Search results

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?

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'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 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...

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 have some 32mm pond hose (http://www.amazon.co.uk/1-25in-Corrugated-Black-Flexi-hose-metre/dp/B007V1ZE16) which I need (read: would like) to connect to a section of 110mm waste pipe. My Google foo must be weak, as I'm struggling to find a way to join the one to the other. I wonder if anyone...

Anyone have any ideas for the best way to mount a socket on the end of a length of 20mm conduit? I'm thinking SMA or N type.

If anyone captures any images on Santa on your CCTV tonight, please post the images here.

I have a number of smoke alarms to fit. It seem to be that most people are wiring them in 3C&E. Fortuitously it seems I have a convenient source of power near each one, so one really only needs to run a cable for the interconnect. Just wonder what cable people prefer to use in this case?

I have a single story extension out the back, housing the kitchen. It has a flat roof. Earlier I had the ceiling changed and took the opportunity to install a couple of runs of trunking, the idea being that if ever should I need to run a cable from front to back, I could just rod it through...

Have a slight problem with a wall that was recently painted. The paint has started to crack in place. Any ideas what caused this and how one would go about remedying it?

Just to preempt the answers that I would give: * Looks like a circuit board * Could be an alarm The eagle eyed amongst you may have noticed the sticker reading G2-44, which suggests it's a Galaxy G2-44. Indeed, though it isn't shown, the front cover also shows G2-44. However, looking at...

Does anyone know where I can find a voltage edition of the Regs? The only ones I can find are current editions.

I have a couple of holes in the asphalt in my roof and I'm looking at the best way to repair them. Previously I've patched the cracks and then painted the roof with Ico Pal sealer. With the ones I have here, it seems that the asphalt has pushed up, creating a buldge. Not massively easy to...

I have a 25mm flexible VESDA pipe: http://www.pipestock.com/vesda-pipework/vesda-red-25mm/red-flexible-connector As you can see, it's a wire reinforced, transparent pipe with red ABS ends. One of the ABS ends has separated from the transparent pipe. Looking at the end, it was previous...