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Hi all I have spent today ripping up my ceramic-tiled kitchen floor. Oh my god. I had no idea it would be so hard. I had a huge hammer and two new sharp cold chisels, but it still took me all day (room is about 3.25m x 2.5m). I am absolutely cream crackered!!!! The surface which was...

thanks for the replies guys. So, with modern windows, I take it from what I can find on the 'net, they are fitted with glazing tape rather than putty? This means that they can be fitted from inside and not have an unattractive finish? Any links where I can read up on the whole thing about...

Hi all I'm currently enquiring about having replacement timber frames and double glazing fitted. My current units are rotting pine-framed units with single glazing. It appears that the glass is held in place with pieces of wood (are these beads?), pinned to the frame. This is on the outside...

Thanks guys. I like the sledgehammer analogy. When you say a 'proper service', could you please elaborate on anything in addition to what the service manual recommends? Thanks! Stu

Greetings all, Just curious really.... While reading through my 20/80 service manual (excellent bedtime reading), I noticed that as part of the commissioning it states that the boiler should have its maximum rate set, so that when it fires for CH it gives the burner the required flow for the...

thanks to joe90 for recommending the roller. I picked up a Harris foam 4" roller a couple of days ago and have managed to do 2 doors in an hour or so and the finish is absolutely wonderful! It feels like glass! Still taking forever to do the door frames though!!!!!!! Getting there.. slowly but...

well, after they have been spun they are hung out on a washing line in front of the dehumidifier. We have no outdoor space to dry clothes, so it's that or a tumble drier. We usually only put on a wash once a week and during the days that the washing isn't drying the humidity and condensation...

hah hah ! :D that's a bit of a difference! I guess I'll just put it down to being a complete amateur and only having painted 2 door frames before (I can't remember those taking as long though!). I will look into picking up a mini roller for the flat bits of the frame and see how I get on with...

we have a 1-bedroom flat, built in the 80's. It's got a concrete floor and ceiling and is very well sealed. We forked out £300 on a Mitsubishi dehumidifier only to find that it didn't completely cure the condensation. The windows are single-glazed wooden units and the condensation has, over the...

I only ask because I'm wondering if I'm just extremely slow at this, or if it's just as long as it takes. Yesterday, I sanded down a doorframe and gave it a coat of dulux primer/undercoat. This process took the best part of two hours. I left it to dry overnight. This afternoon, I started...

hah hah, thanks guys, I thought it was a bit steep. I also remember the bloke saying £11 when I phoned up to check stock. I was just in such a rush that I just handed over my card as the thought of cold showers was too much to handle! Will give them a bell on Monday and see what's happening...

After checking and double checking all of the visible pipes, I forgot to check one obvious one - the drain / pressure relief pipe, which drains to the outside of the building. I could see a couple of water drops on the underneath of this pipe, so I topped up the pressure on the system and...

a bit late, but just wanted to say thanks for the suggestions. Will check the above mentioned items and report back if I find anything of interest. Stu

Me again! I'm slowly losing pressure on my 20/80. It drops to about .5 bar over the course of a couple of weeks. I would like to eliminate the radiator circuit by isolating it from the boiler. I have no wet pipes anywhere (visible), so I think the leak could stem from the actual boiler. Can I...

ok, for the ones that are not protected with DRM (the ones purchased from iTunes) i.e, your ones that you've ripped from CD, it's easy peasy. Open iTunes Go to Preferences (I think Preferences is from the edit menu on the PC version) Click on the 'Advanced' button from the window that...

are these itunes purchased files, or songs you have ripped off of your own CDs? If the latter, let me know as they're very easy to convert within iTunes to mp3s. stu

yeah, baffling indeed! I did notice that the fan was last replaced in '99 (it's written in pencil on the motor/fan). Perhaps it's on its way out, or perhaps it wasn't quite right/the correct one in the first place? So many possibilities. Just tried everywhere to get insurance for it, but as it's...

Yes, some clever people pointed to the venturi at the beginning of the thread. I took it apart and it appears to be clean. At least, I can blow through it and there is no resistance. Is there any other way I should try cleaning it, or is it simply a case of it being ok if I can blow through it...

not really. The original tube from the venturi to the vacuum pressure hole is still there and is not modified in any way - I've just added a length of tube to the positive pressure hole. The other end of the tube doesn't go anywhere, just dangles down the side of the boiler. Weird. I should have...

Right. I took the hood, fan and top plate off (including the flu elbow and venturi) and ran the fan in 'standalone' mode (wired into the mains by itself). Connected the old manometer and it pulled a steady 4mbar on full whack. Cleaned the doo-dahs on the fan (the venty bits) and put it back in...