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Part R - Gigabit Infrastructure - Help I don't get it :)
SteamyTea replied to cheekmonkey's topic in Building Regulations
Always useful, even if only used to fit an extra outside tap. -
Roofers have all the fun
SteamyTea replied to Pocster's topic in General Self Build & DIY Discussion
"The Devil makes work for idle hands" -
Part R - Gigabit Infrastructure - Help I don't get it :)
SteamyTea replied to cheekmonkey's topic in Building Regulations
I think there was a similar question on here a while back. Seem to remember that it was a case of running some ducts and terminating them in a suitable IP rated enclosure. May be worth contacting OpenReach and seeing what they say. People have found that the 'guys in the vans' are usually very helpful. Generally if you have approval before a rule change, you work to the older rules. There does seem to be a fair bit of paranoia about regulations since the Grenville disaster, which is probably a good thing. But with something like Part R, there is probably little difference as it is not 'safety critical' (except for fire alarm systems, but then if they rely on a cloud based system, they will become inherently useless). -
Part R - Gigabit Infrastructure - Help I don't get it :)
SteamyTea replied to cheekmonkey's topic in Building Regulations
I take it you have downloaded Part R and digested it. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1119957/ADR1.pdf Just tell them you use 5G Mobile Data. -
What building regs apply to a wooden garage,?
SteamyTea replied to joe90's topic in Garages & Workshops
That long? In mathematics there is a whole field called Set Theory. You seem to be after the set that includes buildings, wood, foundations, unpleasant weather, value for money, warm. I am sure a Venn Diagram can be drawn up. -
When you can’t find a tape measure and then …
SteamyTea replied to Pocster's topic in General Self Build & DIY Discussion
This is all you need, an app. And lots of babies from different mothers. https://www.calculator.net/height-calculator.html -
A Lift (as opposed to a Stair Lift)
SteamyTea replied to patp's topic in General Self Build & DIY Discussion
Missed that bit. Many local authorities have there own experts. Place called Tremorvah is Cornwall's. Slight disclaimer, I worked there one summer. -
A Lift (as opposed to a Stair Lift)
SteamyTea replied to patp's topic in General Self Build & DIY Discussion
My Father had a stair lift fitter. Have shinned myself on it many times. Horrible things, and noisy, especially in a power cut. Probably cheaper to make a shower room and lavatory down stairs and then find room for a bedroom. -
I'm sooo tempted not to repay this .... but....
SteamyTea replied to ToughButterCup's topic in Electrics - Other
I would like to get that, so send it to me. Can tell them I have an open fire. -
When you can’t find a tape measure and then …
SteamyTea replied to Pocster's topic in General Self Build & DIY Discussion
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Worth checking, may be as simple as a loose wire. Wasn't me. But worth looking at, probably not that complicated once the lid is off. I do seem to remember that the early ones had problems with them, and the boards they were connected to.
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So what is a Social Housing Manager?
SteamyTea replied to SteamyTea's topic in Environmental Building Politics
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Is it someone that rents a home out to an unemployed person, or do they have to manage several homes. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/social-housing-managers-must-be-qualified-under-new-laws-to-protect-residents
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Yes, and it cost us a fortune when they decided to heat the Jubilee Pool with geothermal energy. They still claim it is, but I had a heat pump. May as well have fitted a WSHP as all the plumbing is already there. I would have to look at my old text books, but seem to remember that radioactive decay gives out very little energy, on average. Something like 60 to 100 mW/m² at the Earth's surface. Solar is 250W/m² on average. So all but a tiny fraction of a percent is solar energy in a domestic geothermal installation. Like hydrogen in the universe, there is a lot of radioactive decay in the Earth. Just that nearly all of it is not accessible.
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Not something as simple as a tripped MCB?
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Do you know what he would be doing now, if he was still alive? Scratching his way out of a grave.
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Mine have been cancelled.
