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Hi folks, I've just bought a 1930's house. The foundation walls in the basement all have the usual black damp proof material on the top before the joists. Also the exterior walls have a layer of black bitumen or something similar, which is all great. But one corner of the kitchen doesn't...

Hi folks, fitting an en suite to upstairs conversion in a bungalow. Need some advice on drainage and soil pipe configuration.. (I've fitted bathrooms etc, pretty good but totally new soil pipework is new for me..!) Only pipework is downstairs at the moment. The original (old) plans for...

if it's had a respray I'd go easy on it, could easily take the respray paint right off dep on how much was put on.. gentle rubs with the t cut and my idea of valetters policher might not be such a good plan could strip new paint right off but if you tell them might be ok The amount of water...

these diesel mondeos were prone to engine management related issues that Ford even struggled to sort at times. Given the number of sensors on it and everything being controlled through ecu as mentioned I'd get it plugged in with a garage who has computer to read fault codes and see if...

hi folks, quick one on how best to do a crude set for an ABV on my system Have looked at previous posts this has been debated, seems to be 2 main ways to do a crude set of an ABV, which is best for me?? It's an open vented old system in a 2 bed house, no TRVs or anything, but reason I...

hair dryer can work too, wont damage paint. petrol etc can leave van side looking streaky if you're not careful specially large areas t cut can take ages & leave very clean looking marks where it was unless you do the whole van! (dep on howe old van/paint is...) I'd take it to a valetor...

ok well thanks folks, so to close the debate..... Resoldering worked! :D followed advice cleaned up really well, lots of flux, fed in fine system filled, running hot and perfect... Based on the fact that it was removing other pipes that caused the leak i reckoned the less...

Ok cheers folks really helpful. As you plumbers know this fitting is standard & available. I try to only post advice on here when I know what I'm talking about... Anyway will heat & see what looks like. Like the flux smeared on end of solder idea.. Prepared to replace if needed. Yea...

right ta. Yes, the top & side look like a good join. how do you get flux into the join that's already soldered? heat obviously to melt & remove some existing solder, but just shove some flux round join? cos you're right, solder needs flux to draw it in i know.. guess i just need to...

ok cheers Dan, so when you say resolder properly, do you mean remove joint totally then clean up & resolder? rather than try & add solder into the join without completely removing?

hi folks, after my post couple of days ago I'm really happy my removing and refitting a really dodgy solder join and fitting a few more went great thatnks for all the advice.. :) Now another one is just seeping slightly. takes few mins and just a seep not even a drip but still needs...

thanks everyone!! soldered the new tee in where it was, not too hard this soldering really. Even getting in to cut back would've been tricky. Will need to wait till tomorrow to fill system and check for leaks but solder seemed to take fine. And yes, I frazzled the soil pipe even through...

thanks folks, it's a 22mm pipe thanks, ok i've got yorkshire sitting there and can add a bit of solder too. Torch was on ei got years ago for other general work on cars, standard big plastic handles thing, (wee bit like this one...

Hi folks, need some advice on the best fitting to use here on these CH pipes. (It's the feed or return pipe) I've removed the old soldred tee and the horizontal pipe, but the vertical one is really confined. You can just get a couple of fingers betwen it and the soil pipe, less space than...

thanks guys, yes he was gas safe, filled in to say he did it when he didn't... I told him pump overun was part of install but he said needed a spark to fit overun etc etc... didn't get anywhere He wasn't so much cheaper than the other quote that I didn't think he'd do the job properly...

Hi folks, just had new boiler fitted (for info- glowworm regular condensing fitted on existing 20yr old old standard open vented system, 22mm system pipes but microbore to rads (4 upstairs rads, 4 down plus HW cylinder). So he didn't wire in a pump overun (the wiring wasn't there was...