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No. The area is bone dry :mrgreen: This is fascinating to me. Experienced plumbers must have noticed this occurrence in their daily work. In my limited plumbing work, this has occurred at least 3x. Each time, a weeping leak at the rad valve just magically seals itself. This also took place...

You mean when the pipe is cold again after the central heating is off? That seems like the most logical explanation. But this always occurs within 30 mins. Can old and new rust/scale form in that quickly? Have any other plumbers experienced this?

Removed towel rad to decorate. After refitting the rad, there was a weeping, persistent /leak at the valve. However, after bleeding the rads and running the central heating for about 20 mins, the leak stopped on its own. This. Isn't the first time that this has happened to me. Can...

Was there a purpose to the questions?

There are Two neighbours. So three flats share the balcony I am on one end (left hand side). My neighbour who i wish to create the divide with is in the middle (up to the sky dishes in pic 1) The far side neighbour is after the sky dishes. The far side neighbour has created a makeshift divide...

How can I create a divide on this shared balcony between me and the neighbour? I have tried to mark out (in green) where I would like the divider to be We have removable paving slabs on the floor I was hoping to have some sort of structure then using fake ivy for privacy

Apparently, this is the 'cool' thing, kids like in 2024 I was sceptical at first. However, after temporarily hanging them up, I have to admit that I'm sold :mrgreen: As mentioned by @Sureitsoff? they go behind the TV to give the below effect The lights can pulse to match the TV sounds and...

LED light strips state that you should tear off adhesive layer then stick the strip to the back of the TV. However, with the heat generated by my tv, it's only a matter of time before the strips comes off. Could i get some recommendations on the best way to stick/ install these without it...

Yes, there's a gutter/drainage channel So sand is pointless. Thanks. Brilliant. Thank you Even filled with sand/cement. I'm confident that water will drain around the perimeter as this area is made up of just gravel stones. The gravel stones are laid directly on top of the same suspended...

Can anyone address the best filling material. Or should the gap be left open for drainage purposes?

It's a great bit of kit. However, in the past two years, I've experienced the following issues with my personal Nest - Heatlink failed - Thermostat wouldn't connect to wifi - Thermostat wheel was stiff to turn The above two are very common defects. Fortunately, i called google and they send...

Honestly it looks like nothing was there.. Although, i find it hard to believe that it was installed this way.. Or are paving slabs sometimes laid with nothing between the gaps for drainage? What would be ideal filling material? Sand and cement mix? Or again, is it best to leave it for...

Thank you. Yes, it must be for drainage. I am assuming that I should still go ahead with filling the paving slab gaps with kiln dried sand? Would laying the the gravel stones on a membrane be worthwhile or again useless?

Apologies @ericmark I missed your response. Connected Nest Thermostat v3 for a mate They have a combi boiler (Vaillant Ecotec Pro 24). Their aim was to have 1. The ability to control the central heating from their phone. 2. A thermostat that shuts off the central heating if nobody is at...

We completed the job before your post. However, thanks for the response

Paving stones on balcony have weeds coming through. Need advice on effectively dealing with this. After lifting the paving stones, I notices that they were laid on some sort of foam Can I just 1. Sweep up the organic matter from the foam 2. Lay a weed membrane over the foam 3. Relay the...

No problem. 1. Vailliant combi boiler 2. For this setup, i used 2 core no earth cable between the boiler and Heat link. 3. L and N feed from the boiler to power the Heatlink 4. 2 Core, no earth cable then used to connect heatlink to thermostat. Everything works great Used 0.75mm cable...

It's the Nest v3 Learning Thermostat To power it, I will use 2 core (no earth) and give it 12v I used some 1mm twin and earth (as i had some lying around) and connected this to the Live and Neutral terminals in the combi boiler. It powered the heatlink and the thermostat fine, so I presume...

Wiring Nest heatlink to combi boiler 1. Can you simply use 2 core (no earth) to provide a Live and Neutral feed from the boiler Or 2. Do you have to use a 3 core cable? And if so, what is the purpose? Where does the 3rd core go?