Search results

Bath waste installed without rubber seal in place. Leaked. Council plumber No 2 couldnt see problem but cut cut off pipe near the tee in the process and attempted to seal the stump with boss white. Leaked. Council plumber No 3 couldnt see problem but wrapped some ptfe tape round the thread just...

Ten years ago I was quoted £2500 for two 15 m long x 4 m high runs of scaffold for two weeks. I got on ebay and ordered six scffold towers and made my own ,bolting them to the walls.With the timber runs it came in at just under £1000.Plus I got to keep it all afterwards.

eps is nasty weak 70's stuff- similar effort to celotex with half the payback

Hi - I need some advice on motors. To cut to the chase would I need a separate starter unit on these; http://www.ebay.com/itm/SINGLE-PHASE-240V-ELECTRIC-MOTOR-0-18KW-TO-4KW-1400RPM-2800RPM-2-POLE-4-POLE-/191276593244 if fitted to a cement mixer? Some outlets say yes, some no. The background...

I have a (really) hard water supply(a kettle will fur up in a matter of weeks) electrically pumped up in blue plastic 25mm from the borehole via a floatswitch Im having a new boiler soon and was advised to get a filter on the incoming supply. I was thinking of the two stage phosphate filter...

I short,we have a Rayburn 480K-2 range cooker /boiler which needs to go. Its cost a fortune to repair so far this year,its just broken down again,and I know for fact there's even more repairs lined up. What would be a suitable replacement? It has to be oil fired as theres no mains gas and the...

Thanks westie I lived in the house at the end of that line for many years-the supply always seemed 'rough' PCs, lightbulbs, kettles,microwaves, Tv's etc never seemed to last long. Would this upgrade 'clean up' the supply? Is four grand reasonable given Im doing the donkey work ? Have I...

I have been granted long term use of a stable /livestock shelter that I can convert to a workshop. The floor is substantial concrete but has no dpc. The damp causes condensation to drip from the tin roof on a humid day. The obvious ideal would be to dig up the floor and start again with a...

They got back to me eventually £4K for the job. 16metres from pole to shed. ouch They want me to dig a trench but I want overhead? The transformer has to have a "TX upgrade subject to wayleaves" Whats this?

Great link -thanks ceres What measurement is the 'pole' they refer to?

is that £100 per year?

Anyone got one?-how much do you pay if you rent it?

It just seems a waste of a resource when thers useful things that could be done with it. Its an MCB I wouldnt be doing the work myself The bro-in-lo has Part P cert but is an argumentative SOB if he cant be bothered and/or thinks I have no knowledge on a subject. But now I do Thanks for...

Thanks -points taken Is it possible ?

My consumer unit came with a spare 40 amp module. Ive got no use for it at the moment so could I put a fused connector next to the consumer unit and run a permanent fixed lighting or power-spur from it? Would anyone in authority have an objection to this?

An update-I did try to get them out for a preliminary once-over but they want forms filled and detailed plans drawn first. Done that - now waiting for a response.

I need to put a track across a patch of land -I know different areas have different rules but at a guess would I need permission? It is from an existing vehicular gate from a minor unclassified road and would provide access to an existing barn. I would consider crushed brick or scalpings as a...

Purple/lime The clutch has disintegrated. Ive looked at dysons website nd it says £20 but not available online as it needs a pro to fit it. Im ok with mechanicals haveing dome motorcycles in the past-is it really that involved?Specail tools etc? If not where can I get replacement?

Thanks for the thought! Ive retreived the camera - heres one photo