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Hi I’m sure it’s and easy answer but I would like some clarity from someone in the know. My bathroom and en-suite sinks were plumbed into a horizontal run of soil pipe going to the wc. Each one was bossed into the horizontal run with strap on bosses. I am renewing the soil pipe under the floor...

Hi Just looking for a bit of info/advice It’s a 15 year old house with the standard triangle roof trusses I currently have a small plastic loft hatch on the landing. I am looking to get one of the larger openings with the wooden folding steps. The opening is roughly the width of the loft...

Hi Mods I hope that this doesn’t contravene any forum rules and I’m not selling or promoting anything for myself. I have put it in the electrical section as I’m an electrician but would be grateful if you could share it forum wide There is a growing problem with tradesmans vans being broken...

It might sound silly but just wanted to check before I go ahead and paint over this pebble dash. It’s the loose white stones with white rendered behind. As soon as you look at it the white stones drop off. The white render has become dirty and I want to freshen up the Front of the house by...

Hi Im currently doing my bathroom and ensuite so wanting to check the soil stack connections. the soil pipes are existing and im moving one of the toilets in the bathroom by 90degrees onto another wall. i plan to install a bend into the vertical stack for toilet number 1 this will be run above...

Hi as per my previous thread regarding splitting the radiators into separate zones. I have had a new unvented cylinder and new boiler installed. By the new tank the heating company has installed a 3 bar pressure valve as part of the tank install. They have capped off the balanced feed as my...

Hi Im currently refitting my bathroom and then my ensuite. I've just had a new unvented cylinder fitted. There is a 22mm cold feed to the tank and a 22mm hot feed from the tank. These both disappear under the floor where a 15mm pipe branches off the cold and hot and feeds to the downstairs...

Hi I could do with peoples input into how my heating system has been plumbed. I have a problem where there are 2 radiators in the front room of the house that heat up fine when just the heating is on but as soon as the hot water goes on too it makes the these 2 radiators go cold. I have...

I am having the heating system upgraded in my house and currently have all the floorboards up. I have found all the manifold points for all the radiators in the house. At the moment they are all on one zone. I am wanting to split these into 2 zones upstairs and downstairs. My question is do I...

Hi I hope that someone can confirm one way or other which way round my patio doors should be. I have just brought a new to me house and the patio doors open inwards with the hinges on the inside. I think the doors have been fitted the wrong way round by the builder. I would be grateful if...

Hi sorry if this has been asked before I have tried to search and found nothing that matches my situation I've got a Dimplex unvented direct water heater The water is heated via 2 immersion heaters The bottom one has gone and needs replacing I have got the direct replacement...

Hi all I was asked by a customer to install a tv booster splitter in there loft. The customer supplied the booster which seemed a cheap make. I installed it in the loft and supplied it via a fused spur from the smoke detector circuit. Due to the lighting loop being wired at the switches...

Hi guys I usually hang around the electrics forum but thought I would ventre over to here. My mum has just moved into a new built house. She's hot a Y plan heating system with mains pressure quarter and boiler in the garage. The system has been plumbed with what I think is 10mm plastic...

HI Guys and Girls i've got a couple of questions regarding setting up as self employed so thought i would come here and get any advice going. Ive been in the industry for 10 years since leaving school. Always worked for a big company and the last 2 years moved to scotland to take a...

Hi Just looking for opinions and advice. I have a customer who is having a new conservatory built and wants the house alarm to cover the conservatory too. I suggested we install a door magnet sensor on the door. But the customer does not want the sensor screwing to the door. The...

Hi Hope someone can remind me how to carry out a annual service on a Dimplex Scx water heater with 2 immersion heaters. I normally carry out the service this time each year as instructed several years ago by the installer. I was told that I had to carry the service yearly to replenish the...

I have had a job today at a sports centre where i had to replace a normal tv that was on the wall with a new 32'' flatscreen with freeview. There is also a projector that was also connected to the old tv. I connected the projector up to the new tv the same way as it was on the old tv but the...

sorry for the essay i'm having problems with ford fiesta x reg. The heating blower is blowing cold air constantly. I discovered that the coolant reservoir was empty a few months ago so i filled it up which then made the heating a bit warmer but it didn't cure the problem. I then drained the...

Went out to a callout tonight the job was the no power to the property I found out that it was the cooker but whats wrong thats as found

I have done a job today which was a real pain. I have fitted some trunking down the wall and drilled a cable (now you are probally thinking what an idiot but they were not in a safe wiring zone. I managed to chip some plaster away and temporarily put connectors on it to get it working again...