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Using the mains earth is a good idea and one I'd never heard of. I have a second router in my own house increasing the wifi signal, so I'll probably do the same at my son's. Thanks Ray

I may not have explained the job properly John, I have bought a 30m length of external cable with one end fitted to plug into the main router ... the cable then goes thro the wall to the outside, half way around the house, about 25m, back thro the wall and into a Ethernet faceplate ready to...

Thank you Ray

Could I just double check my understanding of the wiring before installing the cable and single faceplate this weekend. After installation - In the absence of a proper RJ45 tester is it worth checking the continuity with a long piece of wire, or just connecting a laptop and do a speed check -...

I understand Thank you Ray

I wrote ... I'm working on the assumption it's better to connect the external cable once, rather than it flitting from lap top to XBox etc. RG wrote ... Ethernet cables aren't simply daisy chained from one device to the next. At first I had imagined getting the cable through the wall and...

I'm running an external Ethernet cable half way round my son's house to improve the office internet speed. Testing it with a length of internal cable running through the house improved matters considerably. When it arrives in the office what's the best thing to connect the cable to ? I'm...

Thank you for your help Harry Ray

I understand, thank you again. Ray

Thank you, it was renewed in 2019 ! Ray

Thank you very much for the reply. Q1. Is it using more electricity if it's energised? Q2. Is it using more electricity still when it's energised and buzzing? We have our water on 6 to7am only - and I don't know if the tank stat knocks it off before the Nest does. The heating is on in the...

Occasionally we get a buzzing from the three way valve. It can be stopped by turning the power off to the central heating, and stays silent when the power is restored The hot water was on 6am to 7am this morning then CH on for 30 mins at 7:30am ... the noise was noticed at 11am but it may have...

Thank you for that Jack, I expected you would be right ... my caution comes from once having a house full of Peglars rad valves that needed to be fully open when the gland nut was removed. Ray

Job done, thank you again for your help. For DIYers benefit ... if you're wary about taking the gland nut out with the system full of water you can use a G clamp as shown in the picture. Fold a short length of PTFE tape in two then twist it into a cord, only wind it loosely, clockwise around...

Thank you very much Jack, I think I tried tightening the gland nut last night but I’ll double check tomorrow. Knowing a Peglars old type brass radiator valve needs to be fully open before removing the gland nut - otherwise the spindle will come out - I wondered if these were the same. Ray

While checking if the isolation valves for the central heating pump would close, one of them started leaking from the stuffing box. By choosing a slightly different open position the drip has almost stopped but I wondered if it were straightforward sealing the spindle. 1. Is the spindle still...

Thank you again for your help Chris ... it was the same as you said ... Described as Ball Valve Diaphragm Washers (740FY) 31mm diameter. Ray

Thank you very much for your help. Ray

Thank you … just thinking of changing them from a cosmetic point of view, half the radiators have had new valves fitted. Ray

Thank you, I wondered with it being constructed the opposite way round. Ray