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Folks, I am redoing a dry wall in the house. The wall is against the stairs and has a rad against it for the hallway. Behind the wall, to one side, is a void I cannot avoid (doh!) which is about 1ft x 2ft. I was wondering if there is a heat-exchanger I can get to use instead of the rad which...

Hi folks, I am repainting the wall where the condensate and discharge pipes come out and wanted to know if I can join them together on the outside? The plan is to use the existing condensate pipe (22mm?) and a T onto it for the discharge. The discharge dribbles like an old man - not wet but...

Thanks for the reply. I shall do that and see how it goes. Let you know in 5 years time :)

Hi all, The exterior walls of my castle (read: two-up/two-down semi) need painting. A lot of the pain has peeled off leaving the render exposed. I intend jetwashing the wall (without blasting the render) to remove further loose paint. The worst peeling parts are close tot he ground. I...

hmm, I might actually try that and see. Thanks. It's not really the size of the socket which is the problem - it's the plug :rolleyes: All the cloverleaf "males" are rather industrial and will just detract from it. Worse case I will no have a socket/plug and run the wire straight in with a...

Hi folks, Is there something that smaller but still BS than a cloverleaf plug? I have a small project I am working on which is powered by mains. It has exposed metal (brass lamp holders) so I need an earthed supply. I would like to use a figure-8 plug but they are not earthed. I don't...

Hi folks, I am about to change a radiator in my house from a basic one (like this, size is 600x1500) to something like this http://www.screwfix.com/p/acova-classic-2-column-designer-radiator-white-600-x-1410mm-4637btu/93661 Would this be acceptable? I don't need the extra heat, it just looks...

Thanks chaps. Apologies, I replied from phone but post seems to have gone missing... So I've moved most of the pile and it seems the worst were on top. The ones with the long cracks in, cracks or splits, I'll reject and send back. I cannot use them at all. The planks are 5.4 IIRC and I...

Hi folks, I've just had 55m2 of decking delivered. I bought 5.2m boards as my deck us 5m wide. On moving the boards to the frame I've been checking the boards. Around 30-40% of them have splits at the end, some small, some way to long. Some have massive knots fallen out or edges...

Only clue to your location is the $ sign. Let's assume it's the US and not Zimbabwe. In the UK you cannot sell back to the grid if you do not purchase approved kit. This includes PV panels, grid-tie inverter etc. It also has to be installed / signed off by a certified sparky. If you can...

_just_ in case anyone else has this problem - it now works. There is a capacitor in the receiver which goes bad. Replacing this sorts the problem out. £3.95 for the cap is perhaps overpriced for it, you could shop around and save £1.00 but this is easier and cheaper than a new receiver...

Well, it is the thermostat. I disconnected it and checked for continuity between the "outputs" and nudda. I put a jumper in between pin 3 and 4 on the PCB and all is well for tonight. I shall be getting a new thermostat tomorrow. Any recommendations on what to get and more importantly, what...

Hi Folks, My heating has decided not to come on tonight. I have a Valliant 873 Turbomax. The hot water is ok, there are no error codes and the pressure is in the green at 1.5 bar. Having a dig around the forum and it seems the usual problem is the divertor valve which gets stuck but this...

thanks! The Whale pump is perfect. I think I'll go for the larger option (320). Has a max head of 3m or a head / lift of 4m so more than enough for me. It has a check valve so I don't need the second tank. Advice from a friend was to built the "pipe tank" from 110mm pipe which I think will...