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Gentlemen Some advice please. I would like to change the opening orientation of a standard kitchen unit door from regular outward opening to upward opening (it is awkward at the moment because of limited space to the side). I would need some kind of hinge that would allow the top of the door to...

Hi Folks The diaphragm has had it in my 30 year old WC and I would like to replace the whole syphon unit with a modern one which doesn't require the whole tank to be removed for any future maintenance and has the duo flush option. The old syphon unit measures 300mm in height but looking around...

May be this would be better suited to the gas and heating forum but I thought I'd stick it here instead. Can someone explain how turning down the circulation water temperature on my system will save me money. My room stat will call for heat until it's set temperature is reached. Reducing the...

Ok, I'm a sparky by trade but will turn my hand to most DIY tasks. Consequently when my kitchen mixer tap started leaking around the neck swivel joint thingy, I thought I'd replace the two worn out O rings which I assumed were causing the leak. Finding the correct size proved pretty much...

Not sure if this is the correct forum for this question, maybe more related to kitchen fitting. Here goes. I would like to convert one side of a traditional double horizontal opening, high level kitchen cupboard unit to vertical opening as it is awkward to access in the position its in at the...

Hi folks. Following on from a previous post about mid position diverter valves, I was wondering if there are any which are better than others. By better I mean longer lasting. I've been using Potterton/Myson MPE322’s but they only seem to be lasting 18 months or so (the electrical actuator part...

Chaps I have been changing these mid position Myson MPE322 diverter valve actuator heads quite frequently and I know they are not the best design and suffer from overheating issues as they are just stalled and drawing current in the on position. However on further investigation I have found...

Hi chaps Opinions please. I'm fed up of having to replace the head on the diverter valve on my heating system (Myson ACT322) every couple of years now. It gets stuck at various positions and causes really hot water in the hot tank or failure of the rads to warm up. A jiggle of the manual lever...

Does anyone have a preference of manufacturers? My Honeywell is playing up and will need replacing soon. Seems to me that Honeywell valves don't last that long as I'm on my 3rd one.

Hi all If you look at the time current characteristic charts in BS7671 regs I noticed that for a rated fuse of say 5amps BS3036, the minimum amount of current required to operate that fuse is just less than 9amps! Am I missing something here? According to that chart, if I have a 4amp rated...

Just heat stripped my galvanised garage door as it was peeling. I now need to prime it before adding a final colour. To prevent a reaccurence of the peeling, what type of primer should I use? Thanks

Wife has a Picanto and it has been a pretty good car but for one annoying problem: very infrequently say 3 or 4 times a month it takes quite a long time to fire up. It doesn't matter if the engine is hot or cold, it may take up to a minute of turning it over until it starts. The dealer said he...

I would like to adjust the park position of the passenger side wiper arm as it occasionally hits the rubber seal around the windscreen and makes a rather loud and annoying noise whilst driving in the rain. I tried to remove the black domed cap which covers the securing nut for the arm, without...

Hi all Not quite sure where this thread belongs so I posted it here. I don't know about you chaps but I'm fed up of taking the wife's shoes to have new heels fitted. It take the cobbler about 2 minutes and he charges anything from £5-10. I've tried to find these heels online to no...

Hi Chaps Just replaced the old mixer tap in the kitchen sink with a shiny new one and am quite disappointed with the flow from the hot water. It takes an age to fill the sink. I noticed that the feed pipes to the new tap had a slightly smaller internal diameter to the old ones. I was thinking...

Hi All Just watched the movie 300 Spartans. I thought it was pretty good but what I really liked was the soundtrack that was played during the final credits. Try as I might I cannot find the name of it. Can anyone help? Thanks

When I did my apprenticeship many years ago, we were taught how to solder 7 stranded cable together to make a sound electrical connection. My question is this: can I use this method to connect/extend singles cable in a trunking? I would make good the insulation with the correctly rated...

Hi I'm going to install a permanent breaker with enclosure to hard wire a couple of small air conditioning units (at the moment they are just plugged into a 13 amp sockets). I have looked at various types but they all come separately. Does anyone know if and where I can get a complete unit...

Hi All Recently my otherwise reliable Potterton Prima F boiler has started to make a buzzing noise. Sometimes but not always, When the boiler switches off (as told to by the room stat) a loud buzzing can be heard thoughout the house and the radiators are vibrating along with the buzz. It...

Hi Can anyone tell me if I need a special certificate or qualification to do PAT testing. I am an electrician of 30 years but havnt got 16th edition. I know at one time it had to be a competant person but has that changed recently? Thanks