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hi,ive had a wall knocked down and an rsj fitted.i'm wanting to extend the wall undetr the rsby 1 brick width and have fitted a steel channel from rsj to floor.I was going to tie it in with the existing wall by removing half a brick but the building inspector said to use a wall tie kit.Will it...

is it possible for a soldered joint to partially block a gas pipe reducing pressure?my cooker has a very limited gas pressure and will only give a very low flame.A t was taken from the boiler supply and now theres hardly any pressure.Boiler works fine

hi,i'm going to put up a new fence up soon and have ordered kpost(like postcrete) to fix the concrete posts in.i,m going fairly deep and will need at least 2 bags per post.Ive read you put the water in first and then mix but have also read if you add too much water it can weaken the mix.i'm just...

is it ok to earth bond pipework to a socket instead of running it back to a consumer unit?

hi,i had my boiler installed in 2006 and dont seem to have a completion certificate.The thing is i've got my house up for sale and recieved a letter from the solicitors saying i need one and if i havent got one to obtain one from the relevant competent persons scheme listed on...

Is there anyway you can test the auto air vent is working on a combi? i can hear air in the boiler as it fires up to heat the water but disappears after a few seconds.i'm sure the the vent isnt removing the air

every time my boiler fires up i hear air in the boiler gushing round.after a few seconds the noise stops.ive bled the radiators which seem clear of air but am wondering if there's air in the boiler and the automatic air valve isnt working.i had a look at the valve and noticed that it didnt have...

I'm thinking of knocking a wall dividing a kitchen and toilet. The span of the room is 14ft by 8ft wide.The wall to be taken down is 7ft,halfway,along the 14ft span.The joists are 7x2 and rest on top of the wall dividing the kitchen.Im going to replace with an rsj as a precaution and am...

hi, i'm thinking about removing a wall in my kitchen but see the joists above rest on them.The joists go full length,14ft,but rest about 6ft along on a wall seperating two parts of my kitchen.The joists measure 7"x2" and the wall to be taken down is 8ft wide. Will i need to put up an rsj and if...

ive noticed when i run the hot water for a while the temperature drops from 57c to 39c then the boiler fires back up reaching 57c again.it's a right pain when having a shower. Also on a couple of occasions there's been a different code in the idle position but reverts back to normal when...

ive got an ideal combi boiler that keeps losing pressure. this happens when the boiler is not running. there are no leaks and the prv is not discharging. i switched the boiler off and it held its pressure. i'm running it at the moment and the pressure is stable it just seems to happen when...

ive got an ariston microgenus combi boiler.after running hot water the boiler locks out.have to reset boiler then water heats up but after few hours boiler locks out again.have changed both thermostats and descaled heat exchanger also cleaned out fan area.it also takes several attempts to...