Recent content by Hajj

Problem is now solved. At first I thought it might be an air lock issue after reading another thread https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/one-radiator-heating-intermittently.476481/ But I realised the TRV was loose so tightened it up but radiator went off again. I loosened the TRV again (but this...

Hello, I have a central heating radiator that heats up nicely from top to bottom but it does not keep its heat. When boiler stops pumping hot water it turns cold very quickly. All other radiators in house are fine. Any ideas what the problem could be? Perhaps rusted up on inside so does not...

Hello, I am missing some beading on my uPVC door. I would like to identify the manufacturer. The writing on the door profile says: BS7413:1991 H.W.P. 16/01/04 20:08 M/C [37] 070205 I do not know what the parts I have underlined mean. I have also included some pictures below. Thank you, Hajj

No, they are Optima A7's yes, the radiator is cold on three and hot on four... so not much variation! the system is not balanced, but I thought the idea was to get the TRVs calibrated so it can be balanced e.g. bedroom on three, livingroom on four, bathroom on two, etc

Just thought I'd seen a polyfiller that could take a screw. But if you gentlemen didn't mention it must be that it was for a different application.

Hello. My radiators have trv's...you know the ones with numbers 0 to 5...0 for shut and 5 for fully open. Except mine are all different e.g. shuts at 3 and max at 4. So, is callibrating/configuring the trv's a DIY job? Can it be fixed? Thank you, Hajj

There's no specific problem but would like to put carpet down so it is now or never. Have add some insects eating the tree outside so it made me wary...not to metion the hysterics with the Mrs when a spider visits! See //www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=289236&highlight= Didn't...

Hello. A workman has replaced a portion of my leaky guttering but it still leaks. He came and put some sealant but it must have got shrivelled up in the strong sun because it is leaking again now. Any recommendations for a good external sealant for plastic guttering which will not crack...

Hello. I have a nest of tables. The legs are discretly attached to the table top with a bolt. The problem is the wood has been damaged slightly and so the bolt is not held in place properly. To cut a long story short: I need to patch up thewood with a filler and re-drill a hole which will be...

Hello. I have a number of airbricks in my house to ventilate under the suspended wooden flooring. How would you recommend insect proofing them? I thought of taking up the floor boards and then nailing gauze accross the airvent (on the house side). This job would be a bit trick: the need the take...

Hello I live in the UK. There was a cut branch on my tree. The tree is about 8m tall and the branch in question about 20 cm in diameter. I went away for about 10 days in the summer. When I returned I saw that insects had started to eat this cut branch and even hollowed it out. I cut about 80...

Got a testing reagent from eBay to test the water hardness. There are a few different kits including test strips too.

The fault has been detected on two-lever mixer taps in th ebatthroom and kitchan, not just the one-lever shower mixer. Flowrate of hotwater was high. Cold water was off. Plumber said £65/hr and h/ex about £80, although I saw some for about £50 online. He said cleaning it with acid will just...

Hello. Thanks for both replies. Yes, I have heard the boiler stopping and starting without getting really fired up at approx. 20 sec intervals, like you say. But I think it depends on the flowrate of the hot water. I turned the shower down from the beginning an could have an uniterrupted...

Hello, this is my first post so I don't know if I can set up a voting poll on the forum. We have been thinking of getting a water softener to soften the mains water, but now our boiler (Baxi Combi 105e) is playing up. The hot water goes cold. It eventually heats up again or we can switch the...