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Yes that appears likely as there is a brass plate attached to the body of the valve. The plate is fixed by using 4 brass threaded lugs, 2 of which have nipples on one end and 2 of which have a thread that receives the two actuator fixing screws. The problem is that as I undo one of the actuator...

Sorry I should have confirmed that the actuator DOES have the dimple on the case...

I realise that this is a common fault but I would appreciate some advice before trying to rectify it. Last night I switched the CH on for the first time but none of the radiators warmed up. I manually moved the lever on the valve and everything warmed nicely. Unfortunately having returned the...

I have the above mixer beling delivered at the weekend. Is the drum large enough to accept 5 bags of ballast (25kg) and a bag of cement (25kg)? thanks in advance..

All the prep work has been done for my shed base and all that remains is to pour the concrete. I've laid and compacted hardcore, sub base and some sand to tie everything together. I was intentending to lay a pond liner on top of the base, before concreting, to act as a waterproof membrane. Is...

It makes a lot of sense when you say it like that......At least the recent rain has softened things up. Thanks very much for your wise words.

Given that the top of the shuttering is perfectly level, what would the consequence be of me using only using concrete. It would naturally level the area but the concrete would be 100mm thick at one end and 200mm at the other. The only item being stored is a sit on mower. Apologies if this is a...

This weekend I'll be laying a concrete shed base. I've prepared the shuttering but because the land is slopping, two sides of the shuttering are 100mm deep whareas the other two sides are anything up to 200mm deep. Will I be ok to fill the whole area with concrete or is it essential to first...

The shed is a metal shed which will house just a sit-on mower. Unfortunately the ground is not level therefore the shuttering is 100mm high on two sides, increasing to 200 mm on the other two sides. Will it be necessary to use hardcore given the limited weight of the shed, or will it be ok to...

I am about to lay a 100mm shed base using a cement:ballast ratio of 1:5. First question.... Is that the recommended ratio? Second question.... Because of limited access the ballast and cement will be delivered (Wickes) in 25 kg bags. Is the mixing process as simple as mixing 1 bag of...