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Rapulum_Dei posted:In that case have you heard of Gang DP Switched Socket??? Ho ho noooooo thank you, this is a SFW board!
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NotJustANumber99 posted:Lol 32 quid a go at Screwfix. That’s a 5 pack you muppet.
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Rapulum_Dei posted:That’s a 5 pack you muppet. Oh lol. My electrician has stitched me up with these Hager ones then
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Feb 13, 2024 21:05
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Get these if you have somewhere with nice wallpaper https://www.corston.com/products/2g13a-usb-uk-clear-black
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Feb 13, 2024 23:27
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Starbucks posted:Get these if you have somewhere with nice wallpaper £72 a go! this is why i fell for the price of the earlier ones
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NotJustANumber99 posted:£72 a go! Sexy sockets are nice. Double USB-C too, can’t get that cheap. In fact one of the rare ones I found for it
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they would be a loving nightmare to fit. have to have the wall pefect behind them? all the way up to various plastic bits? i'm already having a breakdown
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Feb 13, 2024 23:40
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They are fairly niche, they do normal ones not just clear but also expensive. Though if anyone finds a 2 gang 2x USB-C socket cheaper let me know — doing the kitchen up soon
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look i think you try and one-up groverhaus and have different socket styles everywhere
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NotJustANumber99 posted:they would be a loving nightmare to fit. have to have the wall pefect behind them? all the way up to various plastic bits? i'm already having a breakdown It's a combination of a normal back box and deceit. 
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I hated having to tidy up around the sockets after our electrician had cut them into our wall, impossible to get a semi decent finish especially with the huge holes he left around the cutouts which seemed completely unnecessary, but eh most of them are being units now anyway.
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I found this for £40 which looks to do what I want. I only want one of these at the moment for the kitchen (2x Normal Double Gang and 4x Switch with names on it which they do for kitchen appliances) https://www.soholighting.com/soho-lighting-brushed-chrome-2-gang-usb-cc-socket-13a-socket-2-usb-c-31a-ports-with-black-insert But yeah, that’s for the little area where my keys / Alexa / Stuff goes so stuff goes on charge there.
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Starbucks posted:I found this for £40 which looks to do what I want. I only want one of these at the moment for the kitchen (2x Normal Double Gang and 4x Switch with names on it which they do for kitchen appliances) You likely already know this but those sockets don't support USB-C PD, just regular 5v charging
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Tijuana-A-Go-Go posted:You likely already know this but those sockets don't support USB-C PD, just regular 5v charging It’s about 25W so it’ll do for most I lob into it, kindle, phone etc.
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Feb 14, 2024 17:04
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Just turn the entire house floor into a giant wireless charging pad with heating to boot, you’ll become a trendsetter!
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Sorted out the final power connection through the wall to the heatpump. Doesnt look much but ffs that was a lot of effort for what it is. 40quids worth of the metal conduit threading tool and bugger me hard work to get it done. Completely unnecessary but once you commit to a thing. It also looks not quite right, at an angle. lol whatever  Starting to actually solder together the bits and pieces from the plant room. Pulling them off in small numbers before really getting it on and doing them all in one bit splurge of gunk.   I've given up a bit on making them look OK, just get them done such that they arent failures and leak. Marking them up with my little pen.   my dad forced me to buy this reamer. Its pointless and doesnt do anything  As I solder up each little section I'm pressure testign them with the kit I bought ages ago from when I buried the copper for the woodburner under the floor   hmmm before i was only doing 22mm pipe. Now I've got three different diameters of pipe, 15mm, 22mm and 28mm. So I've had to buy a few extra bits to go with some of the repurposed plastic hep2o bits from my bristol leftovers. Had to solder up a few reduction sections of pipe too. It was the cheapest way to cover every eventuality    I've gotten pretty good and everything is pretty much ok. When I do think its going to be a bit dodgy... it is. Which at least means I know what I'm doing. Like this one  Wasn't sure. its where the joints are close together, you gently caress up the previous one doing the next one. Smoking  So yeah when one section fails the pressure test, figure out where.  bubbles. And redo it  lol a 3 way bit and I need to realy test my trashcan diving to find all the bits together to test it  finally goes into place.  Still a gently caress load to do. Parents friends visit them and want a look around so I open the bifold doors. of course they now refuse to shut again. The popper thing at the top won't go back down. dunno how it ever opened really? Ring the guy who fitted them like a year ago. not hugely interested.  Eventually fix it with my waterpump pliers just twisting the gently caress out of it. This is what paint looks like  up close  bit poo poo. Trying some lights out   Eurgh another thing  Some of the metal washers I;ve used in the ceiling are rusting through the plaster. I've checked and they are supposed to be up to this and galvanised. Reading up on it a bit. Its basically cheap poo poo I've bought from amazon from china and it isnt what it says it is or at least not very good at it. bought some zinc galvanising paint stuff to paint on them, hopefully paint over and itll all be good.  ffs
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I love this thread
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that's what paint looks like up close. If you want it to be smoother you can sand the interior of the whole house with v fine-grit
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quote:Its basically cheap poo poo I've bought from amazon from china and it isnt what it says it is or at least not very good at it. 
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Failed Imagineer posted:that's what paint looks like up close. If you want it to be smoother you can sand the interior of the whole house with v fine-grit Maybe he could get a better roller cover? But yea, that's what paint looks like
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Amazon really shouldn't get anyones money if they can avoid it.
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Something like a dulux trade matt has less binder in it and is smoother as a result, but still not that much different up close.
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I imagine if you sprayed the whole gaff you'd get a good finish as well, but barring that it's a big sander and high grit
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Next post - nn has bought an airless sprayer system
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Off of eBay. Shipping from China.
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I wonder why professional builders don't source their supplies from Alibaba, eBay, and Amazon. Ah well, guess we'll never know.
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When these pipes burst, will the bodged bifold doors hold in the water? I assume the attic will be a habitable air pocket
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Towards an L-shaped aquarium
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Ratjaculation posted:When these pipes burst, will the bodged bifold doors hold in the water? It's going to be the opposite of OceanGate
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Failed Imagineer posted:I imagine if you sprayed the whole gaff you'd get a good finish as well, but barring that it's a big sander and high grit You're supposed to roll it in after spraying so I think you'll wind up with a rolled finish anyway.
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Jaded Burnout posted:You're supposed to roll it in after spraying so I think you'll wind up with a rolled finish anyway. Really? What a faff
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Failed Imagineer posted:Really? What a faff That's the impression I got when I was deciding whether to spray or roll my house, and the conclusion seemed to be "yeah it's faster if you don't do the rolling in after, like they do in the spray gun product demos, because they want to sell you it on speed".
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If you really want a smooth finish, how about doing some venetian plaster? Can't be more difficult than everything else you've done.
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NotJustANumber99 posted:my dad forced me to buy this reamer. Its pointless and doesnt do anything Those remove the lip inside the pipe so you don't end up with turbulence eroding your copper pipes from the inside out over the next few years. Or you can use the dull blade that folds out the back of most pipe cutters. Why are you using copper when this project already has so much PEX already?
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Cat Hatter posted:Why are you using copper when this project already has so much PEX already? cos copper looks sexy. like a submarine or something
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Not even gonna make fun of that, I respect it.
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Meanwhile, someone's doing dahir insaat IRL stuff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hsR7GnmO4w
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https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/poop-sank-wwii-german-u-boat
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