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As many may do - I use Sulphate of Iron to help control moss in the lawn etc. But I've read by using the sulphate, Lime should be used to maintain the Ph above 5 as the sulphate makes the soil acidy. If this is so, how much lime should be used per SQ/M.

OK, The outlet at the top of the tank sweeps to a Tee piece. One end to the shower and the other to the HW tap system. It is a known thing in the household, not to run any HW taps in the house otherwise One will have a cold shower.

Its Fed to the mixer from the original gate valve, which is horizontal above the tank. As for being spurred off any HW supply will have to check and come back.

Whether there's a connection as to why the pump becoming noisy. Periodically I have to bleed the system, as occasionally the shower runs cold no matter of the heat settings on the mixer. The hot water feed is hot a the point of entry to the mixer but shower still runs cold. But if I turn the...

Currently using a ShowerForce Easiboost 1.5bar shower pump feeding a Mira 8 mixer valve to a Rain shower head of 20 cm dia via 15mm pipe and the pump in/out pipework of 15mm. This has been use for some 15 years. The pump is increasingly getting noisy. The pump and ShowerForce show no details of...

The decking has always this time of year become slippery, as it tends to be shaded by the house most of the day. Has anyone attempted to use dry sand sprinkled onto glue applied by a roller applying the glue to the surface of the grooved decking board with success. thanks

Thanks Found paperwork for the Vinyl strips, supplied by Amitico. So shall get their product for stripping and dressing the floor.

Some 6 years ago our kitchen floor was covered with Vinyl strips with a Polyurethane finish, glued to a Acrylic sealed surface. Now some of the shine has gone. How best to treat it to restore some of the shine. Seen some homemade solutions using Olive oil mixed with Vinegar and water.

Read that a led tube can replace a fluorescent with removing/bypassing the ballast. Also seen that for example a 4' led tube having a much lower wattage than that of a fluorescent, yet read some old posts saying there are no savings between the two. Is this correct

Have a wall of a double row of bricks some 4 ft high with a 4ft fence and its posts are fixed on top of the wall using Metpost flush bolted plates. These were fitted some time ago by previous owner and during windy conditions the 3" posts move in the plates. As the posts and fence are in good...

4years ago Oil is not water based. ?? Won't mix with water based products. Kept in garage adjoining house.

Someone mentioned about using a small tin oil paint of the colour near as I want and mix it in. ?

I would think you would have to dig out the old post and its concrete and as the spurs are normally 1.2mts long. Think you would need a min of 600/700mm into the ground and trim the existing 4" posts to be clear of ground contact.

I was going to use some Silicone grease I have if its any good on stainless. Which I use on the shower mixer valve and marine outboard engine internally.

Got some 5ltr tins of Screwfix 'Pine' decking oil which I got sometime ago in a good deal. I use it around the garden not only on the decking and found it good. What can I add to change its colour for a darker shade as none of the stock shades are dark enough for what I'm trying achieve.

Thanks all, I've decided to change to Stainless Steel away from Zinc plated. thanks

Using Zinc coated coach bolts on fencing posts etc. What is the best grease or rust prevention to help prevent corrosion on the bolt and nut threads other than using Copper Grease. Read that a Moly Grease could be good as it has molybdenum disulphide. ??

To finish this off. Electricians connected with work, always told me that Fuses and MCB's only protect the cables connecting appliance not the Appliance or Switches. Sometimes I think its a wasted effort coming here asking for advice when you get certain icks too high in giving their answers...

If the two appliances are used at the same time using max current when heating water etc. Ok, what rating switch and cable should I use for switching as described above. ? thanks

Plaster board/stud and brick outer. Could a 45amp double pole switch be mounted above the hardtop/wall and the ring-main connected as if a socket. From the 45amp switch to the double socket with approx one metre of 4mm T&E to connect the two.