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Hi there, I've not posted on here in years but diy calls again. I am redoing our bath room. We want it to be tile free but are going to have a free standing bath which will be against two walls. We will have an oval shower curtain which will prevent most splashes hitting the walls but we would...

No ideas at all? Anyone? All I can imagine is that somehow the higher pressure cold is allowed through by either the pressure reduction valve or temperature blending valve but the is somehow reduced. Any clues at all?

Just checked and it feels like the temperature blending valve (owic) at the top outlet of the cylinder vibrates more that the pressure reduction valve (which doesn't seem to vibrate at all) Does that help?

Hi there, we had a new hot water cylinder installed at same time as solar fitted and while hw & ch system pressurised. First of all just a pressure reducing valve was added but we pointed out the water was hotter than regs, so they then fitted a temp blending/ controlling valve to bring it down...

hi there, long time since i last posted, but here goes. I have a beech block worktop I installed and oiled with danish oil, due to the odd spill and my own lack of care it needs sanding and recovering, but i am not really inclined to oil it if there is a varnish that will serve it well and...

hi there, I seem to remember reading about pebbles layed into some sort of fabric/plastic that you could use as a cover for the pond liner at the edges. I just can't seem to find it. Any ideas or pointers? Thanks

That's helpful. And the Rowing style start could end up with a running mower on your lap (bit like the old drop technique of starting chainsaws) Try different positions, your arms are stonger at pushing away then pulling towards. good luck

Why do you need a 200mm cill section? The wall is a single skin of sandstone about 140mm wide, I'd like the cill to act as both the interior cill and the 'sole plate' as well. I want to build this porch as well as I can, my physical carpentry skills for the cutting of the joints...

So, a boiler needs to be installed by a Corgi registered plumber, and much electrical work needs to be done by a Part P electrician. What about connecting a replacement boiler? What qualifications should a plumber have to wire in the new boiler to the existing suppluy and then connect up the...

Excellent, Thanks Big All and Woody for your replies. Glad to know the correct terminology. Had I known I could have saved myself the hassle of doing that damned sketch, so thanks. I certainly shall be using a 75x75 corner post, it was just easier to draw it as individual elevations...

Hi there, am building a porch similar in basic design to the following The framework will be timber and I'm currently trying to work out what joints to use where and need help with the following:- As I cannot seem to find a supplier of a 200x45mm sill I will machine it myself. But cannot...

Hi there, I'm goinng to be laying a new path with a slightly different line that will take it over the Water Meter Access plate. Now I WON'T be inhibiting access as the path is only going to be sandstone slabe and gravel, but I do need to lower the cover plate. It looks as if it is...

Hi there, I've got a faulty set of active speakers. When turned on they just hum and there's no audio output. I replaced one of two fuses (t3.15AL) on the pcb that has two large capacitors on it. It blew immediately but that may be because I replaced it with a F3.15AL. I'll try and get the...

I'm a few weeks into an extended pgce and will start in the classroom next year. To be honest I'm terrified about the exact kin of situation bolo experienced, or even worse, an accusation of sexual misconduct. When I went to the interview I asked if there was anything to protect teachers like...

Laugh? I Nearly ****ed myself! Luckily, so did she! But seriously, do they?

Hi there, Can't get used to hard water. Am fed up of cleaning limescale off the shower, don't like it in tea and am worried about new boiler. Girlfriend doesn't want a salt softener (plus that wouldn't help with tea or boiler) so only these left or this Do they Really work...

Now this is embarassing, but it appears our new boiler (nov96) has been making a whirring noise since it was fitted. We live next to a pub car park and had attributed the deep bass whirring to a boys racer which his fat exhaust arriving and leaving the pub. Turns out its the boiler. The...

Before you ask, I have done a search and only stuff about removing it and, oddly, swingers comes up. So. I have a large papmpas grass by my pond thats over 2m wide and high. It like it but its getting too big. How can I control its size? It will probably look silly if I just give it a...