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    hoover hw160m washer/dryer

    my machine is a hoover hw160m washer/dryer it tripped the mcb and rcb in my consumer unit and had a slite rubber burning smell coming from the machine. now the machine has power to it but when it is switched on it turns the drum a little and the door locked light flickers and it does not...
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    help with search function

    how do you use the and/or/not functions when searching
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    kitchen units

    what is the difference between rigid unit and flat pack. also can some one let me know the best place to get a desent kitchen thats not to expensive.
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    bath and toilet replacement

    please can some one tell me what they do with the old bath and toilet when they are replaced. how much would a profesional charge for this type of work
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    do you have the rd treloar book

    on pages 399 to 408 of the RD treloar book there are questions relating to the diagrams on the page i was just wondering if any body has the book what are the answers to problem 1 to 10.
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    pipe bending and soldering

    I have read alot of books about bending and soldering copper about would like to know if the rollers on pipe benders can be loosened as I have been getting throughting when i bend the pipes. I now there are different wall thicknesses of copper that follow the european standards en1057 but what...
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    22mm pipe bending

    please can you tell me how to bend 22 mm copper pipes. I have read various posts on here and have read various books but when trying to bend pipes i have to use alot of effert and all my weight just to get the pipe to bend. what can i do to make it easyer to bend. Iam using a cheap...
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    450mm offset from storage vessel

    I have read the r.d treloar second edition book and it says that there should be a dog leg of 450mm from storage vessel on (page 86-87). But I have also bought a lot of other diy and pluming books and all of them say that there should be a staight vent pipe from the top of the vessel to the...
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    plastering tips

    hi I have been on a plastering course and would like to know what other methods pleople use to do plastering. do you set beads using plaster or screws? do you use a darby and if so why and how? do you use board finnish on boards or multi? does anyone use carlite any more? does any one use...
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    different valves

    what is the difference between a gate valve, stop cock, isolater valve, ball valve,service valve and bib cock. why are gate valves used at the main water tank and a stop cock on the riser main is there a reason for this.
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    plastering quantities

    i know that a bag of multi covers 9sm at 3mm thick but how do you measure out the quantity of plaster to use on various sizes of wall. when priceing a job do you normaly price per job or by sqm. also do you have any tips for taking on a large areas. _____________________ moderator 15
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