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So just a normal tyre valve then :)

Access on this model is easy thankfully. Will google "schraeder valve core" to see where to get one. Thanks.

Hi I'm losing pressure in the expansion vessel. Have confirmed that the tyre like valve has a slow leak. Is the insert the same as a normal car tyre valve? If so can I just pop down to my local garage to get a new valve and valve removal tool and is there anything I should be aware of...

Don’t have means to weigh the shellac without going out and buying some scales hence why pre mixed shellac is to be preferred. Looking up the page not sure what the difference is between the White polish, Transparent polish and the Sanding sealer and which would be best for my application...

Been reading some web articles out using Shellac to reduce the effect of blotching when dying/oiling cherry. Most of the sites were American and the products mentioned don’t seem to be available here in the UK. Think I need 1lb cut shellac but the only thing I found available here is the...

Thanks for the reply so looks like oil is the way to go then. May I ask why you use teak oil first then swap to another type rather than just using the same type throughout the project?

Hi Building some Cherry veneered furniture and was wondering what the best finish to use is. On previous items I have been using Osmo Hard Wax Oil, left over from doing the floor, with varying degrees of success. Found it very difficult to get the required level of shine required and...

Thanks The big red thing I'm looking at is the expansion vessel then. Assume therefore that the valve on it is the one I should be checking. Just need to find a way to get my tyre pump/gauge on it as its directly behind the pump. Don't like to make things easy for us do they :( P.S...

Sorry flameport slow typer was replying to the other reply while you were posting. Only had to remove the white front cover to see pump and valve not the grey plastic controls cover. So the one I'm now looking at isn't the right one either?

Think your possible right. Just managed to download the manual for it and think what I'm looking at is the automatic air vent. Strange that an air vent has a plastic screw on cap. Nothing in the manual that shows exactly where the valve is but have removed the front cover and there does seem...

Hi Switched on the central heating today to make sure it was working for the winter. Turned the water temperature setting fairly low and swiched it on. The pressure went from 1bar to over 2bar even at the low temperature setting so would like to check the expansion vessel pressure. I...

Thanks for the replies. When I tried pressing on the bump I did not detect any movement in the laminate. Guess that means that the chipboard has expanded. The underside of the worktop looks fine so damage hasn’t got that far. Can’t lift the laminate to get any adhesive under there so...

Wasn’t sure which section to post this in but here seemed the most appropriate. Fitted a kitchen worktop about 7 years ago. Had the joint cut by a professional kitchen fitter who did a good job. Wasn’t ready to fit it so fitted it myself at a later date. Seared silicon on the top half of...

The only evidence of a leak is the drop in pressure. There is no noticable knocking/driping sounds. The original leak thread can be found here http://www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=261833

Because the pressure was dropping on average 0.5bar a day. When I added the leaker fixer calculated that I has lost about 10ltr over a couple of months. No visible leaks so only leaves the pipes under the floor. I'm surprised that amount of leak hasn't marked the ceiling, assmumed that the...

Had wondered about doing that way. Leak had been going on for a while but not enough to mark the ceiling. Can lift the first 2 boards as they are secret screwed, couldn't get the nailer to work that close to the wall. Then try to estimate where to open up the ceiling. Plastering is not my...

About 5 years ago I replaced my upstairs floor with tongue and grooved country pine floor boards (22mm thick). I clamped them firmly together, secret nailed and then waxed with Osmo hard wax oil. All the joints were perfect as they still are today. Seem that I may have a central heating...

Just a small update in case it helps anyone. I had to drain off about 250ml to drop the pressure from 1 bar to 0.2. So guesstemate that over the past couple of months that this has been going on must have lost about 10l of water. Wonder where it went. Watch out for a new thread on how to cure...

Thanks for the replies My leak seems slightly different to yours. Seems that the colder the weather the more the pressure drops, I assume because the heating is on more. Very little loss during the day while heating is not running. Perhaps the hot water is expanding any poor joint gap...

Thanks for the reply. Non of the pipe work is under screed. Its all either in the ceiling void or run down the walls but boxed in. When topping up the system it SOUNDS like a lot of water is being added so also would have expected to see a puddle somewhere or a damp ceiling. Which is why I...