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Hi To all Last weekend I painted my front door with the intension of a second coat the following day but alas it did not happen . My question is would I need to rub down again if so could I use course grade steel wool rather than 120 the paint is weather shield gloss

i have 2 questions to ask 1 how wide and deep does the trench have to be 2 what mix of concrete do i need to use? thanks in advance

I want to lay some sets along my drive & have 2 questions to ask 1 how wide & deep does the trench need to be?2 what mix do i need for the concrete?

HI All i need a little help i have flushed the system all water came out clean filled the system adding x100. The valve moves ok but hot water on its own and it struggles to get around the coil can i take the valve off by plugging the vent&feed ? i think it may be partly blocked.

Hi all i have put x800 in my heating system its been in about three weeks but the boiler keeps cutting out and there is sludge in the header tank. I have drained the system today and all water was clear. Have i done something wrong or is this normal? I have been unable to refill yet as i was...

Hi all i am thinking of having my boiler moved from the external wall to an internal wall.the boiler is a potterton prima 80f with a straight flue. On the internal wall it will require a 90 degree bend to to go into the old chimney is this possible or not? thank you in advance

Hi everyone I have blocked pipes on my central heating I have used x 800 flushed it till the water ran clear. one week later return pipe to the boiler is cold the flow pipe is hot to rads for a while then goes cold anyone have any ideas on how to unblock return pipe. thanks in advance

Hi everyone i am in need of some help I have flushed my heating system with with sentenal 800. Ileft it in for a week then flushed it out till water ran clean then added x100.I now have hot rads upstaires cold downstaires. so i was thinking could i use hydrocloric acid if its ok how long do i...

Hi we have lived in our house a few years now every so often i have to decorate as the ceiling keeps cracking. when a friend looked at it he told me that its where someone has taken an 8ft window for the opening to the extension and there is no support. 1 what sort of support do i need 2 do i...

Hi thinking about insulation can anyone tell me how thick cellotex has to be under a susspended floor.The loft has has about 250mm of glass fibre beetween the joists would i be better off replacing this with cellotex. Thanks in advance to you helpfull people.

hi folks I need to insulate a suspended floor and Im open to suggestions, some guy reccomended something called cellotex is it any good or a waste of time?if its ok how thick does it have to be and whats it like to install? thanks in advance.

Hi i need to change thermostatic valve on my heatin system ive blocked of the vent& feed pipes with rubber plugs & pulled about two gaallons of water off. but it shows no sign of easing up. have i pulled enough water off or am i doing something wrong. thanks in advance.

Hi i have a problem with my wocester boiler,it keeps losing pressure 3 so called plumers and a few hundred pounds later still no joy. nobody can find any leaks. does anybody have any ideas they would be most welcome thank you.

Hi just moved to new house put central heating on light comes on but boiler &pump dont come on,put hot water on and we get heat hot water works fine on its own can any body tell me what wire is what on three port vale so i can check. thanks in advance

Hi ive just had a disaster removing grout from the floor tiles ive scratched one. whats the best way to remove it .The floor has been leveld using leveling compound & ply. My neaibour has suggested a propane blow torch.would this work? Thank you

Hi all I need to purchase a 2bar pump. can anybody recommend a good make? Thanks

Hi all I have two gravity fed showers one is a bristan calico in the bathroom next to the airing cuboard with very little flow, the other is a aqulisa 609 in a downstairs I would like to fit a pump. what size pump do i need ? and do i need to increase the size of the hot tank it is approx 1050mm...

Hi i have some bathroom downlighters i want to put one above the bath,the instructions say they are for zone 2. The diagram shows zone 2 being 225cm from the floor & outside the bath area. As the ceiling is 240cm from the floor above the bath will this be ok ? Thanks

Hi im fitting a new shower in the bathroom that requires pumping the downstairs shower can be upgraded. Im going to use a 2 bar pump but do i need to increase the size of the hot tank as its only a std gravity tank. Thanks

Hi all I have a potterton 80f boiler running hot water & heating. My problem is after the pump it has a tee which is 28 from the pump going 22 to three port valve & 15 to bath rad the 15 pipe vibrates so does the 22 going to the three port valve but is a lot worse after the valve. The pump...