Recent content by andylad303

Hi, I am wanting to run a length of SWA cable from my consumer unit through the wall to the outside, then along the side of my house and then down to floor level and then under ground to my garage. My question is, to make the cable look less bulky along the side of my house, could I remove the...

I have a multi fuel stove with boiler fitted in my living room. The chimney stack has no liner and is of a straight vertical construction. My problem is that my terracotta chimney pots keep cracking, the last one ended up coming through the roof in high winds, I have since had a new pot fitted...

Hi I am considering using a central heating pump to pump water to the top of a waterwheel for a garden feature. My question is, the pump is connected to the bottom of a 20 litre tank which is sunk into the ground below the waterwheel, so there is only about 200mm of head, would the pump be able...

Hi. yes I have the engineers code. At the moment we are doing a full set when we leave the bungalow via the kitchen door and a full set when we go to bed , from the kitchen through the lounge and hallway and into the bedroom, our bedroom has no PIR. The delay gives us enough time to either...

Can someone please advise me. I have just moved into a bungalow which has the above alarm fitted with the keypad fitted in the kitchen. When we get up in the morning the alarm activates before we get to the keypad, I know we can do a part zone set where we can eliminate zones, but we have to...

Hi it is a TH132 -AF thermostat

Hi can someone please help me.I have the carbon film mat underfloor heating system fitted in my living room with a contactor fitted due to the size of the room being large. The problem I am having is that the timer clock keeps turning off every couple of days and just flashes until i set it...

Hi, I am currently landscaping my garden.I am leaving the lawn down because I am raising the level by 6". I have ordered some crushed concrete to raise the level by 4" and then put 2" of crushed slate down on top of this. I have been given some 500mu visqueen to cover the area which I intend to...

I have just fitted a new bathroom suite.The problem is that,on the short side of the bath ther is a gap of about 1" which tapers down to nothing.Can this gap be "feathered" in with plaster before I tile or is it best to pack the tiles out with lots of adhesive .Any help appreciated.

I have just bought a new close coupled toilet to fit in my bathroom.I have noticed that there are no holes in the back of the cistern to screw it to the wall.Is it ok to drill the cistern or do some close coupled cisterns not need screwing to the wall and just rely on the bolts through to the...

so are there different diameter solders or does one do all

when soldering 15mm pipe,roughly how long should I leave the blow lamp on the fitting?Also are there different diameter solders for different size copper pipe or does one do all.If so what diameter solder reel do I need.Thankyou