Recent content by fourtytwo

I recently replaced an old UPVC front door with a composite, what a disaster, I fully concur with the OP's draft problems, these things are unfit for purpose. The old UPVC door had double rebates and multi-point locking with adjustable roller cams. This god awful composite has only one rebate...

Well using LibreWolf and when logged onto THIS site with no trouble I get :- "Your stored cookies, site data, and cache are currently using 0 bytes of disk space." Depending on how paranoid you are regarding network security you may want to adjust your browser settings or use a more secure...

Ohh I remember why I stopped using it, it's one of these stupid sites that thinks they should be able to plant cookies on your device. No way jose I don't use stupid sites like that!

I use mine quite a lot as I am often dealing with assorted multi-core cables BUT they can be a pain on the thinner jacketed varieties for example 4-core alarm cable where it is quite easy to knife the cores. I usually try a short inch strip first to get the knife setup. I must admit it...

I am a touch over 70 and they tried to get me on statins due to cholesterol "higher then we would like", I refused and changed my diet. In particular stopped using pork shoulder in curries, changed to chicken and used low fat mince (5%) in lots of other things, roasts are now a treat only...

I thought the opposite was the case in that traditional big power (coal/nuclear/gas) has very large spinning masses (turbo-alternators) with very large inertia providing stability to the grid. When this is removed/minimized without the inertia the grid suffers oscillations typically in the...

I think you will find it impossible to get a FENSA or other certificate without them potentially causing trouble when you wish to sell the property on. Remember DG comes under building control.

This is indeed a growing problem if you are unfortunate enough to have equipment affected by it (EMI). In my case where I used to live there was a car workshop in the village with "electronic ballasts" on the large number of fluorescent tubes that literally ĸnocked out my DSL (internet) and...

In my recent experience of the same situation I was told unless the room had MECHANICAL ventilation (meaning a fan) trickle vents have to be fitted by law. So I bricked up the old wall vents. IMOP the law is an ass in many respects including this one!

50/50 white vinegar worked like a dream, reacted with all the powdery white stuff and just left a nice pink plaster finish ready for a mist coat. Smells a bit like a fish n chip shop but I love fish n chips so who cares, anyway I can just think of how many meals I can have for the £100 saved :)

In a small bedroom the Northwest corner has white powdery plaster under flaking what appears to be vinyl emulsion with another unknown paint layer underneath. The house is mid 50's build with cavity wall and insulation, old pictures show a vine all over the house! At least part of the room has...

Soapy oil on the dipstick or inside the filler, I had that on mine about that age and I am sure the head gasket was on it's way. Another was the engine check light coming & going randomly, I think the wiring starts to get corroded at the connectors, never did find the fault!

I think it unlikely that a customers equipment that requires servicing would be allowed within a substation compound! The whole debacle smells strongly of "sweating the assets" to keep the shareholders happy and minimize investment both by the electricity network and the airport. They can get...

Hello again, just to let you know thanks to your help the problem is fixed :) I had tried fiddling with the keeper adjustments before but one-by-one. This time I removed the lot except the "deadlock ?" in the middle and the problem persisted, I could just see around the corners that it looked...

Thank you very much for your replies, I had not heard of taking the keepers off before so as soon as the weather warms up a bit next week I will do it that way. Brilliant idea, thank you.