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Solder joint that cannot be taken apart
Hi all. Im hoping someone can help with a rather urgent problem. Last night I finished soldering two 22mm copper pipes with two right angle bends, two 22x22x15 tees, several joins etc. that forms part of my central heating system. The joints are all in close proximity. I have used Yorkshire fittings for all of these…
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Faulty security light
We've got one of the sensor security lamps in the back garden. However Saturday night before I went to bed, I noticed that it hadn't gone off which isn't right as it only comes on for a few seconds, plus it wasn't windy outside (enough to trigger it off). Anyway, It was midnight and I got a ladder to see if it had a manual…
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Central heating problem - radiators keep coming on!
As it's warmed up now, a couple of weeks ago I set the central heating controller so that the heating no longer comes on, but the Hot water does. There are various settings for these: OFF / ONCE / TWICE / CONTINUOUS. So the hot water is set to TWICE, but the heating is OFF. But my radiators are still coming on! How can…
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Boiler flame not igniting all the time.
Trying to help out my sister who has a Glow-Worm Micron 70FF Boiler, which at present seems to have a mind of its own by turning on when it wishes. The power lights are on and even performed some manual diagnostic investigation, and it seems the problem stems from the boiler. I’ve also read somewhere that those Glow worms…
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Remove paint from jeans?
Hi all, My wife decided to start re-painting the kitchen, and got some white paint on her jeans (obviously she was wearing her newest and most favourite pair to do this!). Any advice on getting it out?
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Boiler, Hot Water, Central HEating or Underfloor heating
Hi, ill be moving into 1930`s semi detached property, the elderly gentleman who lived has the old electric heaters in each room, old ones with bright orange filament when switched on. There is no central heating at the moment, and so will need to fit in a new Hot water system. Requirements: 1. Good flow rate 2. Instant hot…
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Double Glazing Firms In South London
Anyone have any recommendations for Double Glazing firms in South London area (Tooting) ? Any to stay away from ? Cheers Tim
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Stopping Washing Machine from moving
I am about to have my washing machine moved into my new utility room, yippee!!! What I am after is solutions to stop it moving while it is in operation. My carpenter is going to build wall to ceiling cupboards and leaving a gap for the washing machine to fit in, obviously the wall to ceiling cupboards are going to hold a…
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Hardwood Flooring
Hi, I would like to have the thick hard flooring in my lounge and dining room. Anybody have any advice - somebody told me it was too soft and could get easily dimpled by heels of shoes and should consider laminate rather. I don't like laminate :( Any ideas as to where I could get this cheaply - looking at oak , maybe…
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Urgh! Dead squirrel please help.
Hiya A couple of weeks ago my builder finally came around and sealed up the hole in the eaves where some squirrels were getting in. I told him to make loud noises first then get off his ladder wait for about five to ten minutes and then to get on with the work, to allow the squirrels time to get out. I think the pillock…
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Cutting ceramic floor tiles
I've just tiled my bathroom floor, and it's looking quite good (even though I do say so myself ;) ). However, I'm not quite finished, as for the life of me I can't cut out a bit of a tile to fit round the radiator pipe, which means I've got a nicetiled floor with a tile missing :mad: I've tried 1. a ceramic blade on a…
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Bathroom Suite
Hi Everyone Well my wife is getting me to work my little socks off in the new house and we now need a bathroom suite. we have looked around and B&Q have 20% off. Best one is about £240. We really just want a plain white suite, so does anyone know where the best/cheapest place to get one is???? Maybe without the taps and…
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fire safety /double glazing
My daughter has just moved house and I was concerned that all the windows were double glazed with only a small top opener. I was worried that in the event of a fire she may be trapped in the bedroom. I know it is really difficult to break a double glazed window so I did a bit of searching on the net and found…
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Additional uses for a dimmer plug/socket?
Lidl in N Ireland have a dimmer socket, manual or automatic, for sale from tomorrow Monday (5-6-06) at £4.44. http://www.lidl.ie/ie/home_ni.nsf/pages/c.o.20060605.p.Electronics Apart from table lamps with a standard bulb, can they be used with anything else? I was wondering if I could use it with my rice cooker to reduce…
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Garden decking over lawn
Dictating by command of OH..... ''I want to put decking over a lawn. Can anybody tell me how it should be supported? Would I need concrete piers?'' ...... Please answer so that I can have somewhere decent to sit and so that he stops standing in the garden pondering his navel for hours on end ;) :rolleyes:
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new double glazing & fensa cert
If double glazing is done DIY, and therefore doesnt come with a fensa (??is that right??) certificate, how do you go on about selling the house? Would anyone actually know when the window was changed? Could you not just say it was done before whatever year it was the rule started?
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Plumbers:A hot water question please..
Not sure if anyone can help here but for some strange reason our hot water only trickles out today.. It was fine yesterday. Tried the usual-checking the tap under the stairs to see if little fingers have tampered with it,no other taps on at the same time etc... Any ideas befre I call British Gas out? T
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Is it possible to instal an Extractor Fan in a Double Glazed Window?
Hi Guys, Anyone know how to instal an extractor fan in a kitchen window that is double glazed? Someone told us the other day you just need a window cutter, but I thought double glazed windows were sealed and surely doing that would then give us other kinds of problems? I read a DIY book yesterday in a local bookshop and it…
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Paint still wet 12 hrs on
Yesterday my OH decided to rip up the minky old carpet in the dining room and paint the concrete floor. Painting the floor was going to be a temporary measure until we decided on a new floor covering. She started at 9 o'clock last night and was finished in little over an hour. The directions say that the stuff dries…
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Quick wash on a Zanussi 1000?
ANYONE got any ideas here? Being a bit of an ecofreak, I do all my washes on a quick wash, economy rinse. Or try to. We recently bought a new washing machine for the house only for my partner to lose the instruction manual as we were packing up stuff for the loft. We do have a quick wash button, but when we press it, the…
