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Changing the pump using 178983, I believe this is Grundfos (black label). The old one I believe is Wila (white label) and had known problems. Straight away I noticed the bolt size to the casing is different, so I haven't attempted to change the "head" only. I've changed the whole casing for the...

Can anyone advise how a 3 bar pressure relief valve ( on a small hot water tank) works when the mains water pressure is higher than 3 bar. I believe it's quite common to have mains pressure higher than this so am surprised I've not come across the problem before. It blows and flows full bore...

There are lots of adaptors for the various older standards of PE pipe (LDPE, MDPE, HDPE). Does anyone have any tips for identifying which adaptor should be used. Pipe I am looking at at the moment is 27mm OD. So it's a 3/4" pipe but which one...

Came back to find the alarm had triggered yesterday. Strange thing is looking at it the time between the triggers was exactly 2 hours and 14 minutes both times. As if there is some kind of fault that was ignored for a set period of time? The sensor has not triggered a false alarm before. There...

Does anyone know a reason why my brand new keypad backlight should only be 1/3 working? (apart from it's faulty, etc;) I didn't notice if it was always like this.

I recently upgraded my house alarm with a Texecom Premier Elite 24 polycarb model. So far so good, I am getting the hang of the programming and have got through the basics and have a working alarm. I then moved onto the COM-GSM unit. The signal strength is showing as -999dB or -113dB depending...

I am renewing the alarm panel with a texecom premier elite 24 and a few new sensors. I've learnt about how to do the FSL - two resistor wiring so that the sensors cannot be shorted out and disabled. I am concerned about the bell box though. It's a standard 5 wire one. If a burglar was to...

Hi, hope someone might be able to advise me. I have an Accenta 8 alarm which I am happy with having moved sensors etc; I want the ability for the alarm to text me if it is triggered and also for me to be able to cancel (or trigger?) it remotely. (I am also setting up cctv I can view remotely.)...

Hi I have a 1905 house, there is the usual infill panel between an downstairs and upstairs bay window. This is made of bricks set in a timber frame. The textured render on the outside has cracks that I have attempted to seal but it is very ugly and I would like to replace it. Lime render...

Hi, hope someone can help or comment on my diagnostics 1) Hot Water is cold 2) Central Heating fires up OK. 3) When Hot water is switched on, the boiler fires up but the heat goes to the CH circuit. 4) I diagnose that the diverter valve is not operating correctly and not diverting heat to...

hi, i've got an up and over "canopy" garage door with the cables disconnected. the cables and spindles look as though they are still intact, but the big spring over the top of the door is completely untensioned. I am thinking that I will need to reconnect the cables with the door up, apply a...

problem is the cold in and DHW out pipes have been stolen! i have had a quick look and couldn't see any markings. does any one have any tips if it is not marked under the cover? eg how to tell the in and out of the heat exchanger - connections to diverter valve etc; should there be a...

I am renewing the tiled surround to my roll-top bath. I have small strips of tile glued to the top of the roll-top. the previous silicone debonded from the unglazed tile edges. Maybe because the joint was a bit small and couldn't handle the movement. Although i planned the movement to be in the...

Hi, I have two new sinks to plumb the wastes from. Am i best having a P-trap under each one, or running them both into one? If so with what arrangement of the tee? I have McAlpine wastes (plug holes) already. I am planning on doing it all in 40mm solvent weld pipe and drilling a new hole in...

Hope this is OK, it's not a question, but I was so impressed by the solution here - http://www.howtomendit.com/answers.php?id=199139 i thought i would post it for others that may have the same problem but think they need to adjust the hinges (not possible) or buy new ones (won't necessarily...

hi, my neighbours want a carport/garage. they are applying for planning permission. (is this 100% required?) it will be about 3m x 10m on the side of the house. the sides will all be enclosed (probably timber cladding) the roof will most likely be clear polycarbonate multiwall supported by oak...

Apologies if this has been covered elsewhere but i cannot find any mention of it. When deleting or inserting text in the "message body" text editor the display can get very messed up. It doesn't update itself and sort of over types on itself. Some text gets hidden behind blank spots and...

I thought IKEA did these - a socket takes about a 3 or 4 inch square timber leg and fixes it to a table top with screws through a flange. Can't find them now. Does it ring any bells? Maybe they are from somewhere else?

could anyone advise me on the pros and cons of various finishes for a new oak dining table top. i would like to keep it matt and the grey /brownish colour it has in the raw, not too amber or yellow. durability against hot objects, liquid spills and general abrasion is also another consideration...

hi. i have bonfire parties a few times a year and the grass on my small lawn never recovers from all the footsteps. i do reseed it often and it grows back lovely and lush ( until it gets trashed again) . the ground is very good i think, loads of worms. what's the most hard wearing grass /turf i...