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I prefer the 240v GU10 types.... had some of the transformer fed 12v types in the kitchen which were obviously very cheap as the lamp socket contacts burnt out on two of them. Robin

And don't be tempted to go and buy the biggest, highest gain freeview antenna that you can find without talking to an aerial tech first... my Dad did this and then wondered why the picture on his shiny new Sony freeview box was worse on some channels whilst other channels just didn't work at...

Sorry, no - not without major upheaval in the loft I'm afraid. I recently replaced the shower as the motor brushes had worn out and I couldn't get any replacements, it was a like for like swap almost, same make, fixing centres and pipe inlet positions, the only difference being that the new...

Hi all, I have a mixer shower (Newteam) which is fed from the hot water cylinder (via a special flange of some sort I believe). When it's first started up it sounds like it's pumping air for a while before the water starts to come out and the pump motor goes nuts. It doesn't appear to have...

Perished tubes where they connect to the flue ? (behind the fan asembly) Had that on our Profile 50e.... Regards, Robin

Hi, Here's an 8 port POE switch : http://www.broadbandstuff.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=919 Personally I think that all new houses should have at least 1 twin Cat5e socket in every room (well, perhaps not the bathroom...) all wired back to a central point in the loft or a...

Hi, I'd go for wired every time. Look for the term "PoE" with relation to network kit. This stuff is able to provide power to suitably equipped devices over a CAT5e cable, so you negate the need for power points nearby. Typically you'd buy a network switch which provides the PoE, or you...

Thanks guys. Oh, don't - I'm a sucker for shiny test gear, the Mrs would be on my case :wink: I think what I'm going to do is have the outbuilding moved to the Non RCCB side on the main board and have the dis board in the outbuilding replaced with a new RCCB type. It's a really old metal...

Thanks all for your thoughts on this. @Adam_151 - Quite possible, originally I replaced the RCCB with a new one, only to find the problem was worse as we had more nuisance tripping, so I ended up putting the original back in place. I've read that the breaking point can vary more than you'd...

Hi - thanks for your reply. No, both circuits on on the protected side of the RCCB. The outbuilding is a proper brick built structure with a flat roof and had all mod cons, central heating, Saniflo loo etc. I keep it fairly warm as it houses my electronics workshop and I don't want my...

Hi all, hope you can help me please ? I have an outbuilding at the bottom of my garden which has a SWA cable (2 core 6mm I think but possibly 4mm) running to it which was installed when I bought my house about 10 years ago. The SWA outer wires are being used as the earth, and the cable is...

I did mine by removing them, take them in the garden, tip them upside down, then blow a pressure washer in until the water starts running out of the other end. Once this happened I up ended the rads to drain them. Repeat a couple of times until there's no more gunk coming out. Caveat - if...

Well, if i recall correctly Hestia was supposed to be the Goddess of Kith and Kin or something like that. Lord knows how it got chosen. Interesting comment at the start of ths thread.... is it really that bad ? For those that don't know, the project was all about rolling out updated...

LOL - I had to laugh when I read this thread... up until 2005 I used to work for the IT division of Centrica (parent company of British Gas) and one of the last projects I worked on before I left was the Hestia Project :wink: As they say on the Fast Show... "I'll get me coat" :)

Thanks for that :) I've just timed it - boiler runs for around 3 minutes then off for a couple of minutes. This is with the boiler stat on 3 and with hot water demand (the offspring are hogging the shower !) I've recently had some overheat problems, caused by airlocks. I found that I...

Hey chaps - could you confirm how the pipework should be on a Potterton Profile 50e boiler too ? When my boiler is running it's the left hand pipe that gets hot first, and it does seem to cycle a lot more than I thought it would, and the boiler case is very hot. Regards, Robin

<Drum roll> Tada ! Sorted :D Good news & some bad news too... The problem was caused by an almighty airlock. There's a drain tap on the return feed pipe just above the boiler. It was originally seized solid but eventually decided it would move which left me having to do some...

:D I'll take one of those please, it's cold in my loft... Cheers Robin

Morning John, welcome to the party.... grab a beer:wink: The pump body is too hot to hold, as are the pipes as well as those around the Y valve. Cheers Robin

I'm beginning to wonder if my neighbour has a feed from my boiler :wink: You got me going re the pump gate valves.... that would have had me blushing. Just checked and they're both open. Boiler has now tripped once. I'm on CH only and we have the immersion heater switched on as the kids...