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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...

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'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...

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...

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...

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...

Hi all, I have an awning over the patio. It's a fixed wooden frame with perspex sheeting. The sheets are drilled and bolted though to the wooden frame. This is allowing water ingress. I'm looking for advice on how best to cure this, please?

Hi all. A while ago I got a replacement kitchen tap. The previous was a fairly standard monoblock with a metric threadded rod (maybe M10 or something) and a brass nut holding it into place. The replacement appears to do away with that and comes with a threaded tube, maybe 45mm in diameter and...

I've had some trouble with water dripping onto the ceiling though what remains of the chimney. I've traced this back to a crack that has opened up around part of the chimney pot. The pot is intact but there's ~5mm crack where the concrete crown has receeded from the pot for around 10cm around...

I recently had my windows replaced and removed the SHKC8 shock sensors from the old windows. How are these typically installed? They were previously screwed into the old windows but I have no idea about screwing them to the new windows. Presumably it's a fairly common thing to attach sensors...

I have a VESDA VLP-012, which has been installed for some time. It generally reads between 0.02 and 0.03. For the last couple of days it's been somewhat erratic, with the reading oscillating between 0.13 and 0.29. Around the same time, the filter came up for replacement. I've replaced the...

I've recently purchased a new PIR to replace a faulty unit on my Galaxy G-2. The sensor supports both V2GY and Alpha, as does the panel firmware. So the hopefully simple question is: should one set it to Alpha or V2GY? What are the pros/cons of each protocol?

Hi. I've recently replaced the windows in my house due to old age. The outgoing windows were Aluminum and the replacements UPVC. During the replacement I had to remove the old alarm sensors fitted by the previous owner. Upon coming to refit them, I thought it might be time to review if the...

I have a Galaxy G2-44 with E080 ethernet controller. I have been trying to connect to the system via RSS. I've worked through a few errors with mismatching System IDs and Downloader IDs. Now when trying to connect I get the error "Dial: One way communication is not accepted!" Can anyone give...

I have some 32mm pond hose (http://www.amazon.co.uk/1-25in-Corrugated-Black-Flexi-hose-metre/dp/B007V1ZE16) which I need (read: would like) to connect to a section of 110mm waste pipe. My Google foo must be weak, as I'm struggling to find a way to join the one to the other. I wonder if anyone...

Anyone have any ideas for the best way to mount a socket on the end of a length of 20mm conduit? I'm thinking SMA or N type.

If anyone captures any images on Santa on your CCTV tonight, please post the images here.

I have a number of smoke alarms to fit. It seem to be that most people are wiring them in 3C&E. Fortuitously it seems I have a convenient source of power near each one, so one really only needs to run a cable for the interconnect. Just wonder what cable people prefer to use in this case?