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the kit up there is basically clothes and other bits and pieces.. the span between the up rights is approx 2 meters but what i was thinking is putting a support in the middle to the original joist just for added weigh bearing, the loft construction is kind of a w shape.

good evening to all, next week i'm getting loft insulated and we need 10" more on top of what we've got. however we use the loft regularly for storing and what have you. i'm planning on screwing pieces of of 4x2 to the up rights supporting the roof will this be ok to do or will it put to...

sweet thatnks, thats what i thought but dont want to go stuffing up a new boiler

hi to all. we've just had a new combi boiler fitted and i know that they run straight from the mains. my problem isn't with the boiler its the toilet flush it taking ages to fill. i need to switch the mains stop cock off so that i can change the toilet flush, in switching the mains off will...

happydays im back at home tomorrow so i'll have a look.

i have the cold water feed tank in the loft (f/e tank) a vented system. im back to work now and left my wife bleeding it. the system seems to be filling with water slowly now taken a day to fill the bottom rads, must be a mega air lock some where

hi there agian so i finally got the trv's fitted couple of hiccups yesterday. however im having trouble bleeding system. i emptied the whole system and seems to not be filing up. where do i start the refill process? do i try running the system with pump or will it damage it or is it a case of...

hi there agian so i finally got the trv's fitted couple of hiccups yesterday. however im having trouble bleeding system. i emptied the whole system and seems to not be filing up. where do i start the refill process?

ok thanks muchly

hi all, i'm about to be replacing my old radiator valves for trv's. however i have a theory in my head that the trv needs to go the opposite end of the bleed screw in the rad is this right or does it not matter which end i put them. also am i to leave 1 radiator without a trv, i've heard...

bung it? im not sure what you mean could you please explain, i might be sounding like a ****, but im a mechanic but not clued up as yet with plumbing speak. cheers

i've done most things on my house so far and been all good. what it is, is i need to swop the valve round becasue it was fitted the wrong way around when we moved in. 2 weeks of messing around to discover this!!!!! is an inhibator the flush through stuff? anyway thankyou for your pointers

hi all, i'm replacing the 3 port valve this week and was just wondering for a couple of pointers. i take it, its just a case of draining to central heating side at the lowest radiator, but tying the hot water ball cock supply off. or would i need to drain hot water side as well. after...

thankyou for you help i'll have a look later

hi all again, i'm still having dramas with my 3 port valve. i'm just wanting to know if anyone has any wiring diagrams to help or simple fault finding. the 3 port valve is a siemens dva3 or cmv3, these are the only model numbers i can find. and this is wired into a horstmann 425 diadem...

yer thing i'll try the motor first then go from there really

redders means :- hot. any who i'll have a look for a good plumber but doesnt look that harder job to do, just draining the water then bleeding it i believe. im looking at a new 1 on the bay at the moment. but i'll try and get some pictures up tomorrow if that would help.

hi there we've just moved in to our new house and have had problems with the hot water since sunday. i've had a plumber out and he checked over eveything, but im still not sure. the hot water is set to come on twice a day, but i find myself checking the pipes to see if there hot. the...