Recent content by gbrown100

Hi everyone. I've got a 1960's semi with the world's loudest creaking staircase. I have tried many things over the years but ultimately it comes down to the fact that most of the wood is shot. It's got cracks through it where previous occupants have smashed various nails and huge wood screws...

Do you know what? I'm an idiot! There is zero point fixing it to the hot water feed as even if it does stop heating once the incoming hot feed is the right temperature I still will have unnecessarily heated all the water back up the pipe to the boiler. Far simpler to just Tee the cold feed and...

Hi all, We have a Worcester Combi in the loft. On the ground floor we have the kitchen. Whenever I run the hot tap it can take a good 30 seconds to get the water really hot in the sink, we can be wasting half a bowl of water or more every time. I'm not up for installing a separate tap and am...

Thanks @Astra99 , yeah I have a ratchet crimp tool, the Halfords pinch one from the 80's won't cut it! I have heat shrink tube, I just thought the red ones were quite flimsy that's all, the ones on the old cable seemed more substantial. Good point on the solder, I'll make sure I do that...

Hi everyone. I have an old 1980's computer. The power lead appears to be a moulded .75mm flex that feeds into the power supply and is connected on L and N using a female spade connector, the earth is a ring. The computer is fused at the plug with a 3amp fuse. It's damaged and I want to replace...

Hi everyone, thanks for the input just enjoyed catching up! Well, the neighbour has now backed out lol. But to address where we got to: Fibre link using pre terminated armoured fibre from comms express. Someone said "use a switch not router to avoid double nat". A router routes... Nat is a...

Thanks all, so yes, separate sockets per C13 seems the way to go! Thanks @flameport, yes have done some wiring in the past and had it checked / signed off as appropriate, cables will run horizontally from the point of entry to the row of sockets. Thanks @Robin0577 , I found those and indeed...

Hiya, I have a shed which will have a UPS in it, it'll run things like a 3D printer, Laptop, PS4 etc (not at the same time). I hate trailing cables... I like wall sockets! This is a £450 UPS so I don't want to waste it but only has the C13 sockets in the back of it so no 16amp out I can feed...

Whhoooooaaaa OK. Was not expecting all those replies :) Thanks all who mention it's illegal, it's not. *If* the ISP does not know about it then it is against terms of service. Fact is, in this instance it is a property not served by an independant provider that offers gigabit fibre because this...

Hi, A friend has asked whether I can run an ethernet lead between his house and a neighbours about 50 metres away so he can share their ultrafast broadband that he can't get in his road. Of course, that's easy but I have only ever done to outbuildings on the same electricity supply before and...

Hi, It doesn't get to the rinse cycle, it just stays on wash with the time fluctuating. We have to manually turn it off. Thanks Graham

Hi, Whenever we put on a 60 degree wash the cycle starts but on the wash cycle the time keeps going down and then back up again before it gets to the rinse. We think it only happens on a 60 degree wash whereas normal 30 degree seems to be ok. My theory is that it will be a broken thermister...

Thanks for the clarification Tony and apologies for my ignorance on the matter :)

Okdokay, had assumed I would have to tell someone! Does it need to pass planning permission though? Given my description above, is there any way to do this without a drained cavity type scenario? Some people have suggested dpm straight against the wall and insulated plasterboard straight on...

Hi, I have a detached brick single skin garage (no dpm), on the whole it's pretty dry save some occasional 5mm damp marks where the brick meets the floor, where I have painted the inside the paint is mostly still there save occasional bits over the mortar (planning on treating the outside with...