Recent content by Flylead

Thanks for all your information, really interesting. I've never understood why, in the UK, we're obsessed with water as a heat transfer medium for ASHP systems. The water-store/pumps/controls/bigger radiators & pipework/ just adds and unnecessary layer of complexity and cost to the...

My father removed the gas lighting from my gandmother's house and installed electic lighting in the early 1950s, this pattern of light switch was used there complete with round wooden pattresses. These switches were wonderfully made devices.

https://www.elmatic.co.uk/ I've had specials made up by these people in the past, mght be worth asking them.

I was told: Open the wheel valve/thrmostatic valve fully, screwdown the lockshield and re-open it until, with your ear against the radiator, until you can just hear the water running through it. Stick a couple of magnetic thermometers on the radiator, few quid from Amazon, one on the inlet the...

"Locks only keep out honest people."

Can anyone help with my query please? Just replaced an elderly A1 intruder alarm panel with a Scantronic 9448+ (panel internal speaker is rated 32ohm 0.5watt). The old installation needed an additional internal speaker (8 ohm 0.3 watts) sited by the front door as the main panel was in a...

Just seen your query. Can't answer your cost query but it seems you have a bigger issue. Usually you know within a short time whether a trainee is going develop into a useful and confident guy. Obviously you have to cover his cost otherwise you're paying a high price to have him. Does the guy...

Often current or past employees post on the Indeed or Glassdoor websites about their experiences with companies. Glassdoor, I think, has a comment which may answer your query.

I can't find any newish queries/posts on this topic so I hope someone can help please. I'd like to buy an economically price thermal image camera, preferably something that will do heat loss images as well as hot spot identification would be nice. Is there anyone who has an insight on what...

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I know it's been a long time but just to try to draw thread to a close I thought I'd say what I'd found in NZ, although it was very difficult to get inside anyones installation to have a really good poke about. As it was said, this installation is pretty typical of a lot of installations in...

Thanks gents for your interest and replies. I've got another photo of the back of the board showing installed cables the neutral and earth rails strapped together (hiding under the neutrals), looks like the earths are double insulated too. You're right the front of the board hinges and flexes...

Thanks everyone for their interest, There's not much to show from a photo (there's only one and it's not great), which with any luck you can now see. I have managed to find a link to the Aus/NZ wiring regs which is http://r.b5z.net/i/u/10115377/f/Australian...

Sorry if this is a bit off topic, but I hope someone can help, please? I'm a retired electrical surveyor I worked on industrial, commercial, healthcare, educational and loads of blocks of flats. My son is considering buy a house in New Zealand and has sent me the report to have a look at. The...