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I've been in a similar situation, after a lot of digging about, comparing software raid utilities, etc, the best route was (as others have said) 1) Back up separately to a local drive 2) Back up to a cloud service (I already use Crashplan to backup my NAS) 3) Switched to UnRaid

Try another version instructions as sometimes one guide can be incorrect. Try CNET this time? https://www.cnet.com/uk/how-to/automatically-log-in-to-your-windows-10-pc/ Alternatively, if you remove the password from the user account, you'll just get a "sign in" button - no need to enter a...

Hi guys, I'd appreciate your comments on this. TLDR; Is this bacterial growth? Quick clean out and bleach should fix? Maybe a biocide? ---- Usually keep the system well maintained. Six months ago drained and bleach cleaned the header tank (was generally OK, only had 2-3mm of sediment. Hadn't...

Hey, We've bought some trellis to soften up the top of the harsh 6ft fence and put some climbers on too. I noticed that the bottom of the trellis has a channel. There's no drainage so I'd assume this means it'll collect sitting water and promote (eventual) rot? Is this nothing to worry about...

TL;DR; Is it possible just to buy just the outdoor unit? All I can find online is a full split kits with indoor/outdoor. The outdoor unit is a KFR-66GW. (for ref, indoor unit is LD-24CHS) I can't find that specific unit for sale on its own, so do you have to buy like-for-like, or can you use...

Thanks for the reply! I'll admit that seeing Winston1's reply did put me off (from the forum) somewhat - until I re-checked and saw your response. --- As bizarre as it may be, it's definitely 2 core (not 2+e) between all the lights. I spent a long time having a very very good look as it seemed...

Tado We use Tado to manage the hot water and central heating - it's really simple (and easy to self fit). We no longer have to faff about 'changing the thermostat'. It manages the temp and hot water in the house flawlessly. It saves us money by letting either/both cool the further we get from...

(Thread resurrection, I know, but I've only had chance to get back to this after many other jobs took precedent!) Having had a good look with the use of a borescope, mirror, camera and torch I've found: 1. It's two-core from the light switch to the downlight fittings, in parallel, carrying...

I'll go with changing the label on the consumer! I just wanted to check that although technically it's OK, there wasn't a general recommendation to keep the smoke alarms separated. Fair point with having the lights on the circuit to tell if the circuit is functioning. Cheers,

I used flex when replacing our bedroom downlights (as it was already used, I just replaced a few sections to tidy up the cabling). Flex is indeed a pain. Most of the time on the work was twisting the stands together and faffing with the terminals. Like most I do prefer solid cores, but was...

Our living room has 9x halogen downlights that I'm planning to replace with fire rated fittings and dimmable 5w GU10s. Current fittings are 12v, each light with a transformer all cabled with 2 core square - no earth. I have to swap out the 2 core for 3 core to reintroduce earth*. Cable run...

He did the supply and fit, in fact he recommended the Honeywell to replace the Drayton that had failed. (tbh, I could have bought the a little valve cheaper online myself but just wanted it sorted) Cheers,

Fair point on the MCB for smoke alarms I guess - it just seems a little odd (before searching online, I assumed that mains safety devices would likely need to be separated on their own circuit). Regardless, I'll be practising the "all off" method before doing even minor work as you can never be...

Turns out that our bedroom light (8 x 5w LED downlights) is wired into the smoke alarm circuit - as labelled on our RCD. Looking online it seems that this is OK in a domestic setting, where the smoke alarms have a backup battery, etc. Is it worth re-wiring them so they run on the actual...

This is more of a telling off for my own carelessness and a reminder that LABELS ON A UNIT MIGHT NOT BE CORRECT and you can't trust them, unless you did the install.... While not a disaster, it could have been. Our house is 15 years old. Extension is 10. We bought it 14 months ago and I've...

Just coming back to this - when switching between hw/ch (boiler offer) the valve does make a 'thud' sound which can also be felt if I have my hand on the motorised valve unit itself or pipes that directly connect. I'll be calling the guy who installed it out to take a look. Cheers,

Money well placed, it's the 3-port valve. Oddly, I've opened the valves on some rads up and it's got a bit quieter - I'm assuming this has dropped the pressure on the main CH loop. I'm also sure that it wasn't noisy when installed by the engineer only 2 months ago. That said, I've probably...

I'll turn the boiler off and put a call on for CH then HW separately to see if I can replicate the issue. I'm pretty certain the valve is on the right way (and wired correctly) - I checked the pipes for each (i.e. CH feed was hot when CH was called for and the same for HW) after he installed...

Hi, I'd really appreciate any help so I can try to understand what this issue could be better. I've read around a lot online but can't find anyone describing a similar issue. When the boiler starts from cold, there's a large 'thump' from one of the pipes near the boiler (or that's what it...

The downlights in our living room are 'open' downlights (not fire rated), MR16s in parallel with 35w bulbs. Each fitting has its own 12v transformer. Since some fittings are covered by insulation (single story extension) I plan to swap them out with Aurora UNIF792SN - which can be covered with...