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Yes, the dark line is the join between the bead and the frame - my missus just sent me the photo from her phone, so I can post a better one this evening. Is it just a case of putting a wallpaper scraper in-between the bead and frame and prising it up? I tried it with a screwdriver, but it...

I need to replace this pane of glass, and was wondering how to remove the bead, so I can get the old one out. Is this one of the ones that I have to remove the black seal-strip first? Many thanks Guy

the pump is rated at 5bar / 60l/min, but I'm assuming I could turn down the pressure switch. Dual redundant pumps eh? I had planned to run a mains bypass (with check valves) so I could revert to lower pressure mains water in an emergency (no power). As far as build quality and reliability is...

This morning, the boiler gauge pressure had dropped to 0.5 Bar. OPening the valve increased this to 0.75 bar, but it still wasn't enough to switch the boiler back on. So I've decided to go with the tanks and pump solution, but I have a couple of questions: 1) If I close the valves, is...

I did consider the Grundfos home booster system, and I'm sure it would work in many cases. Main reason for not considering it was the price - over a grand plus VAT. Secondly, I'm not sure that it can handle negative head. Either way, too expensive and I have an empty garage attic where a couple...

Makes sense. So the circuit would look like this? http://guycarnegie.com/resources/images/water.jpg Also, the pump I was looking at has an integral (bolt-on) expansion vessel and flow switch, so all I'd really need to do would be to separate the two of them, put the pump below the tanks...

Thanks for the input BigBurner, but my problem is nothing to do with restrictive incoming pipework, which I think is the main reason for installing an accumulator. There is 1.0 bar in the street, so no-matter what I do I'm never going to get more than that in the house unless I install a tank...

So will it work then? One reply says that an accumulator alone will do the job. I'm no expert here, but I'm thinking if you put 1.0 bar into an accumulator, then you'll get 1.0 bar out of it again, right? pumping the main? - didn't consider it for a minute. thanks. Okay, maybe for a minute...

I have around 1 bar pressure (tested this morning at the mains stopcock) and my main bathroom is upstairs which gets minimal shower flow, and the combi for the whole house is in the loft. The bath which is also upstairs also takes more than 20 minutes to fill to anything like a decent level...

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Just had a new Amtico Spacia floor laid on top of "Jumpax Duo" MDF underlay system. As yet, I haven't even received the bill from the fitter - it's that new. Looks great, but my inlaws were round last night and scratched it by dragging a heavy chair across the surface. This probably affects...

Guys, I'm hoping to add an extension and loft conversion to my end terraced house (with hip roof). THere's already a single storey garage on the side of our house (about 1.5 x normal single garage width) but it's built with 6" block when apparently it should be 9" if it's to hold a second...

I want to get an extension done to my house, and I'm starting to sound out quotations for the building work. Tell, me do building contractors charge by the day - so if they finish early then I pay less, or by the "job" meaning if they finish late then its their own fault for quoting too low...

Thanks Denso, I appreciate and accept your reasoning. It's just that every now and then I seem to get a slap in the face when I least expect it by some weird attitide from left field. It's times like that when I wonder why I bother. I accept that it's not legal for me to do without...

People get so defensive - Jeez! Anyway, I guess you've highlighted to me that as the job includes leak testing and I don't have the equipment to do that, then I should leave it to the pro's. I can only hope that this particular pro turns out to know what he is doing more than my recent...

Yeah, scary isn't it. Maybe I should invest in a second hand gas manometer, or a can of aerosol leak spray - it's certainly cheaper than registering for Corgi every year. Apologies, I didn't mean to belittle anyone - as I mentioned I have every respect for those who do this work for a living...

If I left the emergency control valve at off then what would be the point of me capping off the pipe at all? I agree that I wouldn't have the equipment to check for leaks (apartr from my nose! and that is my main concern. Out of interest, how many fitters actually do find leaks on connections...

Cheers, I guess the law is all about competency, and the Corgi certification is just the official way to PROVE that you're competent - right. Scotland is usually more forgiving than England in this kind of matters - such as notification for electrical work. The hob is fitted...

Guys, Quick question... I am ripping out my kitchen units at the moment, and need to get my gas hob capped off so I can continue. I can't get a plumber for the next 3-4 days and I was wondering if I can just switch off the gas at the meter box and fit a stop end (or gas rated...

I think I might have the get out of jail card. This room which was a kitchen both before and after the electrical work was carried out, had the sink, worktops, ceiling, plaster walls etc all removed PRIOR to commencing any electrical work, so, technically and by the LABC's own admission...