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Hey Symtoms... that second picture of a stay/limiter -- where's it from? I need something *just* like that, but cannot find them on Screwfix/IronMongerydirect or B&Q. What's the stock name for these things? Harry.

Hi, I'm after some quick-and-easy blinds for a small hallway upvc window. I've just stumbled upon Perfect Fit blinds (http://www.perfect-fit-blinds.com/), which look absolutely perfect. They apparently fit in seconds but squeezing four brackets behind the beading before clipping on the...

Hi all, I'm after a particular type of door stay, to fit to our patio doors. But I can't find it anywhere online, other than this photo -- http://tinyurl.com/3d5fjx If anyone knows what this particular type or brand of stay is called or, even better, where to buy one online, I'd be very...

Thanks Foxhole... I imagine you're right and that it is only my imagination. Thing is, we've only been in this place a few months so I'm still getting used to the 'feel' of things. Pretty sure now that the tap just needs a good service. No isolation valve on the tap, though, so will have...

Hi all, Over the past few days, I've noticed that the water flow from our bathroom tap has been a little less than normal, but nothing particularly of note -- I'm just quite attuned to small changes like this. However, this morning, suddenly, the tap head -- a single lever up/down and...

Hello, The master bedroom of the house we recently bought has mirrored-glass sliding wardrobe doors. The glass is Pilkington Optimirror Plus, which does not have the protective backing of the Optimirror Protect glass -- apparently recommended for this application. So, someone cut some...

Hi all, Christmas kind of got in the way, so I put this project on hold. Anyway, thanks for these responses. The Digistat +2 is a battery-powered stat and does *not* require a mains input (although it can be powered by mains, if desired, which is why those technical diagrams show a mains...

Thanks... I already have those (it's the same instructions as came with the Digistat). I have a combi boiler, an Intensa brand. There's no obvious model number on it that I can see, but the instructions (which we inherited when we bought this house) suggest it's either a TP23 or a TP30. But...

Hi all, I've read all the various threads here about the Digistat +2 and the Honeywell T40, but I'm still stuck. I want to replace our old T40 with the Digistat +2. The T40 has red/live coming in to terminal 1, blue/neutral into terminal 2 and black (assuming switched live) into terminal...

Thanks for both these responses. Obviously whenever you move into a new place you worry about odd cracks, noises and so forth. I guess I've just never seen such cracks appear with such rapidity, but then it does seem to tally with the colder whether and our use of the heating (and also my...

Hi all, We moved into our current house four months ago. At that time, I had the opportunity to get into the house (it was vacated early by tenants) and I painted most of walls and one ceiling in an upstairs bedroom. I ran out of time to do the rest of the ceilings but they were basically in...

So they're all white these days? Best call them Milky Bar boxes...

Thanks for that... it's quite an old fitting, and it doesn't have any spare terminals as such. Btw, I'm not sure what else to call it apart from a ceiling rose -- is there a more modern term?! And I'm guessing 'choc block' is the more modern word for terminal block? I must be getting old...

Hi all, I know this'll sound terribly naive, but never mind... I need to slightly extend the electrical cables from a household ceiling rose to reach the terminals of a new light fitting. I intend to use a terminal block to achieve this. Two questions: 1.) Is this a safe/sensible...

Thanks to both of your for your help and advice -- your words of wisdom have helped me fix the problem. The pins under the TRVs were indeed stuck down, but a little jiggle with some pliers (having first removed the TRV head) and the rads burst back in to life! I'm very grateful. Now, if...

Incidentally, the TRV head in question looks very much like a slightly-older version of this one: http://www.giacomini.com/CDROM/Notetecniche/NoteTecnicheENG/R452.htm As I said, though, my particular TRV head seems to clamp on with a screw-clip -- is it safe just to remove this without...

Hi bripl, I think you may be right (though I did doubt you at first)! I've shone my Maglight through the openings under the TRV on both rads and sure enough, the pins underneath (which I can just see) do not move up and down. Trying the same on a working rad, and the pins do indeed move up...

Hello all, Many months of DIY has seen me various remove and replace most of the radiators in our two-bed, ground-floor flat. At all times, I have been careful to note the setting on the lock valves, hoping to prevent any balancing problems. The system is fed by a Volera combi boiler. All...