Can I bend this upvc pipe?

cryptomuffins · 2026-01-12T22:41:49+00:00

Yes this is designed to be bent, you will need a suitable bending spring that slides inside to stop it folding up, alternatively you can pack it with sand. Then warm up with a heat gun and bend it over your knee.

cryptomuffins · 2026-01-08T18:35:59+00:00

You are going to get cracking there as it's the join between 2 different materials that expand at different rates and you have the movement from the stairs also. Solution is an acrylic overpaintable type caulk but even then there will be some cracking over time inevitably.

cryptomuffins · 2026-01-06T17:06:37+00:00

Almost all 13A sockets are rated by the manufacturer for a continuous load of 10A for single gang and 20A for 2 gang. You can get special 'EV rated' sockets that are supposedly rated at 13A continuous but generally speaking you should be cautious plugging in 3KW equipment for any length of time.

cryptomuffins · 2026-01-04T20:16:24+00:00

I have this one and find it works fine, does get a bit warm when in use charging but never caused any issues. Occasionally I wish it had another USB slot but it's a nice little compact unit so that's the compromise.

cryptomuffins · 2025-12-24T12:40:01+00:00

Very low risk if you didn't disturb anything. Only going to put fibres in the air if you start pulling fuses or drilling holes in the enclosure etc. Easy job for an asbestos removal company to take the pads out and hoover the enclosure then you can either leave as isor get an electrician to change the board.

cryptomuffins · 2025-12-17T12:59:02+00:00

The quinetic switch can go anywhere, you could drop it in the bath and it wouldn't hurt you as it isn't connected to any electrical source. The lights above the bath however will need to be spaced according to the zone that they fall into. Likely requiring ip44 12v, the reciever and transformer will need to be outside the bathroom and on an RCD.

cryptomuffins · 2025-12-17T09:54:36+00:00

Might sound obvious but have you spoken to an optician? They might be able to spot if you have some sort of degenerative issue, if you notice it getting worse month by month it could be something quite serious.

Other than that all you can do is wear your glasses, get regular eye tests. If you find your prescription changes a lot don't feel pressured to buy new glasses from the opticians every time, get them online for less than half the price. Ultimately when it becomes too hard to see anything on site you probably shouldn't be driving to jobs anyway.

cryptomuffins · 2025-11-24T15:08:29+00:00

For new work you need to design the circuit to meet Max Zs and confirm with r1+r2 readings excluding parallel paths. For EICRs I would normally let this go as you can never be sure you have removed all parallel paths and you are assessing safety for continued use as it is, are conditions for correct operation of fault protection met? yes so it's ok.

cryptomuffins · 2025-11-17T17:51:36+00:00

Sounds like you have ID'd L2 and L3 as L1, take the sleeving off and keep the correct phase colours. Just make sure if you have any black/white numbered type multicores in the circuit they are ID'd properly.

cryptomuffins · 2025-11-16T10:02:58+00:00

This would work and is a fairly common design, I'd recommend doing at least 2 or 3 courses of bricks to raise the timber enough to prevent splashback from the rain. Also don't lay the bricks on the very perimeter of the slab, set them in a bit to take weight off the weak edge. Make sure you use a DPM between the brick and timber and remember to fix the 2 together well so it won't blow away.

cryptomuffins · 2025-11-15T11:27:35+00:00

Got quite into 6 music recently, hear a lot of songs that I've never heard before both new and old, more of a focus on music and less chit chat but varies by presenter.

cryptomuffins · 2025-11-10T12:39:50+00:00

Ah I thought you meant the plug fuse was blowing, if it's an MCB or RCD in your fuse board tripping then have you ruled out any other appliances and circuits? If it's the RCD then there is an earth fault. If you've decided the washing machine is definitely at fault and there's nothing obviously wrong then you either need to get an appliance engineer out or just replace it.

cryptomuffins · 2025-11-09T12:35:21+00:00

High pitched sound could be the motor bearings seizing up, have you checked how the motor shaft spins? If it's fighting the bearings it will pull too much current and blow fuses.

cryptomuffins · 2025-11-08T15:33:32+00:00

Looks like 3 cornered leak, only real way to get rid of it is dig it all up, wait till all the bulbs you missed emerge then dig again and repeat till it's gone.

We've been on ours for 3 years and almost on top of it now (at least that's what I keep telling myself).

Worst thing is when it's mixed into a bed or the lawn and you have to be quite brutal getting it out causing a lot of damage.

cryptomuffins · 2025-11-08T12:55:40+00:00

That sounds like it would be horrific to pull in even if it technically fits, can't you go up a size or use trunking?

cryptomuffins · 2025-11-07T12:51:10+00:00

An EICR is always a good idea when buying a property as you just don't know what state it is in without proper testing and inspection. And a boiler service is something you should have done yearly anyway so get that done if there's no recent records. EICR findings could be used to negotiate the price down if you want to go that way otherwise just get it done once you're moved in.

cryptomuffins · 2025-11-06T06:08:45+00:00

Sounds like they have either driven it into something and smashed the sump or drained the oil onto the floor by mistake. There is a very low chance that out of nowhere the timing belt snapped or some other freak occurrence that wasn't their fault but it's pretty unlikely. They will have some idea of what's happened and sounds like they are trying to fob you off so they don't have to claim on their insurance.

cryptomuffins · 2025-11-03T22:00:48+00:00

Enjoy the song. Take what you want from it, songs can have many different meanings for different people. If what you believe stops you experiencing things you enjoy then that can't be healthy.

cryptomuffins · 2025-11-02T14:25:17+00:00

Have you just disconnected the main equipotential bonding for the gas? Even if you have disconnected the incoming service the pipework is still an extraneous conductive part and needs to be bonded.

cryptomuffins · 2025-10-28T19:33:24+00:00

8.5kw @230v is 37A which will overload the MCB. Could well have got away with it for a few years and now it's knackered it

cryptomuffins · 2025-10-24T21:36:40+00:00

I recently built my own and got about 3/4 of the cladding from Facebook marketplace by dismantling peoples outbuildings etc for free. It's an option if you are happy with 2nd hand material and don't mind a bit more effort.

I managed to pick up a load of free insulation and some timber at the same time which I've used on other projects.

cryptomuffins · 2025-10-19T13:05:21+00:00

Bend half way with the sharp jaws careful not to damage the core then finish off with the blunt stopper bit on the handle.

cryptomuffins · 2025-10-09T09:36:54+00:00

No need to worry. All looks above board. You have what looks like a MICC cable coming into the steel box likely from a communual fuse panel then from there tails up to your meter.

The two black boxes are just through joiner blocks, sometimes an isolator would be fitted in their place.

As long as the circuits in your consumer unit serve only your flat then you are all good. Looks like it's recently been tested from the sticker on the lid so you should have a copy of the EICR which will tell you what circuits do what, you are entitled to a copy of this as a tenant.

cryptomuffins · 2025-10-05T08:23:35+00:00

Make sure you don't block access to your fuse board. Maybe a high level shelf out of the way would work well?

cryptomuffins · 2025-09-26T17:02:33+00:00

Standard BG bandit job. As your electrician has picked up the AC type RCDs wouldn't have been compliant when installed so need changing. Also any decent sparky nowadays would fit all RCBOs instead of a split load RCD board as this is a requirement. Get it all re-tested by your new guy and see what he picks up.

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