Recent content by WELLY417

Thanks Agile, that makes good sense to me. didn't want to reduce at stop cock because this would have had disadvantages - slower cold water and slower filling loos didn't want to do nothing because filling bath is frustrating - the flow slows on a partially open hot tap as i'm sure you know -...

thanks again for taking the time to explain all that marshman. time to give it a go, just hope my results are as good as the advice !

Hi all Just had old heating system (indirect tank for hot water) replaced with closed combi. I general i'm pretty happy with the results but was surprised to discover that the flow of hot water is not restricted. As a result if hot taps are turned on too far the water is cooler than...

thanks marshman. sounds like great advice though i think i'm in for quite a bit more practice :cry: Can i just check in my own words that i've got the right end of the stick?: 1)if the joining wall is to the left and i start at the ceiling then i get plaster on the left hand long edge of...

Hi all Practicing my technique on boards at the moment before tackling the real job. i'm gradualy getting better but still struggle when i get to the corners. I know the general idea is to work form the edge of the wall inward / ceiling down when polishing. Problem is getting the damn stuff...

Hi all Wondering if i need to change anything about an existing water heater circuit before using it to power a new combi boiler? (corgi guy starts monday) I know i need to fit a 3 amp fused connection unit at he boiler end but not sure about the consumer unit which has a 16a mcb and is on...

Hi All Just wondering if any of the more experienced out there know if its ok to repair blown patches of original sand / cement under coat plaster with thistle hardwall? I need to repair several large patches which will be taken back to bare brick before skimming the whole walls. Not sure if...

Hi All i know this is probably in old threads somewhere but i can't find what i'm looking for so appologies if this is boring basics for most. i was under the impression that all showers circuits should be 10mm cable and 45 amp MCB (or 50 amp if over 10.3 kw) I am now questioning this...

Hi All Sorry about the mind numbingly basic question but i just can't find an answer in old posts: when talking about cable sizes in a domestic situation, is using larger cable than required acceptable? for example if you disconnect an appliance that was the only thing on a circuit and...

Thanks Nick, can i just ask if you did any prep to your walls - filled larger cracks and dents or is this stuff good enough not to have to bother?

Hi Just bought our first house - an 1870s terrace. Have stripped off all our wallpaper for painting but a bit stuck on how to repair plaster? I guess plaster is in a pretty typical state for a house of this age - lots of nicks, chips and small cracks and patches of hollow sounding stuff (about...

Hi Long story but i'll try to not to go on for ever!. We had a 'pro' in who injected DPC and re - plastered bottom metre or so of our ground floor to solve rising damp. 6 months on we still have some damp and have now given up on trying to get hold of the guy that did the work. This is our...

Hi Found this great old thread which seems to be the answer to my problem of levelling a concrete floor where thickness required is too much to use standard self-levelling compound and too little for standard screed. Relevant bits: “ The only real solution is to bring the whole floor up to...

Just got boiler manual out which says 'appliance includes an automatic by pass valve which protects the main heat exchanger...... if system includes TRVs and / small bore it may be necessary to fit an external by pass to facilitate correct operation of the boiler' Bit confused now - does the...

Thanks for the help Bit lost with the auto bypass valve Agile mentioned though. Can anyone explain? Also, could do with a recomendation for a decent looking chrome TRV for a towel rail - like i said, have only been able to find non thermostatic chrome valves (makes me wonder why this is if new...