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Note that the heating likely also cycles its compressor on and off, and if 1.5kW is the heat output rather than the electrical input it could be a lot less in terms of consumption thanks to the way hvac systems employ the Carnot cycle so all in I wouldn't have significant concerns that a 40A...

Typically the screws a householder would use to mount anything, are 50mm or less in length. So, even if you have a wire that zigzags across a wall, not in line with any visible electrical accessories that would hint at its buried position, you're unlikely to drive a screw through it if its...

Better for you to say what you want and they make that happen; your house, your money, your constraints- you have to live with the results, not them..

Why would diversity not apply? These garage appliances don't run all the time, so the concept that you're not loading the circuit to the max/your loads click on and off is still relevant. Breakers don't trip the instant you go over 40A by a few milliamps; they're thermal based and there's a...

It might well have been a product on the shelves, but in builders' minds? Not so much. The '80s' regulations for floor insulation were ten times more permissive of heat loss than they are today, with regulations only showing changes in the 90s

(My local family-owned tool hire place would do a Stihl saw for about 20 quid/day - depending on how one values their time, I'd say it represents a saving over trying the same with an angle grinder)

Not how aluminium works btw including 4h worth of diesel and time though? :) Way back when I wanted a table saw I ended up with a big old Startrite tilt arbor for a hundred quid on eBay; man has that thing done some work. I'd never exchange it for a new saw of this ilk you have here (though...

If you use a saw with a wet suppression system, this doesn't happen; there is no dust, and the blade flings a disc of water that washes the surface ahead, so you can see the line Always cut wet; your lungs, your neighbours' lungs, and your wallet will all thank you

Battens are renewed as is roofing membrane/felt. Tiles may be renewed depending on condition; concrete tiles have a 50 year lifespan, and I probably wouldn't relay any that had less than 15 years left unless they're was a burning desire to save money now and or blend into a part not being...

It would change rapidly if they were doing it themselves Always found windfinder.com's weather reporting to be the most accurate; they tell more or less to the hour when the rain is gonna start. Maybe shoot it a look and see how the forecast/super forecast align with your preferred source atm...

The orange ones you drew a pink line on should be white You could paint them whiter - tile paint is a thing (but honestly it's only two tiles; knock them off now while the adhesive is recent and use them as templates for the cuts to replace them, scrape the adhesive off and go again). You can...

All in though, I've found eBay's system for returns better than Amazon's- using the eBay app on the phone seems to be easiest Side note Harry: don't communicate with eBay members outside of eBay's comms system - do it inside so the support staff can see your side of events if they do need to...

Does that mean they aren't British?

Reusing slates can take some of the sting out of it. If you're doing for a reroof, consider taking that once in a lifetime opportunity to insulate as it's never easier than from above, and gain some habitable loft space DIY? The principles of roofing aren't hard, and are frequently grasped by...

The top of a joist is under compression when load is applied. Put a wedge in to carry the load across the gap and reduce flex Cut a length of hardwood a mm longer than the gap at the top and hammer it in, deep as you can get with the pipe there. Could warm the pipe and flatten it a little for...

Take the worry time and apply it to the job instead :) I'd go at it with a disc cutter. If you don't have one, make sure the one you hire has a water attachment for dust suppression and definitely get some decent ear defenders because that enclosed space will be deafening If the concrete runs...

Clients always want groundworks in winter and plastering in summer!

I encounter a lot of nuisance behaviours on an iPhone, the predominant one being that it partially logs out/some token expires and nothing on the page works.. The text editor box also has some major glitches but it seems worse with ea h passing iOS version so I'm not sure how much is under...

Harry, if you refresh the page does select quoting work again?

The bar is rotated by the spring, winding the cables onto the pulleys and helping lift the door. The more tightly coiled the spring, the more assistance it provides. The resting position of the bar is a function of the length of the cable; the spring will always try to rotate the bar by...