Recent content by dal5band

Presumably, the 5 amp lighting sockets are either on the lighting circuit or have a 5 amp fused position on the consumer unit. (As there is no fuse in the round pin plugs).

I read somewhere that s-traps are prone to suction , this maybe allowing the smell up.

Ask any passing plumber - every time they replace a valve they often connect to the existing tail so the new one is chucked in the spares box. I have some lying about and I am just a DIY.

Well I sprayed it with kitchen descaler and after some wiggling the bayonet moved and the valve body came out. Descaled the whole lot, including the cage and seat in the cistern put it all back and it seems fine. Looks good as new so should last a few more years. Bye the way, the bayonet...

Well it seems you can twist the top section either way to remove - see photo of new one. In the top slot you can see the little tab that can move either side of the T shaped bar which is where it pulls out. But my one seems stuck so probably have to take the cistern out.

Yeh ! It's a back to the wall with built in cistern - I'll buy one see if there is another way.

Hi, I went to replace the flush valve in our toilet, it's a Fluid master with cable operation in a concealed cistern. I cannot remove the top bayonet section because the cable inlet is jamming against the overflow tube. Will is go past the overflow tube if I force it a bit or can I remove the...

This just to alert people of the cheap plastic clips used in some sofas. Our sofa is about 5 years old and it was a fairly good make. But they used plastic clips to hold the zig zag clips and after a few years the plastic has deteriorated and the clips just snap off. I have ordered metal clips...

We have water coming through the garage wall which is single brick. This is at least 40 years old. The water is running down the wall and then coming in through various mortar joints, the worst is the course with the damp course in it. There are no obvious holes in the mortar but it seems to...

Looks like someone has put the sealant on to stop the leak. The flexible pipe has a section that goes inside the outside pipe and that is where it should seal. The inside section has rubber fins on it which seal against the inside of the outer pipe.

It is possible to have a system boiler. You could call this a hybrid system. The system boiler is pressurised so the radiators are pressurised and the heating coil in the HW tank is pressurised. The CH small tank in the loft is no longer needed. But the HW side is not pressurised so still runs...

Here is a photo of the Kingfisher 2. Suggestions for replacement welcome. Currently a 2 pump system which would be converted to single pump with two valves S plan system. Flow pipe in the middle with F/E pipes, return on the right. Two pipes on the left - one is the gas pipe. The other pipe on...

Hi Drec, did you proceed with replacing the Potterton Kingfisher 2 ? How did it go. We have a Kingfisher 2RS 80 - that is a balanced flue out of the wall. It was installed new in 1997. I am also thinking of having our replaced. The flue and condensate drain are no problem. My consideration is...

Can you move the top knob to the middle and not bother with the rain shower as a temp measure ?