Last seen: Aug 26, 2025
@Colin, I have looked at Ubiquiti – it looks like really good quality. Good point about the PoE injectors. It's an easy workaround.
@majordennisbloodnok, I've got the AV600 and it doesn't connect to our outdoor buildings – it has to be on the same electricity "loop" and for some re...
@majordennisbloodnok, that’s the dilemma. Some are POE (power over ethernet), so it entails running a cable. I have access to power outside in a numbe...
@robl, that’s good out of the box thinking. Simple project to do. Would need the ability for the light to be turned down because won’t need something ...
@teagate, welcome to the forums. Outrageous that the quote got inflated on the back of the BUS grant, but sadly this is what’s happening. If you hav...
Yes Neil, that’s should be absolutely fine - high efficiency tanks and boilers tend to typically work OK.
@jeff, we’re dreading this coming winter. We’re making plans to shift living in the southern portion of the house only, moving the TV to the living ro...
@majordennisbloodnok, I’m going to check them out. Thank you. We may have to supplement our heating with fires this winter.
@peterr, we get kiln dried oak logs - they’ve shot up in price recently, but a 3m2 pallet used to cost us around £280 and that I saw us comfortably th...
@witchcraft, I got a reply from Ian today, MD of MCS, relating to this issue and he’s asking for your post code and address so that he can look into i...
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