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yeah - i think thats my main concern with using a blowtorch - hence why I was wanting to see if there were any tidy JC speedfit options

<update> I have received responses - many thanks for peoples help so am updating this thread to not waste anyone elses time. Thanks I have removed an old radiator from my bedroom and am replacing with a new double convector. Having lifted the floor boards, I have seen a bit of a plumbing...

many thanks for your help I take it if I get the boiler serviced then its something that would be picked up. Also, as the boiler is only 18 months old - i'm hoping it would be covered by warranty Lastly, is it safe to use (if I need to, if its cold - we have a 9 month old baby) ? or...

hi Just tried it again. Worked fine for the first 5-10 mins. then sound starts again. I cant really tell where the sound is coming from but it appears to be coming from the top left of the boiler as you look at it

yes - all the radiators are hot.

hi thanks for the reply. No - guess i am not sure that i bled the pump properly. It is a grundfos pump. I turned the big screw at the front with a 1p, and let the water drain out. There were still a few drips left when i tightened it back up. ( I did this when the boiler was turned off)...

Further details: I've put it on again just now. Within 5 minutes, the boiler started making the noise which sounds like a lawnmower/strimmer - sounds for a few seconds, then off for a few seconds and repeats continuously. It only seems to happen when the central heating is on, not the hot...

Boiler make and model - is Baxi Solo HE

Hi all I had to remove a radiator to decorate a bedroom in my house to remove the woodchip wallpaper from behind it. All was going well, until i took the radiator off and the joint between the thermostat and the floorboards started dripping. I tried to tighten it up but was unable to, so in...

Hi I am in the middle of fitting my kitchen (Space Cream range from MFI) as one of my walls is a strange angle, I need to put an infill piece of custom material in the space. Can anyone give me any tips on how to : a) cut the material (it is a gloss custom fit panel) b) attach it to the...

I want to level my kitchen diner - and having removed the old quarry tiles from the old kitchen revealing the old concrete base, the flooring is about 10mm to 20mm deeper in the old kitchen, There is also a small hole which has allowed me to peer underneath the existing concrete base - and...

Hi I have just knocked the wall down between my kitchen and dining room to make one big open space. I now have 2 floors (well 3 actually due to the old kitchen cupboards) that are different levels. I have pretty much levelled or removed slate tiles from areas where the room was a lot higher...

I am redecorating my bathroom and have a freshly built stud wall. The wall is made from timber frame with plasterboard on top. On this wall, I plan to have my bathroom furniture (cupboards with sink and WC). Above this I will tile the wall - as I've heard that tiles can go directly onto...

Hi I'm trying to find a fixing but I cant for the life of me remember what they are called and cannot find them at Screwfix online. I have bought a new WC which is attached to bathroom furniture box. The cistern is therefore hidden away. I have a worktop that spans the length of all my...

I have had my old soil pipe removed and have dug out most of the underground pipe which leads to the sewer inspection chamber. It is an old style pipe (clay??) rather than PVC. I will be having building control come around to assess the job soon, am I able to simply cement/concrete up the...

Hi I have recently had 2 large brick walls removed in my house and replaced with RSJ's to make a large kitchen diner I now have a load of rubble in my back garden that I want to get rid of - so will either chuck it all into a skip or use it as hardcore for a driveway on my front garden...

It may be a silly question but when do you need to earth the pipes coming from bathroom taps etc.? I believe that all copper pipes need to be earthed If the tap, connects to a small piece of copper pipe/isolating valve - and then into plastic piping.... what do you need to do? I have...

Hi I'm changing my bathroom around i..e bath, sink , toilet all in new positions and the the old pipework needs to be replaced. I have read several messages on here about Speedfit connections and plastic pipe not being as good a copper pipe/soldered connections. Is that the general...