Recent content by g-force1967

Spot on diagnosis, replaced the diaphragm and now working perfectly. One tiny hole caused the failure.

Could you explain more please? Is it a difficult job?

Hello all, My boiler is not producing hot water. The central heating is fine but the taps aren't producing hot water. The microswitch isn't being triggered. It works if its pushed, but the pin that triggers it doesn't move when a hot tap is turned on. It comes out of the diverter valve. I can...

hello. I have just installed a new cooker hood in my kitchen. It's a re-circulating type with ''chimney'' on top. The problem I have is that the chimney part is directly over the socket where the extractor plugs in. I am just wondering whether this is safe. Will the steam from the cooker be...

i have just removed a radiator to decorate behind. Now i want to re-fit it. do i have to change the olives on the tails or can they be re-used. many thanks.

i have just found a junction box on the ring which is buried in the wall under the plaster. can anyone tell me if this is okay to leave or do i need to replace the whole cable run?

i have recently had a partial re-wire on my house. kitchen on separate circuit, shed on a separate circuit, shower and electric hob on separate circuits. all that is left on the old fuse board is the lighting circuit and the old ring main. the old ring main has 9 sockets on it but now i have...

many thanks bripl.

is that a difficult thing to do. where can i get a new one from on a bank holiday weekend? many thanks.

i keep finding puddles of water around the boiler. it is coming from a small cylinder which sits on top of the tank on the left hand side. the cylinder has a small black cap on it with a small hole in it. the pressure gage is currently reading 0 because i have drained the water off of the...

Anyone got any tips or advice for dotting and dabbing? What size of plasterboard to use? How do you get good results on a very bumpy wall? I have just plasterboarded the ceiling and had it skimmed, and the plasterer said I would be better off dotting and dabbing the walls. Many Thanks.

Thanks kev. What do I use to cut it with and do I really have to dig it out and whats that in the photo called.

I have discovered a leak in my waste water pipe. It is cast iron but joins a 'ceramic brown' pipe just before it goes underground. This is where the wider part of the ceramic pipe has cracked and is leaking. This is actually in my kitchen so as you can imagine I need to sort this out asap. Many...

The hob is 6kw max and the oven is a single fan assisted. The cable doesn't pass through any insulation.They do have separate isolator switches. Yes all work will be checked when the fuse box is changed as well.

I have been through all the other postings but I cant find the answer that I need.I am installing a new kitchen at the end of July. At present there is a hob and separate double oven on different sides of the kitchen. When the new kitchen goes in I will be putting a single oven directly under...