Search results

  1. M

    Freeview/Aerial Problem

    You're right, the loft aerial not wideband but it was previously connected via a single cable to the lounge TV only - no issues with reception, all channels received and no issues during bad weather. So working on the assumption that until we connected the second TV, we had the right aerial in...
  2. M

    Freeview/Aerial Problem

    In the area we live we aren't allowed to mount aerials on the roof, any other suggestion for boosting the signal of the loft one? Thanks
  3. M

    Freeview/Aerial Problem

    Sorry its saying that we moved the bedroom TV into the living room to try it on that connection and it was still missing channels.
  4. M

    Freeview/Aerial Problem

    Thanks for all the replies. One thing I'm not sure I made clear is that before the bedroom TV was connected to the loft aerial all it had was a signal booster attached and with that we could get all channels, albeit with pretty patchy and weather dependent reception with some channels dropping...
  5. M

    XBox/PS3 as Media Device

    Thinking about getting one of the above devices to use with TV for media/streaming etc - iPlayer, Sky Player etc. We have free Orange home broadband but it only runs at about 3Mb. Just wondering if this sort of speed of broadband is good enough to cope with this or whether we'd be wasting our...
  6. M

    Freeview/Aerial Problem

    I have just connected TV in bedroom to loft aerial to get better Freeview reception (on a passive splitter), but as a result have lost channels athough reception better on channels that are received. We have the same aerial connected to the TV in the living room and are getting full range of...
  7. M

    Kitchen Wiring

    In our bungalow, all the socket circuits are under the floor (with less than 12" space to work in) and the nearest crcuit to where the hood is going to be is over 3m away.
  8. M

    Kitchen Wiring

    Thanks. Both of these replies exactly our thinking and good to know the regs to back this up so we can discuss with the electrician. BTW way yes the property is a bungalow.
  9. M

    Kitchen Wiring

    Thanks for the reply. Can you tell me why you don't like tapping off the cooker circuit? I guess we're just wondering why there is the recommendation to change the way its wired when the wiring for the hood tapped off the cooker originally whereas we thought just adding the fused spur to provide...
  10. M

    Kitchen Wiring

    Hi, we've been advised by an electrician working for the company installing our new kitchen that the cabling for the extractor hood can not be connected to the 32amp supply for the hob. The previous extractor was connected in this way. He has advised that as there is no other electrical ring...
  11. M

    Runners for Pullout Shelf

    As I said it would be used as a pullout additional worktop area - I'd use it to put washing on after it was taken out of the machine or as an additional working surface or somewhere to sit at to read a magazine - effectively a small table/worktop area that can sit inside a cupboard when not...
  12. M

    Runners for Pullout Shelf

    Hi, I am thinking of putting a shelf (probably from an offcut of Corian/HiMac from the worktops) into a kitchen unit that I can pull out when required for an additional worktop area. I'm looking for drawer runners that would attach under the shelf or in such a way that they're not visible when...
  13. M

    Kitchen Unit Interiors

    Hi does anyone know whether Alno manufacture their own interior pullouts/drawers for their kitchen units or whether they are made by another company such as Blum/Hafele? Thanks
  14. M

    Artexing over Kitchen Paint

    Hi, I know I'm strange and definitely in the minority but I don't actually like flat ceilings (or painted walls either)!! I know most people hate artex and I'm not a huge fan either (especially as in our house someone seems to have unleased their creative streak with a different pattern in...
  15. M

    Artexing over Kitchen Paint

    Hi, we've painted our kitchen/utility room ceilings with Kitchen/Bathroom Paint. Now knocked down wall between two rooms so need to re-artex the ceiling. Will artexing over this paint cause us any problems?
  16. M

    Wiring Regs

    Hi looking for a bit more advice. We checked our cosumer unit and its a MEMERA 21 (Tested to BS5486:Pt13) loading 100Amps max. There is one blanked space available for fitting another MCB. The kitchen sockets are part of a ring main that includes the bedrooms in the property (bungalow). The...
  17. M

    Oven for wheel chair user

    Rather than side opening, Neff do ovens with drop down doors that slide away completely and also there are options for telescopic rails to pull the shelves out of the oven.
  18. M

    Putting a Microwave in a Cupboard

    Hi, were doing up our kitchen and choosing new appliances. We're trying to integrate as many appliances as possible - like the look of everything hidden away. My question is, we have a pretty good microwave at the mo, would seem a shame to get rid of it and wasteful to pay for a new micro for...
  19. M

    Keeping Silestone Clean

    As part of a kitchen renovation, we are considering Siletstone, but we've heard that it can be problematic to keep clean especially the darker colours. We're looking at 2 options, a lighter beige or a darker reddy brown, have a sample of the reddy brown one and yes sample has shown up greasy...
  20. M

    Washer Dryer - Right Hinged Door

    Meile do a right handed door on their washer dryer - just not sure I want to pay £1,200 for one!
Back
Top