Recent content by petesdragonuk

Yes, if I ever do this again, I wil do that. As @JohnD said, it also allows you to remove shelves as required. I could add more wall battens to make adjustable shelves. Doing these simpler jobs yourself opens your eyes to a world of things you can do.

Yes, have ordered one. And that's the shelves finished. Thanks to everyone who helped me. It's given me the confidence to tackle other small woodwork jobs.

Yes now using smaller screws and the correct screwdriver :) And it's working! thanks everyone for taking the time to help me.

Really appreciate your response and am tryi g the bigger drill hole with same screws, but may go and buy shorter screws if it is still too hard. If I do get new screws, would posi-screws be better and by thinner would you use a 3.0 or 2.0?

I'm putting up shelves in what will be an airing cupboard. First time project! I've fixed battens to the wall using rawlplugs and they seem solid enough. I've now cut the battens to go between them, but have run into a problem. I bought 4.0x40 mm Woodscrews - Double Countersunk. I drilled...

What seems to happen is: I press the unlock button and it goes from flashing EA to -- to a temperature. It then goes (for example) 29, 30, 31 then 30 29 The red flame light comes on for a few seconds and it climbs again 29 30 31 32 then falls again a couple of degrees and the red...

After a few attempts, it finally got up to temperature and stayed on. But last night, it stopped again. Flashing EA and lock light flashing. When I restart it starts to climb in temperature to low 20s and then cuts out, but doesn't go through display alternating between -II- and the boiler...

Thanks Pete - will leave it then to see if it completes the cycle. Many thanks.

Boiler was working great. I thought I would be clever and bled two radiators. That went well, but I didn't repressurise the boiler. So when I tried to bleed a third radiator, no air or water came out of it and I didn't put the cap back on properly. Anyway, that caused a leak and the...