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Hi I've got an issue with my soil stack. It happens once every few months. Suddenly we get horrible smells of sewer coming into downstairs room where the soil stack is. There is no toilet in that room. The soil stack has an aav outside. However years ago the plumber broke the soil stack and...

Hi, my rak 600 toilet has suddenly started playing up. After a flush out keeps running a small trickle into the pan. If i move the blue plastic bit it stops. Can anyone advise on how to repair this please?

Hi thanks for the responses. Sadly the plate is fixed using grout. I guess when they fitted it I didn't question access. A dremal tool and precision will now be required. Then I can fix it using silicone. A job for next week

Hi, I've got this concealed shower unit which says I need to clean the water cartridge filter. It's 9 years old so I was considering the thermostatic valve. I can't seem to remove either! I am hoping that I don't need to remove the silver face plate as this is stuck fast to the wall! Can...

Hi the mains feed around the house is 15mm. However it comes in at 32. It then goes to my water softner before going around the house. I've got a split for the kitchen tap so that is hard My question is would the be any benefit going 22mm to the water as softner even though it would go...

I will try again tonight. I'm thinking of removing the rad and draining it. Give it a clear out and see if that helps the flow

Hi I did this on the thermostats and I got a small amount of heat to it. However when I turned the rads back on again it stopped

Hi, Over the summer we drained the system and refilled it (plumber drilled hole in pipe). Since firing up the heating one radiator will not work. I've gone through the balance and the final radiator still does not work. The numbers indicate the order in which they heat up. The kitchen front...

Hi I think I'm being a biff! I've got a roof which end to end is 3.7m. I've got 3 tab shingle to lay. I've done it before but a long time ago. All the videos say start with a full tab. However when it reaches the end it leaves a piece about 3cm wide. Each new row should be cut 6 inch...

Thanks I've never used that before. I assume this would be ok with the appropriate nut? https://www.screwfix.com/p/easyfix-bzp-steel-threaded-rods-m16-x-1000mm-5-pack/69529 The only issue is the post is 100cm x 100 cm so that wouldn't be long enough (assuming it goes through one end to the...

HI, i am about to build a small pitched roof timber structure. It has 4x4 posts and is only 3x3. What is the best way to connect the beams on the corners? I know I could notch 6x6 but those posts were too big for my needs. I am attaching 2x6 as the beam. I was reading that simply bolting it...

yes the plans are for an 8x12 structure.

Hi, I am looking at building a pitched roof pavilion 8x 12. I've seen some free plans which had used 6x6 for the 4 post. This seems a bit much. I was going to replace it with 4x4. Its going to have a plyboard roof with shingle. Would you think this would still be strong enough? I was...

I will pull out the PSU unit and check the power. I didn't fit it so I am not sure what power supply it is giving out. What power PSU would you expect to see?

Reading another article it says these psu can't always detect a short circuit so it won't trip. It suggests adding an in line fuse to the install. That sounds like it would be worth while to prevent a repeat

Its a continious run of 5m. 5050 RGB...

Hi, We had some LED tape strip installed 5 years ago. It is suitable for outside but in any event it does not get wet and is not exposed to sunlight. This morning I wokeup to find it has burnt outIMG_20200106_085943 by PCAnimal posted 6 Jan 2020 at 9:00 PM I've disconnected it now. Upto the...

I've got interlinked alarms in Every room. However the building inspector says they don't comply with the regs. They say I need a control panel etc etc. I challenged this to get no where. They would accept a fire engineer report saying its fine. However I have no idea who to go to for that or...

Sadly no new liners. That's going to cause a huge disruption and cost a lot more I suspect. Dare I say it! I was tempted to fit cheap ones get signed off and put my decent ones back. I've got interlinked smoke alarms in each room and the bedroom doors are left open... However we decided that...