Recent content by John_S

Thanks to both replies received. I will investigate. Any further info always helpful.

I have a perspex canopy over an outdoor swimming pool. It is 10-15 years old and in generally good condition apart from several large areas, several feet square, where what appears to be sunscreen cream has clouded the plastic, rendering it white and opaque. It will not wipe off with a damp...

Thanks to both Adrian and Hugh for helpful comments. I'm trying to find out just how tightly the tank lid has to fit under Byelaw 30 requirements. Cluster flies need very little space to crawl through into shelter! The tank lids will have to fit tightly all round and the breather pipe from...

I'd appreciate advice about a problem with the CW tank in our attic. Getting all the information out in one go is a challenge, but here goes: Our CW tank is in the attic of our listed timber-framed house. It supplies a standard HW cylinder (22mm copper pipe) and an electric pumped shower...

Thank you all for comments & suggestions. I'm working on the results now but it'll doubtless be after Christmas before any useful progress is made.

Thanks for the information so far. Beginning to look like I'll need to get a 3ph motor and fresh bracket made. But to answer stillp's question, there are 4 terminals on the motor (excluding earth which is straight to the casing). Does that get us any further?

Hi, I'm new to diynot, but not new to diy; this is my first post so please forgive me if I say too little or too much. I'm trying to restore to working order a mid-1900s wood lathe - good quality and in overall good condition, and one particular problem is the motor. It's non-standard but I...