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by carpstu
Tue Apr 27, 2010 9:40 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: gas serviceing course
Replies: 1
Views: 2745

gas serviceing course

dose anyone know if you can do just a gas boiler serviceing course and not a full install course
and what do i need to do before i can start such a course
by carpstu
Sun Mar 14, 2010 9:55 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: radiator blank off
Replies: 2
Views: 4203

hi no 15mm end cap dosent fit i used the bit that screws into the rad
then put a 15mm end cap on that
by carpstu
Fri Mar 12, 2010 9:42 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: radiator blank off
Replies: 2
Views: 4203

radiator blank off

can you get caps to blank off a radiator blank off caps to thread
on the open valves here ive just unbolted the rad from
by carpstu
Fri Feb 19, 2010 8:50 pm
Forum: Carpentry and Joinery Forum
Topic: Fixing Plasma TV onto stud partition wall
Replies: 4
Views: 9628

i would fix a bit of ply where i was going to fix the bracket and shape the edges to show if needed so i could get a better fixing in the ply then i could fix the bracket to ply
by carpstu
Wed Feb 17, 2010 7:37 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: shower runs cold
Replies: 3
Views: 3610

the thing is the bloke seem sure that the mixer is shot because hes had it changed before so was going to change it anyway and also slow the cold down on the ajustment on the side
by carpstu
Tue Feb 16, 2010 8:25 pm
Forum: Carpentry and Joinery Forum
Topic: Adjusting hinges on UPVC doors
Replies: 3
Views: 23694

if the door hasnt dropped that bad you can try takeing of the keeps on the frame and find which one catches then ajust it on its fixing screws up or down in or out you could ajust the hindges but bear in mind some of these are on plastic cams and sometimes round off or if its that bad you would have...
by carpstu
Tue Feb 16, 2010 8:16 pm
Forum: Carpentry and Joinery Forum
Topic: uneven doorjamb 1\4 inch higher on 1 side
Replies: 3
Views: 2918

i would cut the diffrence of the bottom then wedge the top down and level the top to match the other side you may well have to cut or pull out the
fixings
by carpstu
Tue Feb 16, 2010 8:12 pm
Forum: Carpentry and Joinery Forum
Topic: Hanging new garage doors
Replies: 3
Views: 5062

garage doors

hi
i would use captive bolts with a domed head on one side with a nut on the other. i dont see and reason not to hang the doors on the concrete posts just rember if you got to drill them they may have metal renforceing rods in them

stu
by carpstu
Tue Feb 16, 2010 7:51 pm
Forum: Carpentry and Joinery Forum
Topic: Painting over hardwood?
Replies: 4
Views: 4522

[quote="Timberjack13"]I would defo used an undercoat of something if u plan to keep the white and dont want the hardwood to come through... :wink:[/quote]

you need to use aliminum primer to cover hard wood if you
want it to stick
by carpstu
Tue Feb 16, 2010 7:13 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: shower runs cold
Replies: 3
Views: 3610

shower runs cold

got a shower mixer bristan tulsa which is emersion tank fed runs slow before pump switched on fair enough but when the pump is switched on
runs cold and the customer recons it worked ok before have taken the filters apart either side an they are both clean
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