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They do some really strange things sometimes. In our case they put a new cabinet half way between the village and the exchange in the next village. Then to power the cabinet they had to continue the trench the rest of the way to our village. Nobody seems to know why they didn't put the cabinet in our village and run fibre the whole way.

Spiral staircase?

Think you will have to ask the BCO. Only ever seen them used on loft conversions.

Regular tile battens are always pressure treated, probably for good reason. Can't see why cladding battens would be any less critical.

What diameter are the branches at the height it would be cut down to? Mine grows 2-3 feet a year and I cut down quite low - just above waist height. A few of the branches can be thick enough to need manual cutting with long handled branch loppers. If it's not been cut for a few years it might need mostly hand cutting. Otherwise I use a petrol powered multi tool. Started out as a Ryobi Expand-it, but like the old joke about a broom it's had the power head and the hedge cutter replaced by Stihl that are much better. I must have broken three Ryobi hedge cutter attachments over the years on my hedge. I use a multi tool because I needed a petrol strimmer and pole saw as well for other things. I dare say the dedicated hedge trimmers are better/stronger and less awkward. You can't beat Stihl for quality overall. Expensive but I got fed up breaking the Ryobi. The attachments are compatible with a a bit of fettling. I normally cut mine in January after the leaves have gone so there is less material to burn. I have 60m of hedge and usually takes me about 4 hours (2 hours one day and 2 the next).

At least he didn't say a whole new planning application is required.

When you need a new connection not all of it has to be done by the network owner (SP Energy). Some work they must do (non-contestable) and some you can get another company to do (contestable). https://www.spenergynetworks.co.uk/pages/what_work_can_be_done.aspx I wonder if another company would be less fussy about getting consent from the land owner? Anything like this is a risk that should be reflected in the price paid for the plot.

When land is split it's not always the case that both parts get rights of access over unadopted or private roads. Might be more than just the electric supply you need to think about.

Sorry about that I didn't spot the delivery time.

Dimensions are about right.. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B07Z67Y9MG/ref=sspa_mw_detail_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Says brass but is it all brass or part plastic? Ask?

They have some scope to trade off speed and reliability but check the speed Vs distance graph down this page... https://www.increasebroadbandspeed.co.uk/2012/graph-ADSL-speed-versus-distance 5km is going to be problematic for them to guarantee any particular speed.

Local sand blaster? That could remove the rust as well.

Some people say particular modems are better on long distance lines but tuning them up is a hobby all of its own... https://forums.thinkbroadband.com/dslrouter/4544026-best-adsl-modem-for-long-line.html?page=7&fpart=all

I think you are probably close to or over the recommended max distance. In some countries they install loop repeaters to improve performance at long distance but for some reason I don't think they do that in the UK.

Can you get into the modem status pages? Things like signal to noise ratios. How long you have been connected for etc

When we were trying to get planning permission the planning officer started talking about how ALL new houses had to be sustainable. This was 12+ years ago. He was talking about the need to build near existing public services like doctors, schools and shops or at least have access to them by public transport.

Caution, can't mix bentonite and soap based grease according to.. https://www.amazon.com/ask/questions/asin/B001OKBHRK Q: Is 00 grease compatible with bentonite grease used on peerless walk benhine mower transmission? A: No, 00 grease is a soap based grease and Bentonite is a clay based grease. 00 can be used if transmission is disassembled and flushed out so no Bentonite grease is left otherwise incompatibility will result in transmission failure.

Google says it a high temperature grease that's more waterproof. Seems you can get it but as you say, it's expensive. https://www.gardentractorspares.co.uk/peerless-gearboxes-8001/801-gearbox-parts/greases-and-lubricants

Google says it a high temperature grease that's more waterproof. Seems you can get it... https://www.gardentractorspares.co.uk/peerless-gearboxes-8001/801-gearbox-parts/greases-and-lubricants

I guess there are advantages to using your own modem. I've never used the one Plusnet gave me.

To avoid the fee?

Ok I've tried that and it does seems to work. However it looks like you need to set up separate up accounts for their monitor system and the forum as they aren't linked. I used the "Sign up now" button top right of this page to create a monitor account.. https://www.thinkbroadband.com/broadband/monitoring/quality The user name and password I entered there lets me create a monitor and access data but doesn't let me log into the forum as I don't have an account on the forum. I dare say you can use the same user and password for both, but you have to create both yourself.

More than a few acres are required.. https://www.primalsurvivor.net/much-land-need-self-sufficient/ More land needed to raise money to pay council tax. Other bills might be avoidable. No electric, water, sewerage etc Would there be business rates on a smallholding? Fuel for cooking unless some trees about.

Ebay appears to have one for £200.. https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/24034143521?iid=274371349823

Electric is about three times the cost of mains gas. So a £500 bill becomes £1500.