Caporegime
Finally 2/3 way though 50+ sq meters of dining room / kitchen / utility tiling, will be please to see the end of it, 600x600 tiles are back breaking.
What "man jobs" have you done today?
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Rewired the control centre and mess of connections behind the programmer for the boiler, both 2 ports and pump. Took about 2.5 hours in the end and about 20 trips up and down the stairs with a few head scratches.
This now means that it works as it should without needing a reset between each demand/call for heat/HW and can be left to it's own devices at last.
Edit: and fitted a pattress box and blanking plate to mount the Tado, wiring was previously just stuffed in to the wall.
Yes I've clipped the trunking cover on properly since this photo.
This now means that it works as it should without needing a reset between each demand/call for heat/HW and can be left to it's own devices at last.
Edit: and fitted a pattress box and blanking plate to mount the Tado, wiring was previously just stuffed in to the wall.
Yes I've clipped the trunking cover on properly since this photo.
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Put a star on the top of the christmas tree and done the lights.....as wife and daughter couldn't reach 
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Oh, and removed the thermostat from the boiler yesterday and installed a Hive - all working well
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I want to update this thread tomorrow to say that I've insulated my loft, what are the chances?
It's a job I've managed to avoid for the last 12 months, and "suffered" for it last winter.
I finally got up there and did a whole bunch of this, still got a lot more to go though!
Sid has inspected, and given his blessing
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Slightly odd one. Had the 32A sockets ring main MCB trip a few times in the last week under seemingly no load. I understand this likely indicates a short circuit fault. This seems to have coincided with me removing a socket to check it was on the ring and then placing it back. Seems like this activity may be the culprit, but I screwed the terminals back well, I think. Seems to be completely random as and when it trips which makes a short seem odd as I would have thought a short would happen the moment the MCB was switched back on.
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What's on the ring? Anything that turns on and off by itself e.g. a fridge?
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Kitchen has its own circuit so confident it's nothing from the kitchen. Can't think of any devices that turn themselves on the socket ring in question.
May have dinged it screwing the faceplate back on?
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Will take a look tomorrow. Failing that, there are some suspect looking sockets in the loft that I think are on the same circuit. These aren't fixed to anything so the wires are more likely to have come loose.
Edging closer to getting the insulated plasterboard on the walls.. Had a practise using the expanding foam as was helping the other half fix some panels to the wall. Seems to cure into a rock solid fixing, which is reassuring. I plan to stick some mechanical fixings in as well for good measure.
Yeah the foam is brilliant. RTFM tho - you are meant to spray it on the board then give it a minute or two to skin over IIRC.
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Had a gander just then. Weirdly the terminal screws were super loose. Swear I had tightened them up. Let's hope this was the issue!
Double check them again if you have any more issues. Some of those are literally made of cheese - overtighten them and it destroys the threads, making them become loose, no matter how hard you try to tighten
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Yes I will be when I do the final fix into the plasterboard. Perhaps serves me right for buying the cheapo sockets, but thought they'd all have to confirm to a certain level for safety. More likely user error, however...
Cheap sockets are a waste of cash in all honesty. You end up having to replace them anyway. I tend to use MK all the time, and avoid the cheap and (often) nasty stuff, as it’s more hassle than it’s worth.
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You will find that as you grow older this becomes a common problem. It all boils down to the fact you can't see anything in front of your nose - That's what I have been told on numerous occasions.
That's so true. I sometimes can't remember what walk I've taken with he dog the day before.