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i have a potter ton kingfisher mf. It is sometimes locking out. It also makes a clicking sound before firing up. Sounds like a relay which clicks twice sometimes 5 times and repeats until it fires up. Adjusting the main temp knob varies the speed at which this happens. Just after the first click...

I live on a private unmade road, more like a dirt track. In the past one half of the road was tarmaced.this has broken up in patches and scalpings layed over it to a depth of about 3". The rest of the road has been pretty much left as it was with the odd bit of gravel mud and scalpings placed in...

I have an old pioneer SA 520 hooked up to one and sometimes 2 pairs of IFM CM2A speakers in a 16' square high ceiling cinema room. I have the luxury of turning it up to 11 without disturbing the wife or kids or neighbours however I'm thinking of upgrading but need help on what to go for for...

Does anyone know if its possible or worth fitting 2 PV panels with all the electrical installations now, for say a couple of grand (or more, I dont know), and qualify for the higher feed in Tarif. Then without uprating the invertor etc add more PV panels myself at a later date, ? I guess the...

Heres another pic of my nearly finished extension. There are handrails now to bring it upto regs. Theres also smd led rope lights down each side. This is the inspiration I googled This is what I made This gives a small idea of what was involved.

As promised heres a couple of photos of my wetroom. The glass is 20mm thick, recessed into the wall and floor and is lit by an 12v smd led rope. Its a trial light for now and has proved it should be a bit lighter and bright blue!! or red or green or a combination. More to follow...

Ive layed engineered wood but in a couple of places I have hollows. Ive used BAL92 to glue the floor down onto screed with wet ufh. However I have a couple of hollows that are large enough to annoy me. Is there a way of filling these. Ive thought of using a syringe and drilling small holes for...

Im sold on SMD LED rope lighting. I bought some as a back light for some stairs but tried it out under the kitchen units and Im amazed to say the light is just like Halogen!! I love the light and as its only 10mmx 4mm its extremely versatile and dissapears into tiny places, it can even be placed...

I have a nice dry cement sand screed which I want to fit an engineered click wood floor to. The screed as expected has slight undulations of 2-3mm and in some areas I have used self levelling compound to bring it all fairly level. I doubt that using SLC over the whole floor will get it any...

Im going to fit a 2m x 1.2mx 20mm shower screen into a tanked wetroom. Can anyone see a problem with not using glazing strips. I cant see much point to them and intend to silicon the glass into a chase cut into the wall and rest on the screed . I can make sure everythings square and will...

I can only find regs that say handrail diameter should be 40-50mm dia with a min 15 rad if its oval. I am building an alternating tread staircase which is 740mm wide and needs handrails to both sides. So the hand rails don't 'overtake' the the space and bring the open gap down below 600mm, I...

Theres a debate about whether warm LEDs are good enough but I'm assuming they will be. However, I want to choose which voltage will be better. I want them dimmable, I want them track mounted, I want 5 lights per track. Also, as they may not be good enough to replace Halogen just yet, would it be...

Should I be worried about tiling over a hairline crack. The screed is 65mm thick and was layed early April. The crack is about 3' long but hasnt moved in the last couple of months. Its so small it can only be seen if covered in water. I'm asumming the UFH pipes are OK but dont know how deep the...

Hi, Does anyone know if the smoke detector circuit on an Accenta G4 needs an EOL device. The panel manual does not mention EOL but a small diagram hints at a normally open circuit. I wouldn't need an EOL if thats the case but I think the circuit is NC. But still not sure if I would need EOL. The...

After 4 exploration trenches I can only assume that the existing foul drain is going from an inspection chamber and connecting to the main sewer pipe at an angle of about 30 degrees. Not to undermine the garage foundations, I recon I need to dig down about 3.5m to connect the new pipe to the old...

Hi Guys, I was in the process of fitting CAT5 wiring into several rooms (before plastering) to connect to a hub for internet routing. However after looking for advice on doing that, I've realised it can be used for a/v. Can anyone explain what I need to do in simple terms. How many cables going...

Hi, I consider myself a bit of dunce with PCs but usually manage to do what I need but I'm really stuck on removing Ad.yieldmanager. Its supposed to be a cookie but after deleting cookies, temp files, scans with AVG , defender, malwarebytes and checking other sites I'm at a loss. Im running...

I'm putting down a floating screed (sand/cement) with ufh on 100mm insulation over concrete subfloor.(dpm under). I guess where the non load bearing stud wall sole plate is fitted is a matter of personal preference and was going to fit it on top where the expansion joints are.(70m split into 3...

Hi All Due to a floor to roof window I have to route the ring main conduit down through 75mm of tiled wet underfloor heating screed and 100mm of celotex. To avoid derating, can I chase a channel in the slab and lay under the insulation? Only the slab is down. Out of interest 17th edition...

Thats not a typo. My local supplier has said due to a lack of demand the mills in Canada are shutting down but the remainder are hiking up the price. My supplier is putting up their prices as soon as current stock runs out.