Internal door measurements
Carpentry & Joinery
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Hi, I have doors internally that are 1940 / 1950 and 1968 mm height for each but everywhere only sells 1981mm as the smallest height. No where can you trim that much off and I’m not sure what to do
Internal piping
Heating & Gas
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Would any body be able to advise me as to whether iron gas piping (early 1980s) running from a new Combi boiler to a hob is likely to need replacing and if so, would it be possible to outline the reason for this?
Can I plaster over 30-year-old board with SBR/PVA post wallpaper removal?
Plastering & Rendering
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I have just removed wall paper from dining room wall and it was papered straight onto existing board. Its probably 30year old board,Is it possible to plaster over this if I SBR/PVA it.
CH overflow problem
Plumbing
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4 answers
I have an old conventional CentralHeating system. Recently it has developed a fault where water is expelled from the system back into the header tank and out through the overflow. As I am away from home for 3 months from this weekend I had arranged for a plumber to deal …
Outside tap
Plumbing
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Have a dripping outside tap bought a replacement but the stop cock does not shut the existing tap off inorder to swop it
Should boiler pressure still drop slightly after leak fixed?
Plumbing
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Hi 2 weeks ago we had a leak coming through the ceiling of our downstairs neighbour. An emergency plumber was called and the floor boards ripped up and the leaking pipe located and fixed. The boiler was topped up to 1.5 bar. Just over 2 weeks later the pressure has …
Drain radiator into toilet?
Heating & Gas
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1 answer
Can I drain my central heating system into my toilet or into a sink?
How far down a joist should pipes be fitted?
Plumbing
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473 views
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Is there a legal requirement on how far down a joist should pipes be fitted
Bleed valve stuck can I bleed radiator with lockshield valve
Heating & Gas
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1 answer
The bleed valve on a radiator is not only in an awkward location at the back of a radiator close to a wall but is stuck. Radiator key does not grip and wd40 has not helped. Can I bleed the radiator by using a screwdriver to open the lockshield valve? …
Stop water flow
Plumbing
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We have a very slow filling loo I feel it’s the inlet valve causing problem Problem is that the cut off point has been in a built in unit and to access would damage unit How can I stop water so can change inlet valve