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Bit late now but one solution may have been to have the top hinge nearer to you than the bottom one. When closed the gate would be level, although with the top leaning in towards you slightly (which might look ok depending on viewpoint). But as you open the gate away from you, the leading edge...

Thank you for all the replies, I understand I think. I called the item a parallel guide rather than a fence, because when I Googled this prior to posting, all the search results with "fence" in were relating to table routers, so I figured that might be the wrong terminology to use here. I do own...

Hi, I have a hand-held (not table) router and it came with a parallel guide. Dumb question, but how is it best to use this? Let's say I am routing the edge off a plank. If I butt the parallel guide against the opposite edge, then I need to be very sure that I keep it pressed hard against there...

Thank you very much for all the answers. I forgot to mention but I've had most success with shallow (flush) countersinks using my HSS fluted bit in a cordless screwdriver, as this spins much more slowly than a drill. But given the advise above, I will probably now buy a set of the combined...

Hi, I would describe myself as a reasonably accomplished DIYer - not professional. I have a C/S drill bit - can't see how to insert a picture but it's 5 fluted and with a 'barrel body' - so behind the fluted part it widens to a smooth 12mm diameter body. [Edit - managed to attach an example...

Original Poster here. An old thread I know, but I thought I would come back and show what I did. Although more fiddly, I opted in the end to make shims - lots of them - to bring the gutter horizontal, compensating for the facia board being off-vertical. The angle needed was about 18 degrees. I...

Some good ideas, thank you. I will try the heat-gun-and-bend, and either the screw-head idea or the hopper as plan B. Could I use a single hopper at the rear of one of the outbuildings with both downpipes flowing into it and a single downpipe running out? This could look quite neat. Size of...

Hi, I have two wooden outbuildings with apex roofs, so 4 sides/lengths of guttering to fit. So far I have only done 1. The fascia boards are not vertical, instead they are at 90 degrees to the rake of the roof. The angle is only slight, and the fact that the gutting also slopes slightly (the...

General query. I have owned a few stand-alone electric heaters in my time - eg oil-filled, convector and fan. They all have a thermostat to limit the upper temperature (a lot of the time this regulates the temperature of the heater rather than the room, due to its proximity to the heating...

Sorry to set this off. I've read the posts again and I do actually get it now. I'm glad. I didn't want the heating engineers turning up and saying my electrician had done it wrong. I do assume they will be installing a FUSED connection unit. The fun will really start if they don't and then I, as...

Thanks for the replies, but I remain confused. I thought the MCB should be rated to protect the cable. Hence a radial using 2.5mm would have a 16A or 20A MCB and not a 32A. I don't see how a spur is conceptually different to a "radial off a ring". A fault condition (in the spur cable, not the...

Hi, I have an electronics background so I understand the principles, and used to do my own house wiring before the regulations changed. I now employ an electrician, I'm renovating an old cottage, and we work side by side (I'll drill holes for him and he does the fitting etc). So all the wiring...

Hi, We've got an Ariston 15L 2kW under-sink water heater. A couple of years ago it started tripping the RCD, and was found to be leaking around the element gasket. Nice dripping wet electrics! I got help from a plumber and we replaced the element, gasket and anode. I't now started leaking...

OK do I feel stupid. AC - Non-directional - Doh! It's just that it felt conceptually wrong for a feed to go 'into' the wrong side of an MCB or RCD. It was quite late when I was posting. I still however feel that my point 2 is valid. If the RDC trips, I am led to understand that the inverter...

Hi, I am having a 4kW solar PV system professionally fitted. I have a degree in electrical engineering which is sometimes a curse. Whilst I don't have much knowledge of household electrical practices and regulations, I have enough theory to question what the installers are doing. I asked today...

Thanks for the replies. The heater is a consort model shown. The instructions state it should be 30cm from the ceiling, which it now isn't, it's 18cm. I realised this when I moved it, I just thought the risk inherent in blasting hot air onto wood at 5cm distance outweighed the risk of poor air...

Hi, We had our bathroom completely demolished (it was an extension to the original cottage) and rebuilt to modern standards in 2014. The contractor fitted a blow heater just above the door. I had concerns about this from day 1 because the door opens inwards. There was no problem when the door...

Thank you everybody. After a lot of thought I will go with a pull cord outside the door. The room is so small (just loo and basin - think about the toilets you get on aircraft for an idea of size) that a pull cord hanging in the room would probably be an annoyance and keep hitting you in the...

Thanks. My preference would be a wall switch outide the door, but I didn't want to do that and then be told by the electrical company who are signing it off that Id have to redo it. I've contacted my electricIan directly but not heard back yet and unfortunately I need an answer today because...

Could someone who is well up on the UK electrical regulations help me with this please? I believe that fitting a light switch to the wall outside an en suite toilet satisfies the regulations, since it is outside the room. However the en suite room is tiny, so it would be perfectly possible for...