Recent content by Monty_Stranger

Hi folks The siren battery in my Pyronix enforcer needed changing so i bought two ES1 types form amazon and put them in following a youtube video. The siren then randomly went off intermittenly for 15 mins but then reset. This was on Sunday. Now i get a Siren1 Wirls Suprvn Fl error which i...

Hi I skimmed a wall after a repair job and then put wallrock lining paper on. I then bought a 2.5l tin of Laura Ashley pale linen paint. Fine. Then the mrs said the lining paper looked so good why dont we put it on the other walls?. I agreed. However now I have relaised that I don't now think...

Thanks Bob - no we didnt sweep the flue. There was a gas fire there previously. I'll check out your posts. Thanks again

Hello We have a 1930s house and blocked the chimney 2 years ago as below. This is an external wall. Before Image0 by Monty_Stranger posted 29 Mar 2020 at 10:53 AM After Image1 by Monty_Stranger posted 29 Mar 2020 at 10:53 AM Mistake no1 - we didnt add a vent to the bottom - this has now...

Hi Tiger I don’t think I do as access can be taken from the loft above. The side was left open to allow installation. Cheers

43622F7A-6B0E-456A-8B1D-41C7A44617AB by Monty_Stranger posted 3 Mar 2020 at 3:20 PM3DBB6AD9-2F74-43FB-959C-61CBF95BD064 by Monty_Stranger posted 3 Mar 2020 at 3:20 PMHi I had a cooker hood installed and it has been boarded on one side. The other sides have been plastered and painted. So how can...

Thanks gaz - i did fix that when i paired up the blue wires but you're right - these guys a pros and will sniff the tinkering a mile off. I am happier now having discussed it on here. Thanks for your help.! I bought the NTE5c Mk4 using the link you provided but not sure if it includes the...

Thanks for these replies. I see where I have gone wrong. My faceplate is fitted into a backbox NTE5a which i bought at the same time as the ADSL faceplate. It was this one https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B006V1P39A/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I have been running the...

Ok so that makes sense. I am still underachieving as far as I am concerned with the speed. 19.8 Mbps is not 24 Mb - and even that is the lower end of the speed range I should apparently be getting.