Recent content by wozza56

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    Rendering in the cold

    No !!! now go away it will still be drying the day after ,if it starts to sound hollow then you have a problem but just leave it for now :roll:
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    Learing how to plaster

    You cannot learn how to plaster properly in five days :roll:
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    Old Cottage, problem after wall was reskimmed

    Sounds like the plaster needs to be redone in lime or a similar breathable plaster ,i didn't realise it had been done in bonding ,that is the problem .If you want to sort it cheaper then wickes one coat is quite good and seems to breath well on old walls .Not sure how long it lasts though .
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    Pressure still high

    Yes can't afford to pay anyone else as i have just been in hospital so moneys a bit tight and the cars died as well :roll:
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    Pressure still high

    Just looked at an exploded diagram of the boiler and the heat exchanger is the one i thought it was
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    Old Cottage, problem after wall was reskimmed

    I would not expect it to be anything to do with the plastering if it didn't appear until 3 months later .There must be somewhere it is getting in ,it doesn't need much for water to get in and once it's found it's path will just get worse . Have you tried a dehumidifier in there to dry it out...
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    Pressure still high

    That will be the one on the front of the boiler won't it ? It went up to 3 bar again overnight ,tonight just to make sure i will drain it down to 1.2 bar and then turn the water off and see if it goes up .
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    Pressure still high

    Great ,got to find the money for one now then :(
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    Pressure still high

    Right i have checked the valve and its ok ,checked the pipe leading to the vessel and that is ok so i ran the heating with the mains turned off and the pressure didn't move .I now have the heating on with the mains on and after 45 mins the gauge is creeping up . So i guess this is pointing to...
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    Roughcast question, any advice?

    With the changeable weather we have been having i wouldn't take the risk just yet
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    tyrolean render repair around new windows

    Roy i meant to say a stiff churn brush
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    tyrolean render repair around new windows

    If you do have to patch it i find its easier to just use sand and cement render and then make it look like terolene with a small stiff brush patting the surface to make the look of the terolene
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    Pressure still high

    Sorry guys bloody internet been down all day yesterday :roll: I have already disconnected the filling loop so it can't be that How do i check the other components ? and you say run with the water off ,so i turn the boiler off drain it back down to 1 bar and then run the ch for how long ...
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    Pressure still high

    It just goes up regardless of what i do :?
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    Plastering over damp bricks....how?

    Im afraid there is no quick fix ,you need to do it all or you will just be pushing the damp elsewhere
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