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Will do this evening. My filling loop is a flexi. Unfortunately the pipework has been boarded-up right to the bottom of the boiler making access to the flexi itself difficult, as its kinda pushed back to the wall. Maybe that's why nobody checked it properly in the past. The engineer did mention...

Ah, just noticed mods moved this into its own thread... Some background: ~Very old Vaillant Ecotec plus 831, 2005-2011 range, with output 24.4 kw / mostly microbore pipework / 6 medium and 2 large rads Been only living in this property for just under two years, but had to have boiler repairs...

Got a similar issue.... how long would you reckon to wait? Also, if the pressure increases only when the central heating is/has been running, would this exclude a leaky filling loop? Presumably a leaking filling loop would also increase the pressure even though no central heating has been used...

Thanks. Was hoping I could somehow do this all somehow from the inside and just order a frame online. Not a big fan of caring a large glas panel on a ladder there, it's higher than it looks. Will therefore probably ask for some professional help on this one, if not ridiculously expensive.

Hello Everyone, I need to replace the double glazed unit in one of my awning windows, as the seal has broken and the glass has become stained on the inside. How can I remove the window from the frame, so I can extract the actual window pane measure the exact size for a replacement? It looks...

Epilogue: I have bought a small piece of Bal Rapid Mat, which is only 1mm thick. Used 4mm notched trowel and then matting on top. This gave me an extra ~3mm height on a fairly stable even ground. Embedded the trim with adhesive and then tiled. Mad respect for tilers, as this was not easy! I...

k so the free 4mm backer board sample arrived. The Idea would be to just place it inside the trim. I've put a straight edge on it to see how much space I have.... However, I don't think it will work. On the lowest side I would have a 3mm to play with, but it would still be quite tight if I...

yeah you are right, that is surely true. The metal trim itself needs to be raised by 3mm, however the trim itself also adds 1-2mm on the edge only. Whilst this gap is doable for the tiles sitting ON/around the trim, most of the surface centre is still short by 3mm+2mm=5mm as confirmed by the...

Just found a company that ships out free samples of 4mm tile backerboard. This might work to bridge the gap, such as that I can do the final tile laying with my 4mm notch trowel instead of faffing around trying to lay a level 5mm thick adhesive bed.

In this tutorial he is using a 8mm notch trowel for the same tiles. If I used a 8mm or even 10mm very carefully, I might be able to gain 4-5mm in height? In that case I would have 5mm+7mm, which might be acceptable.... what do you think? Or any other ideas to gain a few extra mms in height?

Thanks. Didn't have the time to do tiling today as well, but I finished to put the cement boards down. Now I will have to wait probably until next weekend for the tilling. One issue is that I seem to have pressed the boards quite tight or maybe I should've used 8mm instead of 6mm notches. The...

Ok, google tells me it is fine to use either side. Both pieces now cut to size, unfortunately during cutting/snapping small bits broke off on the lower left and top right... I think I will just live with it and just place the loose pieces in into the adhesive... I bought mapei keraflex maxi...

Alrighty, first rookie mistake... Whilst scribing and cutting the exact shape onto the hardibacker, I have now spent half hour multitooling the perfect shape onto the wrong side. Meaning, the half that goes on one side, would now have to go topside down into the space... and I can't just use...

I am gonna go with with a different angle here... Ditch the multi gym, I recommend some dumbbells, but mostly barbell exercises. Get Mark Rippetoe's starting strength and go from there. 5x5s is a good way to start building work capacity.You can still build muscle, but even more importantly...

Yes Aico, I already have two of them, so was planning to get a couple more and wire them up together. My question was more on whether it's worthwhile to fit one in the cellar and if this is standard practice. I guess certainly won't hurt (other than a little more electricity consumption)...as...

Same reasoning why my sparky put a heat alarm in my loft where I have my battery and inverter. Dusty environment more often then not can give false alarms, so it's common to use heat alarm in such environments according to them. If I can realise the planned cabling routes for the other ones...

Follow-up question on this. What is your view of having a heat alarm in an unconverted damp victorian cellar? My cellar is half-height and looks like this. But it houses the consumer unit. (n.b. the picture is old and I have a new modern CU there now). I always thought the guidline is at least...

I've only done very little mastic application, so I'd let others opine. From an optical perspective I would first do the grey down the corner, and then the white along the shower tray on top. I'd also wait for the grey to cure for a couple of hours, before applying the white on top. You can also...

Hello, I wouldn't discount using the same grey all over. We had the same discussion and our builder used the same for both and it looks great. Also, any discoloration over the years will be slightly less visible on the grey mastic compared to white one.

I fitted Varilight ultimate screwless all over my house. They have a great selection of covers and inserts. I chose this over Schneider Electrics due to price. I am happy with them, no failures so far. If I could turn back time, I might have also considered the new BG Evolve line due to the...