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Gotcha. No idea how a ball could get down there!

The rod got all the way to what I assume is the u bend. So not in the pipe itself. not quite sure what you mean by a ball!

Definitely fat buildup from kitchen waste. Also pipes from washing machine and upstairs bathroom. was looking at this - think I have a karcher pressure washer that works if I hold it in a certain way! https://www.screwfix.com/p/karcher-drain-gutter-cleaning-kit-4-pcs/91778

Feel like I need something like this but bigger more industrial. cant seem to find anything yet https://www.toolstation.com/arctic-hayes-waste-pipe-cleaner/pAB199?msclkid=181cbe7939d5164b8006d478feced8ec&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=_PMax_Hand+Tools_Core_Bing&utm_term=2324711180433296&utm_content=Hand+Tools+-+Restructure

I’m trying to unblock this drain. it’s a short section from the hopper to the manhole and the blockage is close to the hopper. Currently water is not going through it at all and is just seeping into the cracks around the grate. I have tried emptying what has been stuck under the grate and get to the bottom and can reach a bit into a u bend (I can only reach the bottom section of said bend and have cleared up to that). from the other end I have tried rodding but doesn’t seem to have any result (nothing being broken up or coming out). the level of the the drain at the manhole is maybe 200mm lower than the bottom of the u bend under the grate. So I’m guessing there’s a whole section that is blocked that I just can’t reach. any ideas on how to proceed? the rods I’m using are old style not very flexible - maybe there are more flexible ones. any unblocker substances to throw down ? (I’m sceptical anything other than mechanical removal of the blockage will work) Pressure washers?

If you are building a house (and the carpenter isn’t doing all the work!) I would buy something like this https://www.powertoolworld.co.uk/makita-dlx2145tj-18v-cordless-twin-kit-dhp458-combi-drill-dtd152-impact-driver-inc-2x-5-0ah-batts?msclkid=c28c1d2772531c166a9b74d834fed778&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Standard Shopping - Scored High&utm_term=4583795297990677&utm_content=Makita&gclid= only a very brief look around and there are many options but both impact and normal drill are pretty useful and two batteries seems essential to me. I prefer makita to DeWalt but that was partly because the old dewalt battery design always meant they fell out easily - at least they’ve improved that!

More adhesive? or a 9mm board stuck on. Why does it need to be skimmed if you are tiling?

What was the lime render used?

I have wellies - does that count!

Is it possible to undo the outgoing live and neutral from the meter pictured? if so do you know how to? It doesn’t look like you can just put a screwdriver in to loosen a nut in the holes to the side. for context, and before you say get a qualified electrician in, I wouldn’t be doing it until this meter is no longer functioning. due to the RTS signal being switched off in a few days here I will be moving the consumer unit that this meter is connected to (it’s the cheaper tariff meter of two) over to the main 3 phase board and it would be easiest to just re route these tails into that board.

Thanks, seems like good advice. Not too keen on OVO. one question - there is a bit of urgency in that apparently the RTS switch off is happening in a few days here. I was thinking that when it turns off basically all my electrical usage will just be billed at the higher rate but in speaking to OVO they seemed adamant that anything that runs from the off peak meter will just stop working. Any idea if that’s true? to be honest it’s a bit of a clusterf…… where the meters are and I can’t even tell what is running from the different meters. If it does get turned off it’s going to be quite awkward!

Hi all, I have a 3 phase supply that feeds multiple buildings including a house with 6kw ASHP and potentially another dwelling (with ASHP) in the future. It also feeds other outbuildings. there is also the possibility of solar panels in the future. currently I’m on a split system with cheaper rate for storage heater/night time though I don’t actually have storage heaters and I suspect the timer for the system isn’t as it should be. Anyway the RTS switch off is happening and I need to book a new meter or two. currently with OVO and they say that once I choose which one to go for it can’t be changed to another option. there seem to be 4 options, economy 7/9/10 and anytime. Apart from anytime where it’s a single rate (25p) the others have slightly different timings economy 7 being a solid 8 hours at night and 9 and 10 having two or three hour chunks spread out in the day. To go with that they have slightly different rates for on and off peak but only by a penny or two (27/18, 28/19 and 27/19) Does anyone have any advice on what might be best long term? Can ASHPs be told to prioritise certain time settings (the current one is an ecodan Mitsubishi)? I’m thinking it would be a mistake to go for the standard anytime tariff but it’s not really based on actual knowledge of how much energy gets used at different times of the day! cheers

Have you tried a small mix of whatever sand you get locally and some NHL 3.5 at around 3:1? might be just the ticket!

It has this yes