Recent content by Harry Bloomfield

Just use a pair of insulated snips, to simultaneously snip through both wires of the cap, that will short the cap, and discharge it.

That was how it was done. A small brass disc, with a hole in, capped with a threaded, bakelite, black cover. Screwing the cover on and off, adjusted the calibrated delay time.

Looking directly at the red wheel handle - clockwise to close. Gate valves may not close completely.

Does it spin freely, when turned by hand? I am not seeing any speed control, just perhaps a run timer.

Dig it out, clear it up, relay it, and possibly enlarge it.

The screws are there, to fix the plasterboard, to the sub-surface. If the plaster is popping off the tops of the screw heads, then obviously the plasterboard is moving in relation to the screw heads, which suggests the screw heads are not holding the PB tight enough. You are suggesting the...

If they are only biting right at the end of screwing them in, then stopping solidly, they must be hitting something hard at the bottom of the hole - preventing them screwing in further. in which case - If you saw the tip of the screws off, that should allow them to screw in a little further.

Disassembler the top 4/5 courses completely, clean up the bricks, and rebuild properly.

Yes!

Yes! Your best solution, might be to remove the TRV head in the bathroom, so it isn't accidentally closed.

It shouldn't be dangerous, it simply wouldn't be good for the boiler. You might get a situation where the room stat is demanding heat, all the TRV's have been satisfied, and have closed, and so your boiler is heating water, with no where for it to go - it would be operating on it's overheat...

No matter how well you seal it, it will still swell to some extent, in winter, due to the increased humidity. Even were the door protected from the weather indoors, it would swell. Part of the job of door fitting, is to make allowance when fitting, to allow for winter swelling.

Correct! Also correct! But, if all radiators are fitted with a TRV - always ensure one radiator, is set to maximum, unless your system has a bypass. This is to ensure that, should all the TRV's be closed at the same time, your boiler always has a means of pumping its heat somewhere, to get...

Crumbs, as you should know, can build up, and the elements of a toaster are open, surrounded by earthed metal.

I joined the tariff soon after escaping an enforced session with BG, and moving to Octopus, and remained on it - apart from a month, when I missed the renewal. Yes, it can increase beyond the capped tariff sometimes, but you just have to ride the high costs, with lows. Over a reasonable period...