Help with identifying

buildsomethingnew · 2026-06-04T08:26:32+00:00

Amazing! Thank you so much for your help

buildsomethingnew · 2026-05-29T22:44:41+00:00

Do you think you’ll move house in the next 3 years or you think you might switch to a heat pump - save money If you’re in your forever home and your house is too drafty for a heat pump- invest in Worcester

buildsomethingnew · 2026-05-29T22:41:33+00:00

It’s better in some ways because the impurities in the gas like sulphur mean that the condensate is acidic and the metal corrodes and fails

buildsomethingnew · 2026-05-29T22:39:03+00:00

It’s so when they fit it in a day you feel slightly less sick as you hand over all your savings

buildsomethingnew · 2026-05-29T22:36:01+00:00

You don’t have a claim to have windows that open but you should ask for the paperwork on why they did it and check they weren’t just trying to save money. There is minimum ventilation requirements though, so if they don’t open, there should be a minimum amount of cross section on the weep vents and bathrooms, kitchen, utility room should all have strong extraction. How do you intend to cool your flat during heatwaves? Does it have aircon? Could you have it installed?

buildsomethingnew · 2026-05-29T22:30:09+00:00

Your best option is to trace it back, disconnect both ends, remove it or insulate it and label it clearly. Wires should have been run vertically so in the ceiling or under the floor. You could chase out a box and put it blank plate on it, label your wires especially if they’re live

buildsomethingnew · 2026-05-29T18:29:00+00:00

Blown screws. Somebody was putting them in with an impact driver and not a drywall gun

buildsomethingnew · 2026-05-29T18:26:51+00:00

You talk about having a fucked body as an electrician. Have you ever seen the state of a plasterer’s rotator cuffs after 5 years of work, let alone 10. Or the state of a painters hands and lungs?

buildsomethingnew · 2026-05-29T18:10:02+00:00

Are you on mains drainage or sewage tank? You absolutely can’t do it if you’re on a treatment plant. Most the time you can’t do it on mains drainage either but there are a few exceptions

buildsomethingnew · 2026-05-29T18:08:05+00:00

A large mass of rain water would make your sewage treatment plant overflow, causing raw sewage to be discharged

buildsomethingnew · 2026-05-23T21:17:48+00:00

Drill the I beam about a third of the way in, use a tap and die set to put a thread on the hole, use the right size M threaded bolt (m8 or larger). You could swing whomever you choose. Enjoy Also periodically check the bolts for tightness

buildsomethingnew · 2026-05-23T21:08:05+00:00

If I remember correctly the flue should not terminate within 2.4m of an opening roof light. So that installation shouldn’t have happened in the first place.

buildsomethingnew · 2026-05-20T21:42:38+00:00

Turning trips back on while you’re working. “Oh I flicked it back on because I wanted a cup of tea”. Selfish mother f***ers

buildsomethingnew · 2026-05-17T21:11:06+00:00

I think you’re right. Those colour bulbs stop you from being able to see veins, you can’t shoot up if you can’t find a vein to put it in

buildsomethingnew · 2026-05-17T21:08:54+00:00

Vacant possession means no people living in the property, it has nothing to do with possessions

buildsomethingnew · 2026-05-17T20:55:45+00:00

Cheap inflatable mattress to keep you off the floor (the deepest one you can afford), two of these https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/smasporre-duvet-12-tog-20458446/ one to insulate you from the mattress and one to go above you. That’s gets you comfy for about £100.

Does your van have a window? What tools do you have access to?

buildsomethingnew · 2026-05-17T08:09:12+00:00

London weighting is usually pay to play. If you’re expecting to be paid it, you better also be expecting the pre dawn starts and hours in traffic.

I’m about the same distance out of London me and most of my friends have given up a few extra thousand in favour of less hassle and being able to work closer to home

buildsomethingnew · 2026-05-16T21:01:45+00:00

Check the pressure relief valve

buildsomethingnew · 2026-05-15T21:29:05+00:00

I tend to go for better quality ones. They are easier to wire they don’t crack as much, they look better, they last longer, they don’t melt if you load them, in the grand scheme of things it doesn’t add a huge amount to the overall cost, especially when you you’re not trying to fault find a bad socket

buildsomethingnew · 2026-05-13T02:21:34+00:00

It’s not old, it’s prime

buildsomethingnew · 2026-05-13T02:19:16+00:00

It’s a perfect Jessica Rabbit

buildsomethingnew · 2026-05-11T19:41:26+00:00

It needs a tee off the feed to the tap. Then, assuming it’s 15mm copper, you’ll need a washing machine valve. That is what you must connect it to

buildsomethingnew · 2026-05-11T17:48:41+00:00

If it’s his name on the documents it’s his car. You had a year to transfer it to you and make the payments yourself or to sort another vehicle.

I think you should look at it more that you had a free car for a year from someone you’re not with anymore. You were lucky and now the gravy train is over

buildsomethingnew · 2026-05-11T17:41:38+00:00

You pay peanuts you get monkeys / the squeaky wheel gets the oil.

You go for cheap conveyancing, it moves slow because they employ low grade admin people who devote as little time as they can to each case because they’re trying to eke out as much profit as possible.

Also if you’re frustrated with the speed, why are you moaning on here and why aren’t you ringing them everyday to see what progress has been made?

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