs and see which of your methods has the best visual effect. Regarding lead and the need go put felt or bitumous paint between it and the...

I have built and erected the frame of a summerhouse, which I am going to clad with cedar shiplap and roof with cedar shingles. I understand the general principles of roofing and have downloaded various cedar shingle installation manuals. My problem is that none of the manuals show how to...

I have an old (1995) Rayburn 480 oil cooker, unfortunately the programmer no longer works. The programmer no longer works, I have taken it apart but have not been able to repair it, the programmer is made by Honeywell and is remarkably similar to the Honeywell ST 699 except that the casing is...

Much obliged thanks Jack and Briwire. They are not as expensive as I had thought so I will definately be going down this route. By the way the motor on the saw is a 2 HP 380/420 50 cycles 3 phase job, not one of the 240/440 more modern motors, are inverters still suitable for these older...

Thanks for the input everyone, I am coming round to thinking that an inverter would be the better option as the saw has new 3 phase switchgear fitted, which is presumably safe. I am not sure whether an inverter is the cheaper option though (with a 3HP motor costing around £100 at Machine Mart)...

JJ - Am I right in thinking that a capacitor start motor only requires a simple on/off switch and a permanent capacitor motor requires a switch that incorporates a starting device? Spark - The key is a correct installation, If I was to make a mistake surely the consequences would be worse...

Hi Jack. Thanks for your reply, yes I have considered an inverter but feel that single phase is less dangerous. Regards C

Can a knowledgeable Spark help please? I want to convert a 3 phase Wadkin saw bench to single phase, the blade is 10" in diameter. I reckon that I will need a 2.2kw, 3 HP motor with a speed of 3000 Rpm. However this is as far as my knowledge goes and my motor supplier wants to know whether I...

Thanks Bernard, so therefore I am much better off with the circuit breaker switch, which I think must be safer and easier to wire in, but what should the Amp setting be on the circuit breaker (it is adjustable), should it be the same as the motor rating or higher to take account of surges...

Could a knowledgeable spark advise me please. I am converting a 3 phase pillar drill to single phase. In the interests of safety I want to fit a cut out switch on the machine. I should mention that I have single phase motor with a capacitor start for the drill; the motor is 3/4 HP, 1425 RPM...