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by Skids
Tue Feb 21, 2012 12:01 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Night storage heaters
Replies: 2
Views: 2477

Re: Night storage heaters

Hi Blakey,

Guess that’s the answer really, thanks for the reply
by Skids
Mon Feb 20, 2012 10:57 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Night storage heaters
Replies: 2
Views: 2477

Night storage heaters

Hi,

question please

Night storage heaters, what cable size is require for a 3.7KW, and what size fused switch?

Had one replaced with a 3.8 heat cable & a 20amp switch.

However the switch is over heating???

Anyone got any views, thanks

Regards
by Skids
Sat Oct 23, 2010 6:00 pm
Forum: Bathrooms, Drainage and Waste Plumbing Forum
Topic: replacing seals in leaky taps?
Replies: 1
Views: 2368

Hi Davsas, Find the coldwater storage tank in the loft, in the bottom, inside, you will find one, maybe two, outlets, block these with a bung and the and the water will stop without draining down the whole system. DO NOT LET ANYTHING GO DOWN THE HOLES ! ! ! Use bungs that you can remove afterwards, ...
by Skids
Sat Oct 23, 2010 5:48 pm
Forum: Bathrooms, Drainage and Waste Plumbing Forum
Topic: water flow
Replies: 5
Views: 14726

Hi Mankind, Your problem is B&Q. You do not state if your water is heated be combi or system boiler/cylinder. If the supply pipes are 22mm I would conclude hot water comes from a hot water cylinder? If so you need to go back to B&Q and get the taps changed for low pressure ones. Do not use f...
by Skids
Sat Oct 23, 2010 5:37 pm
Forum: Bathrooms, Drainage and Waste Plumbing Forum
Topic: hot water tank
Replies: 3
Views: 2475

Hi Blacky

Have a look at the cold water storage tank (CWST), it may be that over time the bottom has become silted up with sludge.

This will feed both the hot and cold taps therefore if both C & H taps run brown it will need a clean out.

All the best

Skids
by Skids
Sun Jan 24, 2010 10:17 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Fitting an outside tap
Replies: 3
Views: 4751

First, fit the tap to the female connection on the wall plate, ensure water tightness, put the pipe through the hole in the wall, turn the tap upright, mark the three screw holes, on the inside mark the wall plate pipe and the supply pipe for a 15mm 90º solder or compression fitting, remove the fitt...
by Skids
Fri Jan 22, 2010 10:18 pm
Forum: Bathrooms, Drainage and Waste Plumbing Forum
Topic: Fixing a bar shower mixer
Replies: 2
Views: 3770

Hi jemball There is a product that I have used, go to a plumbers merchants, not B&Q, and ask for a bar shower back plate, not sure of the trade name, basically the plate fits onto the wall an the two fitting on the front take the 15mm pipes and the shower screws onto the fittings, bingo, good se...
by Skids
Wed Dec 30, 2009 10:14 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Mixer Taps from the 1970's
Replies: 1
Views: 3849

Hi Utility,

Normally rip them out and dump them, avocado, all white these days.

Try a reclaim / salvage yard, we have one called Tobys, for the old stuff

Google"tobysreclamation.com"

All the best

Skids
by Skids
Wed Dec 30, 2009 10:01 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Electric shower on but no water
Replies: 5
Views: 36539

Hi David,

How old is the unit?

Can the check the water supply/feed?

There may be a prim button, check the manual, normally used on first commission to get the water through the heater tank, press it and see if it helps

All the best

Skids
by Skids
Sun Dec 20, 2009 5:22 pm
Forum: Hand and Power Tools Forum
Topic: Looking for a really excellent toolbox...
Replies: 2
Views: 4793

Hi

my son just got a snap-on tool box off ebay its fantastic

they are around

set your self a price and stick to it

check the seller

all the best
by Skids
Sun Dec 20, 2009 5:13 pm
Forum: Brazing, Soldering and Welding Forum
Topic: soldered cooper joints failing under pressure
Replies: 5
Views: 9203

Hi miss elle,

re solder, it is always best to cut back to new metal, (cut out the joint) and start a fresh on DRY pipe

all the best

Sikds
by Skids
Sun Nov 01, 2009 9:04 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: How can you tell the in and out feeds of a rad
Replies: 3
Views: 6303

Hi JM

as hamish said most modern TRV can go either side, look for the arrow on the vlave body to check, usually left is flow and right is return

Regards

Skids
by Skids
Sun Nov 01, 2009 8:53 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: this is a new one on me - a tap that comes on, on it's own
Replies: 5
Views: 3344

Hi A1971 New boiler with the new CH system? Don’t forget the CH is a different system to the water supplied to the taps, yes the hot comes from the boiler which also heats the CH Hot or cold tap or both? If the old system was tank fed from the loft (1/2 to 2 bar) and the new boiled is mains supply (...
by Skids
Sun Nov 01, 2009 8:51 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Taps switching themselves on
Replies: 5
Views: 7269

Hi BB New boiler with the new CH system? Don’t forget the CH is a different system to the water supplied to the taps, yes the hot comes from the boiler which also heats the CH Hot or cold tap or both? If the old system was tank fed from the loft (1/2 to 2 bar) and the new boiled is mains supply (1.5...
by Skids
Sun Nov 01, 2009 8:35 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: what shower for flat with electric only
Replies: 3
Views: 2707

Hi FF

fit a electric from a mains feed (cold).

GET THE ELECTRICS CHECKED FIRST, and fitted correctly!!

Regards

Skids
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