Recent content by Daftbat

Thank you to everyone - now understand, particularly the significance of the dividing line and having to swap top to bottom for each actual switch. Thanks again.

Hi, Small query about doing the above from an amateur. The switch located in the hall controls one hall light and the kitchen light it's plastic and has two rocker switches. I was hoping to just be able to swop the wires directly from old to new - but the new switch terminals are labelled...

Ian, Thank you for providing precise advice that this amateur can understand - it looks like the overrun sensor is the culprit. David.

Ian, Thank you - - - I've investigated the boiler details and there is a pump overrun thermostat built into it. Is that what I should look at ? David.

The pump has one cable - to a mains point on the wall. This mains point has a cable from it to a junction box further up the wall. The junction box also has cables from both zone valves, the wireless controller and timeswitch going to it - so without taking the cover off the mains point or...

Thank you. Does that mean the electric supply from the actuator zone valve to the pump is staying live for some reason - whilst the supply to the boiler is switching off as it should ? Is it something I can check with a multimeter and how do I do it ? David.

If anyone can provide advice please, We have an oil fired Potterton Statesman 70/90L boiler which along with a Danfoss Alpha pump, Drayton Digistat Thermostat, Digistat SCR wireless system, Drayton Lifestyle Timeswitch and two Drayton ZA5 acuator valves - all were fitted in 2005 - so now 12...

Thanks for the response - - that's the primer sorted - is there a specialist type of undercoat and topcoat I should use for these metal doors - or is it just go down to Homebase or B&Q for an exterior undercoat and topcoat and use a typical brand like Dulux ?

Perhaps should have asked this with my other post about stripping the doors but can anyone point me in the direction of a good quality and effective primer and top coat paint to use on completely stripped aluminium garage doors. Are there specific primers and top coat paints to be used for...

Having a devil of a game getting many years of old paint off our good in all other respects metal up and over garage doors. To make it more difficult they have horizontal ribs and narrow panels so there's lots of nice recesses for the paint to hide in. I've tried some off the shelf tripper...

Thanks again to all who responded.

Thanks for responses - looks like we won't get exactly what we want - but will have a look at both at our local Plumbcentre branch. gas112 - is there a brand name for the Plumbcentre's rad's that I should ask for or are they just branded Plumbcentre ?

We've got to replace one radiator in particular and eventually some others These radiators have the water access points and the blank and bleed screw holes threaded into the top and bottom of the body of the rad panel. Because these existing rads fit close to the wall and just protrude...

Drilled out the centre of the brass plug then tried an Extractor Screw and it didn't work. Drilled a bit more tried a size larger and still it didn't shift - - my suspicion is the the brass of the plug being softer was being forced against the steel of the rad - therefore wouldn't shift...

Thanks guys, Plan A is underway to pick up a pack of Extractor Screws tomorrow. Plan B (if A doesn't work) is a mix of - drill out to weaken and reduce the plugs diameter then a junior hack saw to saw through to the rads threads then hopefully lever out what's left of the plug. Will...