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Yeah, the drain was a long way from the gutter, so the pipe used to run diagonally along the wall to the drain. My neighbour was getting a drain run down the drive way, so I asked them to add a spur so I had a drain below the gutter. Someone helpfully McGuyvered the existing setup towards the...

Hi all, For reasons that are unlikely to become clear, I have inherited the attached down pipe mess. I was wondering if anyone could offer any smart advice as to how to make it look less like a train wreck? I'm thinking getting a square section of down pipe but what is the best option to...

R28 purchased and despite DPD dropping it from great height onto my doorstep, so far, so good! Thanks for the advice.

Depends on cost. I don't see myself using it too often, so I don't want to shell out too much. I have a shop air compressor, so if I can get a decent pneumatic one without breaking the bank, I'll consider that a bonus but I'm expecting to be buying a manual one.

I have some 3mm steel rod that I want to staple to a length of 20x20 PAR and was wondering if anyone could recommend a decent stapler for 3mm I.D. U staples?

I seem to recall not being impressed by the results of using the TCT blade on wood. It got the job done but wasn't all that neat. I've got dedicated wood, steel and ali blades. I had a go at cutting the unistrut with the saw and it did so without any drama.

It's an Evolution Rage, so it does cut metal and has done so on a number of occasions. It makes a neater job than I do with a hacksaw and it certainly makes a neater job than I do with an angle grinder.

I've recently acquired some Unistrut (https://www.therange.co.uk/diy/building-equipment-and-materials/prefabricated-construction/slotted-channel-pre-galvanised) which I need to reduce in length and I'm not 100% sure how to go about it. I'm inclined to think that the correct tool for the job...

Getting water out of compressed air in a controlled manor is a pain in the arse. The main ways are refrigeration and desiccation media. The former requires eye wateringly expensive hardware and the latter eye wateringly expensive media. I have had fairly good results using a water trap made...

I've noticed recently that every now an then, the level of water in the toilet bowl has dropped, sometimes fairly dramatically. It always refills if flushed. It seems to be too rapid to be a leak and only happens occasionally. I would surmise that it has to do with pressure moving the water...

Got it. Thanks for the info.

Thanks. That's very interesting. From what I read, it looks like the zone force omitted on rearm. Just out of curiosity, what causes that?

Thanks for the advice so far all. It's a Galaxy G-2

What does bypassed mean in this context? I saw the code after an issue with a sensor. It logged some 130 (BURGLARY) messages, 463 (Re-ARM AFTER ALARM) and 573 (BURG BYPASS).

Hi all, does anyone happen to know is there is some decent documentation for the Ademco ContactID codes? I've found a few docs but they all seem to have a short description and while some of them are plainly obvious (eg 110 Fire, presumably means "grab a hose"), some are less clear, eg 163 tank...

At the weekend, some friends and I were staring at a block of flats* and speculating about how they mounted those dishes so high up. I've attached a photo and wondered if anyone would provide an informed opinion to satisfy our curiosity? I assume the one by the window was install from the...

Thanks for the tips. I had a look at the suggested eBay glands, which looked like they'd do the job. It's a been a while, as they came across on the slow boat but it's now fitted and the clothes dryer / heated cat basket is now back in service with a conveniently longer flex. Thanks again, all.

Thanks for the advice. One thing that I didn't make clear in my intro and indeed, perhaps does not come across in the photos, is that the hole is in a 38mm tube, so the mating surface is curved and there isn't much room to play with inside. What sort of gland would be best suited to this...

Hi all, the cable on my clothes dryer has started to die of old age or perhaps use and abuse. Anyway, it's held in place with a plastic two piece gland that fits into a sort of oval shaped hole on the tube. It's around 12.5mm high and 11.3mm wide according to Mitutoyo. The glad took some...

Hi all, I have a flat roof on an extension, 6m x 6m, covered with bitumen. It's started cracking up. I know how it feels. Recently there has been some water ingress. Looking at the roof surface, it's hard to see where it comes from since there's more crack than Brixton. I have the materials...