Recent content by KDMcM

God, I long for the days when everything was BC and power consumption was proportional to brightness. Thanks, folks.

Hi. I've just removed the GU10 on the left and, on attempting to replace it with the GU10 on the right, I note that the original is a good 10mm longer ahan the new one. Of course the fitting is 100m deeper and I can't insert the bulb. If I did manage to insert the bulb, it would be so recessed...

Hi. I'm planning on rebuilding my brick barbecue. In the last few years, I've gone through two steel firetrays. They get heated, cooled, left out in the rain... I'm not surprised they burn out. I've noticed that some folk pour their own concrete fire trays. I have sourced a 900x600 50mm thick...

Assuming I were able to measure the flow and return temperatures of each radiator in a TRV-governed system, then, how would I know they were balanced?

After I flushed my system recently and replaced a couple of the TRVs, I struggled to re-balance it. There were 2 rads which wouldn't warm up for ages after the rest. I had been unaware that my system would need re balancing. There must have been some serious crud in the pipes. I learned on this...

Sounds authoritative. It's dead anyway. The big question, I suppose: if this was once a good home, are they likely to return?

I'm not convinced. Any bee nests I've seen are usually sort of solid on the outside and look like a whipped ice-cream cone, or else they're honeycombs. It think this nest was dead a long time before the bee in the photo. It's a red herring.

Stone me. That wants a lick of paint.

Hmmm... Not sure where (IF) the irony stopped. This isn't a squirrel hazelnut hoard. the husks of the shells are too thin. Although, maybe that IS why that section of pipe has no insulation.

Hi. Can anyone help identify this mass under my floorboards. Looks like some kind of nest. Complete with eggshells or cocoons or something... Whatever it is appears to be dead, but I am curious...! Thanks!

Not dry rot. just some kind of filler. ...or if it is some fungal growth, it's restricted itself to the tongues and grooves!

EXACTLY! I thought it looked like beansprouts.

Per my original post, so am I.

I think that's only after it has absorbed all the moisture. When I did this last time, I made papier mache with brown cardboard soaked in PVA. It worked really well. Tell me about it. Same with all DIY...

Funny you should mention tropical fish. The previous owner had several tanks at this end of the room. I'm pretty one was leaky because one of the electrical socket back-boxes is rusty. I wonder if some moisture hasn't crept under the floor. There's no staining. I hope I'm just being paranoid.