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[ I appreciate that the subject is not plumbing, however, plumbers opinions are sought ] Hey! I'm supposed to be setting up as Ooky-the-Plumber / handyman.... After a 5 odd year 'rest' from work. I'm looking for a suitable vehicle to work out of; and am interested in the opinions of...

I'm sure, given the folks who were living there :- 1 family upstairs with a makeshift bathroom [ electric shower totally unsealed tray/walling with power taken from a wall socket with loose cable and a connector block under the tray ], another downstairs and at least 1 family in a...

.... for the mo'! Friend of mine's just moved into a [approx] 50's ex-council house. Was a repo so everything turned off and drained. House has a retro-fitted downstairs bathroom behind a tiny kitchen [ I'm guessing the bath used to be in the kitchen in the past - the loo looks like it's...

Liquid crystal dye.... constant colour change according to the changing temperature of the water throughout the radiator. Could get rid of the telly!

Dup'd from Plumbing forum:- Hey! A mate of mine at North Herts College reckons he's seen moving graphics explaining the way some plumbing systems/fixtures work. These appear to be computer [ be it standalone or network ] based. Has anyone seen any online resource for these kind of...

Thanks Fella! Will pop 1 in there....

Hmmm! 65 views and no replies.... [ That's not a Hmmm! how bad is this, it's an Hmmm! clearly no tutors in here...... ] Ah well! Thanks for listening, anyway!

Hey! A mate of mine at North Herts College reckons he's seen moving graphics explaining the way some plumbing systems/fixtures work. These appear to be computer [ be it standalone or network ] based. Has anyone seen any online resource for these kind of things or know of a...

My house was only build about 20 years a go - the rad's in the 2 bathrooms are both plumbed in via a T-off between the boiler and circulation pump. On my list of things to do is to pop a valve on at that point with a timer operated from the bathrooms so you can have the towels warming while...

Not a qualified plumber, here, but...... ....what you 'could' look at, is any radiator linked to any pipe running in/under the concrete there. You may find the rad/valve/connection leaking and running down the pipe and along under the concrete until it pools or finds thimmer concrete to rise...

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Wow! Ok.... I wonder what they do in Base Housing and some building over there as some are dual voltage.... Maybe I could work the other side of the worktop separating the kitchen from the diner so as to avoid having to notify anyone to come and inspect, use a site transformer which...

[ Admin:- please adjust title to something sensible for searches ] Hi! I have had housemates who are US Service personel or contracters working on the USAF bases here in Suffolk. They left or have small appliances for kitchen use. [ smoothie makers, waffle irons, toasters, coffee makers...

Cool! Thanks guys!! :D

*Wonders how you got on with this* Did a smaller-bore pipe do the trick or another flow-constraint mechanism?

Hmmm! 28 views and no opinions......

I know that may sound like a contradiction...... I've laid a few laminate floors for folks. No matter how clean I keep the joins, when you look at the finished products, the edges of the boards are always lifting like the joints are under stress. I admit that the folks I lay them for...

A mate's architect wants hi to fill a 5M wall with 8 folding/sliding doors. Mate asked if he could have 2 fixed ends and 2 sliding doors [ typical patio bypass doors ] whereby the sliders meet in the middle, locking 1 to the other, utilising a flush-to-floor channel for the doors to slide in...

Quoted on a hi-spec - said 32 but unsure - 2700 quid.

Hey! A friend of mine has been advised by the 'gas people' who maintain his boiler/burner/whatever you'd call it, that the parts are becoming too scarce to be able to support his maintenance insurance any longer. [ Sounds like the usual ploy to force an update and spread some commissions...