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Thanks for the replies. This is the first time ive topped up since it was installed last year. It dropped a bit a few days after installation and ive only noticed it was at zero today. There are no visible leaks and I think I may have bled a few rads a few months ago. I wont worry about...

Many thanks for that :D Its back up to about 1.2 bar where the plumber had originally set the dial. However I am a bit worried that it had slipped down to 0 bar (absolute zero) and took a lot of water to re-pressurise. Could this be a mains leak or maybe ch system leak ? Thanks again

Hi all, We have a worcester greenstar 25/30is and I need to top up the pressure with the key but have forgotton how. The supplied manual is next to useless. I remember the plumber showing me where to insert the plastic key, turn this and turn that, watch pressure gauge, set and done...

I dont know the full details but I think 4 grand is a bit much considering they couldnt possibly have done proper preparation in the time it took. It was raked and rolled, not particularly level either ! Im just curious as to how much the tarmac actually cost to supply then I can work out...

Hi all, A friend of mine has just had a 'quick job' done on a farm access road that was badly potholed, he was charged 4 grand for about 700 square meters and all they did was to plonk down about an inch of what I think is wearing course, no kerbs or top coat. It took them only half a day...

Just decided to rip them down and get them rebuilt. Going to chop the soil back and fit a membrane and backfill with gravel. Cheers

Hi all, Its been a while since posting here and im hoping for the same friendly advice as before :D Im sorting out my parents driveway and its been one huge task for me and my trusty labourer mate ! We have just finished laying 90 half battered road kerbs, total of 9 tonnes lifting, and...

Fixing them at the 4" end was one of my concerns too, maybe I will fix all the way along until near the thick end and screw some plates on the side. I would have preferred a lower 2" firring like you said, but im always concerned about capillary action...

Too late to change the firrings, already paid for and just been collected. £23.00 all in, which I think is an excellent price. Looks like they will have to go on top of 6x2 in order to support the weight of 18mm t&g inside and out. Thanks for your help.

Cheers Jason, The fall is along the 3.6 width and the joists / wallplate are not on yet. Im just a little concerned about the 8" + height of timber at the front, which will require a really deep fascia. I assume I will need 4x2 joists regardless, otherwise the 'zero' end of the furring...

Hi all, Im about to build a flat monopitch roof for a garden building using full length corrugated sheets. I have ordered some furrings (spelling ?) which consist of 4x2 cut down from 4" to zero and will be using them to give a minimal pitch and allow me to have a non sloping ceiling...

(sarcastic git mode on) When I said magic cable i was merely referencing my amazement at seeing the 'pinnochio emulating plastic moulded neon impregnated diy test prod' light up. I came here for an answer and maybe constructive opinions as I like to learn from forums and not just take an...

Hi, Out of curiosity and wanting to learn more I have tried in vain to find more info on this type of induction, but came up with this : http://www.iee.org/Forums/messageview.cfm?catid=205&threadid=4012 Im wondering what you guys think is an acceptable amount of induction and how much...

Thats what got me shaggy, I understand the magnetic induction bit but didnt think it would be enough to light the test screwdriver.

Thank you for such an informative reply :) Makes perfect sense to me, just hadn't noticed it before. Considering im not a pro 'sparky' you can imagine that I was pulling my hair out and questioning my own sanity : "it cant be live, its dead" "its dead, it cannot be live" "my god, ive...

I was being sarcastic, Is this a common experience, I have never noticed it before ?

Hi all, If I told you I had an unconnected, undamaged 1.5 cable showing a weak current would you believe me ? Well I have one that magically shows a small current when another cable next to it becomes live, I have just removed the 'non connected' cable and the insulation is not damaged at...

Very good point, cant believe I missed that but I do call myself barney bodge :lol: It would have looked very neat and tidy but would only annoy me greatly when I have to replace the fitting, or replace the power circuit when it melts from excess heat created by the resistors. Thanks for...

Im in line with regs then, loads of circ boxes and no runs with more than 180 total between boxes. I wonder what regs would have to say about my initial comment of using the fluorescent box as a 'through route' ?

Amazing how the little threader pulled the whole lot through 4 90's for a total of 35 feet in one go :o And of course, all this work was carried out and finished before 01/01/05 :wink: