Recent content by Rory Scarlett

So..... I have a brew kettle with 2 x 2.7kw elements. I am getting a smaller kettle with 1 x 2kw element. The earth is connected to the elements through the cable. I want to be able to unplug the elements on the large kettle and use the same cable on the small kettle. So what kind of...

Hi, I'm a homebrewer and my boil kettle uses 2 x 2.7kw low density heating elements. I'm getting a smaller kettle with a single 2kw elements and I want to use my existing power cables for this too. What type of connectors could I fit to all my elements to allow me to connect, detach and then...

We've just had exterior insulation fitted which has render on top. I'm hoping it will help.

We have a dehumidifier which we use to great success in the bathroom. This problem is the hall, stairs and landing so a huge volume.

Hello... Over the past few months we have had a growing area of dark patches on our external north facing wall. The obvious thought must be water seeping through the walls and plaster. On the landing there are large patches which seem to be growing. On the stairs up to the loft conversion...

I must admit when I first started looking at them I thought to myself that the load on the brackets would be very high. Especially as some of these awnings extend out a good 2 or 3 meters. My entire wall is rendered and there are no bricks visible. I may look around to see if there are...

I'd like to install a nice extendable awning on my wall above some lovely new decking. Having found the kind of awning I want, looking at the installation PDF online I need to drill into the brick and not mortar for a secure fixing. The issue I have is my outside walls have lovely new monocouche...