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Put all the AI data centres near the wind farms. That'll get the NImBY's going 😀

Stiff bristle pan brush tried and to be replaced by wire brush after Contura dealer have been contacted. They also do their own "repair" spray paint. A bit more expensive than the general stove paint.

They are close by (in Cornish terms). Wonder if they have it gun metal grey

That was my initial thought also

Following a water leak, we have a log burner that has developed a patina of rust on the door and frame. We're going to give it a gentle clean to start with to see what the extent of the problem, thinking it's likely just surface rust from the moisture that was in the air. Is there a paint that anyone can recommend once the rust is removed?

Beat me to it. Good news

No. The electrician will sheath the cables as required with the appropriate colours when he connects it all up.

I tried in a Chrome browser. I got to the point of entering my personal details as a new customer and it was still translated to English. Do you have a Paypal account - I noted that was a method of payment, and that will be shown in your native language

I'm not going all the way there to read it

Have you got any good paint stripper in stock? Try it on a small area, then paint that bit with a good primer then appropriate outdoor paint. Nitromors would be my goto for paint stripper.

Sorry (sheepish grin)

Energy and transport cost increase being passed on?

As long as there are wall sockets in the vicinity that comply with the height guidance then floor sockets are allowed

A hot knife is good for polystyrene. They just dont cope with PIR. Someone may be along to explain why. Most guidance for cutting is sharp knife, jigsaw or handsaw

I used tile trim from my local tile shop. Cut back the bit that would normally go behind the tile leaving about 5/6mm to stick it to the wall/door frame/top step of stairs (as in picture)

So your approach seems the only option 😉 As for cutting the PIR, a reciprocating saw (I'd use a hand held one for control), and you'll have to break small chunks out as you go. Messy but a hot knife won't work. Use the chunks to wedge the conduit down from the UFH.

How deep is the PIR? What is the build up of the floor upto and including the PIR? Could you run the cable below the PIR and then bring it up to the location of the floor sockets? I have 2 floor sockets. The cables were run between the joists and then a hole made to bring the cable up vertically to where the floor sockets would be.

Conor, I would try to pull a drawstring through first - hit, and overcome, all the snags and route smoothly without possible damage to the 6mm cable. I think you would benefit from a hole at the wall where the cable goes the wall to the charger to make feeding the cable as easy as possible. I have used a piece of wire taken from a stock fence to do similar routing instead of the fibreglass rods. You can bend it when necessary to go over or under awkward points. Also, when you start pulling the cable with the drawstring, have someone feeding the cable in the first hole to reduce tension in the string and the cable. This also minimises damage to the outer insulation. Good gaffer or duct tape is very useful for this job. Best of luck with this.

Bossy! 😀

OK, off to SF 😀. I'll channel my inner Scot as I fit it 😉

Looks like you have to be able to get a hand inside the pipe to attach it? If so, I can't use this 😞 in this instance.

If that's the case, I will do this as I can get round the pipe.

I have a need to connect either 32 or 40mm waste pipe to a 110mm soil pipe that I can't disconnect, so been looking at options. The strap on connectors seem to depend on the rubber adapters. I'd rather have a more permanent seal, so looking for a solvent fitting. Found these available in either size. Yay or Nay?

Looking good. You're doing great.

Just came across this. Anyone else seen them before? With a 5 year warranty seems a vale for money way of getting storage. Can link 5 units together. Needs some extra bits to provide critical circuit backup. https://eco-recycle.co.uk/product/mcx-5kw-energy-storage-unit/