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Does anyone know what the thread on the nut is that is used on a 32mm waste compression fitting? The 32mm (or 1.25") is what used to be the inside diameter of the pipe going into the fitting (but pipes have become thinner walled so this is no longer true) so this has no relation to the thread on...

My partner has an old farm house which is a listed building. The wiring was redone about 25 years ago and the consumer unit has a single RCD which supplies all the MCB's. We have had issues with the RCD tripping out on occasion. There are a few oil heaters around which means it is difficult to...

Got home today when the central heating was on and I could hear a buzzing sound from the gas meter box. I have had smart meters installed for about 2.5 months. I haven’t heard it before and I can hear it inside the house. Here is a video What is this silver device? I can feel it vibrating. Thanks

A couple of years ago I added insulation in the loft and a few months ago I replaced the old wooden frame windows with PVC mainly because the windows were starting to blow but the new ones are a lot quieter and seal better. I have now been offered free cavity wall insulation and as I am end...

Had the front room and main bedroom wooden windows replaced with PVC ones about a year ago. The wooden ones used to get a lot of condensation which was caused by poor insulation. The new ones are considerably better and it is rare to even see any condensation. The new ones don't have trickle...

I have been replacing the old extractor fan in the bathroom which had a back box which was simply pushed through a hole in the ceiling. So I have put in a couple of braces between the rafters and fixed a piece of plasterboard in the space and cut out the correct sized hole for the new vent :-...

I had a fan in the bathroom which was just a square box which was pushed up through a square hole in the plasterboard. It was only held up there by friction so after starting to decorate the bathroom I have decided to replace it. I would like to fit something like...

I have one of these for my electric 'chainsaw on a pole'. I am sure at one point I found a site detailing how to take the pack apart and change the batteries but I cant find it anymore. Mine is now basically dead and needs to be charged immediately before use otherwise it self discharges in a...

Anyone know of some software to rip a DVD to a mts file or divx (less preferable). It doesnt need to cope with protected DVDs. I can find various guides but they all use multiple pieces of software. I would like something which would do it all in 1 step.

Thinking about buying a wall chaser to cut a channel in my concrete floor so that I can run a replacement pipe for one of the radiators. I found this one:- http://www.screwfix.com/prods/81200/Power-Tools/Grinders/Erbauer-ERB125Y-125mm-Wall-Chaser The method of varying the depth is obvious...

I have a leak in my central heating system. The pressure would drop from 1.1 down to 0.3 overnight. I have fitted a isolators in the pipework under the kitchen unit and by elimination have found that the lead is in the pipe feeding the front room radiator (not the return). There is no wet patch...

What is the difference between a fitting reducer and a reducer coupling. Take for example one which is 15mm one end as 10mm the other. I am guessing a reducer coupling solders over the top of a 15mm pipe one end and a 10mm pipe the other. Then a fitting reducer would effectivly be a 15mm...

I have a leak somewhere in the central heating system. It started towards the end of last winter and I did the normal things such as checking the over pressure outlet which was dry so I think its the pipework somewhere. Over the summer the leak practically stopped (dropped about 0.1 bar every...

Currently I have a portable aircon unit in my bedroom and although it works ok and cools down the room sufficiently if left on for a couple of hours before bed the room soon starts to warm up again (south facing so the wall heat up). I could leave it on but its noise especially when it turns...

I have a worcester combi boiler and a few weeks ago the pressure started dropping. I have to top it up every morning and by the following morning the pressure has dropped from 1.2bar down to 0.5bar. I had this problem once before and found that the cupboard under the sink was always damp and...

I have a worcester combi boiler with a maintanance contract. The central heating pump connector has been leaking for a while and previously dueing the service they put some fernox around it which seemed to cure the problem. However this week a part failed resulting in it not detecting when...