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If it is “chrome into pushfit”, I’ll change the fitting for metal compression. I’ve got one of those endoscope thingies, so I’ll enlarge the pipe hole in the floor, poke the endo down there and see what turns up.

Thanks for that. No idea what fittings have been used under the bathroom floor, but I’ll monitor for pressure drop and if needs be, I’ll expose the pipes.

Afternoon all I had occasion to swap a heated towel rail in our bathroom today. Straight replacement of an old version, using the same pipework. Had great difficulty releasing the compression nut underneath one of the chrome valves and whilst doing so, the vertical chrome pipe turned about 90...

In both the instances where I’ve drilled UPVC soffits, the plastic has been fitted snugly against the original wooden section, so I don’t think you’ll need any kind of extension. From memory the plastic vents fit snugly into a 70mm hole.

In both the situations where I fitted soffit vents, the UPVC soffits were fitted directly over the old wooden ones. So there was a good solid surface for me to drill into. I’d imagine that if it was UPVC soffits only there might be some vibration, but drilled with care, no problem.

I've answered your post on the " fitting soffit vents" thread, but regarding removing existing condensation, if the loft is completely sealed you could use a dehumidifier up there if you have one. If you don't have a dehumidifier then you'd have to pay upwards of £150 to buy one big enough to...

Hi Chatlow yes, the soffit and felt vents did get rid of the vast majority of the condensation. In fact, its worked for us twice, because we moved to another bungalow in 2022 and had exactly the same problem during a spell of cold weather at the end of 2023. The roof in this bungalow was...

Thanks for that. I might even put them on my early Christmas list!

Well, as is no doubt obvious from my enquiries I’m a DIYer and not a professional, but they certainly strike me as something I ought to keep in my toolbox.

Blimey, never seen those before. Some sort of temporary stopper?

It’s compression, and the joint is actually dry at the moment after weeping slightly for a day or two following a rad swap. So I’ll just monitor for now, but definitely put your advice to good use if it leaks again.

Much obliged for that info, thanks. I have a weeping rad-nut-to-valve connection that I need to tackle.

Many thanks, I’ll give it a go.

I've seen videos on YouTube in which its claimed that if you turn off both radiator valves then open the bleed screw ( and close it again) you can create a vacuum in the rad that enables you to work on valve-to-rad connections without draining, or losing much water. Does that actually work in...

Let me be clear about what I’m saying: that there is more balance in GBN than others have suggested, yes, though the extent of that balance and its influence on their output has to be seen in the light of an anti-immigration, pro Daily-Telegraph-reader agenda. I’d be the first to acknowledge the...

Bit of free advice for you, old lad. You clearly don't understand how to conduct a rational discussion about politics, but don't despair: there's a way forward. Join a couple of political forums elsewhere, and observe how others do it. See how they make an argument, and how others counter that...

I meant people like you, old son. Slavishly doing the bidding of those who want just one source of news, one that soothes their pathological need to be right about everything. Incidentally, can you not parcel up your nonsense in one neat package, to save me trawling through a bunch of posts...

Clever editing? Can I suggest that if you must insist on getting up early in the morning and posting here, you have some coffee and wake up first. An uninformed person who is half asleep is even more likely to post idiotic nonsense than one who is wide awake.

There isn't really much point in trying to debate with you, is there? You've totally ignored my observation, based on fact, that GBN gives plenty of airtime to left wing commentators. You prefer to avoid any inconvenient truths that threaten your tired old preconceptions and recycle the same...

When I say “diverse”, by the way, implicit in that statement is my understanding that not all parallel opinions on any particular subject can simultaneously be construed as fact.