Recent content by mg123

Some amazing projects here.

Its an age old question that a lot of people get hung up on. Personally I'm with (and have a bias for) Makita. But if you're set on dewalt or makita, you can't go wrong with either, check the current offers, decide what you really need/want and go for it. Makita seem to have the largest range...

I'm still offered the same deals including standing charges and unit rate so it's not true in my case. The 10 year life cycle isn't strictly true either, you generally have a 10 minimum life cycle with the guaranteed effectiveness of the panels. I think mine is a 0.25% loss per year in...

Not entirely down the drain as you'll be benefitting for years to come. But i agree there isn't enough cash incentive vs outlay. What size array did you go for?

Personally, I'd say no. I paid £10k for 10 panels, 4kw array with a 6.5kw battery. I get the 15p rate feed in with octopus at the moment. Having run it since October 2022, I make maybe £220 from the feed in and save around £580 per year. So the pay back really isn't worth it. 12.5 years, the...

Cases are a "spend what you like" affair in general. You can really go high end, but in general, there isn't a need unless you desire looks. You don't need to spend a lot on a case as many recent budget examples have good airflow, the only watch out is compatibility with coolers and gpus (if...

I bought many components from Amazon for my last build which was only couple of months back. Overclockers for the others. Currently the absolute best ganing processors are the Ryzen X3D processors, 7800x3d last gen, 9800x3d is the current gen (both use AM5 platform). They're out of budget now...

I have similar lighting in my garage, I didn't wire into the lighting ring, I just ran mine from a separate plug socket and feed this into a twin light switch. This has given 2 benefits, I have 4 lights but can independently switch only 2 on at a time, and it doesn't require building regs as its...

I used to watch blackbeltbarrister videos often, but he's really moved into the shock tactic world of late. He appears to favour right wing populism posts so I no longer watch his content. Too many click bait titles, jumped on the cash cow like many others. You may have seen his interviews with...

I'm building a lean to pergola type thingy. Size wize, it's probably a little overkill, but i like the look of larger timbers. I have 8 x 2 treated timbers and plan to add polycarbonate roofing sheets to provide some rain cover. It will be approx 3.6m width (braced to the house) by 2.6m...

Exactly the same issue i found. Really annoying.

Was safe? Wait what, did i miss the memo?

Which supplier do you use please?

So many variables here. However, I wouldn't discourage anyone from trying to fit their own kitchen so long as they're aware that it's a big undertaking and to be prepared for lots of hiccups along the way. There are lots of required skills, but if they have the time to work on it, it's a great...

100% the right approach. The cost of materials should always be factored in, even if you obtained the materials for free. The cost should represent the sum of all it's parts.