Recent content by seph

Many thanks, although the shower is an old model it was new when installed only 2 months ago. It replaced an identical shower that gave up the ghost. I will check the shower rose and see if that is the problem tomorrow.

For some reason the water from my mothers electric shower when turned on just runs out the overflow pipe. It is heating the water, any ideas as to why this is happening and can be cured? The shower in question is a Triton Aquatronic 1

I am replacing some of the hinges on my windows and although pan head self tappers were supplied with them they are too small. I have tried to get some larger gauge ones and have, 5mm. Unfortunately some are not holding, so I will have to use rivets in some places. I am also replacing some...

Cheers, I shall overboard it

Cheers, I shall have to have it looked at. I think it is the diverter valve as I checked everything else

I have deicided to overboard it all. It seems to be the easiest and safest solution

Cheers, I shall have to do them as one window is totally knackered

I have a Sloar 80e boiler that was low on pressure and the rads needing bleeding. I have done this and now it is fine-well the heating is. Only now the hot water is not getting hot. The burner fires up on demand for the water only it goes the water is luke warm. The water was getting hot until I...

I have a few ceilings with artex on them and have deicided to put a false ceiling in rather than rip the existing ceiling out. What is the best way to do this.

I need to replace some of the hinges on my windows as they have broken. They are side hung friction hinges and held in place by rivets. Firstly, how do I remove the existing hinges and could I secure the new ones using something other than rivets? If I need to use rivets what size rivets would I...

Thanks for that. I did try the search facility but nothing came up. Still do not know what to do. Do not want to batton the walls as I would have to remove and re-plumb radiators. I may try sanding first, see how messy that gets or even use a steamer. Have to start somewhere

A big thank you to all on this site. I have just found this site and after reading through a few posts, think I have solved my pressure drop problem. I still think I may have a leak somewhere but will wait and see if the prseeure drops again.

I have an awful lot of artex that I can stand no longer. What is the best thing to do to get rid. It is in waves rather than the speckaled if you know what I mean.