Gone West

Or, I'm told, the omnibus on Sunday is good.

I've bought an outdoor unit to add to my mesh network, as the signal is weak in the garden. Wendy likes to listen to BBC Sounds stories while gardening.

Grandkids these days, I wouldn't be suprised if it isn't Great Grandkids in the next year or two.

I've set up CloudFlare and everything appears to be working as it should. Many thanks for the suggestion.

So on my phone I have turned off auto DNS and in doing so my WiFi calling now works but I have removed a level of security. If I do as @SteamyTea has and use a private DNS such as CloudFlare then the security is improved but will my WiFi calling still work? I guess I can try it and see!!

Yes I have tried that without any success.

So I just changed the phone DNS from automatic to off. The calling and text services now appear to be working. Do you know if there are any security issues with the changes I have made?

Another update. Since installing Starlink we have an intermittent problem with WiFi calling. We are out in the sticks with no mobile signal and rely on using broadband for phone calls. I have searched t'internet and it seems to be a known problem to do with IP addresses but without a definite solution. Has anyone else here experienced similar problems or even better, found a solution?

We bought one of those a couple of months ago. We've shifted several tons so far, including 150 sandbags filled with soil. The garden varies in height by 16m, so with lots of slopes and terraces it's knackering using a normal wheelbarrow. Wish we had bought one earlier.

As @SteamyTea said, we self designed to PH standards, but we didn't have PH certification. I modelled the design using the PHPP and ran many iterations to come up with a design that didn't need a conventional heating system. I found the PHPP relatively straightforward to use, but that was helped by my background in mathematical modelling. This was all many years ago using the 2007 version then updated to 2010 version. I was then a member of the AECB and during get togethers, found some of the Architects knew less than they should, although purporting to be PH experts.

Well done, very neat. I like the cantilevered deck over the water.

Our bungalow, in Cornwall though, was replumbed in the 70s using black alkathene pipe, which I am in the process of replacing.

I've been using TLC for some time, their range is good.

If you don't mind me asking, what make are the units and did you have to do any work at all when having them fitted.

Finished mine in 2018. Lived in it, sold it and moved on. I know someone who hasn't finished their's, because they're always on holiday!!

As an update. The equipment arrived yesterday, I connected it up with the 'dish' sitting on a bit of rough grass at the side of the house, and it all worked straightaway. It's only set up roughly, not optimised, but I'm getting 90mbps for the same cost as the 10mbps on the copper line. Starlink took the first payment yesterday, they're quick, but it was only £23, so I'm not complaining. I was amazed at how simple it all was. I've just got to get a bracket to mount it on the wall.

Lucky sod!!

If that is a real place, I wish I was there. Cornwall is nice, but......

You deserve it too. You've written three pages, and I've not understood a word.

We used Albany emulsion paint on our new build, and we were not impressed. Back to using Dulux now.

https://greatsouthwest.co.uk/agratas-update/

I was told 'Trade' means made to cover well and use less effort doing so.

Was it 400 or 40% slope. Most of the mowers I've looked at use % for slope angle, and 40% is only 220. The Kress 4x4 range will climb an 84% or 400 slope, but they're not cheap.

I thought the government said last November it would be built at Wylfa on Anglesey.

Won't a standard 8 point socket fit?