Recent content by Rodders53

I'd recommend then going for one of those that include the VOIP telephone BT socket line converters in the supplied routers... The path of least resistance. Ensure Ma is on the ISP 'vulnerable user' register... a short term battery backup ought to be supplied foc, I understand when FTTP...

I've answered this on another forum. That channel is on the Local TV muxes LCN210 from some transmitters... Aimed into large conurbations not rural locations. Very unlikely to be received in Woodford Halse (either from the relay of Sutton Coldfield, SC itself or Oxford or Sandy Heath which are...

Or did as I have when moving to Plusnet from Talk Talk: Ditch the landline altogether and use our mobiles (via WiFi calling if necessary). NB that was FTTC (SOGEA to be more precise)... FTTP is coming soon. Talk Talk and BT/EE offer the <Digital Voice> service on their modem-routers via a BT...

Cat5E is capable of 1Gbps at up to 100m. Cat 6 is capable of 10Gbps up to 55m and 1 Gbps up to 100m. FTTP from most ISPs can range from 74 Mbps to 900Mbps with 1Gbps occasionally. Most ISP routers are 1Gbps switches inside. Unless the router/switches and connected devices are 2.5Gbps capable...

Where did you buy the new tap from? Can you return and get a different one of the correct size (if such a beast exists nowadays, and you can determine the hole size needed from the suppliers/makers data - it's rarely mentioned). Enlarging a hole in a granite / quartz / other hard material of...

I recently got a 12V Parkside garden 'branch cutter' power reciprocating saw for around £28 (complete with 1 battery and charger in a plastic carry case). Does the job(s) I need OK. Surprisingly powerful for only 12V! It may be worth a check if any remain in stock locally so you can see if it...

Get an Induction Hob rather than Ceramic (as long as you have magnetic base cooking pans). Much better control of cooking stuff. NB It may be possible to repair the hob with a replacement of the failed element from a parts supplier. Oven and Hob on same circuit? Diversity allows it: It is...

Well it would save a small amount of cable but add the cost of the JBs... And there are ways of inserting a JB on an existing cable to permit that without cutting the ring wires (but with no earth sleeving)... if, say, one wasn't sure about where to place the sockets 'til later. Perhaps. 60s...

Are BOTH numbers just Guesstimates? i.e. best guesses based on the limited info they both have on your home's heating and water needs - possibly from somewhere such as the last EPC, perhaps? Such that BOTH are subject to a (paid for) survey and room by room heat loss/gain calculations to...

Most 7.4kW total induction hobs have two input circuits (5-wire cable) each circa 3.7kW or 16A to suit continental use: possibly isolated via a "3-phase" 4-pole switch? That'll depend on the local regs... ask someone there who knows? Additionally most can be electronically limited to draw a...

Do your research / due diligence on other forums: MSE has good stuff, perhaps SpeakEV where some EV users gamed battery / solar and cheap off peak slots (that made Octopus change their pricing of smart charging hours), and there will be others. AIUI Only Intelligent Octopus Go (IOG) has the...

If you are with Octopus and have a smart meter you can download your 1/2 hourly usage for the base load / cooking / EV... and then use some 'averages' monthly/quarterly... You need to work in kWh numbers rather than £s... £2.7k of kerosene would get 2,700 litres at £1 a litre or 27,000 kWh...

AIUI your DNO will likely want to install a 3 phase supply... not uprate to 200 A single phase... but ask them what it will involve and how much it'll cost. (Do be seated when reading the response). Then you'll have house on 1, EV on another and HP on third?? A 15.5 kW output heat pump at a...

That Salus is just a thermostat. No timers at all. Nothing like the same thing you have now. Battery operated, rather than mains powered = higher price. I linked to a few further up thread. Add the Salus 510+ to that, I think? Which is £40 from Amazon. Do double check that is so! But you...

Without a more accurate location to allow signal predictions from Wolfbane, Essexshire (sic) is too vague, it's not possible to suggest that a loft antenna should work. The transmitter network is designed around external antennas mounted at 10 metres above the ground... two-storey house roof...