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I have a male boss ..... M16x1 I need to connect it to a female 3/8" BSP fitting. Any of you aware of a suitable adapter - or easiest way to achieve this conversion? It is not a permanent fixing - but needs to happen as part of testing. Will run up to 12 bar water pressure

(Previously would have gone to a usenet group for this via a Newsreader, but no longer know how to access them for free) I need to identify a thread. OD is 0.613" 15.57mm pitch is 1.0 or 25TPI It's possible that this is meant to be 5/8" as it's pretty close. First thought as its on a...

For a new build … I will request a 3ph supply. 3ph is only required in the garage for some machines & a Solar inverter. Can/should you use use more than 1ph throughout the house to maintain balance …. I could use 1 for single ph power in garage, 1 for downstairs & 1 for upstairs. Or is there...

I have never used an SPD … so new to me. I know if you install an external EV charger, you should feed via an SPD. Question is would it be valid to look at installing an SPD to protect whole house … I.e. on the incoming tails. My limited understanding is that a Type 1 SPD could do this …...

Have an under sink water filter - previously annual change of filter been simple. This year it leaks slightly Filter is as per attached pic and leaks very slightly at the face between the filter canister and top fitting. (Blue arrow) There is an O ring in the Cannister - changed that ...

I had built walls leaving bricks ‘out’ where I wanted brick lights. I had originally purchased cast aluminium lights … but they corroded badly after only a short time (coastal area) https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/product-not-performing-as-required-bricklights.646826/ All stainless variants...

Have a Mantis Tiller … (lightweight rotovator) Great bit of kit for creating fine tilth when incorporating compost etc. into Veg beds. It’s only an occasional use machine, after use I empty fuel and run carb until empty. The issue is each use it starts very easily….and idles happily, but when...

I have 4 flood lights, (non PIR) decent items at the time – die cast aluminium glass front. These particular units had a plastic wiring box at the back, and a standard female 20mm conduit thread. They were wired up using Electroflex flexible conduit … with Electroflex glands on either end – one...

I have an existing solar PV install ..... all working fine. As I had to change the Inverter due to failure, the new one (warranty) now has direct plug & play battery inputs, so considering adding a 10kWh battery. I attach the diagram of the current set-up, and of how I assume what would need to...

I have a PV array that works well, I get the FIT payments on all I generate. Plus I can use any of that for free. Octopus have advised my standard electricity usage meter is out of date, and I need to have a SMART meter installed. Would installing this impact my free PV ... or is that safe...

On my house I had boiler with earth bonding to gas pipe at boiler. When boiler was replaced, the GasSafe fitter removed bonding cable advising regs no longer requires this as copper gas pipe provides the earth. OK …. I thought odd, but they signed off safety so I accepted it. On a rental...

I came across a neat addition a guy had done to a folding shelf on a Smoker. This as standard has a small folding shelf – too small to be much use. I don’t want to go quite that big …. 30” x 12” would suit my smoker. In the post the guy mentions he nipped into Bunnings and picked up hardwood...

I have a ZTA Thermo Schneider 20 used for cutting plastics. (pic attached) The operating lever operates a lever Microswitch ... CHERRY model G62 250V 10A (pic attached) Does anybody know where I could get a replacement. Or if there is a CHERRY main dealer in UK

Wasn’t sure which sub-forum, hope this suits. I have a Solar panel array on my roof, connected to a Solar Edge inverter, this can be accessed via a phone app to view generation stats etc When this was sold, one pushed benefit was that there was active monitoring, and if a fault should happen...

I have a tripod & monopod, both bought as Jessops own brand. They have both developed same issue. Both have a fixing plate that the camera ‘fixes to’ the fixing screw passing through the base. Both bases have a rubber compound that provides a non slip pad to tighten camera down onto. On both...

I used Hepworth squareline brown products for the guttering and downpipes. The various fittings use rubber (foamed rubber) seal at each joints. Have replaced a few over time - but Hepworth have now discontinued the product and no longer stocks the seals, their new range (no longer Hepworth) uses...

I want to erect post, the top of which will be an anchor point for a line (similar to washing line) I can bolt post to a brick wall, with 1.2m of post extending above top of wall. Loading (line pull) would be at 90 degree to wall. I could use a 50x 50 treated timber, my concern is whether it...

I bought 12 Brick Lights from TLC IP44 lights (as in first pic) Due to other projects had only fitted 3 ... and while they are dry and serviceable 'inside' the outer grill (only part on show) is VERY badly corroded. I live aprox 1km from the coast, so there is salt air, but I expected much...

Any mathematicians here ? Thinking of using a High Phosphours feed for my lawn. I want to apply from constant ratio applicator (Aquamix) which I can set to 0.2% / 0.5% / 1.0% / 2.0% ... that is the % of liquid feed to water. The feed is in soluble granules, so I would need to pre-mix with...

I have a small. Strip of concrete that garage door has damaged …and also concrete fence posts on a few there face has spalled exposing rusty reinforcing. Anybody used a concrete ‘patch/repair’ paste … is this one any good ? or do you know of better. On posts, I will use rust converter to try...