The tougher terms affect the entire 20,000 strong British Gas workforce, but its 7,500 service engineers – who carry out repairs for 3.6m customers who use British Gas for servicing their machines – fear they will take a disproportionate toll … Continue reading →

Continuous cord loop blinds operates using a cord attached to a pulley. Unlike standard lift cords, a continuous cord loop lift loops or returns back to the headrail, creating one endless cord. Pulling the cord one direction raises the shades … Continue reading →

Once your apprenticeship is underway, you’ll benefit from a thorough 13-week training programme at one of our Academies in Dartford, Leicester, or Hamilton before gaining 6 weeks’ field experience (with complementary online learning), and a further 6-8 weeks of field-based … Continue reading →

Experts recommend waiting at least three hours after you’ve eaten to go to bed. This allows your body time to digest your food so you’re not up at night with an upset stomach, indigestion or heartburn. That being said, don’t … Continue reading →

A switch is a device in a computer network that connects other devices together. Multiple data cables are plugged into a switch to enable communication between different networked devices.Switches may also operate at higher layers of the OSI model, including … Continue reading →

You can detect a water leak in your house, even if you can’t see any water by:Noticing a drop in water pressure when you’re filling the bath or taking a shower, this could be a sign of a leak. You … Continue reading →

Unfortunately you can’t use the Philips Hue smart plug for dimming of lights, no. Whether the lights are smart or normal dimmable bulbs, the average smart plug will never be able to dim a light. Can Phillips Hue lights be … Continue reading →

Daikin Industries, Ltd. In 2012, Goodman was purchased by Daikin Industries, Ltd and became a member of Daikin Group. Daikin is a global Fortune 1000 company and is a worldwide leader for residential and commercial heating, ventilation and air conditioning. … Continue reading →

With the TP-Link Kasa skill and Alexa, you can now interact with your TP-Link Kasa cam, lights and switches by voice. To get started, select the ‘Enable Skill’ button in the Alexa App to link your TP-Link Kasa account and … Continue reading →

Since Google Voice does not support 911 calling, for a small fee, the OBi device may be set-up with a dedicated E911 VoIP service. Can you dial 911 from Google Voice? Google Voice now supports calling emergency services, but only … Continue reading →

As a general rule, it’s not a good idea to ignore flickering or other variations in your home electrical service. Even if the flickering seems harmless, it could be a sign of a more serious underlying issue with your electrical … Continue reading →

Since dimming, either by reducing current or by pulse width modulation, results in lower overall junction temperatures, it will have no negative impact on LED life; it might even extend life. What happens if you dim a non dimmable LED? … Continue reading →

Security: Some companies keep their building’s lights ON for security purposes, they don’t keep lights OFF. Attractive: To make the appearance of the building good-looking company’s keep the lights ON so that it looks good even during nights and catch … Continue reading →

It could be as simple as using a phone app to detect the signal. Higher-end devices take steps to mask their emitted signals, so to detect them you might need to buy professional equipment. When the listening devices are powered … Continue reading →

A microphone hears the same way. A parabolic microphone greatly amplifies sound, so you will hear better than a regular microphone, but it may still not be enough to pick up any remaining low level sounds that make it through … Continue reading →