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  1. hunter27

    Any plumbers? Am I out of touch?

    Perhaps the agent mixed up cartridge with glands...
  2. hunter27

    anyone seen one of these?

    Well they are certainly standing behind their product with it's 30-day guarantee. :ROFLMAO:
  3. hunter27

    Construction adhesive?

    30mm THIN concrete :). I guess he means hollow block.
  4. hunter27

    Aldi Impact Driver

    My son works for a company who occasionally do work in Aldi stores, last week he mentioned to the staff that there were never any batteries for their Ferrex range. They said they are kept by the check-out as they get pinched off the shelves, they had 5 in stock so he bought one.
  5. hunter27

    Pump

    Good job but the Allen cap head bolts don't look in-keeping with the old pump.
  6. hunter27

    Why does a combi boiler have to be pressurised?

    There are probably still boilers that can be tank fed but I suspect there won't be any combi boilers, The Worcester RI range has been going for quite a while now and could be fitted on sealed or open vented systems, I fitted lots of them before I retired 12 years ago and liked them but they are...
  7. hunter27

    Why does a combi boiler have to be pressurised?

    Most boilers now are designed for sealed systems (not called pressurised in the trade) as all systems need some pressure to work and to get water up to the highest radiators in the system. The advantages of sealed systems are are, there's no water in the loft to freeze or leak, easier to...
  8. hunter27

    Possible drain block issue

    If you are getting a sewer smell filling the room, chances are there is a leak in the pipe and draughts are blowing back from the sewer into your building (even if water isn't leaking out) The toilet the trap stops this draught. I was fitting a new wash basin in my garage toilet this week and...
  9. hunter27

    Belt sander cable repair help.

    https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/mains-inline-connectors/1816595?cm_mmc=UK-PLA-DS3A-_-google-_-CSS_UK_EN_Connectors_Whoop-_-Mains+Inline+Connectors_Whoop-_-1816595&matchtype=&pla-299944724136&gclid=CjwKCAjw44mlBhAQEiwAqP3eVpI5Wg6MkPGEq7_cqkpEUXlZZz5yXOXDE601lhXz5xoQuuG5CFfB2BoCsJoQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw...
  10. hunter27

    Wolf Drill chuck removal

    The biggest allen key that will fit in the chuck, the drill secured as solidly as possible (wrapped in a towel and laying on the floor?) and a good sharp whack. It should be a right hand thread in the chuck. It's the screw sometimes fitted in the back of the chuck to prevent unscrewing in...
  11. hunter27

    Not so smart meter

    Talking about a waste of time we got a letter stating that United utilities were going down our road fitting everyone water meters in the foot path. If you didn't want a meter they would just fit it but not use it to calculate your bill? Anyway when they arrived outside our house I explained...
  12. hunter27

    How best to straighten a bent spool pin?

    If you can remove it is should straighten easily if you heat it on the bend. It must have had a fair knock to bend it cold.
  13. hunter27

    Portable gas fires and bottled gas.

    https://www.caravanguard.co.uk/news/calor-to-discontinue-small-gas-cylinders-31172/
  14. hunter27

    CH drain down help

    If your feeling keen switch off the heating controls get a central heating bung kit or cobble something up) to seal the expansion pipe that terminates over the feed and expansion tank and seal the cold feed outlet in the same tank. clearing a space under the leaking rad and pull back carpet if...
  15. hunter27

    OK...so where is the scam ?

    I don't do Apple products but maybe he knows the value it is likely to go up to and want's to stop the auction at this point🤷‍♂️
  16. hunter27

    Sorry. Yet another boiler thread....

    Top up the pressure and turn off both heating valves under your boiler to see if the pressure still drops over a period of time, this should confirm if its the boiler, expansion vessel or radiator system leaking. It can be very difficult to find a small leak on the radiator circuit when a...
  17. hunter27

    Makita 1019L mitre saw fence query

    Thanks for your reply's the saw was new when I got it and has only had light use, it has never been damaged or dropped, worse thing that has happened I was cutting a thin strip of hard wood and the strip vanished when I cut it, I later found it jammed up in the blade cover acting as a brake pad...
  18. hunter27

    Makita 1019L mitre saw fence query

    I have had my Makita 1019L mitre saw about 3 years from new and have generally been pleased with it but today I noticed that the rear fence with the height extensions attached (as in picture) was not square to the base, in fact the fence sloped backwards around 3 to 4mm from bottom to top using...
  19. hunter27

    Table Saw Safety

    I have an old Electra Bekum table saw with a 300mm blade that took almost 2 minutes to stop after being turned off, on another forum I was told about dc braking so I fitted a 3 position switch- on-off and DC so I couldn't supply the AC and DC at the same time. For the DC supply I fitted a 19v...
  20. hunter27

    Temporarily stop shower

    I retiled mine last year and I removed the Mira surface mixer and just fitted 15mm compression caps on the existing chrome nuts 15mm compression caps - Google Search Your shower may be 15mm compression ends but sometimes the mixers have a 3/4" offset tapered fitting. If yours is not 15mm...
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