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Yes, but this isn't an immersion heater with limited consequences of toggling it on and off frequently; it's an air source heat pump and they apparently don't take kindly to being cycled to keep a vat of hot water topped up (though it's less of an issue for central heating mode because the...

Perhaps it is overthinking; no idea what the hysteresis on my current setup is.. I suppose I could give it a go. I've also ordered some thermostats from fleabay that are digital and have a programmable hysteresis so that could be another option..

Yes, I want to call on the boiler for DHW when the timer is closed and when the hermostaticbath is closed, I.e. When the tank is cold and once a day at 1pm til 2pm, call for DHW. The boiler (a heat pump) seldom takes more than an hour to produce a tank of hot water, but I don't want a nearly hot...

How well insulated is your house? Mine is fitted out with UFH, neo stats, neo hub, uh8 wiring centres.. And none of the thermostats are actually used. The heat pump controller has a thermostat in it and it's turned out to be more than adequate to run the whole system.. I haven't even got as far...

ive a timer and a thermostat in the cylinder; presuming that the thermostat is normally closed until temp reached, then switches open, and also presuming that the timer is normally open, and closed for the programmed period.. What other component would I need and how to wire it so that: If the...

Couple of coats of easyfill should see you right

Tenner says that if you do have a visible bow or unevenness to your newly plastered walls, in 3 months you'll have moved onto bigger problems, like the toddlers playing tennis with the hamster as the ball, and you won't give a damn about the walls

You can paint after the units are fitted you know.. Buy "paint for new plaster" - it's microporous and allows the wall to continue drying underneath I gave mine a week after it had all gone that light salmon colour. Father in law painted his even though tere were still dark patches. To be...

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Better than dropping a brand new wood chisel onto a just installed and tiled in shower tray.. I used said wood chisel to shave flat the bit of shower tray that was gouged proud, then painted over the damage with the 2 part acrylic kitchen paint. It's barely noticeable..

Yeah, I don't think your young banger has anything to worry about from that old banger

Remote alarm and a remote controlled valve on a canister of carbon monoxide?

Down the steps might be the pavement. Liable to attract aggro from the council if one doesn't put a bin away. My neighbours house is arranged thus, they don't use a bin, only bags

Nicest LED bulbs I've used are Megaman Dim to Warm - the basic difference with halogen vs led (in terms of light colour) is that halogens become more red as they dim, whereas led just get dimmer but stay the same colour. Dim to warms emulate halogen by changing the colour emitted as the light...

There are 103 concrete blocks in a cubic metre. Wickes charge 1.80 a block or 1.30 if you buy a pack. This means a cubic metre of blocks from Wickes is £135, then as woody says you need to bugger about mixing up mortar and laying them Trench blocks are more expensive(faster to lay, come out the...

If they've cut a hole in your tin roof, would they not already be equipped to snip the barbed wire out? Slates break, sure, but generally then you place weight on them it transfers to a batten. Does suck to be coming back down from the ridge and you hear one break under foot..

Why don't you want to pay eBay fees? Should be around 10% of the item's sell price.. Hardly a fortune. Mark it up a bit

See if you can find someone willing to modify the wheels you your bin, so they're like 3 wheels on a tri-star shape (so they kinda look like a clover leaf) Google for : stair climbing wheels To see what I mean. Alternatively, keep/have made, a pair of planks with chocks top and bottom that...

Please expand on this statement. Also, you say you have an electrician friend. Please expand on why you're doing any of this, as you switching a switch doesn't significantly help him/her do the actual job

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