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@Burnerman - thanks! Sorry forgot to mention that this fix had to be from the loft area since I cannot access the main roof from the outside. I have edited my original post to make this clear.

Hello Forum Members, I need suggestions on the best way to temporarily fix a hole in the slate roof of my house from the inside (i.e. from the loft area) till I can get the roof retiled properly. Objective is to prevent or minimise the ingress of water into the loft area. Due to the...

Hello Dan - Are you recommending that I replace the compression elbow with a push-fit one? Or are you suggesting that I use either PTFE or jointing paste around thread before screwing the nut on? Sorry, I did not understand what you meant by "DESIGNED to be concealed on the pipe work". I did...

@Charnwood - Purely my ignorance and lack of adequate research I am afraid. Now I know better. I am going to leave ceiling hole as it is for at least a couple of months and let the ceiling void dry out. I will also leave the heating at a higher setting than usual and hopefully the lack of...

I have good news and bad news. Good news is that I opened up the nut, removed the olive and found that the plastic pipe did not have an insert. I put a new insert, a new olive and attached the pipe back to the elbow joint. The bad news is that I did not use plumber's paste or PTFE tape. I...

For "plumber's paste", will one of these do? FloPlast Lubricant Gel 800g - http://www.screwfix.com/p/floplast-lubricant-gel-800g/10631 FloPlast Silicone Spray 400ml - http://www.screwfix.com/p/floplast-silicone-spray-400ml/13662

ScottishGasMan, Blagard, Armo74 - thanks for all the words of advice. I am going to drain the system, take out the elbow joint and proceed depending on what I find. I will keep you posted.

Dear Forum members, For about 3 weeks now there has been steady loss of water pressure in the central heating system in my house. Simultaneously multiple damp patches formed on the ceiling in the living room. The first patch was in the shape of a crude circle right under where a first...

@RigidRaider - Just out of curiosity why would your missus be cold (even with drafts) at 30 C? I feel like I am missing something quite obvious.

Everybody, thanks for the answers. I apologise for taking up your time for something that I could have and should have found myself. I did download that specific PDF but for some reason the min max settings simply did not register with me. Have a good day!

Dear Forum members, Does the "MAX" setting on a Drayton TRV4 TRV mean infinity (i.e. equivalent to there being no TRV) or does it correspond to a relatively high but specific temperature at which it will turn off the radiator? I searched the Internet and the DIYnot forums for a definitive...

Hello Ian, The central heating system has a lot of debris/sludge and was most likely not flushed when the new boiler was installed. Please read more about the problems with my boiler here - http://www.diynot.com/forums/plumbing/burner-in-combi-boiler-goes-on-off-when-hot-water-used.381144/