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1960/70 built property with an outside chimney (Walls on inside are flush) with a 10" (guess) tin lining. There was a Baxi installed but prior was a 'proper' fireplace. i need to brick this up as its not wanted but is it adequate to drill a few good sized holes from the outside and place a vent...

Hi, The lazy oik that installed the CH in the property I own has left a completely upside down installation due to the way the pipes were on the original Oil fired system. The cold feed comes into the house, from the stopcock to the downstairs cold taps & toilet system, then up the corner of...

I am doing some mods to my property and have a question regarding cutting a doorway through a wall. The wall in question is between the garage and hall but although a 9" wall, is non load bearing i.e. runs parallel to the ceiling joists - and finishes just 3 course above the proposed doorway so...

The floor to my chalet above my lounge diner is the usual 7x3 slotted onto an 'I' beam spanning 11ft approx. Above the RSj is a brick wall 8' x 11' approx tied into the inner skin of brick at one end and a section of brick wall coming off at approx 45deg at the other end. This in turn is...

My lovely old SEALEY 150mm Model RM53 Bench grinder has developed a problem insomuch as it wont slow down as it should. Thinking prob centrifugal in reveres braking, I phoned Sealey for the parts and apparently its built into the motor. Hmm? Is this the DC voltage braking I learned once about...

My system has needed refilling every 2-3 months during the summer, every month during the Winter. As Heating now being used I decided to try to sort problem once and for all. I turned power off and drained system down to reduce pressure to '0'. Connected electric pump and pressurised to about...

The fixed filling loop to my Main Eco 30 Combi wont let me fill the system. It is not opening and I suspect the non return valve. Can i successful just replace the valve itself rather than the whole fitting, as it seems pointless replacing the other 80% that is good. From a couple of on-line...

So begins my sad saga. Like most of us, I like a problem and the satisfaction of solving it and felt capable of doing so as I have had some plumbing experience (Pre Corgi) and have, in fact fitted a complete system around 20 yrs ago (Tho my mate, Bill the Plumber did the final checks) Here...

Hi all. The vent valve on top of my 9 yr old Main 30 ECO combi is pretty cruddy and lets only a tiny amount of water past the plastic screw at top - no air at all. I needed to re-pressurise my system 4 times yesterday and i have noticed considerable dripping from outside plastic pipe. Is the...

Hi all. I have two inspection chambers and between the two (Approx 5Mtrs) a tree root seems to have broken in causing a blockage every 4-6Mths. As I fear this is likely to get worse, not better, my plan is to replace ALL of the pipework between the two chambers with one continuous length...

Hi all. just a quickie. I have removed a load of wall tiles from the kitchen of a 50's built house. The tiles were stuck to the wall using cement so I gunned the whole lot off back to bare brick. The plaster on the top half is passable but my plasterer reckons it best to remove the lot...

Hi, Can someone tell me if a leccy is meant to test a 6mm 30a circuit before connecting and if so what tests should have been carried out? Installation was a 32a RCD, 6mm run of cable (4Mtrs) to isolater switch, then connection to outlet and then to cooker.

Hi, Could someone please advise me. I recently purchased a property that is in need of some work. I am about to fit a new kitchen but the kitchen window is in need of some TLC based on the fact that there are cracks in the brickwork and what appears to be a couple of bits of old wood...

Hi, I am about to replace the cooker (Not bought yet but think I prefer hard wired cookers to 13a) with a wired in single oven using 6mm cable directly connected to cooker switch/socket as existing via a spur off below worktop) Is there any way that I can connect the hob ignition to the...

Hi. I just obtained, second hand, a hardly used Aquarius 1100 WM63. The waste was completely gunked up and the elderly chap probably gave up on it rather than call someone in to repair it so it is like new. Cleared that out and did a rinse and it seemed perfect. Then I got it home and...

Hi All, I hate plastic windows with a vengeance but if forced thru cost to have them in my new build I might consider black. trouble is that I have heard of these having probs because they absorb the heat and distort/creak. Any views on this? Hardwood is extremely costly and it seems...

Hi All. O.k. I have built a couple of sheds before but now I am going to build, not ONE but TWO workshops. One for rebuilding a Scimitar SS1 & t'other for woodwork. They will have a concrete floor. They will both be 15ft x 12ft with four courses of bricks at the bottom. The first will...