What "man jobs" have you done today?

dlockers said:
I had a similar issue with really quite expensive ubiquiti gear (relatively speaking). Do check the 5ghz band. Mine was set to 40mhz but changing it to 80mhz got me to 400mbps.
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This was a great tip, thank you @dlockers!
Bestest Top Tip, though:
Check internet speeds on a device that's actually capable of 900Mb...

...after my OnePlus 9 Pro went *crunch* the other day, it appears as if the internal 5G/WiFi antenna was damaged, meaning it could only connect to the 2.4 WiFi.

I discovered this when testing speeds on my son's £90 Xiaomi (600Mb) and my Doogee T30 Pro tablet (which got the full 900mb connection from anywhere in the house).

Panic averted and currently eyeing up Black Friday deals for a new phone.
 
Was staying with a friend for a couple of days, so while she was out with her kids I replaced her toilet flush. It's been needing 2-3 pulls and only dropping half the cistern for about 2 years. I've been trying to get it done but never an opportunity to take the toilet out of action for an hour or two with 2 kids around :P

Also replaced her fridge bulb, a couple of Lava lamps needed fuses and bulbs, and tightened up a door handle. Think I've earned my keep as she gave us room and board!
 
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What sheds are they?

Did you do the foundation yourself?
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Bought them from an independent company in Doncaster.

Workshop is a 20x8 ft 12mm lapboard
Shed is a 10x6 ft 12mm lapboard

I've installed them onto a timber frame base for now which I built myself as I'm not allowed under the convenant's of my new house any concrete based construction for the first 2 years.
So in a few years I'll lift them up and put a concrete base under them.
 
Replaced the manual brass bleed valves with automatic air vents. The one just off the pump was fouled by an elbow so couldn't get grips on it very easily at all.

Lots of air trapped in the return causing the boiler to fault 'dry'. Plumbers initial suggestion was to tee off the horizontal just after the pump but I expected there to be too much tension in the pipe to offer the Tee so removed the entire section and replaced with a 28mm to 15mm reducing tee instead :cool:

First use of an end-feed copper fitting too having always opted for pre-soldered and topping them up.

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Despite positioning my heat mat carefully to protect wires there is an insulation casualty in the background.

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grinded out the curved border with a 4" grinder and put the edging border setts in.

Now it just needs the haze remover then the sealer then applying the epoxy resin pointing/grout.

I'm gonna need what I imagine is 5 ish tonnes of top soil in to grade the soil back in level with the patio :( went slightly high towards the lawn in the latter half)

Ps anyone know what to do with all the spare :D


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dlockers said:
I had a similar issue with really quite expensive ubiquiti gear (relatively speaking). Do check the 5ghz band. Mine was set to 40mhz but changing it to 80mhz got me to 400mbps.
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@dlockers Do you have a post with your Ubiquiti gear? EE have sent me a new router which isn't compatible with my old EE Smart Wi-Fi extenders, they want £10 a month for their own so exploring the option of fitting Access points instead for the same sort of money. I'm scared to ask in the Network forum as I'll be out of my depth within 2 replies :D:cry:
 
BennyC said:
Replaced the manual brass bleed valves with automatic air vents. The one just off the pump was fouled by an elbow so couldn't get grips on it very easily at all.

Lots of air trapped in the return causing the boiler to fault 'dry'. Plumbers initial suggestion was to tee off the horizontal just after the pump but I expected there to be too much tension in the pipe to offer the Tee so removed the entire section and replaced with a 28mm to 15mm reducing tee instead :cool:

First use of an end-feed copper fitting too having always opted for pre-soldered and topping them up.

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Despite positioning my heat mat carefully to protect wires there is an insulation casualty in the background.

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Just a hack from the old days -Get a sheet of tin foil -roll it into a ball then open it up very carefully till it's flat then fold it up and place around what you need to protect.
 
Took a few old rotted fence panels down yesterday just in case they get blown away in the storms.
Going to replace entire section with new arris rail and feather edge job once I get the wood ordered and the weather is half decent.
 
JRJ said:
@dlockers Do you have a post with your Ubiquiti gear? EE have sent me a new router which isn't compatible with my old EE Smart Wi-Fi extenders, they want £10 a month for their own so exploring the option of fitting Access points instead for the same sort of money. I'm scared to ask in the Network forum as I'll be out of my depth within 2 replies :D:cry:
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Lol I get that. Ubiquiti is a bit overkill but I did some expert man maths - the TP Link DECO has been my go-to recommendation however they were causing real issues (intermittent packet loss amongst others). So I returned those and in my head I was up 180 quid.... So I then bought the ubiquiti dream machine pro as the router, because it's pretty heavy duty but also doubles up as a camera recorder - something I was going to spank 180 on. So in my man brain it was free to upgrade

However you then must add access points - 100 quid each plus a 12 quid PoE adaptor. I needed 3 to cover my full plot (house, workshop and garden room).

So I spent way more than I ever imagined but it is absolutely bulletproof and hopefully will outlive me (lol).

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You may not need to go full dream machine tho, they also do other gear. Other mesh systems are available that may suit your expertise as well - deco probably not bad in a standard home setup, I probably just overwhelmed it with all of my gear.
 
dlockers said:
Lol I get that. Ubiquiti is a bit overkill but I did some expert man maths - the TP Link DECO has been my go-to recommendation however they were causing real issues (intermittent packet loss amongst others). So I returned those and in my head I was up 180 quid.... So I then bought the ubiquiti dream machine pro as the router, because it's pretty heavy duty but also doubles up as a camera recorder - something I was going to spank 180 on. So in my man brain it was free to upgrade

However you then must add access points - 100 quid each plus a 12 quid PoE adaptor. I needed 3 to cover my full plot (house, workshop and garden room).

So I spent way more than I ever imagined but it is absolutely bulletproof and hopefully will outlive me (lol).

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You may not need to go full dream machine tho, they also do other gear. Other mesh systems are available that may suit your expertise as well - deco probably not bad in a standard home setup, I probably just overwhelmed it with all of my gear.
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I can definitely man math and overspend/over engineer any problem in the house much to the wife's frustration :cry:
House is hard wired Cat 6, 2 to every room plus 4 to the study and connected via patch panel to a Netgear 24 port unmanaged switch in the garage cabinet where the fibre comes in, I've got additional cable runs for AP/CCTV so it's just making good the necessary connections, all the reading I do comes back to Ubiquiti but life's busy at the moment to learn anything new.
The current EE router plus one extender just about reaches all the corners of the house with some intermittent issues at the extremities, I'll probably need 3 if I go AP and disable the main router for ease of connections :confused:
 
JRJ said:
I can definitely man math and overspend/over engineer any problem in the house much to the wife's frustration :cry:
House is hard wired Cat 6, 2 to every room plus 4 to the study and connected via patch panel to a Netgear 24 port unmanaged switch in the garage cabinet where the fibre comes in, I've got additional cable runs for AP/CCTV so it's just making good the necessary connections, all the reading I do comes back to Ubiquiti but life's busy at the moment to learn anything new.
The current EE router plus one extender just about reaches all the corners of the house with some intermittent issues at the extremities, I'll probably need 3 if I go AP and disable the main router for ease of connections :confused:
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Ah yours is pretty heavy as well then. I'd bin the EE router and go into the dream machine directly from the ONT. For basic internet you're up and running in minutes; then it's pretty configurable if you chose to.
 
dlockers said:
Ah yours is pretty heavy as well then. I'd bin the EE router and go into the dream machine directly from the ONT. For basic internet you're up and running in minutes; then it's pretty configurable if you chose to.
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:mad::mad::mad: I've got a £600 basket at the moment where I really didn't plan on spending £600 :cry:
A little bit more reading before I fully commit.
 
I hung a new roller blind with my partner. Does that make it a man and woman's job?

It was a right bugger to do as well. We managed to clip the PVC window trim with the edge of the drill and it wore a groove in it. Plus we managed to cut the pole too long twice! However, it's up! Just another one to put up in my office next weekend.
 
I have to replace a window pane in my Victorian house. It is a small panel on a door. I suspect it has been in place for many years as the putty is rock hard.
I don't mind using traditional putty, but I was wondering if there were more modern alternatives that can be painted sooner.
I've looked around and come across Dry seal by Dryflex https://surreysashwindowspecialist.co.uk/blog/putty-alternative/ which sells itself as a putty replacement. The last thing I want to do is screw up now after expending a ton of work restoring the frame.
 
RandyHoward said:
I have to replace a window pane in my Victorian house. It is a small panel on a door. I suspect it has been in place for many years as the putty is rock hard.
I don't mind using traditional putty, but I was wondering if there were more modern alternatives that can be painted sooner.
I've looked around and come across Dry seal by Dryflex https://surreysashwindowspecialist.co.uk/blog/putty-alternative/ which sells itself as a putty replacement. The last thing I want to do is screw up now after expending a ton of work restoring the frame.
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I used some no nonsense equivalent to reglaze about 30 windows. Worked really well. I've got some leftover if you are south
 
Changed the oil and filters on the 17 year old french thing. Pain in the arse as always. Bugger all space in the engine bay thanks to cramming a 2l turbo in a chassis thats really designed for a 1.4l / 1.6l. Arm is sore today!
 
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Final countdown for paternity leave being over.... Finishing jobs is quite satisfying actually. Who knew!!

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Final cladding board on trimmers around sides and reveal. I've possibly got enough for under the bifold but I may do decking flush.

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And put one rear corner and some more fixings into the corner. Tidied up the Aircon pipe I fitted the other day, too. AC isn't final fix yet - realised in its final location I must put the guttering on first else it'll get battered with water. So guttering first then I'll whack some blocks down to final fix it.
 
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