Recent content by OtaCustes

ah ha :) nice one, never thought of that. Thanks

Hi, Does leak detection spray work with air? Yes, I know air is a gas :), but gas leak spray is 'traditionally' used with natural gas so was wondering which gasses ir works with!! Thanks

Hi, I have been looking around the internet trying to find the answer to what I thought to be a simple question, which is when to you use jointing compound and when to use putty (plumbers mait). I thought, more than likely incorrectly, that jointing compound is used on pressure systems...

I am not sure whether this is true or not but have heard rumours that copper pipe comes in two varieties - cheap stuff which flattens out when you bend it and good quality pipe. Could someone conform whether this is indeed the case or not and what to steer clear of, please? Surely if it...

I have a towel rail in my bathroom which is plumbed into a combi boiler and I am thinking of putting an electric element in it so I can dry towels when I don't need the central heating on. Do I need to watch out for thermal expansion? When water gets hot it will expand so is there any danger...

Ah, I understand :D Thanks for clearing this one up Steve, very much appreciated.

Hi, I am looking for someone with experience of fitting kitchens to comment on my kind of odd question. I have bought, but not yet received a homebase kitchen. The dimensions supplied indicate the floor cabinet is 565(d) and I have bought a 600w worktop. To me this seems I will have...

Sorry, I hope we have our wires crossed...building control know about and have approved the building work it is just that they don't know I want to do the electrical work. I have an installation certificate not a testing certificate. When I did this a few years back it enabled me to install...

Thanks guys... The more I look into this the worse it gets; I'll make a few phone calls and see what happens :D

I had a vague idea this was the case...Is this written anywhere so that I can pull them up on it if I need to? Thanks

I would like to do the electrics on my new extension myself. My main concern is what happens if I cannot get someone to come and test and provide a certificate for the building regulations? I have heard that no one will sign or test unless they have done the work themselves; are there...

Ah ha...good question (sorry should have clarified this!!) There is a passage way between myself and next door and, well I thought anyway, that the gas pipe went down the passage way as half way down on my side a pipe sticks up and goes into my wall under the stairs where it goes into the meter...