ericmark's latest activity

  • ericmark
    When this thread was started, I had no knowledge of electronic TRV heads, but things have moved on. I had all my TRV's changed when I...
    • 4 TRVs-1.jpg
  • ericmark
    ericmark replied to the thread Outside lights..
    I have had a RCD trip, and tested OK, but changed anyway and no more problems, so now I do that early on, as the RCD tester does not...
  • ericmark
    ericmark replied to the thread Solar, battery, and tariff's.
    To work out which tariff is best, is near impossible, as our use goes up and down, the solar goes up and down, and I don't want to be a...
    • 1764937202130.png
  • ericmark
    ericmark reacted to StephenStephen's post in the thread Solar, battery, and tariff's with Thanks Thanks.
    I've not tried either of these, but they may help: https://octopus.compare/ https://www.octopriceuk.app/compare Or you may find another...
  • ericmark
    ericmark replied to the thread Solar, battery, and tariff's.
    I did move to Octopus with their EV tariff, very little difference in cost of off-peak and peak to British Gas, 8.50p and 30.51p...
  • ericmark
    A MCB is two devices in one, the thermal trip will take time to work, and the magnet part is B (3 to 5 times thermal) C (5 - 10 times...
  • ericmark
    Waterproof IP68 is costly, in the main we go water resistance, which could be simply a plastic box over the plug and socket, done that...
    • 1764884180912.png
    • 1764884423754.png
  • ericmark
    A LED is a current dependent device, so it needs a driver to convert them into being a voltage dependent device. A white LED is around 3...
  • ericmark
    ericmark replied to the thread Setting up a new TV?.
    Remote now working Sky and TV, so that bit sorted. The satellite slowly removing the encrypted and god and sex channels, so becoming...
  • ericmark
    ericmark replied to the thread Setting up a new TV?.
    Yes, but need some time while wife is not watching TV to try and set things up. With info already given.
  • ericmark
    ericmark replied to the thread Setting up a new TV?.
    Sorry, box was not to hand, I looked for details on the instructions, and they were not shown. I am slowly masking all the useless...
    • 1764796413397.png
    • 1764796833881.png
  • ericmark
    ericmark replied to the thread Faulty CH programmer.
    Confused, looked at the manual and it says it has 3 amp contacts so it will not take to load to storage radiators. Unless it only...
  • ericmark
    ericmark replied to the thread Faulty CH programmer.
    I have not used a programmer in years, when the tungsten light bulb went, I found wanted the heating higher in the evening than through...
    • Thermostat back plate.jpg
  • ericmark
    ericmark reacted to Lucid's post in the thread Setting up a new TV? with Like Like.
    I've just wasted 10 minutes checking four different Sharp 55" Freely TVs for the AV input. The models are 55HJ4225K, 55HJ4125K...
  • ericmark
    Old TV 42" new TV 55" both cheap Black Friday deals, new one Sharp Aquos, three HDMI leads, satellite lead, terrestrial aerial lead, and...
    • 1764710646129.png
    • 1764711552189.png
Back
Top