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Hey, Would having a 240v Socket on an old Cooker Circuit cause any issues? I noticed that there was a fuse switch on and Marked 'Cooker' (There used to be ab electric cooker but was replaced with a gas one) and when I turned it off I noticed that one of the sockets in the back room went off...

Hey, I got the pipe work in and so far so good but didn't drain the system down as such. What I did was this. 1. Turned the Boiler off 2. Bled the rad in the same room as the boiler until the pressure was at 0 3. Cut the two 22mm Pipes that come from the boiler just before they go under...

oh that sucks! new carpets in both downstairs rooms...it sounds like a disaster waiting to happen ;o) but I guess with the right floor covering etc all messes could be avoided. Thanks for the advice I'll have to see what they wanna do

There are 5 rads in total, one in the back bedroom which is where the boiler is also, then one on the oposite wall in the front bedroom then downstairs there's one in the back room and one in the front. All these come from the 15mm to 'microbore'? but there's also one in the hall and the pipes...

Hey all, I started to try and suss out the job of fitting this new rad today and I looked everywhere for the drainage point but there doesn't seem to be one!? Is this possible? I've looked at two other CH systems, one has the drainage point off the 15mm pipe that connects to a downstairs rad...

Thanks guys, I can't see any kind or pump or anything other than the water fliter (hard water area) and the pipes going in and out of the boiler so will asssume for now that the pump is inside. Will get the make n model tomorrow and make sure if I can.

Hey thanks for the reply, I totally forgot about it coz other things came up but now I'm close to doing the job and have a couple of questions. The system only has a combi boiler so I guess this makes the job easier. What do you mean by "Make sure you are teeing into the feed after the...

Hi all, I'm refitting my bathroom and want to add an extractor fan that turns on/off when the light goes on. Q 1. Does this job need to be carried out by someone who is P Registered? Q 2. I'm guessing that it would be but if it is or it isn't, is it a case of connecting the electrical...

Hi all, I'm going to be refitting my bathroom and also fit a new radiator into the existing sytem as there isn't currently a rad in the bathroom. I've done some refitting/pipe work etc before so I'm ok with the general stuff but I've neve looked at fitting a brand new rad into a CH system...

nice one Davy that explains it really well. much appreciated. can't see me sitting at the meter though ;)

hi there, i've been wondering (haven't done anything other than that) ;) about how much electricity i use and whether i could calculate things like, how much electicity i use in 4 hours, watching dvd's or 6 hours of sky and working on my laptop and then how much that costs me. so, is...

:D I think it's all sorted! I had to remove 3 joints and replace a little bit of pipe that got damaged but it's looking good. I've wrapped paper tissue around all the joints and I'm leaving the mains on while I sleep but it's looking good.

Well I fixed the T join that was the problem without having to remove everything! :) phew..............in the process though I now have another join that's leaking (so taking a break) hopefully this will be pretty straight forward now and fixing this one will sort out ALL the leaks! I'll post...

cheers, guys. there shouldn't be water in the pipes as I've drained both hot n cold from the kitchen? will there still be traces of water that's causing the prob with the solder? also I'm just trying to solder directly onto the outside of the pipes, is this right? it is looking like I'm...

Hi all, I thought I'd try refitting my bathroom, which I knew was going to be a big challenge as I've never really done any plumbing before but researched and planned for a couple of days then took a trip to the plumbing world shop to pick up all the bits. So after removing all the old...

thanks guys, never would have thought I'd be gluing the house!

cheers j, probably a stupid question but...when the pva dries, will it be clear?

Hi, I've stripped all the plaster from my walls and it's going to be a while before I plasterboard and as it is still very dusty, thought about painting the walls until I plasterboard. What is the best paint to use? I guess I need something that PVA glue will also stick to when I put up...