Recent content by helplessowner

Anybody reading this thread who is like me - know nothing about electrics, how it all works - and is unable to get their head around the idea of plug-in solar, I found the below link pretty helpful in explaining in simple terms what it is, how it works, and why it is not yet ready. Of course, as...

Silly question, but is the switch one of those annoying ones that cannot be properly switched back up without first pushing it down (to feel a click)?

"You are much less up to date....". Speak for yourself. I am certainly not "much less up-to-date".

May I point out that being old does not automatically mean you suddenly become gullible.

I'm getting a bit of deja-vu here. This thread reminds me of another poster a year or so back wanting to know all sorts of things about water supply for a converted container.

Nerve pain is one of the most difficult pains to both deal with and treat - there is no telling when or where the pain will strike, and it can totally stop you functioning. Have you asked your GP if you can try Amitryptilin? One of the older anti-depressants, not used often for depression but...

Ours, one key fits both the electric and gas meter boxes. When we moved in, the existing key was helpfully left inside the locked gas meter box - no idea how they managed to lock it with the key inside, but we had to go and buy another key to get to it.

Last time I took some batteries up the recycling centre (local council tip) I also had a large laptop lithium battery. Tipped all the AAs and AAAs into the battery box, then: "Where does this one go?" I asked the attendant, holding up the large laptop lithium battery. "in the battery box" said...

Having known somebody who had their life dramatically changed(and shortened) when he fell from a ladder while cleaning out his gutter.. I would hesitate to sneer too much about safety concerns being overkill. Ladder accidents are very easy, especially when using a ladder is treated casually...

Unfortunately, if the car comes with a "free" charger and installation, then it is almost certainly one of the big companies, who all have pretty much the same criteria. No ladders, no crawling underfloor, extra costs if cable exceeds their designated "standard" length. They allow a certain...

As above, talk to the installer. It may be a case that they still have to supply the cable (as they will be the ones signing it off). It may be a case that you can pre-drill the holes and get the supports ready, then when they arrive you can pull and fix the cable while the installer is getting...

The "rules" for EV chargers (not sure if it is actual legislation or just best practice) are that they should be on their own dedicated circuit, the DNO should be notified before installation, and building regulations are required. All of this is usually carried out by the installer. A properly...

I may be (probably am) wrong, but this seems the sort of question that shoule be in the Combustion Chamber rather than the open forum.

Personally, if this is the standard your annual contract supplies, I'd be looking to jump ship as soon as it ends, if not before.

It is a "So Soft" by Crown - not sure if it is still made, though (installed March 2019).