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I don’t know if you can trust these claims either. And I I found this company selling it for a third off...

I don’t necessarily expect it to be 100%. Only a week ago a mate wanted me to do his brakes. Of the 20 wheel lug bolts 2 were really stubborn. I couldn’t shift them with hand brace or my 600mm breaker. We drove to a tyre shop and they tried with a cordless impact, no joy, so resorted to three of...

https://www.screwfix.com/p/makita-dtw1002z-18v-li-ion-lxt-brushless-cordless-impact-wrench-bare/843xj This is what I was looking at. It feels expensive, but is less money at other on line outlets, so I wouldn’t pay the Screwfix price. A couple of YouTube videos gives it good reviews.

Wow lots of replies, thanks. This all started with my mate buying a car and asking if I would look at his brakes. 18 lug nuts came off fine but 2 wouldn’t shift even with a 600mm breaker bar. So popped the car to our local tyre shop. Their impact wrench just created dust clouds on those nuts and...

Hi. I am a Makita guy for my sins. Many 18 and 36v power tools for my carpentry work. But I’m doing a bit of DIY car maintenance and would love an impact wrench. Last time a mobile mechanic did a job for me he used a battery impact wrench, as did the last tyre fitter guy. So is a Makita...

Hi guys. I am a carpenter and although have done plenty of painting have only spayed kitchen carcasses previously. But I have a job coming up where I am painting the common hallways and staircases inside a building for 8 private apartments. Previously painted in white not bare plaster, and very...

To see how bad the joist are out you will have to strip the tarp off. As you won’t have a straight edge long enough use a taught stringline. You will need 4 nails and two lengths of stringline. Fix one nail at the ends of both the first and very last joist. Leave the nail sticking up an inch or...

Thanks Gasguru.

Hi, First if the roof is as you say 8370mm x 5820mm then yes you are correct there should be rows of strutting or solid nogging between the joists, and this could be a reason some of it has twisted. If you have limited carpentry skill you dont need to go down the road of traditional herring...

Hi. Problem with a poly sheet is it is light, lift in a little draft, tears on concrete slabs. for a couple of £s more you could invest in a laminated cotton dust sheet. Poly on the underside but cotton on the top. £4.51 in toolstation and with a few bricks around the edges it will stay put and...

Thank you for the reply. I agree something wrong with the pump. I have been looking at replacements, but this 25-80-180 is like £250 plus but other circulation pumps of the same make like the 15 50/60 130 are bout £60. What is the difference? Why does my UFH need a more expensive pump than a Rad...

Thank you for the reply but there is no slot in the shaft for a screwdriver, I was wondering if it was a torx or small allen key?

Hi. I have a GSHP and the underfloor heating loop is pumped by a Grunfos UPS 25-80-180. Today I was near the grundfos pump and happened to touch it, it was so hot I would have seriously burnt my hand if I had not quickly removed it. The water in the heating circuit however was only at its...

Tony 1851, You raised perfectly good points, and I am 100% you are correct about the interpretation of the building regs. But it’s not fair to say as you get older you go for an easy life. You can argue with the BC officer as much as you want, but it’s what you need to do to get the house closed...

I know this is an old thread but I think I should say the following about timber lintels and building regs. Twice in 12 months, and with two different local authorities, different building control officers have required me to remove perfectly good timber plate lintels when replacing windows...

What does the inside of the cold water storage tank look like? How old, is it an old steel tank that's rusty, plastic with loads of scale build up. Is it covered? Could something have fallen in it and blocked the outlet. If something has gone into the pipe there is a possible fix. Shut off all...

Is it mains pressure or gravity supply? A slow flow on a mains fed cold could indicate a burst pipe somewhere. Doesn't have to be a burst inside, it could be burst underground in the garden, but then you may also notice the cold kitchen tap running slow. You can check this at the water meter...

Unfortunately I think getting up there to look the only way to find out. The cement could have shrunk as it dried out and cracked, the pointing could be missing, it may be nothing to do with the work he did, there are many causes.

You can do a simple test to see if the draft seal is properly working. Cut/tear of a strip of paper, anything will do A4 printer paper, newspaper, old envelope. Starting anywhere on the door, place the paper across the frame and close the door to trap the paper, then gently pull the paper. If...

The basics. Two solid fuel appliances, one a lounge stove the other wood fired cooker. Both with water jackets. My knowledge tells me I need indirect vented cylinder with two coils, but I have not much space for a conventional vertical. Ideally I should like a solar store. It is a renovated...