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1) The top glazed panel of the two in the window has condensation within. Is the best way of sorting this just to buy a new one? I am guessing the facia comes off and they are replaceable. Are they panes themselves standard sizes typically? This one is approx 48.5x50cm - what sort of cost? 2)...

i presume you mean fire some water uphill from the sink to the tank to fill the hose, and then stop it and the siphon action should then begin to draw all the water back down?

Yeah, I saw them from googling so might try that. Do these type of cold water tanks have any way of manually draining via a valve or tap usually and I am making things complex?

I have neither of these things....what would be the cheapest siphon? Can one be made?

I will double check with flushing but only had my first access up there yesterday so was more concerned with a few other things and only had a quick look. Judging by the mucky film on top of the water it aint been moving recently. For syphoning, how do I get it started? I was wanting to run a...

Hi, been looking in the loft above the kitchen and I find water tank full of old scummy water. Since there is a combi boiler (and for a good while prior to us living there) it must have been sitting like that for years. The tank type is a wooden box and metal (zinc/lead?) lined, with a floating...

I have a large north facing bay with 4 single glazed sash windows - as you would expect its not the warmest room in the house. It has a nice wooden panelled surround/architrave, and I can feel draughts coming through at some of joins and overall the panels are cold to the touch. Also...

No-go with British Gas. Because I had part-insulation they wouldn't even consider doing the non-insulated part of the house :evil: Looking online the prices seem quite steep - cheapest is Wicks for a 2nd roll half price deal which works out at £15 per Knauf roll. There does seem to be...

[/url] i called them yesterday incidentally, and they seem a bit more accommodating. time will tell - they will do an assessment next week :D

Right now my energy supplier offer is closed, and the general government scheme is now a bit more stringent. What I was wanting to know is for 400mm centres, what is the cheapest way of getting some 100mm quilt? And to go over that whats the cheapest available 150mm quilt?

Just got a quote to top-up approx 120m2 of loft which currently has 100mm insulation to the regulation 270mm, and to do an area of approx 40m2 which presently has nothing. The quote of £700 seems steep, so my questions are: What are the existing criteria for qualifying for the energy grant -...

I am looking to fit an extractor to a 2mx3m bathroom, approx 3.5m high. I have the option of venting straight out the wall (pretty thick - maybe about 900mm in total) or just going into the attic space and joining onto one of the existing tile vents (maybe approx 3 metres or so in total)...

OK, seems like a winner! One further question though.... I am potentially drilling 3 cores (cooker hood, tumble dryer and bathroom). I have access to an SDS drill so presumably if it is up to the job (and has a clutch) I could use that. So, what would be most cost effective - buying a core...

Hi, I am looking to core a few holes for a couple of things - a cooker hood and a bathroom extractor. Only problem is that this will be 2nd floor, no access from outside etc I am thinking the vent type with a downwards pointing cowl/backdraught shutter, but is there a magic trick to...