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Just stumbled across this old efixx video on this topic. Would've never assumed that a line fault on my neighbor's incoming supply could bring diverted neutral current to my house etc. Very interesting. So from this point of view moving to non-conductive supply pipes is safer for my house to...

Thanks, but just to be perfectly clear... I also do not need to remove the existing bonding following supply pipe replacement correct? i.e. no harm leaving it in situ.

Dear Sparkies, I have two EICRs from my house, the first/older one says I have TN-C-S and the second/newer one (post CU & Meter replacement) says TN-S. The 100a incoming supply was not amended. The first EICR was commissioned by the previous owner via an estate agent for a rental... the second...

you are probably right. Just peaked at my neighbour's plan whose house is a copy paste of mine. It appears their design shows 4 in total. two top top bottom. Probably a better way and doable if everything will be rebuilt. They installed passive speakers to be hooked up with Sonos amps. Some...

yes that would be the next step. I expect the kitchen to be roughly 4.5m x 6.5/7m depending on planning permission. So a fairly rectangular setup. It is likely that speakers will be more used during cooking and general social gathering, rather than when seated at dining area. Again it doesn't...

Thanks @Lucid very good content and lots to think about! Before posting, I was actually looking at something like QAcoustics and thought that this might fit quite well for my needs. The reason I thought a wall controller is handy is of course part aesthetics but also the idea that any person in...

Thanks all, very useful info. Kitchen design is far from final, need to agree with the mrs.... but it seems active speakers bit if a faff and risk putting cheap components... so passive, with cable to a location (still to be finalised) and then any decent amp to feed it with BT receiver seems...

Thanks. Speakers therefore are passive? i.e. they just need audio cables from the amp to the speakers, no power required? So you are saying I don't really need a wall control unit, but just an Amp somewhere which connects to a BT receiver? And then everything is effectively controlled via...

Hello Everybody, planning a full kitchen refurb next year and would like to have some ceiling speakers. It should be a relatively simple system. Two speakers built into the ceiling, somewhere there needs to be an amp, and then a wall mounted control system. In its simplest form, it should have...

same, but it's such a high traffic area the gates are practically almost always open... so quite easy to get out w/out... but then .. shoplifting in central London.. I think nobody is surprised...

but for that most of them have battery backup no? My Aico continuously run if the lighting circuit is off. No beeping, just the LED indicates that it's on battery rather than mains supply. would agree to that wholeheartedly

Thanks for responding. Gutters above are clear. When it rains, that corner with the SVP is actually not terribly wet. However penetrating damp was definitely an issue. The deckboards were touching the walls! I have gone in with a jigsaw and took an inch off (with a long term view of removing...

Morning, I think they already have given the lack of activity on this. I am basically just writing this as my own DIY journal for myself ;) Jokes aside, somewhere in that corner there is a hole which might allow moisture to run into my cellar. This section of the house is going to be rebuilt at...

Alrighty, so turns out it was not the main culprit as that wall plate is still pretty damp... I've lifted some of the decking on the outside to assess the situation there. there was a lot of debris in the area, so wondering if that prevented water from running down the slope naturally to the...

you could try translucent... to hide that a little.. but on second thought.. with the gap.. I would probably prefer black in that case. Once it's dry it will have a similar sheen/look as the spashback/backsplash.

Definitely clear or black. would not match the grouting as the grey contrast on the splashback would not look good.

I am sure you know this, but make sure the company provides fensa certs after works.

yeah it basically looks like a gas meter box key (triangular), but a very specific size. The first guy from Cadent did not even have it on them, so he had to call others in the area. In the end I had 3 vans in my street :) edit: had a quick google search. It looks like this one, but the lever...

It is, bonding is on the iron supply pipe, the internal copper gas pipe and the internal copper water pipes so it's bonded three ways. So for those interested, apparently this yellow valve is a taylor valve that requires a special key to operate. It's a version where you can shut off your gas...

Alright it’s definitely live… I could turn that yellow knob and the gas went off…