Recent content by bracknelldiy

@Wayners thanks for your assistance. I have for now refitted the prior inlet valve as it was functional: I was changing it because I was fixing the other problems (cistern-toilet interface, knackered syphon valve). Although it is plastic shank, it has gone back together easy peasy. So I now have...

Its a plastic shank inlet valve. As was the one I removed. The inlet pipe has a plastic push fitting onto the copper, a washer (doesn't look like fibre to me), and a brass nut. So the threading is brass onto plastic, as the last one was. Its also bloody awkward positioning in that you can't get...

@Wayners thanks for that. I had actually gone to a plumbing shop since I originally posted, and they have in fact sold me a couple that won't do the job. However, your post has shown me the light. and although that is not the right size for the job, it made me realise that I was misunderstanding...

Thanks. Having looked though ("Cistern Washer") they only have 2" and 1 1/2", and the outlet / inlet is 2 1/2 inch. Umm. I'll keep looking to see if I can find a suitable size one.

Fully aware its a cistern. However mine likes to identify as a tank, and who am I to deny it ?

I need to replace the flush on a toilet (close coupled). I bought a fluid master dual flush https://www.screwfix.com/p/fluidmaster-4550073-1-1-2-and-2-button-cable-dual-flush-bottom-inlet/58353 which I've used before on other toilets in the house. Albeit its been a small number of years since I...

just to be clear, there was a joke in there. Hence the winking emoji. it clearly was a 'miss'.

I have to say that was my first thought when I saw the picture. It may not officially need to be IP44 rated, but wires showing like that in an open structure

what has that got to do with the IP rating of his light ? ;)

Actually, there are 12 slots, but 2 have blank plates. So fitting a 12 or 14 may not be a problem. I'll definitely pick that up with him. As you say, would not seem to be the right thing to do.

Its 10 (actually slots 9 currently in use but only because one of the circuits (radial) was switched over to piggy back onto an RCD slot). Space could be an issue. I'll ask the electrician. I certainly see merit in having spare even if its not clear what demand one might have in future.

It has been specified for me: perhaps I need to ask the question. I'm going to assume that fitting a 12 or 14 way rather than a 10 way isn't going to be a significant difference price wise. Useful observation, thanks.

Octopus Tracker is something I have got curious about (I'm currently with Octopus). Do you get a notification of what the day rate is and how do you receive it ? Or do you need to go check on the meter ? I can see it could be useful for decisions on e.g. washing machine (and whether you are...

Hi, I'm looking to have our consumer unit replaced: as noted on a thread I started a couple of months ago its old, has insufficient RCDs, and is overall just 'a bit ***t'. I had an electrician I had in for some other work look at a little while ago and now have a quote. I was wondering whether...

I definitely would not intend to muck around with that myself. I was more musing that it was something I could get an electrician to do without having to change the whole CU - although I do see merit in that, and its less a cost thing and more a time thing at the moment