Recent content by robbiejustice

No sadly not. Anybody else have an idea on this one? I've been googling trv body images and just cannot find it. If only there was a catalogue of them. Anyway, if I can't work out which one it is then should I just get a whole new valve and head? I can get other heads that fit but I am...

Thanks to both. I am going to go with putting a large convection Stelrad type 22 or K3 on the 3.33m wall. There are french doors next to it so that should help with getting the convection going. The question is how large... 8000 BTU for the whole room estimated but the kitchen area doesn't...

Our vertical one is great if you stand next to it! I am looking at those boxed in skirting boards as a way of piping it round to that wall without have to disturb those floor tiles.

Where is the other 80% of the heat going?

Thanks I need to investigate if can run through the floor. It's a 50s house and I think there are asbestos floor tiles underneath our current flooring.

I've just done the calcs and it appears I need about 8000 BTU. The existing column one I think is about 4000 BTU so I need about the same again, which I can fit in the proposed cuby hole area, just. I would prefer to go large on the radiator, as per your suggestion, and then just run the CH at a...

Hello all, I have an odd shaped kitchen diner, which a single vertical radiator fails to warm up so I am going to add a new type 22 radiator. We have a concrete floor so ideally we will locate the new one close to the old one. I've drawn a picture below but concerned that I am putting the new...

Hi, I have a decking company putting some decking up outside the house. They are attaching one side to the house (brick house). They are using a ledger and have used wood spacers (25mm thick), basically some treated wood off cuts. From what I have seen, metal or plastic spacers are suggested...

Hi, I’ve moved into a new house and two radiators have trv’s with no heads. The trv’s look different to those in the rest of the house. The existing heads are all from Tower. I tried getting the some drayton heads from screw fix but they don’t work very well. Please see photo

Ah, interesting I’ll check

Ha ha! Starship trooper size. I’ll keep an eye, I’ve not heard any scratching about so hopefully they’ve gone now.

Was having a look in the loft and came across this, anyone know what it is? Insect poo? Anything to be concerned about?

Rats! I thought so I just hoped to bodge it

Sorry I wasn’t clear it is leaking from the sealant where the metal attaches to the sink a bit higher up.

Hi all, Pedistal sink with very small leak from sealant between where sink connects to drain. Would putting some silicone over the top seal it for a reasonable time? Or do I need to take it apart and redo?