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This is almost what I'm looking for: https://www.toolstation.com/bg-ip66-single-13a-socket-with-large-enclosure/p33435 An enclosure with a socket and some space for a PCB (or DIN rail). Only problem is it's a bit pricey, it's weatherproof and doesn't need to be, and I suspect there's nowhere to...

I haven't really decided yet. Could be Arduino, Pi, could just be momentary switches. The only requirement is that the control signal can be sent over cat5, so not mains voltage.

Hi everyone, What's the best way to set up a relay to control a socket outlet? I'd want it latching. Was thinking of a DIN rail enclosure, maybe like this: https://www.internet-electrical.co.uk/switchgear/din-rail-modular-enclosures A relay module, something like this...

Purchased 2016 lasted until 2021, so you may have a point there.

I have one of these thermostatic shower/bath taps: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cassellie-BTMV01-Chrome-Thermostatic-Shower/dp/B00JAAHFR2 It works OK, but it won't turn cold without a huge amount of force on the temperature control. I'm in the unenviable position of being the only individual in...

I suppose you could say that I have an interior window sill but it's plasterboard, and is flush with the reveals. Presumably this was to save money? It's not that common but I've seen it in other houses.

I want to get blackout blinds, not just the things that are often called blackout blinds (made from blackout material), I want something that has slots down the side that the blind can run through so there's no/little bleed at the edges. I went to look at blocblinds.co.uk which seem to get...

I'd far rather go for a gas camping stove, I just haven't found one that looks like it would be safe for a car (or that I dared use in a car), particularly with children. Key thing is to have a good area free above/around it and that's ergonomically difficult. Unless you put it in the boot...

After a long (long) wait there's finally this: https://makitauk.com/product/dkt360z Which is great, only trouble is it's too large. Especially for a car crammed full of stuff such as one might have when taking a holiday. I've used a camping stove in the past. Only problem with that is: 1)...

Thanks for all the replies (and the interesting discussion). I've decided it's pointless to think about upgrading these light fittings until one of them fails (either tube or ballast).

Hello everyone, I'm hoping someone can advise what I should upgrade the tubes in my garage to, or for that matter, whether I should do anything with them at all. I've got four of these tubes mounted in office-style enclosures with reflectors directing the light down...

Isn't there a similar argument along the lines of "Women/minorities should just shut-up and accept lower wages because the system is making us all rich"? An abused wife is going to be poorer outside of the relationship, but that doesn't necessarily mean she shouldn't leave. Iffy analogies...

Yup. We didn't vote on any of those details.

IMHO this has been the problem all along. Conflating the government in charge with the referendum question. The leave vote was not supposed to be a vote for Nigel Farage, or even a vote for 'Vote Leave'. It was not supposed to be a vote for the next government. It was not a vote 'against...

It's worth considering what would have happened if the remain vote had won. The continued influence the leave party (or parties) would have on UK politics in the same way the SNP has on Scottish politics. You'd end up with a growing nationalist movement taking millions of votes away from the...

Interesting. I've broken down one of the failing Philips and it has twice as many components, and mounts all the LEDS right next to each other on a large heatsink which isn't necessary with the Dubai lamp. I had no idea it was so simple to make a CC generator, makes me wonder why they don't...

I've had 3/6 fail in 5 years, this may not seem like a lot, but 15000 hours is almost two years of solid use, and we don't leave lights on when not in the rooms. Philips themselves explain that it doesn't matter how many times you switch them off and on...

I don't believe I have. And I have a lot of failures. Would this be something I could measure or is that going to be prohibitively expensive?

I don't think this is relevant to my point. This should surely be taken into account when stating the expected lifespan. You can hardly make the case I'm abusing a bayonet lamp by putting it in pendant!

I hear what you're saying about the heat build-up and that may explain why an array of 4 GU10s in my kitchen keep going (they are in steel enclosures), but it doesn't explain the number of failures of bayonet fittings which should have standard air-flow.