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Everything posted by Onoff
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It'll damage generations that!
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I did glue brown to grey with solvent weld and solvent weld FILLER as I mistakenly ran a length of brown in my wall rather than grey. Although both PVC they're different BS numbers. The brown feels softer/more resilient/less brittle. Even when cleaned with IPA and roughed up the brown doesnt "melt" as well. Though the assembly passed the water test I did go over the top with CT1. Fingers crossed!
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Last Night an ex DJ Saved My Life "There's not a problem that he can't fix 'Cause he knows all the tricksAnd if your pan gives you trouble…" 'Cause away goes trouble down the drain Said away goes trouble down the drain Well alright" It was even by Indeep!
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MCB remote control/programmable?
Onoff replied to readiescards's topic in Consumer Units, RCDs, MCBOs
Been using CG stuff for 30 years. Phase failure relays, phase angle relays, Dupeline etc and going back far enough their F System. As I found out recently if you want anything obsolete from Carlo they can still possibly make it for you but with an 8 week lead time. I think part of that was due to Italian holidays. Always very helpful and communicative tbh. eBay saved the day in my instance with a NOS item from Down Under as the client couldn't wait. -
This is a Plasson 25mm MDPE fitting disassembled to show the split olive and how it fits in the locknut. I reckon you'll be able to remove it ok. The slot in the olive is at 6 o'clock in the second picture:
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App? Can of spray paint, wooden stake(s) and a Sharpie?
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You just want a 25mm MDPE elbow don't you? That white one should come off easy enough. Doing mine was daunting as per the pm but it all worked out with no leaks.
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Bath Surround / Boxing In, and concealed pipework
Onoff replied to Onoff's topic in Bathrooms, Ensuites & Wetrooms
So back to the vcl... I've punctured it severely so, with the body dryer ducts. The draught from the loft into the bathroom is unreal: So I've split it down the middle and brought up what's left, up and over the tops of the joists: The plan is to first, stick a strip of vcl (probably blue dpm), around the inside of the "box" and have this say 2" above so it can fold over the top. Then, I'll put a good bead of intumescent along the long edges and up the internal corners: Then I'll line the 4 inside faces with 6mm cloaking / Asbestolux to fireproof the box a bit. The body dryer will go back in. Then a sheet of pink plasterboard will be screwed down probably on a self adhesive, intumescent seal atop the joists. I can't see I'll need the kindly offered airtight tape? -
It's pretty normal on all the roofs I work on to have a concrete upstand around the perimeter that's homogenous to the slab. e.g. - metal decking - reinforced concrete laid to falls - asphalt - decoupling membrane - blue board insulation - fabric barrier - council slabs and / or pebbles
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Thompson's Water Seal? It won't breathe very well though...
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Yeah, what if it's not just blokes who park on it?
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So as you brake near the edge won't the car's momentum potentially "shift" the edge blocks into the GRP upstand and fairly rapidly destroy it...
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What tools/electronic gadgets to set out?
Onoff replied to epsilonGreedy's topic in General Construction Issues
If in the cheap seats then the Cotech stuff is actually really good. This is on special too. Same accuracy as the Bosch and claimed longer range: https://www.clasohlson.com/uk/Cotech-70-m-Laser-Distance-Meter-/40-8347 You should get free delivery on orders over £35 I've a Cotech cross-line laser I can't fault. -
Ridicule is nothing to be scared of...
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Bath Surround / Boxing In, and concealed pipework
Onoff replied to Onoff's topic in Bathrooms, Ensuites & Wetrooms
Zero chance. Long discontinued thing this Triton kit. -
Bath Surround / Boxing In, and concealed pipework
Onoff replied to Onoff's topic in Bathrooms, Ensuites & Wetrooms
It's got a 10 minute preset cut off timer in it. Quite clever in its own way but how practical the whole thing is I'll find out! It can be wired so that the same cable can feed a shower but only one device will run at any time. The remote looks bloody expensive if it fails! -
Or as one of my my labourers used to say "one 'o them HIV vests".
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MCB remote control/programmable?
Onoff replied to readiescards's topic in Consumer Units, RCDs, MCBOs
You CAN certainly get remote activated breakers but I think they're more for an industrial setting. I will very likely see the Schneider technician at work this week so will ask him. They do a Reflex range. ABB and Eaton I think do similar. As for control I THINK it is maybe RS-485 or some sort of bus control. A bit beyond my red wire live / black wire neutral mindset tbh! -
Yeah, sorry for the hijack! Moved to my own thread now!
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I wish as a kid, I had known about "lock nuts". The times the ordinary full nut would come loose from the cross member or brake of my home made cart. Never stopped us using it though. Fitting pram axles on with galvanised staples wasn't a good idea either looking back!
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Bath Surround / Boxing In, and concealed pipework
Onoff replied to Onoff's topic in Bathrooms, Ensuites & Wetrooms
T'Pol from Enterprise does it for me. Just got to pluck up the courage to ask SWMBO to wear those pointy ears I got her.... -
I saw some professional GRP roof examples at BuildIt Live. Very impressive.
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Don't think I'd admit to the wife not having felt the earth move...
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Bath Surround / Boxing In, and concealed pipework
Onoff replied to Onoff's topic in Bathrooms, Ensuites & Wetrooms
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Maybe it's a precursor to the "big one" and the Welsh separatists will really get their wish, San Andreas style!
