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Does anyone know if there is such a thing as an attachment for the end of a tap (kitchen sink) which can swivel to direct the flow of water around the sink?

I only have experience with cat5e but I understand that while theoretically higher speeds are possible with cat6 (with the right setup) greater skill is required to get good terminations, with cat5e being much more forgiving, and therefore practically unless you are quite experienced chances are...

The TP stands for Twisted Pair which all CAT5 cable is and protects it somewhat against electromagnetic interference. FTP is Foiled Twisted Pair and contains an outer layer to protect further. SFTP is Shielded FTP and contains an additional level of shielding. Shielding adds a whole layer...

Hi akewt - I agree with you on the wired vs. wireless issue. I know some people have no problems with wireless but there are many factors which affect whether it is suitable for your needs. For putting together a network you'll need the following: 1. Enough solid CAT5e cable 2. An RJ45...

Completely disagree - nobody is born knowing the answers and this is exactly the right place to get them. The concern is when somebody should be asking and doesn't, not when they do.

Thanks JohnD. The toilet is actually downstairs, and in one direction (towards front of house) is the front door, in the other direction (towards back) is a fitted kitchen. Furthermore, the whole downstairs has new wooden floor fitted so getting underneath would be inconvenient. Not sure...

I have a friend who recently bought a house with a downstairs toilet that has no external walls - it is basically off the hallway and on the shared wall of a semi-detached house. At the moment there is no ventilation and we were trying to figure out the best way to achieve this. Any ducting...

I do have two tanks indeed, but they're in the same place (not literally of course - that would be impossible :wink: )

All great ideas thanks everyone. Tim: From a quick look at that device it looks really good except that I don't think you can tell from the remote whether the appliance is on or off. I think I'd get really paranoid that the remote hadn't worked or something like that and I'd have 6kw drain...

All things considered I think I'd keep them both on upstairs ring as there are no large load appliances at all upstairs as opposed to downstairs where there are two dishwashers, a washing machine, a dryer, kettle, toaster, electric oven, fridge freezer, freezer etc. etc. :shock: This is a very...

Thanks for the responses. Unfortunately there's no room on the CU which is probably why they were installed on the upstairs ring. Either way I barely use them, maybe once every couple of months, so I'm reluctant to undertake extensive work like replacing the CU. Incidentally, for my...

Can you clarify - do you mean change the sockets for FCUs that sit on the ring or do I run a spur off the existing socket into an FCU?

I have two hot water cylinders, each with a 3kw immersion heater that is used only very occasionally. At present they are wired to the upstairs ring (I know this is not the best way) and the only way to switch them on is to climb into the loft and push the switches on the plugs. I'm not...

Thanks guys for your replies. From what I can tell from a quickish look there is a dedicated radial circuit but I can't be sure - I'll investigate when I get home. If is is dedicated radial, is it not the same effect to use two fused plugs rather than FCUs (ignoring the fact that at present...

My builders have installed two unvented hot water cylinders each with a 3kW immersion heater. Each heater has a normal 13A fused plug and they are both plugged into the same double socket. I wasn't sure whether the double socket is rated for 13A or whether 26A is acceptable. Can anyone...

I've never seen a CFL equivalent of a G9 fitting - does this exist?

Hi all. I only have one light fitting in my living room which uses G9 bulbs. The ones supplied are 40W and I believe this is the maximum rating. Problem is that the room isn't as bright as I'd like, so I was wondering: how badly wrong could it go if I used 60W bulbs instead? :?