canalsiderenovation

Success, tv and poweline work! I can't be blamed for this mistake as I wasn't let near it after I broke the ethernet socket module by shoving the cable in upside down with force 🫢 My argument is that we wouldn't need a splitter or poweline/extender if it wasn't for the other half being insistent on a camera doorbell on the gate so all of this could have been avoided if we just had a normal doorbell.....

Doh, we just realised we needed power 🤦‍♀️ Need to find a plug now as they only supplied the USB cable....

We need two ethernet sockets and got this splitter from Amazon. We can't get it to work. The TV will work directly connected to the ethernet Socket and separately the powerline connects to the Ethernet but when we try and use the splitter we can't get either to connect via ethernet. I've even bought another thinking it was faulty and same issue. Any ideas what I'm doing wrong please? Clearly the main socket works fine but something isn't working when we use the splitter for two ethernet sockets.

Yay..... the poweline adapter has worked. One in the lounge connected to ethernet and one in the dressing room which is the furthest away room and the room closest to the gate. Tested it on a wifi WhatsApp call and it worked! Going to order a reolink doorbell on Amazon and test that over Easter...

No not without running it down the rendered walls and then across a large driveway. If the powerlines don't work then the video doorbell is a no!

I've been up the loft on a mission to see where the cables are. If we can't get anything to work with that kit then we may have to get an electrician to come and sort in the loft as that's beyond my skills!

Unfortunately to the garage or elsewhere yes (the garage is some 30 metres away). We do have 3 ethernet sockets elsewhere in the house (lounge and bedroom) but the extenders had little impact once outside. I've ordered this one and my plan is to put one wired into the ethernet in the lounge and then the WiFi one either in the bedroom which is the room closest to the gate or perhaps the garage (although I'm not sure if the garage will work, it is double bricked with insulation albeit not foil) If this doesn't work I'm all out of options and already have 4 different types from Amazon to return! SWMBO is convinced someone will hit our new and expensive gates or wall when in all liklihood the person most likely to do that is me and I'd rather not have evidence of it! We had unusually large farm type gates/opening of almost 20ft and once the new ones are in it will be 13ft and at the moment I'm avoiding leaving the house as I can't reverse between the brick posts (yes I am crap driver).... Once all the sh!t gets moved there will be space to turn around so I won't need to reverse and the gates and brick posts will be a lot safer!

Thanks both, if we can sort out the wifi I'll order. Had to return our WiFi extender as it just isn't strong enough after all that, initially looked promising but barely good enough to browse Amazon let alone video calling, damn that foil insulation! Got a Powerline adapter ordered and I'm hoping this will be more successful.....

@Pocster any update re Reolink? We have finally got a POE booster in our living room which means we can get wifi outside now and SWMBO wants a video doorbell cam on our brick posts as we should have our electric gates soon....

I had to hound them and hound them to confirm my second warranty card had been received and registered..... commenting on their Facebook page may also work.

Back on this.... we are trying to break up the porcelain as we have such a lot of one colour. I'm thinking of something along the lines of this to create a path between the patio and pergola area but using wood effect porcelain and rather than just on grass use some kind of edging (metal perhaps so the paving can be staggered) and then fill with some kind of aggregate with some planting in between aggregate to soften .... presume the porcelain would still need to be laid on mortar and primed etc... Anyone done anything similar. I am really struggling. Pic for general idea but these are just laid into grass

Some success, Internorm directly have responded (I have their Techinal Managers details after he came and sorted some issues with a fingerprint sensor on our front door) and they say it can likely be done, that said they are just waiting for JK to provide the specific order details of the original item to double and then we can get a quote from Internorm (will involve a visit from their Service Department).

Yep I have reached a dead end completely. Seems like there is no solution.

I did look at this as an option but couldn't find anything suitable.

John Knight glass rung me today and said they couldn't do anything, infact they said they would have to take the whole thing out and replace it! I'm going to try Internorm directly.