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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...

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...

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...

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

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?

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?

How do I get one ? I need a supply putting to a barn in a field. There is a wooden pole in there carrying electricity to the adjacent property In Herefordshire. Who do I speak to ?

Checking on my mums system,the Oil tank had been filled up about a week to 10 days ago. Its a big cylindrical plastic tank and there was evidence of spillage from the filler area. Up on the ladder-I find the filler cap (4" diameter) was missing. I find it later down the side of the tank...

I have a control pack that contadicts itself. The diagram for the cylinder stat shows three teminals - call,sat and common.Ther are no other terminals on the diagram or the stat itself. The wiring centre however has four wires for the cyl stat - that fourth one being an earth symbol. As...

A major clearout at work netted me two big reels of 3-core flex for the price of lugging it home. Great - however on further inspection,inside the thick white insulation there are blue and brown copper stranded cores at about 4mm - but no earth core. Instead there is what appears to be a...

Most items in my pack have four connectors,is there a four core cable that could be used instead of running two standard T+E cables?

My control pack,a horstmann,did not include a wiring box. As I cant seem to find anywhere that sells horstman boxes would any manufacturers one do? Anyone know of a supplier of Horstmann WC1 ? What about a 2-gang socket box with a 12 way terminal strip connector inside it and a blanking plate...

I have a thick chalky layer of 'something' lining the top half of my soil pipe system At the moment its not too much of a problem as they are the old 5" black resin type but I would still like to remove it somehow before it builds up any more . i've tried the scraper attachment on some...

cant remember,but is this a texture coating or is it (what im really after) an elastic-cy sort of smooth paint.If not what is available? Ive just had two ceilings refinished -i want some sort of crack disgiuse but not any more flamin' artex.

Is there a way of bleeding /adjusting a Grundfos selectric pump? Its sloshing the water- but the system is full and the rads and h/w coil are all bled

Woodburner. Brick (modern) chimney stack,capped, save for flue and rain cowl exit. Stainless flexible liner. Condensation forming inside brickwork ,drips down onto top plate which has rusted as a result. Happens only when fire is lit. Happens even when it hasnt rained for days. Q.Is...

Iam fitting a new CU. Do I need to mount it on a board like the CU (a moulded piece of chipboard with ceramic spacers off the wall) or can it go straight to the wall.