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Hi all, With so many single ovens now asking for 13A or 16A fusing, they can be a real pain to connect to an existing circuit in a satisfactory manner, plugging into a 13A socket often leads to overheating, same issue with using a 13A fcu. And for the ones that ask for 16A fusing compliance is...

That is exactly what I've been wondering! Whatever they've used it wasn't straight/level or the more concerning alternative is the concrete has crumbled that much, there was a fair bit of crumbled bits on the ceiling that fell onto me when I pulled it down but not enough to account for that much...

Yes agreed, would not have been fun if we'd done a full renovation only to have the ceiling/floor cave in!

We are the leaseholders and therefore the landlords.... yes need to check whether floor/ceiling repairs would be a split cost or not but I know for a fact we own the lease for both the downstairs and upstairs flats. Yes will check with our solicitors but in fairness I'm not really sure how a...

I believe it was originally built as one house but converted to two flats very early on - the dividing stud wall between our the downstairs flat and the entrance & staircase for the upstairs flat is lath and plaster so that gives some idea of how long ago it would have been converted.

Hiya, we are the leaseholders its only up and down flats not a block or anything. But yes point taken need to speak to the landlord of the flat above, wasn't planning on doing the job imminently just got acrows in place when we seen the state of the joists going into the wall! Its a lead main...

Definitely agree we've actually got acrows up already, and are going to replace the joists that are knackered.

Hi all, Bought a circa 1920s downstairs flat recently as a renovation project, we've ended up having to take all the ceilings down as they were crumbling lath and plaster as well as going back to brick on most of the walls. Most of the construction is more or less as expected for that era but...

Doesn't matter one bit if liquid detergent spills on clothes before the wash starts, I pour the right dose directly on top of the clothes and then start the wash or set a delay timer as needed, never had an issue with clothes staining from detergent or anything like that. Don't like using the...

I've found new toilets are a bit hit and miss, when I say new I mean anything with a 6l and under flush. My ~20 year old close coupled villeroy and boch one always needs 2 flushes, my brand new rimless vitra toilet with a concealed geberit cistern is almost always spot on. I've definitely seen...

https://www.victorianplumbing.co.uk/90mm-high-flow-chrome-shower-waste-with-extendable-flexible-waste-pipe Could be this one. But they all look pretty similar really, could you not keep the internals and just use the chrome cap off a cheap trap to cover everything nicely, it is just decorative...

Yes sounds like swapping the power supply for a new one is the answer, doesn't have to be the same brand any constant voltage driver rated at 12v 30w will do. May be worth checking how much power the led strip is pulling if you know its rating as the driver should be oversized by at least 20%...

I am not sure what the model numbers signify but what I do know is czjutai power supplies with an M in a circle do remember their last setting. A T in a circle signifies its got an inbuilt timer usually for 6/8hours on and 16/18 hours off but it can be disabled. For the czjutai brand at least...

You need a 32v power supply not 36v, having said that I can't think why using an overrated power supply would knacker it, if anything it would knacker the leds. There is no harm in getting one rated for a higher wattage though so a 32v 15w rated one might be the best bet if you've had 3 12w ones...

That is a pretty poor failure rate, I've got probably close to 100 of the things and over the last couple of years can only recall maybe 4 failures - the light sets usually fail/rust before the power supply fails. I have quite a few different brands but have noticed the ones supplied with more...

Yes I've noticed the same thing I do a fairly big christmas light display every year and they do get quite warm, I keep as many as I can outside in big weatherproof boxes which hopefully helps with heat dissipation thanks to the cold weather and also I just like to minimise the number of cheaply...

The only thing that will work is the first amazon link https://www.amazon.co.uk/Christmas-Concepts%C2%AE-Electronic-Transformer-Function/dp/B0DH8LHKGG Christmas lights wirh multifunction flashing modes are wired with every other led in the same polarity ie. 1st led will be wired with 'correct'...

They're 11 inch squares from what i can tell of whats left, the thing that made me doubt they were tiles was there doesn't appear to be any sort of adhesive underneath. In all honesty it doesn't matter that much if it is or isn't asbestos i won't be disturbing them I'll just be overboarding the...

Actually my first thought... but definitely seems to have straight edges you can just about make out in the pic so I doubt it

Hi, Taken up some laminate flooring and the underlay and underneath it theres patches of some thin white cement board type material, just wondering what this could be?