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Hi fellow colleagues I have a wood floor which I think is engineered wood but I cant be sure I dont want to replace it because I cannot afford to - Is there a way to put some shine back into this flloor witha wax or oil ? I prefer something super simple so can i just paint varnish on top or...

Hello fellow carpenters I had my sash window repaired because it was rotten I did think of using wet rot hardener and then wood filler but was persuaded to replace the bottom section I paid £700 labour and it took two days. With material it was an extra £200 and I am not so happy Is this...

Hi I had my sash window repaired and this is the result - Is this ok? There is a 1CM gap which I think was down to bad measurement! The proposal is for a weather strip at the bottom which might work Should I be angry that the shape of the sash window at the bottom has been lost because a...

I have a heat only boiler I had a heating engineer provide a heat loss calc His calculation was 2.5Kw per radiator 3Kw for the hot water cylinder As I have 17 radiators this comes back at 35Kw and he suggested a 35 or 42 Kw Judging by posts on this site this seems far too high Is...

My Magnaclean filter 28mm is about six months old - I replaced it already once in January and I can see that it is leaking from the isolation valves again Is this normal? It was bought brand new and I wonder now if I should get a brass filter Previously I was told that these magn filters...

My sister had a leak and opened the box around the soil pipe - It looks like it was repaired before and the leak was from a loos joint. Is there any tape that can be used around the joints before the box is put back? Is gaffer tape suitable to provide a tight water seal? I tried the self...

I drained down my one pipe system for boiler test and when refilled the central heating is only partly working - I can see one horizontal pipe that feeds the radiators that feels cold and I am sure it is an airlock. Is it advisable to drain down and refill with the hope this might clear the...

I am having my boiler changed from an Ideal Mexico 2 boiler (which apparently was 36Kw) I was told that a 30Kw heat only boiler is the minimum size I need because a) The boiler is in an out house b) I have a one pipe system so need red hot water on the flow which will come back cold Is...

I am using a 2KW electric radiator to heat a room and leave it on most of the day and night - Will the cable wear out more quickly if it is used all the time? I guess the same question for the immersion heater - Will the cable wear out of immersion is on permanently ?

I have a 28mm magnaclean filter - It was installed six months ago and working - I took of the lid to clean the sludge and tried to put it back - It was leaking and I got a new filter which was installed Today I drained down the filter and took off the cap - I put it back on and its leaking...

I have a new immersin heater in a cylinder Facts There is voltage and power going to the immersion heater The reset button is down so not tripped The red dial is at 70 degrees - If i turn the thermostat dial I do hear it click when it gets to 40 degrees Questions Does this indicate to you...

I am having trouble showering because the water is lukewarm and not very comfortable I measure the temperature from the hot water tap and it is 40 degrees which is suprising The 2 port valve is set to manual so is heated from the boiler - If I turn the boiler on for a good few hours the...

Im really sturglgling to make sense of this but I will try wise people on this forum who have always had a lot of enthusiasm - The flow pipe is piping hot but the return is stone cold even though the hot water cylinder has the immersion switched on so should not be drawing too much heat from...

Maybe i am fussy but I am not happy with the pointing down when the roof went on? 1) Am I being difficult or is this crap? 2) Can it be made neater or do I have to put a fascia on top? This roof cost a lot of money and I dont want to do it again

Hello I want to check with forum members if this roof is perfectely ok or needs replacing? And whether this is welsh slate or spanish slate if I want to replace it? A lot of our neigbours have had their roofs replaced and I do have a leak which has been difficult to repair and still lets in...

I just had a quote for a new boiler install as follows I dont undertand why a 15-60 boiler pump is needed and a 25-100 pump is needed as well I currently have an ideal mexico 2 heat only boiler - It has one DAB pump on the boiler return and a 2 port valve at the flow pipe to allow for heating...

Everyone on here tells me how great an Ideal Mexico 2 boiler is - I have one working and installed that you can take away for free if you disconnect! :) I dont think I will get any offers but I thought I would try! Free to take away!

I am lucky to live in a detached house that has four bedrooms in it - I have an Ideal Mexico 2 boiler with 3 inch steel barrell pipework coming up the external of the house. I have had a few gas engineers come out to try and replace and they all want to rip out floorboards and generally make a...

I am lucky to live in a detached house that has four bedrooms in it - I have an Ideal Mexico 2 boiler with 3 inch steel barrell pipework coming up the external of the house. I have had a few gas engineers come out to try and replace and they all want to rip out floorboards and generally make a...

I had a £600 stuart turner monsson 3 bar pump installed - The cold water is fed from the loft tank and the hot water from a side flange on the cylinder (Like it should be I imagine) What is weird is that the pressure from the hot is not the same as the pressure from the cold - How can that be...