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I have found that soldering a new joint in copper pipe is a good way to test the smoke alarm above your head.

I am sure Mr kk will be able to confirm. Although I am concerned that he may have, on occasions, neglected Mrs kk on their honeymoon. Mrs kk "Darling, I’m waiting for you in the bedroom" Mr kk "Can you start without me honey, I've just got to take one more picture to demonstrate the appalling...

Those middle-class push fit plumbing fittings are popular amongst DIYers. So my guess is the whole lot, including the electrics, is a DIY lash-up.

4. Test for life :D

Is that equipment 3 phase?

If you're going to do it lying on your back, you need to know where to look. The "W" of Cassiopeia is usually easy to spot.

And she was on GMTV last week, in the flesh. Not bad for a chick from Scunthorpe. Good luck to her. Now, where's my coat hanger...

I have one of these mounted on my chimney and it gives very good coverage throughout the FM band.

I suggest you get some treatment for that

Craigo, do you understand what is going on here?

I wish I had been both on Sunday :D We were lucky in that we caught the leak early, not longer after Stupid drilled the pipe. The ceiling has dried out now so no damage done (apart from my pride :oops:). We did have an invite to the nephew’s BBQ which thankfully we turned down...

Yep. I used 22mm reduced to 15mm tails at the rad valves.

Yesterday morning I was putting down the wooden framework for a built in wardrobe. I managed to drive a 3 inch screw right into the middle of the feed pipe of our bedroom radiator :cry: It was me who laid the pipework for that radiator so I have no excuse :oops: Mrs S and myself...

They shouldn't, but there have been many cases where public authorities exercising powers have failed to understand the limit, scope or effect of the powers under which they act. Have a look at the thread below. http://www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=171390

In reality your cooker won't behave like that, but you are correct. If for example you are paying 10 pence a unit for your electricity, then your theoretical experiment will add £1.00 to your electricity bill.

Or a powerful argument for using a wire detector before ramming screws into a wall.

...yes that thought had also occurred to me. Will the start up surge from a vacuum cleaner be problematic?

What's this? Johnny Foreigner telling us to do what?! As if things weren't already bad enough, what with those insipid dull colours they make us use in our wiring!! Next they will make us drive on the right and eat garlic!! Blah Blah Blah Etc

And somebody to squeeze them together :?: