Recent content by Tom__40

Hi. I've boarded my ceilings (tapered boards) and done the joints using paper tape and easifill, as I was informed after I had a previous problem with new upstairs ceiling joints cracking (where I'd using fibre mesh scrim) that paper tape was the best way to stop cracking (British Gypsum's...

Hi. The internal vessel is gone as the pressure was getting too high when in heating mode. It was a long time ago now, but I think it was in the region of 2.5-3 bar. I tried repressurising it with a pump, but couldn't get it to repressurise, so assumed the diagphragm had gone and decided to fit...

Hi. As I understand it this is a primary flow thermistor error (temperature overheat). I've just had this happen again after having no problems for a while. It's only ever happened after turning on the hot water, doesn't seem to happen when it's doing the central heating. I wondered if in theory...

Hi. I've lagged the central heating flow and return pipes within the first floor joist space with 25mm foam pipe insulation, and used aluminium foil tape to wrap it near completely. As I'm in the process of putting up new ceilings, I'm also putting 100mm acoustic mineral wool up before boarding...

Sorry, I wasn't clear. 6A on lighting circuit, 30A on ring main. There's only 3 circuits in use -upstairs lighting (6A), downstairs lighting (6A), ring (30A). Pics of the removed wire, and terminal block next to hole in doorframe attached! One end of this was wired to the main utility light live...

Hi. I've since tried a couple of things:- The (old) consumer unit had an identical 30A MCB not being used, so I swapped it with the existing one on the ring main. Problem persisted, so unlikely to be a faulty MCB. I think the problem is on the upstairs lighting circuit - reason being it...

Hi. Yesterday my ring main MCB just tripped randomly and I've no idea why. What seems more odd though is there is an RCD socket (for the washing machine) spurred off the ring main located in the kitchen - that didn't trip. What's more, the RCD the bathroom fan upstairs is wired off of did trip...

Hi. I'm just aware how much everything costs these days. I'm fairly confident I could hire some props, prop the wall, remove bricks, fit a concrete lintel and then to improve the look you can get for example acrylic brick slips in a contrasting colour to give the appearance of a new soldier...

Hi. I have an old 50s house and need to install concrete lintels on the outer leaf for the downstairs window openings, prior to replacing the windows. Am I right in thinking the correct way to install flashing would be on top of the new lintel, and up/sitting back against the inner leaf spanning...

Hi. does anyone have 40mm triple glazing in a Spectus frame (B55 beads)? I'm trying to find out if the beads are supposed to tilt inwards or not! I have gaps at all the corners like the below. I contacted Spectus who said 'The bead mitre will line up, when it matches how they have been sat in...

Hi. I've recently installed new upstairs windows, 40mm sealed units in Spectus Elite 70. Unfortunately the beads don't meet properly in the corners, I was careful to mark so they went back in the right locations (top/bottom/left/right). The company I bought the frames from asked me to deglaze a...

...after looking and looking I think I've found it. Don't know why I didn't check this earlier, but I reckon the radiator itself is leaking. Pink deposits at the bottom either end of it, and on the plastic thing underneath (drip tray?) there's a puddle of pink coolant at one end. It's damp with...

Great, thanks. At least I know it's not that now!

Hi. My 2000 Polo Mk3 1.4 (~88000 miles) seems to have developed a slow coolant leak. At least I think it's a leak, maybe an airlock after not putting the cap on the expansion tank or something? I've had a good poke around, hoses all seem ok. I did come across a push fit plastic cap of some kind...

I had Dimplex Smartrads in the flat I moved out of last year. That said, it was a ground floor mid terrace and I also had a heat pump and triple glazing. The Smartrads are cheap to run, but noisy. They're not too bad, but it's the getting up to speed bit that makes more noise than when it's...