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by DIY Steve
Tue Oct 30, 2007 7:26 pm
Forum: Fixing to Walls Issues and Problems Forum
Topic: Brass Floorboard fixings for a removeable board
Replies: 1
Views: 3563

Brass Floorboard fixings for a removeable board

I'm sanding and varnishing my floorboards, however I'd still like occaisional access under a few boards, but preferably with attractive fixings. I've seen some brass countersink screws which sink into a permanent brass housing, so they're unscrewable without splitting my ancient boards. I guess they...
by DIY Steve
Mon Oct 29, 2007 12:02 am
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: DIY Heating Not Working - Combi boiler
Replies: 6
Views: 4609

Thanks for the tip, I'll do that.

Cheers
by DIY Steve
Thu Oct 25, 2007 7:20 pm
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: DIY Heating Not Working - Combi boiler
Replies: 6
Views: 4609

Thanks for the tip, I didn't want to blow my boiler! I'll see how we go with the room temps without one. I haven't added any inhibitor yet. The system's mostly polypipe, but I assume any rust etc would come from the rads, so I guess I'd better get some in there. Do I have to drain the whole system o...
by DIY Steve
Wed Oct 24, 2007 11:29 pm
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: DIY Heating Not Working - Combi boiler
Replies: 6
Views: 4609

Thank you so much. I've confused myself so much reading the boiler manual and turning this on and this off, that I'd left one of the isolation valves off!! Heat is now flowing round the system and my girlfriend loves me again. So simple, but so frustrating I almost called a plumber out - thank you. ...
by DIY Steve
Wed Oct 24, 2007 8:45 pm
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: DIY Heating Not Working - Combi boiler
Replies: 6
Views: 4609

DIY Heating Not Working - Combi boiler

I had a new combi boiler fitted 4 years ago with the HW plumbed in and working fine. I've now plumbed in rads, filled and bled the CH system, but I'm getting no heat in the rads or pipework. It's a two bedroom flat and I've got a flow and return pipe to one end of the flat with the rads coming off o...
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