Do-It-Yourself Homeowner

More advice on a gas fire

Having been dissuaded from buying a flueless gas fire by this NG, I had the Gas Safe fitter call and inspect the room....

4 comments posted 15yrs

posted by pfjames2000

4 comments posted 15yrs posted by pfjames2000

Begging for help again .....

You chaps very kindly offered help and advice last week for which I was most grateful for. I am begging for some furthe...

9 comments posted 15yrs

posted by the_constructor

9 comments posted 15yrs posted by the_constructor

Mersey Main Supplies

Are Mersey Main Multipoint BF Heaters still available? They are advertised/ offered from 325.00 inc VAT to over £600.00...

2 comments posted 15yrs

posted by £££nearyh£££

2 comments posted 15yrs posted by £££nearyh£££

ravenheat boilers really are crap arent they

some of you may remember a post by me on the uk.diy group in October last year, (cant get uk.diy on the cheesy server)...

5 comments posted 15yrs

posted by n

5 comments posted 15yrs posted by n

Mains outage alarm/logger

Hi, Does anyone know of a low-cost/simple device/unit that will give an alarm (latched) and log/display the time a mains...

1 comments posted 15yrs

posted by chriss49

1 comments posted 15yrs posted by chriss49

GFCI Problem

I have a GFCI which was not providing power to its outlet. I could trip it and it would reset fine. I suspected the GFC...

3 comments posted 15yrs

posted by jdmada_at_comcast_dot_net

3 comments posted 15yrs posted by jdmada_at_comcast_dot_net

O T:- I have lost my hard drive

I have been building a computer up from parts donated. I have put in an 80Gb hard drive which is split into 2 x 40Gb (o...

29 comments posted 15yrs

posted by the_constructor

29 comments posted 15yrs posted by the_constructor

soldering temp for pcb's

anyone know what the ideal temperature to set me solder station to when soldering pcb's, i know there are many variable...

6 comments posted 15yrs

posted by n

6 comments posted 15yrs posted by n

Instantanious gas water heater heat exchanger.

I have a frost damaged (obsolete) 32kW gas heat exchanger. Can the copper pipe be soft soldered to fill the split? If t...

6 comments posted 15yrs

posted by £££nearyh£££

6 comments posted 15yrs posted by £££nearyh£££

Car Parking Plastic Grids

Has anyone used these car parking plastic grids? I need something like this alongside the drive, to replace ugly paving...

9 comments posted 15yrs

posted by a

9 comments posted 15yrs posted by a

Making railings, any advise?

I am considering making some railings to go on top of a low section of wall beside the house. Have any of you done this...

1 comments posted 15yrs

posted by news

1 comments posted 15yrs posted by news

Strange mixer tap

I fitted a new mixer tap in the kitchen three months ago. The cold tap works fine with no problems, but the hot tap is...

1 comments posted 15yrs

posted by pfjames2000

1 comments posted 15yrs posted by pfjames2000

Type of hex key

I have a grub screw with a hole in the head for a key - not an allen key but a hexagon key with the flat sides not flat...

14 comments posted 15yrs

posted by rttgraham

14 comments posted 15yrs posted by rttgraham

Stubborn dripping tap

Stubborn dripping bath tap at parents house. It is a traditional 3/4 bath tap of about 1970 vintage. Father replaced th...

10 comments posted 15yrs

posted by REMpeteOVE

10 comments posted 15yrs posted by REMpeteOVE

Discharge from condensing boiler

If the boiler is in perfect working condition always would you expect to ever see evidence of a discharge from the coppe...

8 comments posted 15yrs

posted by stevethomasami

8 comments posted 15yrs posted by stevethomasami