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Onto the next... I am getting new flooring put down in my bedroom and as such I will need to strip the existing carpet down to the original floorboards. Whilst I have access, I want to wire a new socket onto the existing ring final and potentially cleanup a few things given that these areas...

I think this depends if you have a decent export tariff. There is an argument that financially and environmentally export is better than use of solar diverter for hot water heating. Quite interesting video about this here

Thanks, it's the dimmer. I had the circuit hooked up to a simple rocker switch for some decorating and they illuminate instantly at 100%. This is actually exactly the switch I have. The rocker is used for the extractor fan, so ignore that bit. I think I still have a spare Varilight pro module...

I would recommend Green Clear from SmartSeal. It is advisable to wait for a dry period, ideally the moss should be bone dry, so it has the highest chance of soaking up the moss remover. Then wait a few days or even weeks and it should die out and eventually with rain wash off. Be careful though...

Hello, I have recessed dimmable LED spot lights in my bathroom. They are all on one circuit so there is no zoning. They are operated by an ordinary rotary dimmer switch. Everything is working well, however given the nature of the room there is a lot of on/off switching for short periods. It has...

I have had this done now properly by a plumber. We've done a CCTV drainage survey and it turns out this gulley is completely collapsed and everything was going straight into the ground. Plumber cleaned up the piping (one was even redundant) and rerouted everything into the SVP. I think it's a...

Epilogue: After a 2 week holiday I gave this another go again. Tried all above, I even stuck a few glow sticks through, just to confirm which of the two holes I drilled was the right one... they were to weak to reveal anything. After trying for an entire day, just about to give up and make plans...

I think GaryDoesSolar has a good video explaining this. All about flattening the curve (peak at evening and low in early morning), but your assumptions are probably correct. well, not sure as long as you have critical mass. I know people on octopus, who do not have smart meters for some reason...

Might be case dependent. Solar installers do not force you to use their scaffolders, so you need to check if their quote included the cost of scaffolding. My installer offered it, but I organised scaffolding on my own and saved GBP 850 for a 12 week hire, so not an insignificant amount. The 12...

mhmm so I went with the chimney void Idea, but it did not quite work out exactly. This portion of the building only has two floors, so in theory the chimney construction should something like this. Via the loft, I drilled a 45deg downward sloping hole (to avoid a strong cable bend) and fed the...

I would definitely get the works done before. Delaying the solar installation by a few weeks/months will not make much difference in your payback, but getting scaffolding up twice can add a year. I had roof works done the week before the panels were installed, if you plan early it is perfectly...

Yep, I've used those already in another post suggested by Murdochcat. I cannot find them with 25mm depth, so If I use 35mm I need to actually chase into the brickwork. I will think about it as it will indeed be much cleaner than just slapped somewhere above.

just for clarification, the picture I posted was just to show how much space I have between the plaster and the brick wall I prefer not to chase into. That double metal box is already now occupied by a double socket. I plan to put a separate 1 gang box left or above. Agreed on careful handling...

mhmm possible... The entire stack I think carries two flues, one from ground floor (also boarded up and unused) and one from this room. So I'd need to guess a bit where to enter in the loft. The chimney is vented via airbricks at the top (I had the caps removed) to allow moisture to dry out...

mhm, as opposed to having unsightly conduit running up on the wall? Where the socket is, I only have mains, no datacable, but there is an existing data cable just above in the loft.

any recommendation of cat6 cable to use in this case? if I go ahead and not use any conduit, is it advisable to use outdoor cat6 for I guess extra protection? or is standard cat 6 like this one fine? If it's plastered over, it is not really exposed to any elements (unless it's a damp wall..) so...

ok thanks, that's helpful. yes actually my initial thought was just to put the bare cable in, fix to wall and fill the chase with plaster given that it's just a datacable. makes things much easier.

Hello, I want to add an ethernet socket to the side of my covered up chimney breast. The cat6 lead will come from the loft above, so I'd be looking to chase down from the ceiling. I've recently installed a socket into the same wall and therefore know that I have about 25mm of plaster and then...

Possibly, but that definitely goes beyond my DIYer skillset. Would need to get someone to so this. And given that we might take that wall down next year not sure it’s worthwhile.. At the moment it appears that bloody rodents have used this hole. 2 days later the concrete was all scratched off...

k that hopefully should improve things. Filled the gap with a metal mesh and repair cement and all the gaps around the hopper, so hopefully not all waste water will flow down along my outside wall potentially weakening the foundation. - Used a 45 elbow to get the white one to unload over the...