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    Concrete in the fireplace corners

    Opening up the fireplace after removing the cast iron insert and find a rounded lump of extremely hard concrete in each of the back corners. Suspect the insert wasn't original (house is 1906) due to the mortar and rubble that was behind it which came out very easily with an SDS. Did these lumps...
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    Old style light pull replacement

    My old style WC light pull has been tugged too often! The old switch/isolator seems to be a lighting circuit loop in and out with a pair of reds and a pair of blacks at the top and a single red and black off the load going to the ceiling rose (effectively 3 x T&E but actually 1 T&E, 2 single...
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    Dual flush overflowing

    My sons house so no pic atm. This shows the dis-assembly of SIAMP's.
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    Dual flush overflowing

    It's a SIAMP Trueflow cistern and a flavour of SIAMP fill valves, most likely a Compact 99B. Changing the whole valve has to be the last option due to access to the bottom of the cistern. Do these valves dis-assemble ?
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    Dual flush overflowing

    After flushing the water the cistern continues to fill at full bore and chucks it down the overflow (middle of the flush valve) ... so must be an issue with the fill valve. When filling, the float lifts as the water comes in but doesn't shut off the water and the level rises above the float and...
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    Cracked pane Victorian sash

    I have 2 panes with cracks in the corners. Seldom if ever open the sashes. Replace the panes or treat with glass epoxy ?
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    Bidet Spray

    Contacted Arrow Valves... they suggest a £2400 BTHW 1 :LOL:
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    Bidet Spray

    As I understand the cat 5 DC pipe interrupters are intended for open outlet applications ie urinals, otherwise the water would discharge out of the vent holes. Are there any inline fittings that are suitable or do you have to go down the AUK1 air gap route. The WRAS...
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    Repointing mix to match existing

    I've done the top half of the 1882 house in lime mortar (nhl3.5 and black sand) and now need to patch a few bits in the bottom half. Can't figure out what's been used as it's hard (like cement mortar) but has a creamy/pale surface but it's black underneath. Anyone got suggestions on how I get a...
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    Which breakers fit Siemens DIN rail ?

    I have an Alpha 200 Stratum ( Siemens) split load consumer unit with Siemens mcb's/RCCB from early 2000's. The 80A 30 RCCB 3SM3317-0 is burning when the 10Kw leccy shower is on. I've found an identical used replacement for the RCCB off fleabay 'cos I refuse to pay £250 for an equivalent...
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    Best glue/epoxy for refixing stainless pan handle

    My favourite 18/8 stainless pan almost parted company with it's handle yesterday when the top 2 of the 4 spot welds came away. Luckily I spotted it before attempting to carry the boiling pan of spuds to the sink. Can't get it spot welded locally but there seems to be some highly rated...
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    Soilpipe material

    1882 property, original soil stack, top 3/4 is cast iron and pings when you tap it, lower 1/4 is unknown... grey finish and much duller sound when tapped. Anyone identify what it could be ?
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    Phoenix RAV002 valve weeping

    6 years old, never touched as always fully open until the missus had a tweak and chucked out some black ( the o-ring perishing) and now weeps. There's no nut to tighten as it has a circlip so looks like a partial drain to sort it out. Anyone know what size o ring ? Retail is £39 a pair...
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    Do I need a bigger boiler/accumulator ?

    Son's bought a standard 3 bed terrace with a loft conversion which has 4th bedroom and ensuite shower running off the boiler. Fully double glazed so heating is not an issue. Currently has a Baxi duo-tec 24Kw which spec says will deliver 9.8l/min.. confirmed by filling a 9.5L bowl downstairs in...
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    Lime mortar mix for repointing

    It's been suggested I use the following mix to re-point the side of a 1882 stone built house. 1 x 3.5 Hydraulic lime 5 crushed dust ( Travis Perkins) 2.5 black sand (aka Bowland Stone mortar) I've seen local walls done in mortar and it's very dark when it goes on and lightens over time. Does the...
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    Nuisance tripping of ringmain RCCB

    Found time to investigate. Loud bang from the pond area when power was restored and the RCCB tripped as before. Took the cover off the uv box, nothing untoward and nice and dry. Reset power and the bang was from the switch box. Removed the cover and the neon indicator was no more and lots of...
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    Nuisance tripping of ringmain RCCB

    I do indeed believe it's external wring /JB's to be the cause. I'm not sure the model I have so the pump draws either 5,12 or 21W. The UV lamp is around 5W.
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    Nuisance tripping of ringmain RCCB

    Thanks. I have a spare 5A MCB in the CU that was intended for an additional lighting circuit that we won't be needing. It's quite a run from the CU to the current fused spur connection so another RCCB would be easier. Would a 10mA Rated residual current device not always trip before a 30mA ...
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    Nuisance tripping of ringmain RCCB

    We have 4 circuits with MCB's protected by a Siemens 80A 5 SM3 317-0 RCCB with 30mA rated residual current. Came back from holiday last year to a defrosted freezer and a tripped RCCB. Never found the source and it never re-occurred... until now. After torrential downpours it tripped again. I...
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    Alternative to lead for railings into stone

    I've dug out the old railing stubs which were set in lead. I need advice on which adhesive to use to fix the 20mm round bar into the holes in the stone The holes are approx 25mm across and 25mm deep.
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