We used 6.3amp in the office .
Okay, that's a new one on me
Where'd you get those from?
Okay, that's a new one on me
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joinerjohn
This weekend, I have been putting blown vinyl wallpaper on the bathroom walls. I've done a great job , considering that at the side of the shower, space is limited to about a foot to squeeze through to put the wallpaper on.(curved shower enclosure). I've also put a couple of shelves up and a bracket for the flatscreen TV.
Next week, I'll mainly be painting the bathroom a lovely shade of whatever she picks.
Next week, I'll mainly be painting the bathroom a lovely shade of whatever she picks.
Electrical wholesaler , where else?We used 6.3amp in the office .
Okay, that's a new one on me
Underfloor power track, twin 6.3 fuses so total 12.6 amps which means they blow at desk end and not underfloor where there is another 13amp fuse at track plug.[When dumb staff plug in a 3kw fan heater]
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imamartian
i have a threshold strip (that is made of mdf) into my downstairs loo, that has gotten hugely distorted (blown) from water that condensed on the mains water pipe during the cold winter... and the door doesn't shut too well...
so i took the door off and planed a couple of mil' off the bottom of the door - with an electric plane.... it's so easy to not get it right though....
but it now doesn't catch! which is cool!
so i took the door off and planed a couple of mil' off the bottom of the door - with an electric plane.... it's so easy to not get it right though....
but it now doesn't catch! which is cool!
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Should have replaced the threshold instead, preferably with hardwood.
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imamartian
Damn !!
But .... it's a nice threshold strip, and i didn't have a hardwood one to hand, but i did have the door and a planer .... i'll get a new one next time it swells though!! don't want the downstairs loo with a barroom style swing door really
But .... it's a nice threshold strip, and i didn't have a hardwood one to hand, but i did have the door and a planer .... i'll get a new one next time it swells though!! don't want the downstairs loo with a barroom style swing door really
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daneski88
Damn !!
But .... it's a nice threshold strip, and i didn't have a hardwood one to hand, but i did have the door and a planer .... i'll get a new one next time it swells though!! don't want the downstairs loo with a barroom style swing door really
Threshold can be free, break up a pallet next time you see one [most people will give them away happily] the timber is hardwood and can be planed to give a nice lump for a new threshold, stain an apply danish oil.Damn !!
But .... it's a nice threshold strip, and i didn't have a hardwood one to hand, but i did have the door and a planer .... i'll get a new one next time it swells though!! don't want the downstairs loo with a barroom style swing door really
In the earlier this week high winds, I noticed a couple of issues. The front of the house takes the brunt of the force of the wind from the west and I noticed a draft coming through the front door seal on the lock side. It was too windy to do anything at the time, so I waited until it was calmer today to try to find the source - easy. There is a lot of noise from opposite, where they are having a new drive put in. The noise was leaking through the gaps in the door seal, just as much as did the wind. Five minutes with a screwdriver and a small hammer and no more noise.
The other problem was there is a draft coming through under the wooden window ledge, of the bay window. I spotted dust being blown out, obviously dust from the cavity wall. Looking outside there are a couple of single height air bricks. I suspect it is air blown in through those air bricks, blowing up the cavity. A job for another day perhaps?
The other problem was there is a draft coming through under the wooden window ledge, of the bay window. I spotted dust being blown out, obviously dust from the cavity wall. Looking outside there are a couple of single height air bricks. I suspect it is air blown in through those air bricks, blowing up the cavity. A job for another day perhaps?
Sorting out a toilet, that was installed 2 years ago - wrong i think, the soil/waste goes slightly uphill !!!!
Now i need to raise slightly and put on a plinth - started last Thursday , looking at it, then the storms, so had to sort out a gate/fence post , which then had other issues - so just blocked that up - so no one can get in
this is a bit like the song, the backbone is connected to the ..........
back to toilet, now to raise , i have to raise the cistern a little - but to do that , the air push wont fit, so the cistern has to go back a bit, which it can do - but then the cabinet top has to come off - fortunately i have a worktop over that , so I afford to do that. But now that means the isolation valve would be accessible, so that has to be moved, oh and now the cistern flow pipe 50mm-44mm , no longer long enough, so needs replacing , which I have to see who has a long 44mm section available and not on weeks back order
and so on and so forth, all planned to do this week - BUT my mum's power went out , and it only just came back on again today - so sorting freezers & fridges out - !!!!!!! and she staying with me, she lives over 100miles away, so a lot of travelling
anyway thats what i have looked into this week, and actually done very little DIY
Now i need to raise slightly and put on a plinth - started last Thursday , looking at it, then the storms, so had to sort out a gate/fence post , which then had other issues - so just blocked that up - so no one can get in
this is a bit like the song, the backbone is connected to the ..........
back to toilet, now to raise , i have to raise the cistern a little - but to do that , the air push wont fit, so the cistern has to go back a bit, which it can do - but then the cabinet top has to come off - fortunately i have a worktop over that , so I afford to do that. But now that means the isolation valve would be accessible, so that has to be moved, oh and now the cistern flow pipe 50mm-44mm , no longer long enough, so needs replacing , which I have to see who has a long 44mm section available and not on weeks back order
and so on and so forth, all planned to do this week - BUT my mum's power went out , and it only just came back on again today - so sorting freezers & fridges out - !!!!!!! and she staying with me, she lives over 100miles away, so a lot of travelling
anyway thats what i have looked into this week, and actually done very little DIY
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This thread was dead for 11 years and you have now raised the dead, Harry
All I did was clean out the traps in the bath and bathroom sink and flush out the waste pipes with caustic soda, a necessary task because the previous owner put the falls in wrong and I am yet to replace the bath suite. Tomorrow I have a rubber doughnut at the back of the cistern to replace as the old one is weeping slightly. I love DIY! Still, at least I'm not a plumber - it's bad enough dealing with your own "rubbish"
All I did was clean out the traps in the bath and bathroom sink and flush out the waste pipes with caustic soda, a necessary task because the previous owner put the falls in wrong and I am yet to replace the bath suite. Tomorrow I have a rubber doughnut at the back of the cistern to replace as the old one is weeping slightly. I love DIY! Still, at least I'm not a plumber - it's bad enough dealing with your own "rubbish"
Sorry, but I'm going to raise it again with some urgent enforced DIY.....
My old faithful Triton Advance Thermostatic electric shower blew up this morning, just as I was rushing to get ready to go out. Turned it on to warm up as I began stripping to get in and bang. I had to make do with a quick swill under the tap and a promise of a bath later when I had time. I got my errand done, then tackled the shower unit. All looked fine, apart from a telltale water dried water mark below it, hidden by the shower hose, plus more marks inside on top of the heater block. Elements had blown, so not worth a repair, even if I could get parts, so I started looking for a replacement, but I wanted a thermostatic one - one where you set the temperature on a dial and it adjusts itself to match. Rather than one where you have to continually tweak the water flow valve, to get something like the temperature you want.
I couldn't make head nor tails of the specs, there are so many models - Some mentioned thermo others thermostatic, minefield, so I tried ringing Triton. Waste of time, no answer after half an hour. I rang Screwfix, who suggested the obvious, only the ones which mention 'thermostatic' are thermostatic temperature controlled. I ended up with a T80, which suggested it was an easy fit replacement for an existing unit/ easier to match up to pipes and cables.
Collected, installed and working - just the covers to go on after a pause to check for leaks etc..
Broke up an old double bed base, to recycle the timber inside it. Last time I did this, I ended up at the docs, with an infected finger after catching it on a staple. This time around, I took more care. I was under orders to save the timber, for something she plans to make in the garden - waste not, want not.
Refixed the bathroom wash basin, which had come a little loose from the wall - It had been fixed with large wooden plugs, because the fixing hole were over sized and as we all know, wooden plugs dry out and shrink. Pulled out propped on timber, then a mix of Davids Isopan round the wooden plugs, before pushing the plugs back in their holes. Allow ten minutes to harden up, then refix basin back in place.
Refixed the bathroom wash basin, which had come a little loose from the wall - It had been fixed with large wooden plugs, because the fixing hole were over sized and as we all know, wooden plugs dry out and shrink. Pulled out propped on timber, then a mix of Davids Isopan round the wooden plugs, before pushing the plugs back in their holes. Allow ten minutes to harden up, then refix basin back in place.
Goodness gracious, by the fiery balls of Vulcan! A thread about d.i.y - in a d.i.y forum - who knew?
Well, for the record, i've just finished putting the top coat along the wall and hope Ronseal's anti-mould paint does what it says on the tin.
The mouldy corner was chipped out, replastered, smoothed and sorted, ready for winter. Only trouble is, the white paint looks weird against the nicotine hue over the rest of the walls in my smoking-den. Guess i'll have to clean it now...best thing about today isn't finishing that job but finally evicting a pesky fly that's made a thorough nuisance of itself over the past three days. Twice i thought i'd squished it but no! back again it came til finally meeting its Waterloo on the end of a well aimed newspaper. Peace! at last.
Well, for the record, i've just finished putting the top coat along the wall and hope Ronseal's anti-mould paint does what it says on the tin.
The mouldy corner was chipped out, replastered, smoothed and sorted, ready for winter. Only trouble is, the white paint looks weird against the nicotine hue over the rest of the walls in my smoking-den. Guess i'll have to clean it now...best thing about today isn't finishing that job but finally evicting a pesky fly that's made a thorough nuisance of itself over the past three days. Twice i thought i'd squished it but no! back again it came til finally meeting its Waterloo on the end of a well aimed newspaper. Peace! at last.
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