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Guys, A lady from over the road has asked me if I could fit a female bayonet valve to the existing cooker gas pipe which has a blank in it at the moment. She had a contract gas fitter come round a few weeks ago, who did some work on her meter. He also condemned her gas cooker as it was...

Check it out http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.html Magnitude 4.7 10 kilometres deep Did the earth move for you baby!!!!! 8)

Any recommends on a decent hole saw bit for cutting in to a 4" cast down pipe?... No chinese brands...bless em.. 8)

Anybody know anything about central locking? It started when I couldn't open drivers side door, so i started using passenger side to get in. 2 weeks later couldn't unlock from passenger side, so started using sliding door on side to get in. That packed in also after 2-3 weeks, so started...

Refilled hot water cylinder 2 hours ago after a drain down. Water is hot now, but still a dirty colour at the taps. How long does it take for all the disturbed sediment to settle down, and the water to become clear?

Bit of a daft one really.. When using LSX as a jointing compound, do you smear it on the threads and wind up the coupling, or, smear on the threads, leave it for 1 hour and then wind the coupling up? So the coupling cuts it's own path through solidifying LSX.. Bit confused about...

Can someone knowledgable enough have a look at my system design, to see if it works out? I did a model in google sketchup, took me ages.. It's how I'm planning to install everything. Do my plans look ok? A list of the main parts: 42 gallon polytank HWC 18"x32" stuart turner monsoon...

Having read about the horror stories regarding pre 2004 imerssion thermostats potential dangers should they fail. I thought about checking mine out. Is it pre 2004? I know the wiring definietly is, and it needs changing, it looks dangerous to me. Do imerssion heaters come with their own flex, or...

Hi guys, I'm planning to install a new mixer shower at home sometime in the next couple of weeks. And would really appreciate a bit of advice. I have a gravity fed vented cylinder with a 40 year old zinc galv CWST in the airing cupboard. Wanting to put in a good mixer shower, I find I dont...

This should sort out the wheat from the chaff ;) I'm trying to understand how to manipulate water pressure using this equation: p=F/A where: p=pressure F=Force and A=Area 1. How do I find the (p) pressure? and what is it measured in? 2. How do I find (F)...

Hello, I had a plasterer come and have a look at my attic attic as it needs skiming. It's quite a big attic being a victorian end terrace. He said it would cost £450 including materials, 11 bags of skim and some metal strips for the edges? Do you think this is expensive, and could I get the...