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Thanks - so no point trying plumbers mait or denso? Only trying to slow it down.... I do have some basic plumbing skills - I would sort this for my own home..and do it properly -be ready to redo the joint completely. Just don't want to make the situation worse. I know if I overtighten it and...

I have but I think it is tight enough - I put quite a bit of force onto it and it didn't move - I'm really wary of overdoing it and ending up making it worse/getting a flood. I did think I could try loosening it a bit and then tightening it back, just in case it i didn't move because it is a...

Hi I can't post an image of the pipe just now (not at work) - I don't know if this helps but this image off the web is similar - with the white arrow showing where it is leaking from. (I was going to post one of my rads but I have microbore but like this image the ones in the hall are 15mm...

This is on the thermostat side where the feed enters the valve -so would need to drain to fix permanently/loosen nut etc. It is in an old hall where I work - so CH system is massive. Plumber is coming out to do a full service and fix this leak on Monday. We knew we had a very slight leak a few...

I've used Toupret wood filler (to repair the rotten bottom of an external cellar door in same hall to stop a rat getting back in -eek) and found that was good stuff - easy to use etc, has survived just over a year now (painted) and it does get really wet. Although dries a bit too quickly for...

Thanks - looks like good stuff but maybe not as bodgy as i was looking for... It seems like I can only get 25kg bags ..way more than I'll need and I cant find it anywhere locally...would have to get delivered so looking like £50 - and a delay and then it seems like it would take a few days as...

This is where I work, its an old church hall (built in 1890s), a shared building and we rent. Plaster is crumbling off in lots of areas (high up) and apparently there is some issue with the roof which is due to be fixed in about 3 months, will costs £££££ and they say they can then fix the...

Thanks ...so it is a boiler fault - job for a plumber. I'll ask them to get someone out... Thinking about it - boiler should be due a service in a couple of weeks anyway. Is it something that needs fixing asap? (Apart from being a pain, and potentially dangerous for children) is it likely to be...

It a Worcester Combi (sorry don't know the model, think it an eco something - can check tomorrow), 5 yrs old in Dec, large capacity - in a church hall (where I work). This has been a problem for a while but recently seems to be getting worse. Today it has been terrible. The hot water goes...

Sorry for slow reply. I had never heard of so was trying to do a search for ceramic grease and duckduckgo was down for ages,then had to go to work... I have used lithium grease for now but plan on getting some ceramic grease next time I go to the town - it seems like a useful grease to have...

This is just for my sewing machine feet. It was my gran's , from the 1950s. Had rubber feet attached to aluminium frame with steel bolts/screws. They have perished over time and the paint has flaked away from around them and the bolts were a bit rusty (guess it might have been subject to damp at...

Thanks - but I think that might be too big too - it looks about the same size as the 'click' ones I have used before - its 11cm long and 4 cm wide. (They are fantastic for downlighters especially in hard to reach areas though and those ones are a lot cheaper than the ones I got several years ago...

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Looking for this type of connector that will fit inside a light fitting, something that isn't much bigger than a generic ceiling rose. I have used click connectors for downlighters with great success but they are too big for the fitting I am thinking about using it for. It's to make it easier...

Whoops - yes 25mm is the right size! :oops:

Sorry - I didn't see your reply until just now! The ones I took off have now been thrown away and rest are covered up again so I can't really do a photo now. I came back to post for anyone else that I did get a 25cm and a 26cm spanner and the 25cm spanner is the right size (worked on the...

I do generally replace them - the problem I have is when I am attaching new pipework to existing piping and I can't get the :censored: old fittings off to that... Isn't that the same as an adjustable wrench? Which is what I have used - but they are quite bulky and in this case I couldn't get...

I have some old - I am assuming imperial- compression fittings in my house. Recent one was an octagonal nut but think previous one I had a problem with was hexagonal. The nuts on the '15mm' -assuming 1/2" - compression joints are a wee bit too big for my 15mm compression spanner. Normally I...

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Thanks - I am now convinced that people won't think I've lost the plot! Now planning when I go -and which shed will be the least obvious. They are relatively close together so I might do a recce first and chose my best option. I generally don't really care what people think but for some...