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    Cutting CI soil pipe

    ok just dug down 18" or so and found the clay? bottom so its prob going to be easier to replace the whole lot. what do i use to seal the bottom(oh and how do i break that seal)
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    Cutting CI soil pipe

    Can i just cut a section out of my soil CI soil pipe and insert one of these http://www.gwsupplies.co.uk/p/678/solvent+pipe+single+boss+pipe.htm that will take the waste from my kitchen sink, washer and dishwasher If so how do i cut the CI do i use a hacksaw or a grinder If not whats the...
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    Do you need to be qualified to replace CU

    from looking at those booklets it appears that they do not need to be qualified as its a replacement
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    Do you need to be qualified to replace CU

    Hiya Guys my old man just been on the phone and asked me to find out if being a qualified electrician is enough to be changing CU or do you need to be part p registered etc cheers
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    Ring or Spur???Spur or Ring

    one cable dropping to the old socket(is that a spur) however upon removing the socket on the left i have i have 3 cables(is this the ring) I didnt want to get the sparky round just to check the cable and i didnt want to put the wrong cable in etc then call him round.. EDIT: ok its only...
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    Ring or Spur???Spur or Ring

    I guess its to avoid the your going to kill yourself comments you may get on some other forums. The cooker is a range with a gas hob and 2 electric ovens a fan and an conventional but i cant find any info on the net regarding power consumption its a hotpoint eg100 just in case
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    Ring or Spur???Spur or Ring

    HIys folks I had two double sockets in my kitchen one on my left wall and one straight ahead. Now kitchen has been removed and the socket that was straight ahead has been removed leaving just the wire hanging(wall has also gone). so i know only have a double socket on my left wall. new...
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    Waste water to soil stack

    at least it CAN/COULD be done
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    Waste water to soil stack

    Not sure if i`m using the correct terms. But we are moving the sink in our kitchen over to the other side of the room now i dont want to have to channel out a large groove in the fllor to have the waste exit where it used its easier to go out through the adjacent wall to the soil stack. however...
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    How far up his arm should i bite his hand off??

    Just had a quote for replastering our kitchen extension which also requires some building out to even the walls in the two rooms. the kitchen is 2mx6m and includes the ceiling at £550 with materials i nearly chocked and i have seen his work before how good does this sound :D
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    Howdens

    Hiya guys Our local howdens are supplying my new kitchen however they have just phoned up saying they are having a make us an offer week GREAT Retail £6000 Trade £1400 What should i offer them has anyone had this before and what have you got away with
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    Worcester 28ci pressure relief valve

    Thats pretty much what mine looks like and i replaced the whole thing by removing the locking pins pulling the old one out and pushing the new one in and replacing the pins. its stopped dripping now(hope its now set its own pressure) :) I`ll check it again in the morning, I let the whole...
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    Worcester 28ci pressure relief valve

    The prv is a the push in type with the red screw top. im just waiting for it all to cool down before testing.
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    Worcester 28ci pressure relief valve

    well i`ve had heating on for half hour or so and its let some pressure out and its sitting at about 1.8bar so lets say its over reading by about a bar if i drop it down when hot to about 1.3 bar hot or .05bar cold does that sound like it may work
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    Worcester 28ci pressure relief valve

    I have replaced the prv in my boiler and may have cocked up as the old one was leaking i just opened up the old one to drain the system fitted the new one topped up the system to 1 bar all ok. put on the heating last night and the pressure went up to 2 bar and opened the 3 bar prv so now a...
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    How much cement sand etc do i need(oh and im in a hurry)

    cheers marshman for some reason i just couldnt get my head round that
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    How much cement sand etc do i need(oh and im in a hurry)

    ok after checking on several site and then asking the bloke a jewsons looks like its about right however i have ordered a tom bag of ballast and 10 bags of cement so my question is how do i mix the ballast with the cement to still get a 1:2:3 mix cheers matt
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    How much cement sand etc do i need(oh and im in a hurry)

    hiya guys need to order my stuff before 5 (yes i know) i`m doing a concrete floor in my kitchen 8ft x 7ft x5inch deep how much do i need used one of those online calculators 1:2:4 mix 218kgs cement 408kg sharp sand 816kgs gravel 120litres water does that sound right cheers...
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    leveling floor in old outhouse

    Its still fairly straight forward, not as easy as was hoping but the job has to be right cheers matt
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    leveling floor in old outhouse

    Hiya guys I have knocked through to our old outhouse to form a large kitchen. However the floors are at a different level. In order to level to the old kitchen with the new it needs to be raised buy about 1 inch at the far end and about 2.5 -3 inch the other. whats the easiest way to do...
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