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I’m just about to fit a new radiator and just had a query as to what peoples thought were about using some jointing compound over the olives Is this just one of those preferences where some people use compound where others use PTFE? I’ve got both so have a choice and I’m leaning towards the...

Can anyone help me with the following query, please? I just turned on my Bosch hba63b150b oven onto grill setting and the element immediately started to smoke and smell The display on the LCD was immediately a red square and from memory, whilst it is still warming up, It has like a thermostat...

I’m about to fit a new radiator with one of these integrated drain off valves on the return side I’ve noticed a bit of a flaw whereby if you do up the piece that goes directly into the radiator to when it tightens up fully, the drain off is not pointing directly downwards…..ie. if you were...

I’m about to attempt my first skim directly onto some new plasterboard I’ve always wanted to have a crack at it, so now is the time The plasterboard butts up to some existing that is emulsioned, so I’m going to need to feather out the edges onto the existing. I plan to use some scrim tape...

I’ve just completed a bit of 15 mm copper ready for my new radiator The pipes are in a channel of Therma light blocks but do not come into contact with the pipes It’s going to be plaster boarded over soon, so I’m looking at what type or protection to put on the pipes as a belt and braces to...

Can anyone explain this please….. I’ve cleaned up 2 x 15mm pipes, deburred and also the inside of a 15mm Yorkshire too The cuts are clean I push the Yorkshire on to the one pipe until I hear it click and can’t push it any further and hold it tight Now I push the other pipe into the other end...

I wonder if anyone’s had this issue before Flushed our close couple toilets yesterday evening and it just continued to fill We’ve had no issues leading up to it It overflows into the pan so you could see it easily and it wasn’t just a dribble Took the system and lid off and pulled up the lever...

Can anyone confirm what I should use to dot and dab plasterboard to this wall please ? I think they are thermal/thermalite blocks ‍♂️ You can hopefully see the previous adhesive was light in colour and seemed really hard. The blocks are soft and you can easily jab a screwdriver into them if that...

I’m plumbing a new radiator in and having to put some new copper piping I’m a DIYer and an average solderer hence I use Yorkshire fittings As you can see from the photo, I’m looking to solder a piece of copper to a street elbow and then to connect to a 90° elbow My question is as follows : Am...

Hi all, I'm looking for some input regarding the following that i'm thinking about : So I had a tall 1800mm Vertirad radiator at the end of my extension, which from memory used to take a lot longer to get as hot as the rest. It always seemed a bit naff on the heat output and was ugly too so...

I am planning to use 120mm corefix to hang my radiator brackets off The wall is dot and dab onto thermalite blocks The packaging (see photos) says to use a 10 mm drill bit, however, I was wondering as the thermalite blocks are so soft, would anyone suggest that it were better to use a slightly...

I’m looking to get a local tradesmen to lay a 2.4 x 3.6 m patio for me It’s Indian sandstone and I have all materials on site (slaps sand, cement and hard-core) There will be approximately a third of that size that needs hard-core to go down and be compacted The other 2/3 was an existing patio...

I have a new radiator to fit at the end of this hep20 connector (there is obviously a second one out of shot of my photo !) The builder used this push fit to go from copper down to plastic as you can see, and then at the radiator end there is copper in the wall so additional push fits in the...

I’m in the process of fitting some new skirting boards Unfortunately, removing the old ones took away an amount of the plaster leaving me with some holes (see photo) I’ve made good with some Soudal expanding foam and levelled it off so that the skirting board sits flush However, I’m obviously...

So I am about to start decorating the bedrooms and was just checking in my decorator’s box and found at least 6 likely B&Q single roller cages I’ll be honest they all look pretty rubbish and I recall them not rolling smoothly sliding across the wall et cetera et cetera so I’m considering...

Hi all I’m considering buying the following hoist from Screwfix : Hilka Pro-Craft 250kg Electric Hoist As I’m planning to use it to construct a hoist seat to transport my dog upstairs I was wondering whether it has a built in arrestor to stop the load crashing to the floor Does anyone know...

Due to a recent accident sustained by my dog, I’m looking at the possibility of designing and building a dumb waiter style lift. This would be so she could sleep back upstairs where she is used to and so I don’t risk carrying her up and down the stairs due to my own dodgy back too She is only...

On another thread, someone kindly suggested that this yellow tape on my central heating pipes was simply pvc tape I need to extend so need to get back to clean copper to do a proper soldered joint Any advice on what to use please ? The tape is so brittle it comes off by the millimetre Is it...

I’m about to fit some more new Stelrad radiators Fitted the first one a few weeks ago and used loctite 55 on the thread…about 6 turns No leaks but it was seriously tight However this got me thinking….the radiator companies always say don’t over tighten the tails so could the loctite be too...

Hopefully a very quick question for those in the know Can anyone tell me whether there is a right and wrong way for this isolation valve to be put on, please? I have an equivalent for the hot water also There’s no directional arrows on the body that I can see, so I’m assuming no Is that...