Recent content by kevt296

Hi Lucid Thanks again for your reply and the link. Will check it out. In my case the amp box is approx 8 feet from the aerial, both of which are in the loft. The psu is right next to it. I agree with what you are saying. I find it a little weird that the psu is series linked into the main TV...

Hi Lucid I dismantled the psu and checked voltages across transformer. I was getting ac mains voltage on the input side but no 12v dc on the output (direct output from transformer). So I guess a new amplifier then! Any recommendations? Particularly one that is designed to cope with interference...

Hi Lucid Thanks for your reply. All equipment inc. aerial is inside loft. Both psu and distribution unit are securely attached to roof beam with plenty of slack in the cables. There are no signs of any water penetration/ingress to cables or amp. Green light on psu is lit and cannot find...

Hi All I have an Optima MA20-4 (4-way) masthead amp fitted in loft and connected to a loft installed aerial. It was installed in Aug 2010 and feeds 2 TV's. We use only terrestrial tv signals through freeview boxes. Loft is standard, gets cold and damp in winter but no signs of water damage or...

Wow, thanks for the comprehensive instructions Frank. Really appreciated.

Hi All Sorry if this has been raised many times already but I couldn't seem to find exact info I am seeking. Already have kitchen extractor fitted, purchased from B&Q several years ago. It has been used in re-circ mode and I want to fit external ducting. It is fitted to an outside wall...

Thanks again Andy, looks like it just might! Will give this a try! Cheers :wink:

Hi Andy Thanks for reply but I don't think so. Recess on LH side is 135mm (51/4") left to right by 165mm (61/2") front to rear, so this cover not likely to fit.

Hi there Can anyone please tell me what type/name of the foul water gully pictured? And also where I can obtain a cover (preferably plastic) to cover the left hand side. This is a single gully downpipe with access cover on one side and the pipe feeding into it is a sink drain from our...

How on earth can a fully qualified, apprentice trained engineer with over 25 years of electrical and mechanical engineering experience not know that work done now is governed by the Wiring Regulations as they are now, and that they are not retroactive? Because as said, I have not worked...

Thanks for this, great and useful information (Mr. ban-all-sheds take note!). Ultimately, we will have to invest in getting our CU replaced! Any ideas on nominal cost? Currently we have a 6 way CU situated in the garage.

Thanks for the information but how is this any different to the fact that all the existing sockets and lighting circuits are buried in the walls, probably less than 50mm deep as part of the original build of the house? The CU fitted was also fitted at the time. Is there a compulsory...

We have an older style CU fitted but obviously it does have fuse protection.

Sorry if the arse has been kicked out of this topic but would really like some clarification on the subject of chasing electric cables into walls horizontally. Situation is; Need to have installed, electric supply to a "hang on the wall" type electric fire. My intention would be to have a...

In my particular case, the pump is easily accessible and the union nuts are easily removed. As said I changed the pump some years ago and changed both gate valves either side of the pump at the same time and all nuts were renewed. Isolation would have been simple and I am 99% sure that an...