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hey guys, i have got a problem with the hot tap on my bathroom basin. basically no hot water comes out at all, i know the first thought is a pressure issue but the bath's hot tap 12 inches away works fine, and also the faulty basin tap in question has been progressively getting worse for a...

Hi, im not sure if this is the right place to post my questions so i apologize if its not. I am planning to do some dry lining in my own house, i have done some dry lining a few years back during my laboring days, but there a few finer details i would like some help with. First of all i am...

Hi, im not sure if this is the right place to post my questions so i apologize if its not. I am planning to do some dry lining in my own house, i have done some dry lining a few years back during my laboring days, but there a few finer details i would like some help with. First of all i am...

Hi, when replacing a radiator does the new radiator size have to be calculated or do you just replace the old one with a new one the same size? I assume it is standard practice to replace for the same size, but i am a little unsure due to new radiators being more efficent and what have you.

Stupidly i have drilled into a cable buried in the wall :oops: i have chased the cable out to take look, and both sides of the cables insulation has been nicked slightly exposing the live and neutral conductors but not damaging them. Can i just wrap the cable in grey insulation tape? Or...

I have just replaced a normal radiator valve with a thermostatic one, but i dont which range to put the settings on. Could someone tell me what settings range would be best for a thermostatic radiator valve installed on a bedroom radiator. The settings available are as follows: Setting * =...

Hello everyone, i want to fit a TRV which i got from city plumbing, it is similar to this except it does have the push fit attachmnet. http://www.screwfix.com/prods/98703/Plumbing/Radiator-Valves/Pegler-Terrier-II-White-Chrome-TRV-10mm-Angled The problem i am having is with the supplied...

I have got a couple of rads valves that need replacing so i thought i would replace them with trv's. Is fitting trv's the same as fitting a standard rad valve :?: I have fitted a few standard rad valves before but never any trv's, is there anything difference in the fitting method :?:

Hello all :D , i want to add a couple of rads to a micro bore system, i used to work for a plumber so i can do the practical side of things but obviously i am stumped on the design side of things and so i would really apreciate some help if you central heating gurus dont mind (its probally worth...

My boiler only runs when it is on its higher settings, it settings are from 1 to 6 (doesn't mean alot to me but you trade guys probally know). When the boiler is turned down to 3 it switches off, i guess that it is a faulty thermostat or something but i dont really know. Sorry for being so...

Alright guys, I need to replace a radiator valve, but the problem is the piepework and the radiator valve have been completely painted over. Can you offer any advice on the best way to remove the paint from the radiator valve? I will not be able to remove the old rad valves nut and...

I posted this over on the screwfix forum but i am not geting much luck, so i thought i might have more joy here. All advice welcome. Hi guys, i need some advice about the differences between staining, waxing, poilshing, and varnishing. Could you explain to me the different types of finish...

Hello to everyone :D , last year my inlaws had a swimming pool put in there garden, and now they want to run power to the pool (to heat it i pressume). They have been told they need an 80amp supply. I realise that they will have to get a qualified electrician to do the work but they have...

Hi guys, thanks for all the help you gave me with making the storage units out veneered boards. I have got all the units made screwed together and fixed to the wall, and it is now time to fix the shelves to the support battens (20mm x 20mm). As the boards are veneered i dont want the fixings to...

alrght guys i am having a couple of problems with the construction of the veneered mdf storage units you helped me deign, and i need some help urgently. Problem 1 I had all the panels cut to size and delivered by the merchants, but some panels have a 1mm or so difference in the depth. For...

I am making some storage units (two doulble wardrobes) out of beech veneered mdf, but i need some help with the design :oops: . The storage units are going to stop short of one side wall (the wall is 4m long and the storage units are going to br 3m long), the customers wants to use the full...