Recent content by Mr Gear

Thanks, good to know. How would be the best way to connect all 3 appliances (I’m not about to DIY it, just curious how it is likely to be done!) ? All 3 off a junction box, hob via a isolation switch then some form of connection plate, ovens via fused spurs then either sockets or connection...

Hi, Cooking appliances for an upcoming kitchen refurb chosen, specs I can find from manufacturer (Hotpoint) as follows: Induction Hob 32.2A / 7728kW Single Oven 13A Combi Microwave Oven 16A (Note both of the Ovens do state they come with a UK plug which I thought was odd given the 16A of the...

Definitely try this first - it’s what we do, costs nothing and comes up a treat, Scrunch up a sheet of newspaper, dip it in some warm water then dip it in some ash from the fire. Scrub away and marvel at the results!

Our house has always suffered from similar cracking on the stairs. Last time we decorated the area 2 years ago I followed advice (thought it was from this forum) to slightly widen the crack, then (carefully!) fill with expanding foam. When set, cut back and fill/caulk level as usual. It’s...

Thanks for the replies. Camera is fine, but like any of them night vision would always be improved by more light. There is a small LED floodlight on a PIR, but light pollution to adjacent properties would prohibit anything larger or having one on permanently. An IR illuminator will almost...

Hi, I thought this would be easy, but clearly not... What I was looking for was a mains powered IR Illuminator / floodlight. All I can find are are 12V and hence require a suitable PSU nearby. I thought they'd just be like your average floodlight, but it seems most are designed to have a 12V...

They worked on a number of houses at the same time, in many cases such as ours the meter was moved in the morning, before the gas supply was disconnected and the main pipe replaced later in the day, hence capping it off.

Yes it was, mainly due to the process of how they moved the meter, but also depended on the particular contractor as next door was left uncapped. I have no doubt the pipe is dead, the contractor we had did say it could just be cut off in the future, and a gas engineer mate has said the same -...

Cadet, or more specifically the contractors working “on behalf of” them, didn’t offer any advice. My current thinking is to shove a bung down as far as I can then fill it level with a concrete mix but just wondered if anyone had a better idea.

Hi, Cadent have been replacing the old steel gas pipes in our area with new plastic ones, both the mains in the street and up to the houses. In many cases, ours included, they needed to move the meter. We'd now like to get rid of the old steel gas pipe sticking up from the concrete floor in...

That I can understand, But my response was based on the example and experience JobAndKnock gave with his Bosch drill - which is of one model number, two different drills.

That’s very true, but as you say trades still do purchase from Screwfix for a myriad of reasons - including locality to job, convenience, need, and of course price when it is - or appears to be - right. But if you were looking to replace your recently nicked trusty DeKita BJ2000 previously...

Interesting conversation to follow, and somewhat disappointing. I can see that the lower end manufacturers perhaps would have nothing to lose and everything to gain in terms of sales by producing ‘Screwfix specials’. But the respected manufacturers holding or building a strong reputation with...

The new slightly smaller version of the Henry is on offer at the moment £99.99 at Argos (spend another penny get a £10 voucher), same price at Tesco and Amazon.

Hi Andy Good news on the memory troubles. Unfortunately it does look like the siren may be dodgy - presume you've tried deleting it off and adding it back in etc? As for new questions... (1) - Never done it but I believe you select which zone(s) are going to participate in the soak test and...