Muddy Funker

Interesting thread. Didn't think I could take part but then I remembered, I can. I went to school with Joanne, same year and some shared classes. She was lovely. I was saddened to hear this had happened all these years later, it's heartbreaking. She killed her 8 year old, if you follow the story on it looks like she then killed herself while on remand. Sad for everyone involved. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5481735/Joanne-Finchs-chilling-final-Facebook-post-son-murder.html

We can get quite a few as we're rural. I've been using those buzz traps from amazon, the bait type ones hung away from the house, they mop up loads. Then rentokil sticky flower things for kitchen and utility area windows. Both methods catch loads without mess.

I clean my own too using a chimney typhoon off ebay. I ended up getting quite a lot of fine dry powder soot out last time so will now do a clean mid winter and at the end. Burn only seasoned hardwood, morso badger 5kw.

Twice a year.

Thanks again everyone. Plenty to digest, it's an interesting one as a Google search opens up an absolute ton of previous threads of arguments on how best to proceed. It seems the requirement to step down to 3amp as many fan manufacturers request creates a minor headache. I've found a fused fan isolator but it only comes in a ****ty plastic version, no idea why you can't get alternative finishes? Maybe manufacturers will bring them out in future. Cheers for the advice 👍🏻

Thanks all, yeah hate pull cords I like the sound of the double switch idea. Do people really have this many switches outside a bathroom? I've got a digital shower mixer so that has it's own spur, then I'll need a double light switch that (correct me if I'm wrong)then on the fan side has to go to a 3 pole isolator (another ******* switch). A lunar lander probably had less switches 😂

Perfect that's a nice solution right there thanks. Would another idea be wiring fan to a pull switch and then having lights running off a pir type switch located in bathroom or is that not really a done thing?

Hi guys, Question involving the humble bathroom extractor fan. I'm currently putting back together a ripped out bathroom which never had any extraction, I'm dealing with this now. I know the usual way is by linking this in with lighting circuit but are there any better options? To me it makes no sense as sometimes I'll want a shower and not have lights on, another time I might turn lights on and not be having a shower. I've been searching on Google and most questions about extractor fans involve everyone saying if you don't know what you're doing get an electrician. I'm aware of part p and building control and my obligations around it, this is my problem. Any nice solutions or does it always have to be linked with lights? Many thanks in advance.

I use aliexpress. They don't release funds to the seller until you have it, it's safe to use. All the cheap stuff you see on ebay or amazon you can buy direct, even cheaper as long as you're in no rush.

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Mora. The orange one so you can find it when it's dropped.

Heating oil price recently was amazing. We got 500L at £180 a while back and thought that was amazing. It's normally what around £250? Then checked a couple of weeks back and it went down to £150, so we bought another 500. Awesome.

So I take it he won't want any media attention for the invictus games then either? Good move 👍🏻

All sorted now thanks to raw and wriggley. Appreciate all the replies. Thank you.

I wanted to make this public. Following on from a wanted add regarding some drop in chokes for a beretta a302. Forum member Raw and Wriggley responded that he possibly had a couple he no longer needed. These were sent out within a couple of days before any money had been sent and arrived as described, perfect for what I needed. When it came to sorting out payment he just said donate the money to Captain Tom's just giving page. I thought that was a really nice thing to do and once again the kindness of a member reflects what this forum is all about. Thanks mate, top bloke 👍🏻 P.S I still probably won't be able to hit a barn door with the 302 😂