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Yes, that's exactly what I'm saying, ree. In the end I dug it out. I'm going to grout then silicone over the top, belt and braces. I don't think it would have been a problem grouting down to the silicone but I've spent so much time doing the job properly I don't want to leave anything to chance...

I'm renovating my bathroom. Done a really good job, did everything right but absent mindedly put silicone around bath to meet tiles before grouting. I'm now considering whether to grout down to meet the silicone or if that will just leave a hairline crack where the two meet. I could grout and...

Thanks, but looking at those, it seems to me that the diameter of the braided/flexible pipe bit is pretty narrow... I don't think they're 22mm from end to end. However, it's not a problem - I plan to use plastic/ push fit as they're easy to manipulate, join etc and I can maintain full bore for...

Thanks all. Main reason for flexis is that the hot and cold are the wrong way round, so it seemed easier to put flexis on. Until the tap arrives, I don't actually know if I have a problem there but I saw on the web that with thermostatic mixer taps, they actually regulate the amount of hot...

Hello All, I'm fitting a new bath and wanted to use flexi connectors for the taps. Only snag is, the system is gravity and it seems that 'full bore' flexi hose is actually about 14mm, not 22. If I use a flexi, do you think that will have a drastic effect on the pressure from the thermostatic...

Yes, Mogget that's exactly what happens. So I'll disconnect one side of the pump and see if the boiler stays alive for more than a few seconds. If necessary I will also try disconnecting the actuator in case that's the thing that's gone. I've got a spare one in the garage which came with a...

..yeah I won't be tampering with any gas stuff don't worry. I'm more interested to know if anyone had an idea what it might be just so I can be prepared really. I regularly do small electrical jobs around the house and disconnecting the pump temporarily is do-able safely so I may try that if...

Hello All, My Glow Worm Ultracom HXI (re-badged as British Gas 330) stopped working during the night. I woke up to find it had tripped out the mains. If I turn it on, when heat is being requested, it only manages to stay on for maybe 5 seconds before it shuts off and takes the mains out with...

Well, I tried removing the keeps one by one until I realised its not the keeps that are the problem. Even with all of them removed, the handle still won't lift. The problem is the large, flat bolt that comes across horizontally, right by the main door latch / where the key goes. To get that to...

Thanks, crank39. I thought someone might say toe and heeling. Do you think that's too tricky for DIY..? As I understand it, it means re-packing the door presumably to distribute the weight so the door sits square in the frame - is that about right?

Hello, I have a upvc-type front door, just small amount of glazing at the top, which has a multipoint (5-point) lock in it. The cams all move freely up and down when the door is open but when I try to arm the multipoints by lifting the handle with the door closed, the cams just jar against the...

Thanks a lot for the advice.

Allo. I've got a few cracks in the asphalt covering my garage roof. I'm going to give them a coat or two of cromapol / acrypol / evercryl - whichever I can get from the local Roofshop. I read that it's wise to use a scrim over the split parts. My question is: what is roofing scrim made of and...

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Hello, I just replaced the bearings on my Hotpoint WF840 (what a bloomin' job that was) but before I put it back together, was wondering if I should grease the spindle, or will that affect the water-tightness of the seal? Thanks

Ace. Thanks for the reply. It could well be full of crud as the water in the system looks pretty grubby, judging by the colour of the bled water from the rads :( If the port is crudded up, is it possible/easy to clear it..? If it does turn out to be the actuator, what position should I...

Hello, My mid position actuator bgmvsp-23 is stuck somewhere between CH and HW as the rads heat up a little when only the HW side is on. It seems to me that the actuator can be removed WITHOUT doing any plumbing - is that right? It looks like the actuator mechanically turns a valve so...

Thanks chaps. I discovered that it says Westland on the inside of the handle (which is also knackered, so have to add one of those to my shopping list) :( This apparently means I can use 'Garador' spares as Garador acquired Westland. From what I can figure out, I don't need to tension the...

Well, after asking a friend who has a similar door, it seems I need a spring at the top of the frame, attached to the hinge/ side runner bits with steel cable. Weirdly, the whole mechanism has been removed from my door, so I had nothing to indicate what should have been there in the first...

I just moved into a new house and have a steel 'canopy' style up and over door on my garage. It is extremely heavy to open, doing none of the work for me. Once I manage to heave it up, it likes to try and fall on my head so I have to prop it open with a ladder. I can't see any evidence of...