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I contacted Hammerite and they confirmed to abrade slightly before the next coat

I salvaged our crazed walls several years back with one of the Zinnser primers can't remember which though. Bullseye or BIN

The tin assumes you will paint the second coat the next day. It will be over a month but the Hammerite paint tends to stay quite soft for a long time especially in thicker areas. I guess I will try sanding an inconspicuous area and see how it goes.

Hi, I painted my garage door before it got colder and haven't had time/weather to paint the second coat yet. I used Hammerite garage door paint. When I come to paint the next coat do I just wash it down and paint it or do I need to sand it slightly to make it stick? Thanks

I have found my current tap installation document. It is a Blancoeye bm/5300. There is a brass fitting with backflow prevention valve. Do I need to remove/replace that?

I have a Grohe Ambi tap which I want to install. What do I need to do. Do I need an adapter? I have added a photo in my pipes album. The current tap has copper piping that narrows near the worktop. The new tap has the bendy hot and cold pipes. So presumably I need to remove the top part of the...

Current plumbing

Ok on spin cycle.

Hi, my washing machine seems very confused. It doesn't finish for a normal wash cycle. The separate rinse or drain functions work properly. Any ideas? Thanks

Hi, the inlet valve to my toilet is tucked away and is really tricky to get to. I can't get at all the plastic nut through the hole in the bottom part of the toilet probably the cistern has moved a bit. So what tools do I need to get and do you have any tips for getting at the plastic nut...

I have been doing my garage doors, I got most of the paint off the first one which took ages and primed it with Hammerite Special metals primer. There were some bits that I could not scrape off so I sanded down and also primed. I assume that the parts that had the existing paint on will be...

Thanks for your help, I could do with a bit more advice on what exactly I would need to do to remove the ball tap. Is it just a case of unscrewing it by hand in the cistern?

I have now tried using mains water on the bathroom tap and that seems to have sorted the bathroom tap as that is running okay now, although nothing came back into the tank. However the toilets are still not filling up and I have no idea how to do the same with the toilets or should we try...

No, it happened afterwards.