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by PatK
Wed Oct 19, 2016 4:16 pm
Forum: Damp and Damp Proofing Forum
Topic: How can I Tell if I Have Rising Damp in 1800's Cottage?
Replies: 2
Views: 2960

Re: How can I Tell if I Have Rising Damp in 1800's Cottage?

Not an expert by any means, but I do live in a building built around the same time. My house is a stone building with no cavity wall or dmp etc., What I found out was that my walls need to "breath" moisture through them. If you apply lining paper and paint this with a paint that won't allo...
by PatK
Mon Jan 10, 2011 9:30 am
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: Siemens Landis & Staefa RWB2E Timer Problem
Replies: 4
Views: 12218

Thanks for the responses.

I have ordered a new one just in case.
by PatK
Thu Jan 06, 2011 8:56 pm
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: Siemens Landis & Staefa RWB2E Timer Problem
Replies: 4
Views: 12218

Siemens Landis & Staefa RWB2E Timer Problem

Had a problem with the wall mounted timer / programmer as the on / off lights would not switch off so it had to be on all the time. To turn the heating and water off I had to manually turn the controller on the bolier to zero. Tonight I took the cover of the timer / programmer, prodded (I know I sho...
by PatK
Mon Sep 08, 2008 3:51 pm
Forum: Gardens and Gardening Forum
Topic: Ground Elder Weed growing in my lawn
Replies: 0
Views: 6783

Ground Elder Weed growing in my lawn

I have been trying to get rid of ground elder which is growing in my borders and lawn. I can manually control the borders but am having no luck with the lawn. Anything I use on the lawn fails to kill it off (Feed and Weed)

Any suggestions / advice would be appreciated.
by PatK
Mon Sep 08, 2008 3:50 pm
Forum: Gardens and Gardening Forum
Topic: lawn Mower not collecting the grass cuttings
Replies: 1
Views: 9255

lawn Mower not collecting the grass cuttings

I purchased a secondhand lawnmower this year and have been experiencing problems with it picking up the grass cuttings. It just seems to block up and stall. It is a Mountfield Empress 16. It have been struggling to get it started and it's not running smoothly and emitting black smoke (I have been us...
by PatK
Thu Jan 24, 2008 1:36 pm
Forum: Tiles and Tiling Forum
Topic: Ceramic Floor Tiles are creaking
Replies: 4
Views: 20411

Thanks Chris,

It is a concrete sub floor which was latex levelled. Not sure about whether a flexible adhesive was used...sorry.

I believe the bed was notched not solid.

The tiles are not visibily moving, it's just that when you step on them they make a cracking sound.
by PatK
Thu Jan 24, 2008 1:32 pm
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: Sludge in one radiator
Replies: 2
Views: 3645

Thanks htg engineer, I did remove rad and flushed with a hosepipe (as best I could) but it was still cold when I reconnected it to the system. I was told to put the sludge remover in the system and this should work. Perhaps when the two weeks are up (for the sludge remover in the system) I will drai...
by PatK
Tue Jan 22, 2008 4:14 pm
Forum: Concreting, Drives, Paths and Patios Forum
Topic: Tarmac Ponding
Replies: 0
Views: 4895

Tarmac Ponding

I have had a problem with ponding to a tarmac path outside my house. Is there any way of recitifying this without installing some form of drainage. Could I simply drill some holes in the recess and hope that this drains the water away. I assume that I could "make up" the levels but I don't...
by PatK
Tue Jan 22, 2008 11:46 am
Forum: Groundwork and Foundations Forum
Topic: Tarmac Ponding
Replies: 0
Views: 3974

Tarmac Ponding

I have had a problem with ponding to a tarmac path outside my house. Is there any way of recitifying this without providing some form of drainage. Could I simply drill some holes in the recess and hope that this drains the water away. I assume that I could "make up" the levels but I don't ...
by PatK
Tue Jan 22, 2008 11:40 am
Forum: Tiles and Tiling Forum
Topic: Ceramic Floor Tiles are creaking
Replies: 4
Views: 20411

Ceramic Floor Tiles are creaking

Had my Kitchen Floor tiled a while back and over the last few months I've noticed that certain tiles creak when we stand on them. They are in same area (about 5 or 6 of them) and it is a heavily used area so I assume the adhesive beneath had failed. This obviously means to me that there is air benea...
by PatK
Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:44 pm
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: Sludge in one radiator
Replies: 2
Views: 3645

Sludge in one radiator

I have a problem with one radiator being cold at the bottom (single piped system). I have put some desludging fluid into my radiator system and it has been in for about 5 days now. The radiator is getting slightly hot at the bottom but is nowhere near as hot as the top. Is this normal as I was hopin...
by PatK
Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:35 pm
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: Draining down a Central Heating System
Replies: 1
Views: 3378

Draining down a Central Heating System

I am due to drain down my central heating system (single piped system) soon and am not sure if I need to turn off the gas and electricity to the boiler. I have read that you can just turn the thermostate control down to zero and switch off the timer. Other things I read say that the boiler needs to ...
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