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Great, thanks for the reply - ordered a cheap set of box spanners from eBay as looks just tor job!

Hi Guys, I have a replacement cartridge for my dripping tap (driving me crazy!) but one problem - looks like i need a special tool to remove a retaining nut. I need something shaped like a nut which fits inside the opening, so i can turn and remove. Any idea what im talking about...

need to remove retaining cover, requires a special tool?

thanks very much, ok I'll challenge the message from plumber and get some more detail, then if no joy post up some images. many thanks !!

Thanks for the quick reply, thats interesting as the plumber said cant fit valve to those radiators because they are imperial - seems he's not right then... Regards W

Hi, I have a new boiler but a house full of imperial radiators, some of which are curved (due to window bay) and likely to be expensive to replace the whole set. I need to fit thermostatic valves but everything on the market seems to be metric. Is there a imperial to metirc...

Hi, This thread has i think answered my questions on how to replace/wire an old Honeywell room stat (approc 12 years old i imagine) with a new Drayton RT5 S. My old wiring was Red = 1 Blue = 2 Yellow = 3 From the ancient diagram inside it also seems that 3 is the switched...