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Thanks for the tips. I had a look at the suggested eBay glands, which looked like they'd do the job. It's a been a while, as they came across on the slow boat but it's now fitted and the clothes dryer / heated cat basket is now back in service with a conveniently longer flex. Thanks again, all.

Thanks for the advice. One thing that I didn't make clear in my intro and indeed, perhaps does not come across in the photos, is that the hole is in a 38mm tube, so the mating surface is curved and there isn't much room to play with inside. What sort of gland would be best suited to this...

Hi all, the cable on my clothes dryer has started to die of old age or perhaps use and abuse. Anyway, it's held in place with a plastic two piece gland that fits into a sort of oval shaped hole on the tube. It's around 12.5mm high and 11.3mm wide according to Mitutoyo. The glad took some...

Hi all, I have a flat roof on an extension, 6m x 6m, covered with bitumen. It's started cracking up. I know how it feels. Recently there has been some water ingress. Looking at the roof surface, it's hard to see where it comes from since there's more crack than Brixton. I have the materials...

Hi all, I have an awning over the patio. It's a fixed wooden frame with perspex sheeting. The sheets are drilled and bolted though to the wooden frame. This is allowing water ingress. I'm looking for advice on how best to cure this, please?

Thanks. I've ordered the box spanner. Will see how it goes.

Hi all. A while ago I got a replacement kitchen tap. The previous was a fairly standard monoblock with a metric threadded rod (maybe M10 or something) and a brass nut holding it into place. The replacement appears to do away with that and comes with a threaded tube, maybe 45mm in diameter and...

I shall try to get some photos in the next couple of days

It is indeed a semi. There are four chimneys in total. I'm led to believe that the two next door are notionally still in use.

As the water is ingressing at the bottom of the chimney pot, I'd be inclined to think it's not really a capping issue and more of a 90 years exposure to the elements issue but I'm not a chimney engineer. Likewise I'm no structural engineer, although I do think it's a bit of a stretch to jump...

The previous owner had the chimney breast removed in the downstairs and upstairs rooms, so all that remains is the section in the loft. Once the water goes into the crack it runs under the chinmey pot and down the inside of the chimney, falling out at the bottom, which is the top of the...

I've had some trouble with water dripping onto the ceiling though what remains of the chimney. I've traced this back to a crack that has opened up around part of the chimney pot. The pot is intact but there's ~5mm crack where the concrete crown has receeded from the pot for around 10cm around...

I have some uber-sticky double-sided tape, which I have successfully used to stick some door contacts in place. I'm a little concerned though, as it's a few mm thick and slightly spongy. Kind of a foam like substance with adhesive on both side and as you say, I'm concerned about it acting as a...

I recently had my windows replaced and removed the SHKC8 shock sensors from the old windows. How are these typically installed? They were previously screwed into the old windows but I have no idea about screwing them to the new windows. Presumably it's a fairly common thing to attach sensors...

I have a VESDA VLP-012, which has been installed for some time. It generally reads between 0.02 and 0.03. For the last couple of days it's been somewhat erratic, with the reading oscillating between 0.13 and 0.29. Around the same time, the filter came up for replacement. I've replaced the...

I've recently purchased a new PIR to replace a faulty unit on my Galaxy G-2. The sensor supports both V2GY and Alpha, as does the panel firmware. So the hopefully simple question is: should one set it to Alpha or V2GY? What are the pros/cons of each protocol?

Hi. I've recently replaced the windows in my house due to old age. The outgoing windows were Aluminum and the replacements UPVC. During the replacement I had to remove the old alarm sensors fitted by the previous owner. Upon coming to refit them, I thought it might be time to review if the...

That was it! Took the callback number out and I'm able to connect. Really grateful for your assistance, would never have guessed to do that!

I have a Galaxy G2-44 with E080 ethernet controller. I have been trying to connect to the system via RSS. I've worked through a few errors with mismatching System IDs and Downloader IDs. Now when trying to connect I get the error "Dial: One way communication is not accepted!" Can anyone give...

I estimate the maximum pressure to be 0.1bar