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BINGO :!: :!: :D :lol: :wink: Thank you DIY not Cheers & regards, Tony PS Can't get the smilies though!

Hi bahco--Nice to meet you. I though it might work by selecting the specific text you wish to reproduce. I'll try it and see what hapens Cheers & thanks. Tony

Hi again --No it doesn't--Please see above. Cheers Tony

Hi--Thank you for the sugestion. I'v tried it here to see if it works. Cheers and thanks Tony

Is it possible to quote only part of a previous post for inclusion in a new post as opposed to including the entire post. I apologize if this has been asked before but I couldn't find a previous post dealing with this. Thanks Tony

Hi aptsys nice to meet you. Thanks for the feed back, I am glad to have been able to help,although I must say that the credit goes to TicklyT for first supplying the link (thanks again TT). Cheers and regards Tony PS There must be at least 2 of us using Flux :lol: :lol: :lol...

Hi trazor, TickleT, neds, mattylad, joe90 and gcal. I just thought I would let you know my problem has now been solved. I obtained a 450grm tin of Fluxite for £11.85 incl potage which means I am paying just £2.64 per100grms. This is a big difference from the £14.00 incl postage per...

Hi tickleT,thanks for the message. Maplin don't appear to sell the paste only flux dispenser pens which are not quite what I wanted. However Ime following your other link to Chronos, I think they stock it so I have emailed them for some information and prices. Thanks again for your help...

hi trazor, thanks for you message. I tried Screwfix but they only sell plumbing flux and I don't think that will do. Anyway their web site opened up a couple of other leads which I am following up. Thanks for your help and interest, Cheers and regards tony

Hi-I wonder if anyone can help. This may not be the correct forum but I couldn't see one that was more appropriate. My hobby apart from general DIY is radio and telivision repairs, general dabbling in computers and electronics and model making. All for my own amazment I might add and...

Hi 75Pete, ChrisR,andytheplumber and JohnD. Thank you all for you replies and advice. Sorry I took so long getting back to you but my PC has been down (Microsoft SP3 problems). I tried several plumbing stockists but they didn't have any descaler but eventually I obtained a product...

Hi --can anyone help me with this problem. At the bottom of my WC pan there is a large amount of white scale. It maybe because I live in a hard water area. I've tried scraping and bleach but it seems to be very hard and impervious and I don't want to apply too much force in case I...

Hi doitall Thank you for your rapid reply which got right to the point-hardly had time to put my pen down. You have confimed my very thoughts on this and I will use the jointing paste and PTFE (except not together)as you advise. Thank you again for your help and interest, (but i have no...

Hi I wonder if someone could offer me some advice. Some years ago before retirement I worked on a large Local Authority new build housing project. The plumbing was all carried out in compression fittings and all the compression joints were made using Boss white (or some such other jointing...

Hi paintshopmanager--thank you for your reply. It is clearer now. In view of what you say ref "it still could be vinyl" I think I had better coat it with under coat to be on the safe side. Thank you again for your expert advice and for you continued interest. Cheers and best...

Hi paintshopmanager, Robbie UK and Big_Vern thank for your advice. I checked the ceiling paint again as suggested by paintshopmanager by again applying an electric heater gun and using a scraper on to the surface and the paint just pealed off in soft strips. So it’s definitely oil paint...

HI—Can anyone help. When I started to decorate my bathroom I noticed that the ceiling appeared to have been painted with matt or silk oil paint. To make sure, I used an electric hot air gun on the corner of the ceiling and it was definitely oil paint. I wish to paint the ceiling with...

Hi again gunslinger. Couldn't agree more with all you said. Cheers, Tony

HI gigz, Paul Barker, chr15, Gunslinger and Wiggikins, nice to meet you all and thank you for all your advice. Before trying many of the suggestions offered I decided to first try the ½ inch to 15mm coupler as this seemed the easiest to do for me. So I spent most of Saturday touring round...

Hi kevplumb and doitall nice to meet you and thank you for your rapid response. kevplumb-- I tried this twice but the coupling still wouldn't go on. doitall--The olive and nut are not on yet because they wouldn't go on. I did try banging the fitting on to the 1/2 inch but the...