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Hi, Newbie to heating automation, so coming for advice. I am looking to introduce smart heating controls to a community building. 1 single combi boiler, there are about 6 different rooms, that would be useful to have separate TRV control per room. The building is old and not great for RF, there...

Asking for a friend. This morning, they noticed a constant flow from an overflow. On investigation, it appears that is it from the CH header tank from their description. (Small tank, ball cock inlet, bottom outlet, overflow and open pipe curved over the top of the tank presumably the expansion...

Our washing machine has started taking a really long time on the wash cycle. It used to take about an hour but now although the timer says an hour it can take 2.5 hours. At times it can say it has 1 minute left, then a few minutes later will say 40 minutes. My wife did fiddle with various...

I have looked on the Wiki and searched the threads but not found anything recent. A friend of mine has built a large room/big summer house (all within planning regs etc) at the bottom of his garden (10-15m from house) He intends to have power, coax and network run to the building. He wishes to...

I am looking to get hold of a 1000V megger to test the windings of an alternator from a generator. As I am not really looking for calibrated accuracy, typically the windings will pass or fail obviously. Would a cheaper unit like this one on ebay be sufficient? This will be for occasional not...

Just wondered what others thought of this. Someone drove into the front corner of my car in Dec '14. As it damaged the suspension, the garage my insurance used wrote the car off. (Not the organisation that became the owner of the car) Insurance pays out OK and I have had to get another car. Not...

When I was in the pub I heard a couple of plonkas saying that they wouldn't feel safe on an aircraft if they knew the pilot was a woman. What a pair of sexists. I mean, it's not as if she'd have to reverse the thing!

I am going to be replacing a radiator in my mother's house that is showing signs of rusting badly. It is a vented system with a header tank in the loft. I intend to tie of the ball cock (Or isolate if one installed) and then drain the system. I have a few question that I would appreciate some...

On Mythbusters right now. Will a plane take off on a conveyor belt. The definitive answer?

Superb. I'd never seen it before. http://www.wimp.com/thedoghouse/

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/7999400.stm Is it me, or if the British tried this they would have the Navy out. Yet every year it seems the French have some gripe that does nothing but screw the British travelling abroad.

I am responsible for doing the PAT testing in my workplace and undertook training under the 2nd edition IEE code of practice. I see that in the 3rd edition it has clarified the issue of equipment connected to a flex outlet such as a FCU. I had always interpreted these as being part of the...

A survey revealed that of every 100 people working in early years childcare only 2 are men. One of the main problems as I see it though, is the media and their scaremongering reporting. If any man shows an interest in working with children, it is almost automatically assumed that he must be...

Hi, I have a Zanussi WDA 1055w Washer Dryer that unfortunately has stopped drying. The program runs fine but it would appear that there is no heat. Any ideas?

Leave yourself a bit of time for this one. http://fantasticcontraption.com/

Hi, I am fitting a new ball valve for a mate tonight for his water tank in his lift. My question is, is it worth fitting an isolation valve if there isn't one already, or is it just another joint that might fail and being in the loft out of site could cause more problems than the convenience it...

I currently have a TT installation and have received a letter from my DNO to say that they will be coming soon to replace the meter as part of scheduled maintenance. As the only isolation I have at the moment is the CU, I was planning on asking them to supply a double pole isolator as I have...

Anyone recognise this? I believe that it is either a smoke or heat sensor or an Air conditioning sensor

A friend of ming has recently changed his monoblock kitchen tap. Now, when he turns the hot on at the kitchen sink the pipes bang. I suggested to him that he isolate the tap and then open the tap fully and slowly turn the isolator valve on. (Think I read that here somewhere) It didn;t make any...

Hi, I had a new combi boiler fitted a few months ago and was duly charged for Corgi notification. My question is, what am I expecting from Corgi and how long should I leave it before I start chasing it up. Thanks in advance.