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Well he is abroad :D

An angle grinder should make mincemeat of the plug top fairly easily :shock:

Isn't this the wrong forum for Quantum Physics :?

Agreed - however it is not suprising it happens. If I replace our boiler I can't put a condensing boiler in the same location (flue facing boundary) and I can't get an exception as the bedrooms are allowable alternative locations (this may be impractical from noise and disruption/fitting...

Likewise for inductance.

Whilst agreeing with that sentiment - I've been suprised how well some the cheap tools last. I've got a B&Q £20 router, £39 SDS drill and a Wickes £20 angle grinder - all originaly bought for projects and subject to far more use (and abuse) than ever expected. the SDS drill has just finished...

My Dad was a DNO engineer/manager - I got to go and sit the car and get bored when he was on call sometimes - also got to see the inside of a few sub-stations and distribution buildings. Memories of massive switch gear and isolators spring to mind. From what I picked up they'd isolate the...

Air is often a symptom of banging/noise not the cause. Bleeding won't help fix the cause.

I'd guess that this rad is the closest to the pump, hence it gets the hotest water and is trapping the air before if can get anywhere else.

I rountinely paste kitchen foil to the wall behind the radiatior when decorating. If I'm wall papering I make it about 3in from the edges of the radiator and use wallpaper paste - then paper over a few hours later (never had any problems with paper lifting behind the rads). If it's going to be...

Diversity. Try doing the same maths for the number of sockets on the ring main itself. :shock:

I also noticed that bit in 1.24-1.27 about the cost of the LABC inspection being born by them. Yet it seems to be accepted here that they charge - how can they do this?

Have much the same system as Fred (was about to suggest - but Fred got there first). Ours is main feed -> lounge though Freeview and Video then split by a low gain amp to TV and back up to loft, from loft distribution amp to rest of house. Means other TVs can see the current Freeview...

Don't forget to check for reversed polarity (socket and plug) and correct if necessary.

Breaking the law maybe - but there is nothing here to suggest that ColJacks work will not be done correctly, to 16th etc, just that he's trying to avoid notification. So cowboy in the context of the law OK, but I can understand ColJack getting upset if he thought you referring to his standard...

Have you tried connecting via one of the wired ports on the VT2442? This would help narrow the problem down. Similarly if there is still a problem connect directly to the modem (probably good to turn the mac firewall back on if you do this - but then again as it's a mac the risk is lower)...

Ah Neons - easy to be mislead by them. Try waving one around inside the back of a TV (carefully!!!) the high frequency magnetic fields will get them to light. In fact if they don't light near certain components this is a good indication of a failure. Try using the neon on different corners of...

It's in the newer manuals (got mine 4 weeks ago).

Given that the majority of problems are related to poor or overloaded contacts points - why not look at the issue from that viewpoint. The plug contacts and cable clamps are generally the same size on triple/double/single sockets, so we have the situation where: a) Each individual plug...

Welcome to the wonderful world of diynot :wink: - yes some poeple can be a bit brusk here (but they can also, given the right information, be very helpful). "Full spec's please" is a standard response for any forum of this type - from PCs to Cars to DIY. So try again with all the info you have...