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Thanks for all the interest and comments re my original question. However, I am still a little bit puzzled as to why my cylinder has a sticker saying that a sacrificial anode is fitted. The cylinder which I have is copper, connected to copper piping so, was this original fitting, perhaps, not...

Many thanks for that comment and explanation. Much appreciated

Any advice or comment would be much appreciated. On the descriptive sticker on an Albion indirect cylinder, which, I think, is about three or four years old, it states that " sacrificial anode fitted" Many years ago, there used to be sacrificial anodes available to slow down the rusting of...

There is a range of stain removers called "Stain Devils", designed for specific types of soiling, I used their remover for felt tip pen marks on some furniture and it gave good results. There might be one for ball pen ink removal.

When you do get the water turned off, ie, from the main stopcock outside your property, it's a good idea to fit another stopcock on the rising main, just after your old, immovable stopcock. In this way you can leave the old, lead jointed unit, in the open position and, in future, if you need the...

Many thanks for the advice. This product looks to be just what I want

If anyone could advise it would be much appreciated. I am in the process of renovating the bathroom and will be removing, temporarily, the indirect hot water cylinder. I have yet to look inside, via the immersion heater aperture, but I am assuming that there will be quite a bit of "furring"...

Am I being naive or, are we going to be seeing criminal charges brought against some of the greedy trough rakers of the financial world? A water Company is being fined over 30 million pounds for some misleading figures. Railway Companies, building Companies and others, quite rightly, have very...

" i'm really after the record for the thread locked the soonest " I sincerely hope that that does not happen but, with the devious, bigoted, and bloodthirsty hold which "religion" has on mankind, who knows if even this forum, hitherto an oasis of freedom of thought and expression, will not get...

" I have called it a clock" Is this a wind up ?

I have used this Company in the past, not for the type of application which you have in mind but, if you look at their site, ie, ://www.sealsdirect.co.uk there might be the profile seal which you are looking for

A DIY reply here so, the experts might well pinpoint the problem more accurately. "I'm not 100% sure what the pipe is" This a vent pipe. In the central heating system, the central heating water (as well as indirectly heating the domestic hot water tank) is being circulated by a...

An amateur's comment here but, there are regulations regarding "standard" window panels, ie, non toughened glass, to be above 800 mm height. If your windows are standard glass,and this alteration has brought the glass to a lower than specified level, it is worth checking that this still conforms...

Type "wooden double glazed french doors" into Ebay and you will see about six sets currently on offer

"something in the bonnet gives out a deafening screeching noise" That is likely to be a slipping belt. "started clicking once on every revolution" That is likely to be a brake shoe, slightly displaced within the drum. The "clanking" noise is likely to be the exhaust but, an inspection should...

Most conservatory double doors have a limiting device built into the top of the door. They also, usually, have a friction adjuster to avoid the doors being blown shut or open in a high wind. A practical DIYer would have no problem in adapting and fitting one of these units to an internal...

Have a look on Ebay. There are around 102 items in"Home & Garden", "patio doors" and, on the first page there is a set with the dimensions which you require. Lots of money to be saved.

"would it be in a first analysis to check crank shaft and conrods?" Yes, most definitely. The crankshaft & con rods are the main items, together with the cylinder bores, which will suffer most when an engine runs out of oil and, any competent garage would, as a first step, try to establish...

" I would quickly pull all tiles off the wall," I've never heard of that as a cure for a floor tile problem but, perhaps, it would take Chewymix's mind off the other problem :D

Yes, that can be tricky.. However, when I fitted mine, I glued them onto a small section dowel and silicone sealed the joints, between the quadrant tiles, prior to fixing them in position. In this way, I found that they looked better, ie,more in a straight line than the ones I had previously...