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"engineering vandalism" :LOL: What, no cam bearing caps and bolts? Flip me, they'd 3D print the entire engine if it was possible to do it in steel and alloy, then tell you you're a bit old school when you beefed about not being able to adjust the valve clearances or even replace a valve (ooh...

Hi All, thanks again for your help. I thought I’d just do an update about resolving this as I’ve just saved myself £120 odd quid for a new cistern. I eventually took the Cistern off and found there was a crack I just couldn’t see while it was still screwed to the wall. It was the tiniest crack...

Cheers Madrab. I'll have another close look at it all. Hope it's not the cistern, this one's only about 10 years old and exactly the same as the old one (then made by Shires) and that was about 20 years old when it bit the dust.

Cheers Wayners. I'll go back to the single rubber washer and give it less spanner then. I've never had as much trouble with stuff like this before, so can't work it out... I'll give it a go.

Hi All I’ve got an old lever type, dual flush, Dudley cistern and there is a leak around the flush valve back nut. My guess was a problem with the seal washer that goes between the cistern and the base of the flush valve, so took a look at it and it didn’t look too bad, but I still swapped in a...

Yup, maybe worth looking at the weight and ridgidity of OSB. Apart from its properties when it comes to moisture (if you get the right stuff) I've found OSB lighter and stronger.

Opps, thanks for the tip on additives and sharing your experience with sanding these water based jobs, I feel less like I’m going bonkers now. I thought that buying rubbish would probably just be a false economy but now I’ve got first hand experience of seeing why.

A quick FYI for those interested. My test application of B&M Bargains | Turner & Grey Quick Dry Non-Drip Gloss (a week and a half ago) is still so soft you can leave your fingerprint in it. Sticking to the good stuff from now on.

Read your recent thread, thanks. Yeah, still haven't got back to this but yes, an undercoat of ether is probably in order, cheers. I was only trying to use gloss to match the existing paintwork, but if I can get away with satin elsewhere I will. Not sure I ever want to go near water based...

Thanks Wayners. Lots of useful info about products and methods for the future - will certainly take it on board esp the 25c cut-off temp. FYI I still haven't progressed this job since attempting to sand the first coat, so I haven't got oil on it yet. As you say, the thixotropy is a major...

Hi All I’m trying to freshen up some paintwork here and there to prep for pre-estate agent valuation. I’m currently on the loft hatch surround and door (gloss paint). I’ve worked with oil based gloss for woodwork and emulsion in the past, but I’m beginning to think I haven’t got a handle on...

It was in fact a Varilight switch. It looks like the design of the grid was changed as I suspected. Cheers all.

Alec, just spotted this and you made me laugh out loud. Or maybe, rectify full wave, bolt the rectifier’s heatsink to the side of your CH water cylinder, remove everything that runs on AC from the house and replace it with a DC equivalent. You could then find a cheap source of lemons from which...

Yes, thanks, I'll check it out.

Looks like you have fairly deep joists enough for these. I wonder what the consensus is on these woven glass fibre hats: Saxby FH150 Small Heatguard for Recessed Downlights https://tinyurl.com/4a5ypzbw

Rocky, I think you’re on to something there. The one second to last on the right looks a lot like the one in my photos. I bet it’s a Varilight grid. I compared my grid photo to the Varilight VL GRID2 and they are a bit different, but it could be that they changed the design a bit. I’ll probably...

That sir, is very true.

Both good suggestions, probably what I’ll end up doing : - )

Hi guys, thanks. The dimmer is fine it’s just the actual rocker switch that’s physically been damaged since these photos were taken. I have no clue as to how it was damaged as the steel grid plate that it’s mounted on is pretty sturdy. Just thought someone might recognise if it’s BG, MK...

Hi All Does anyone happen recognise the make of the grid and grid/switch/dimmer modules? Apparently the switch is busted and I’m miles away, so thought I’d buy spares on route as I need to sort it. If not I’ll have to investigate then take a second trip return to the job. Cheers