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Good evening all, this little screw is off a small domestic air fan , the screw looks like this ; http://s785.photobucket.com/albums/yy134/cypher_0000/?action=view&current=screw.jpg it is about 5mm in diameter , and dome shaped i have looked online, but cant find any reference...

hello everyone, I have been searching online for D.P.C wall plugs , but have only found 1 or 2 sellers in the UK not even screwfix seems to supply them are they actually called ' dpc wall plugs ' ? also, the type Ive seen are like the ones I had in the wall, flexi-head...

hello all what a muppet I truly have been today, after replacing the CH pump yesterday , I noticed some of the floorboards were damaged, badly fitted, had been for some time, SO, perfect time to replace them today ? WRRRROOONNNNGGGGG !!!!! :( after fitting new boards, I...

Hello Ive just fitted a new 15-50 , ( swapped motors actually ) and I had major problems trying to loosen the nuts on the grundfos pump ( The nuts are from the Isolators fitted on each side ) my query is; can someone tell me what the correct spanner size required is ? I tried...

Hello everyone, following on from my previous post, with the advise offered I was able to source and fit the correct pump. however, it seems that the pump is wired so that it is permanantly ON. is this normal ? I though the pumps were supposed to be wired to the boiler and only...

Hello everyone The water pump in our old boiler system has finally died. it has been on its last legs for some time. OK, so need to replace it. PROBLEM; There is NO LABEL on the existing pump !! See photo of pump in place. I have looked at the underside where the label would...

why is it almost impossible to buy** triple glazing windows in the UK ? does everyone live miles away from roads / traffic / neighbours ? clearly not. so for the sake of a few more £££ per window, we could all be having the benefits of triple glazing, but we dont, we all just...

hi guys I have a window where one of the pvc strips is missing, this coldness and sound make their way in through the gap Ive been to a couple of double glazing firms, but they dont have the pvc strip I need can anyone recognise my profile ? see pic...

Hi, I recently got news about how easy it is to bump open cylinder locks, especially the euro ones fitted onto uPVC. Anyway, having removed one of my locks, to see how long it was ( was going to order a better replacement one ) , I quickly realised the whole system is stupidly easy to...

Currently, I am a part time villan, robbing banks and the odd post office, but money aint what it used to be, these days there are just too many cameras and too little money in safes. Im thinking about getting into a more lucrative career, somewhere where I CAN rob people legally, and earn...

gentlemen, on your advice, I am planning to use either of the above, to seal up the OVERFLOW hole / seal, on my ACYLIC BATH. Now, because the Acrylic is woven, like fibreglass, would SILICONE sealant be TOO STRONG a seal ? IE, if i ever need to removed the silicion, will it start...

gentlemen, with all your good advice, I have managed to part install the bath, with taps, waste, all nicley done so far ! however, the bath is made from ACRYLIC, and thus I can not get the RUBBER washer of the overflow, to make a watertight seal against the WOVEN acrlylic surface, as it...

well well, fitted bath somwhat, turns out, the side wall of the room ( parition wall ) is NOT SQUARE with the room ! thus , I have about a 2-3 INCH gap on the corner of the bath !!!!! guys, i need your wisdom in this matter, WHAT CAN I use to fill the gap ? ALSO - bath is...

gentlemen, the 'weatherboard' has rotted away, and has been blow off one side of the roof. well, about half of it remains ! anyway, its a 2 storey victorian house, and Im scared of heights !! NOT ONLY THAT, but my query is; a) IS the weatherboard important ? b) WHY does it...

gentlemen, some of u know that i am presently installing a funny shaped bath, into a very small bathroom, which is part of a not so small house OK, I am now well 'into the job' ( Have mounted the legs and plug hole waste connector ) !!! WOTS THIS ? no tiles under bath ? SO - with...

to my bath ! made in Czech, seems the GB part of the manual was some internet translation, i mean, i spent about AN HOUR re-reading the fesking moronic guide ALL TEXT, with just two 3D skeleton pics, utterly useless. check this out for example " draw an axis line from the centre waste...

this is my 1st ever bath installation ( hopefully LAST ever too ! ) well well well, let us see, a fesking complete bath sits onto 2 metal bars, with screw on feet !!!! and the metal supports get mounted by 4 wood screws on each mount, onto the bottom of the hardboard bath base ...

guys, I just temp fitted my bath, when all is adjusted at right height ( for panel ) , I can ONLY manage to fit in a SHALLOW bath waste..... and I mean, theres about 10mm clearance between the bottom of the waste S bend ( or whatever its called ) and the floor...... the main waste pipe...

whats the point of earthing copper water pipes / taps etc ? water is a conductor of electricity, SO arent all the pipes / taps, automatically earthed, as waters is touching all the surfaces ? or am i missing something ? :shock:

quick question (ahem ! ) my bath is very slim on the edges, id like to mount the taps in the middle of the length, but there is only, approx 1cm clearance all round ( AFTER making the hole for tap ) will it be enough ? or am i risking cracking the rim ? cheers..............how come u...