Recent content by skye16

Sorry, it is there in the photograph.

Thanks. Cheap rate electricity for my remote location is 14p per hour, so not that cheap. I got on my hands and knees. Both the cut off pipes, previously to the Rayburn, go into the rectangular black box at the back. Altogether, 8 pipes go into it. If the old Rayburn pipes were now connected...

To be honest, even the cheap rate electricity is getting very expensive. And the room gets colder at the end of the day. I would prefer to go with the oil boiler and a radiator, if I could. The boiler was only installed two years ago. I get it serviced every August. Perhaps the best bet is...

Thanks for your replies. Everytime I contact the electricity company, they tell me I need a smart meter. Yet when they came to fit one, they couldn't. It means that I will be on standard rate from July, which would make storage heaters far too expensive. My wife and I are in our mid-seventies...

Hi There used to be an old oil burning Rayburn in my kitchen. It was dirty, smelly and expensive. Many years ago, I had it cut off, and an electric storage heater was installed in the kitchen. Where I live it is very remote. After 30th June I can no longer get Economy 7 - I live too far from...

Two days ago I knew nothing about door handles. Thanks for your help, I now know what I'm looking for. Hoppe do three or four to choose from, including the Hoppe Everest Union lock match. Does it matter if the new holes are very close to the old ones, given that the backplates are screwed...

Thanks. The distance is only a short one. I have been told the PZ is 48mm if that helps.

Hello My front door handles need to be replaced, because the exterior handle and back plate has rusted inside. The lock is in good working order. I contacted Union, but the handles are no longer made. The main measurements are: PZ: approximately 2" or 5 cms. Length of back plate...

Thanks for the help. I'm going to have a go at freezing it, using compression joints. The nut underneath has been done up really tight. I thought I would take off the paint at the top of the pipe, and cut the pipe as high up as I can. After cleaning this, I can fit the new tap hopefully...

Thanks for the replies. The wood at the back is rotten, so I am replacing it with a new piece. It is a poor installation, but I do cover the pipe with insulation in winter. The metalwork is in a bad state, and a new tap kit only costs a tenner. I have more questions if you could help. Will...

The pipe is 15mm. About 6" below the hole, you can just make out where it connects at right angles to much thicker piping. Not sure if it is lead piping there.

I have an old outside tap that is dripping and weeping from where the pipe enters the bottom of the unit. I want to replace it, but I cannot turn off the water. The mains stopcock is after the tap, inside the kitchen. There is an outside stopcock, but it is underneath large paving slabs that I...

Would something like BOSTIK EVO-STIK STICKS LIKE SH*T TURBO be any good?

Hi. I want to glue a solid rubber strip to some exterior wood. What would be a good adhesive to buy, using it from a sealant gun? I want something that will last. Thanks.

screws needed