Recent content by newbie chippie

hey guys, i have got a problem with the hot tap on my bathroom basin. basically no hot water comes out at all, i know the first thought is a pressure issue but the bath's hot tap 12 inches away works fine, and also the faulty basin tap in question has been progressively getting worse for a...

Well the clue is kinda in the name lol Im not ashamed about being a new apprentice, we all have to start somewhere :D Thanks for the good advice though. @ Prenticeboyofderry Ah i see, i hadnt even thought about the finished wall level being proud etc i was always thinking from a stud wall...

Hi, thanks for taking the time to answer my questions. Ah i thought that would be the best way to go with regards to reveals, but i found a lot of conflicting info through my Google search on it, so i thought i best ask. Sorry i wasn't very clear. By frames i meant the window frames. With...

Hi, im not sure if this is the right place to post my questions so i apologize if its not. I am planning to do some dry lining in my own house, i have done some dry lining a few years back during my laboring days, but there a few finer details i would like some help with. First of all i am...

Hi, im not sure if this is the right place to post my questions so i apologize if its not. I am planning to do some dry lining in my own house, i have done some dry lining a few years back during my laboring days, but there a few finer details i would like some help with. First of all i am...

Hi, when replacing a radiator does the new radiator size have to be calculated or do you just replace the old one with a new one the same size? I assume it is standard practice to replace for the same size, but i am a little unsure due to new radiators being more efficent and what have you.

cheers mate you have been a great help.

Are crimps and heatshrink allowed to be buried in the wall?

Dos the heat shrink covers all three conductors? What heat shrink would be best? http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/CAHSK6.html Is this the right stuff? (i assume its big enough) Could i use a lamping tourch set on really low?or is that too hot Are these the crimpers you mean...

Stupidly i have drilled into a cable buried in the wall :oops: i have chased the cable out to take look, and both sides of the cables insulation has been nicked slightly exposing the live and neutral conductors but not damaging them. Can i just wrap the cable in grey insulation tape? Or...

I have just replaced a normal radiator valve with a thermostatic one, but i dont which range to put the settings on. Could someone tell me what settings range would be best for a thermostatic radiator valve installed on a bedroom radiator. The settings available are as follows: Setting * =...

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Agile it looks like the push fit adaptor in the above link, except with the push fit connector being replaced with the compression part of the tail which connects in to the raiator. gass4you, will be able to pick some jet blue at city plumbing, and do i simply smear in the tail and over the...

Hello everyone, i want to fit a TRV which i got from city plumbing, it is similar to this except it does have the push fit attachmnet. http://www.screwfix.com/prods/98703/Plumbing/Radiator-Valves/Pegler-Terrier-II-White-Chrome-TRV-10mm-Angled The problem i am having is with the supplied...

I have got a couple of rads valves that need replacing so i thought i would replace them with trv's. Is fitting trv's the same as fitting a standard rad valve :?: I have fitted a few standard rad valves before but never any trv's, is there anything difference in the fitting method :?: