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by Sidspanner
Sat Apr 25, 2009 2:25 pm
Forum: Decorating Forum
Topic: Does this sound excessive?
Replies: 4
Views: 2839

Thanks Roseberry. I appreciate the reply.
by Sidspanner
Fri Apr 24, 2009 8:49 pm
Forum: Decorating Forum
Topic: Does this sound excessive?
Replies: 4
Views: 2839

Thanks for the advice lads...jeeze....I wasn't asking you to quote for the job, I was only asking whether ( in your experience) you thought it was excessive?
by Sidspanner
Thu Apr 02, 2009 5:51 pm
Forum: Decorating Forum
Topic: Does this sound excessive?
Replies: 4
Views: 2839

Does this sound excessive?

My mum is in her 80's. Rather than asking me, she got a bloke to price up some decorating for her. It consisted of strip 4 x outside window frames fill and repair wood one coat undercoat one coat gloss £200 plus materials. ( cash) the bloke said it was about 2 days work Maybe I'm out of touch but is...
by Sidspanner
Wed Dec 24, 2008 2:10 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: leaking toilet
Replies: 4
Views: 2611

thank you very much for the replies. Have a lovely Christmas!
by Sidspanner
Tue Dec 23, 2008 1:28 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: leaking toilet
Replies: 4
Views: 2611

leaking toilet

I have leak which seems to be coming from underneath my cistern and dripping onto the floor. I'm no expert in these matters, so please don't laugh, but I think the type of toilet is called 'close coupled'?The cistern sits directly on to the pan. Anyway it is leaking from the joint where the two meet...
by Sidspanner
Fri Sep 19, 2008 6:36 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Blocked toilet
Replies: 3
Views: 3079

[quote="bobplum"]hi if there was a blockage i assume it would effect other tennants have you tried asking them for thier views i must admit we have three toilets in our house and at some stage or another they block mainly because of the volume of toilet paper and the fact im sorry to say p...
by Sidspanner
Thu Sep 18, 2008 3:11 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Blocked toilet
Replies: 3
Views: 3079

Blocked toilet

My son lives in a council flat ( 5 floors up) and has been having terrible problems with his WC continually blocking. He keeps phoning the Council who send round a plumber ( that term is debatable) armed with a plunger. He unblocks the toilet and then gives my son a lecture on the type of toilet pap...
by Sidspanner
Wed Jul 30, 2008 7:51 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: power flushing
Replies: 6
Views: 3352

thanks htg engineer, that was exactly what I wanted to know. I mean Joe Public has no idea whether tradesmen ( cough) are actually doing what they are supposed to be doing. At least now I have a rough guide. Incidentally the power flush thing was prompted by a visit from British Gas engineer who hel...
by Sidspanner
Sun Jul 27, 2008 7:39 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: power flushing
Replies: 6
Views: 3352

On the subject of power flushes, how long should it take to power flush a system with 10 radiators? i realise that some workmen will do the job quicker than others, but what would be an average sort of time for that job?
by Sidspanner
Thu Mar 27, 2008 1:10 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Is there a heating engineer in the house?
Replies: 7
Views: 3383

Well I did as you said, and took the cover off the (brand new)TRV, pressed the pin a few times and left the cover off. However there was still no improvement. The pipe going into the TRV is really hot, and if only the water/heat would get into the radiator everything would be great, which makes me t...
by Sidspanner
Tue Mar 25, 2008 5:15 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Is there a heating engineer in the house?
Replies: 7
Views: 3383

Hi, first of all thank you both for taking the time to reply, it is greatly appreciated. When the boiler was replaced, all radiators were checked and the system worked as it should. Over a period of time we noticed that the radiator in the living room was not heating up like the rest of the system (...
by Sidspanner
Mon Mar 24, 2008 5:31 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Is there a heating engineer in the house?
Replies: 7
Views: 3383

Is there a heating engineer in the house?

I need a bit of advice. We had a new boiler fitted a year ago, it is covered by the gas board, and it is working correctly. It operates 10 radiators within our home. Every radiator achieves the correct temperature apart from the one in our living room. This one only gets lukewarm, but the pipe at th...
by Sidspanner
Wed Dec 19, 2007 5:36 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Mind the gap
Replies: 3
Views: 2836

[quote="marrtin"]Good heavens, that's a good gap! Round the base of shower trays, I use plastic soffit board supplied by a local facia trade store. They also do a similar but thinner strip that will bend easily to the "P" shape, and only costs a few quid. Only in white though, bu...
by Sidspanner
Tue Dec 18, 2007 8:04 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Mind the gap
Replies: 3
Views: 2836

Mind the gap

Hi folks, I have installed my new 'P' shaped bath, and fitted on the bath panel. However the floor is running off, and I have a size-able gap (35mm) at one end. I was looking for some form of plastic beading to put along the front to finish it off. Is there anything anyone could recommend? Any advic...
by Sidspanner
Tue Dec 11, 2007 6:06 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Heated towel rail
Replies: 1
Views: 2814

Heated towel rail

Hi folks, I just installed a B&Q towel rail which is working perfectly. However after I did the installation I wondered whether I should have installed a thermostatic valve on it? 1) Is it possible to install a thermostatic valve on a towel rail? and if so..... 2) Can someone recommend a type wh...
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