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Ouch that worried me as i have already been bitten a few times by them this summer BUT I am not sure, I just discovered there are 280 species of flower or hover fly in the uk and some of them are large. The markings are very similar but the wings are plain whereas most horseflies seem to have...

Hi all, These have appeared in my compost heap, about the size of a wild bee but not hairy, stripy like a wasp but not aggressive, anybody know what they are please ? The compost heap is an old chimney pot on a slab with the top covered except when were putting stuff in it. All our kitchen...

Solar is OK for heating water in the summer but useless in the winter when you need a lot of heat, I have had panels since 2015 so experienced many winters! Oil is very good, I had that for many years, ,the great thing is you are not paying a standing charge AND you can buy your oil when you...

As this item is no longer available I thought someone might be interested in my successful repair. Symptoms are all the lights flashing very rapidly and dimly (not a fault code) more of a flicker than a flash, but the lights are normal if the cable is unplugged from the motor! It took me 1/2 a...

Sorry, I do not require the nanny state to wipe my b*tt*m!

Makes a complete mockery of the u value! Specially constructed multiple chamber frames completely ruined. My plans for new DG now suspended till this stupidity is stopped.

Is this a recent thing ? OMG I was seriously considering upgrading my double glazing this year, thanks all in this thread who have opened my eyes, I am not going to waste money on good insulation that some stupid government diktat ruins. No way will the trickle vent manufacturers who inspired...

Locked me out for 3 days!! Found a workaround or it's something that wasn't there before :- Bottom left is small box muttering vendors, click that then click save (without doing anything else) and your in. Hope this doesn't happen every time I visit!! I presume this incompatible rubbish was...

Plug hole, never, goes in a bucket for later use in the loo :)

First thing is find the circuit breaker for the shower in your consumer unit and turn it off!! Second, find a DIFFERENT electrician and ensure they are qualified. Something looks fishy not just with the isolator but also the cable, it doesn't look big enough for a 10.5Kw shower to me! It may be...

You need to measure the amount of water used then simply use this (or similar) calculator to find the energy required then multiply by your estimated efficiency to get the energy input.

40kw, how do work that out, are you talking about your entire household heating load ? I was replying to your query regarding summer hot water, to expect PV to take on the whole heating load is crazy especially as winter production is markedly down on summer, be realistic or perhaps you were...

It might be worth you thinking about solar panels depending on how much hot water you use. We had an old oil boiler in our last house, method of measuring oil consumption was tape measure stuck up side of sight glass on side of tank and a spreadsheet. We had a 1Kw PV array that was enough on...

And where is the leccy gonna come from to run it in competition with all the milk floats & heat pumps, coal perhaps ?

Yes, WIFE

I found they love grey foam pipe insulation and are also partial to the bubble-wrap/foil style. As for wire wool I tried that for many years but they ignored it. In the end I moved (not for that reason) but the new owner has 4 cats and no rodent problem! Conclusion, get one or more cats :)

Surely this is where the confusion starts! I have never heard of a 12V POE standard!! Please can you identify the camera model number ? I am sure if you read the specification it is 12Vdc OR POE, meaning it can be powered by by a 12Vdc source OR POE. POE is normally nominally 48Vdc, nothing to...

Bacon, black pudding & fried eggs on home made bread washed down with freshly ground coffee, sorry no picky again!!

I assume what your not saying is the manhole is partly filled with water!! It's probably a style of intercept with an invert and an overflow for when the invert is blocked, what your are seeing is the overflow. You need to unblock the invert, if you dont have drain rods try a hose on full blast...

Just to update you all with my experiences of the RLC-810A's (I had two). The object detection was brilliant as it captured cars, people and cats perfectly and ignored waving grasses and branches BUT both of them repetitively lost there configurations meaning they stopped working frequently...