Recent content by LostInTheUnderflow

Thanks very much. I will not concrete past the ends. They are not sealed. It is after the meter.

I was advised to protect this gas pipe which goes past a front door The section around the door is shiethed in a loose fitting plastic conduit as seen below Can I just concrete over the conduit covering the pipe?

I have a house that has an attached self contained unit (granny flat). We are about to accomodate a Ukrainian refugee. There is a cheap panel door between the main property and the granny flat. Sound proofing is not great between above floor and walls, but I think a lot of sound will be throught...

Yep. I'm going to get the Danfoss RA posted by JImCrow. (Thanks). I originally printed an M30 adaptor for the actuator which worked, but a bit delicate. I thought I could use the same valve as I had used upstairs, but it is too much hastle. I can also get a metal adaptor for the M30 thread, if...

Thanks JimCrow, but I am also taking the oportunity to do some home automation, so I am actually going to use an electrical actuator, https://www.hotowell.com/Uploads/products/2020-07-15/en-DN151.jpg which has a 30mm thread.

This is what I succesfully installed on another radiator, but it had a nut and olive which accepted the new valve.

In the attached picture: The valve I am holding is the new valve. The one currently fitted has microbore going into a female 1/2 inch connection on the existing valve. I'm just trying to plan what parts I need before I crack open the connection to the existing valve. I'd rather not drian the...

The pipe is copper, just painted.

Would it be daft to use this? https://www.stevensonplumbing.co.uk/15mm-x-1-2-inch-chrome-compression-female-adaptor.html

Thanks. Looks like I am going to have to drain the system. I was hoping to avoid that.

If I could get the same valve which took microbore I would buy that, but it needs to be 30mm thread on the TRV side. I'm home automating it at the same time.

Im trying to replace a stuck radiator valve as shown in the attached picture. I'm replacing it with this: https://www.stevensonplumbing.co.uk/myson-trv-2-way-valve-body-only.html I am unsure of the best way to connect the microbore into the valve. Currently it looks like it has a microbore to...

I'm planning on making a stand for my hammock type chair. Made out of ~10cm by ~5cm wood. Using this as inspiration Usually I over engineer things, but because of cost I wondered if I could use softwood rather than hardwood. What I don't know is the difference in strength between the two...

Aye 100A.

Which is why i thought it was the other way round originally