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MikeTNZ
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Electrician that enjoys working with steel, wood, electronics equipment and other stuff in my spare time. I just love designing and building things.
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MikeTNZ
Amassing an Audience
January

Hi @Akanksha,For me, I think that having a low maintenance house is to not gather things that you don't need or will not use in the immediate future.W ...

MikeTNZ
Amassing an Audience
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January

So,What are you trying to do?Any 10 Ampere male plug should plug into a 15A socket?They are backwards compatible.Are you trying to plug a 15A male plu ...

MikeTNZ
Amassing an Audience
January

Hi @KarynM,Under the current electrical regulations, you are not allowed to install flexible conduit behind plastering, it must be rigid conduit confo ...

MikeTNZ
Amassing an Audience
January

Hi @recipeslive,Personally, what ever you do, if you can, make the exhaust from your ventilation system as vertical as is possible.Like you said, clea ...

MikeTNZ
Amassing an Audience
5 replies
January

Hi @aussiblue,In my understanding (as a qualified electrician/inspector here in NZ (we share the same regs)), you are meant to use 16Amp single phase ...

MikeTNZ
Amassing an Audience
1 reply
January

Hi @Iwish,Removing the plates will be the easy part, as @MitchellMc mentioned, you should get a qualified technician to install the new RJ-45 sockets ...

MikeTNZ
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December

Hi @dyfuse,This looks quite bad, I take it that the original contractor isn't coming back to "make good" on a job that should have lasted a lot longer ...

MikeTNZ
Amassing an Audience
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December

Hi @EricL,Personally, I would probably be quite hesitant to use something like expanding foam, I don't really know the chemicalcomposition of that stu ...

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Dave-1
Home Improvement Guru
January

Afternoon @Akanksha and All Low maintenance... Make sure all your storm water is right, from gutters, down pipes and the pipes to the street. If somet ...

Remarka6le
Amassing an Audience
January

Invest in gutter guards. They prevent leaves and debris from clogging your gutters, reducing the need for regular cleaning. By keeping your gutters cl ...

CSParnell
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January

Hey @joe_edgell and @EricL no need to run all around the garden bed. Being solar it will ELV Extra Low Voltage.All you need is some inline crimps or t ...

Dave-1
Home Improvement Guru
December

Afternoon @Jules2023 Oh man.... Thats something I have not seen before, Ive seen aluminum corode as in looking like puffed rust but not this.I really ...

DIYGnome
Building a Reputation
December

Hello @ivanptr considering there will be years of use on that electric motor it makes sense to fit a new one (and get years of reliable service), you ...

Michael80
Getting Established
December

Hi @MikeTNZ Sorry for the confusion. I was referring to the low level deck EricL linked to as a good example of the picture frame / breaker board lay ...

Dave-1
Home Improvement Guru
2 replies
December

Afternoon @foxhound When you say pre-wired, do you mean that it has been connected to the mains or there are wires coming out of the base?For somethin ...

Community Manager Jason
Community Manager
December

Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community @rp2114. We're pleased to have you join us. I suspect it's going to be difficult for community members to ...

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MikeTNZ
Amassing an Audience
January

Hi @Akanksha,For me, I think that having a low maintenance house is to not gather things that you don't need or will not use in the immediate future.W ...

MikeTNZ
Amassing an Audience
January

Hi @KarynM,Under the current electrical regulations, you are not allowed to install flexible conduit behind plastering, it must be rigid conduit confo ...

MikeTNZ
Amassing an Audience
January

Hi @recipeslive,Personally, what ever you do, if you can, make the exhaust from your ventilation system as vertical as is possible.Like you said, clea ...

MikeTNZ
Amassing an Audience
5 replies
January

Hi @aussiblue,In my understanding (as a qualified electrician/inspector here in NZ (we share the same regs)), you are meant to use 16Amp single phase ...

MikeTNZ
Amassing an Audience
1 reply
January

Hi @Iwish,Removing the plates will be the easy part, as @MitchellMc mentioned, you should get a qualified technician to install the new RJ-45 sockets ...

MikeTNZ
Amassing an Audience
2 replies
December

Hi @dyfuse,This looks quite bad, I take it that the original contractor isn't coming back to "make good" on a job that should have lasted a lot longer ...

MikeTNZ
Amassing an Audience
2 replies
December

Hi @EricL,Personally, I would probably be quite hesitant to use something like expanding foam, I don't really know the chemicalcomposition of that stu ...

MikeTNZ
Amassing an Audience
December

Hi @Jules2023,Yes, I have the same sort of aluminium windows and sort of the same bricks (just a different colour).Like yourself, I was washing my win ...

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