DIY discussion forum, hosted by Screwfix. Ask DIY questions, get advice from the Professionals. Tue, 26 Jun 2018 08:06:08 +0000 Tue, 26 Jun 2018 08:06:08 +0000 Screwfix Community Forum https://community.screwfix.com/ Tue, 26 Jun 2018 08:04:07 +0000 https://community.screwfix.com/threads/rsj-levelling-question.201099/ https://community.screwfix.com/threads/rsj-levelling-question.201099/ invalid@example.com (michaeljohn) michaeljohn
I need to make up c.30mm of height on one side so....can I split down an engineering brick to 20mm giving me 30mm (with mortar)? or is it more acceptable/better to shim it up to that height with slate and infill with stiff mix?

Thanks]]> 4 Tue, 26 Jun 2018 08:02:06 +0000 https://community.screwfix.com/threads/liva-derma-crame-priority-if-you-wish-to-do-so-get-a-lotion-now-developing-those-symbolizes-reduce.201128/ https://community.screwfix.com/threads/liva-derma-crame-priority-if-you-wish-to-do-so-get-a-lotion-now-developing-those-symbolizes-reduce.201128/ invalid@example.com (MichaelBracey) MichaelBracey
liva derma crame priority if you wish to do so. Get a lotion now developing those symbolizes reduce]]> Tue, 26 Jun 2018 07:59:23 +0000 https://community.screwfix.com/threads/cadent-wanting-to-move-gas-meter.201094/ https://community.screwfix.com/threads/cadent-wanting-to-move-gas-meter.201094/ invalid@example.com (Anthony123) Anthony123
Cadent Wanting to Move Gas Meter]]> 11 Tue, 26 Jun 2018 07:55:55 +0000 https://community.screwfix.com/threads/doorbell-wiring.201127/ https://community.screwfix.com/threads/doorbell-wiring.201127/ invalid@example.com (WaterBoy75) WaterBoy75
I have one of those Ring doorbells (specifically Ring 2) and was curious how difficult it would be to hard wire it.

From what I can see my consumer unit is maxed out and there is no space for any additional transformers.

I can run the wire from the bell to the consumer unit myself and buy the correct transformer to get the 12v which I think it needs but would an electrician be able to wire up the transformer even though there is no space in the actual box?

Thanks]]> Tue, 26 Jun 2018 07:47:42 +0000 https://community.screwfix.com/threads/emulsion-on-new-build-plasterboard.201106/ https://community.screwfix.com/threads/emulsion-on-new-build-plasterboard.201106/ invalid@example.com (billfromarran) billfromarran Question is what to use , should I put 2 coats straight on(1 thinned and 1 full coat) or use a primer? if so which primer?
We want a good quality matt finish... so Which brand? Johnston ,dulux or who. The cost is not really an issue. The house is in France and I don't want to have to redo it on a regular basis....

Emulsion on new build plasterboard]]> 5 Tue, 26 Jun 2018 07:36:12 +0000 https://community.screwfix.com/threads/fence-paint.201115/ https://community.screwfix.com/threads/fence-paint.201115/ invalid@example.com (g4rfr81) g4rfr81
Thanks!]]> 5 Tue, 26 Jun 2018 07:01:52 +0000 https://community.screwfix.com/threads/drawer-lighting.201110/ https://community.screwfix.com/threads/drawer-lighting.201110/ invalid@example.com (Dmoblay) Dmoblay
Top/bottom/left/right.....?

And, should the socket be flush mounted with the wall or surface mounted?

Thanks]]> 3 Tue, 26 Jun 2018 06:42:12 +0000 https://community.screwfix.com/threads/ufh-issues-no-heat-coming-through.201111/ https://community.screwfix.com/threads/ufh-issues-no-heat-coming-through.201111/ invalid@example.com (Sheebi) Sheebi
It's a new extension kitchen/dining room. 32sqm. With wet underfloor heating the tiling has been completed and there is no heat coming through! Yesterday I put the heating on for 4hours set to 35 and it didn't raise above 19! Was warm outside anyway it was 18 when I put it on.

I have spoken to the plumber and he says it could be either...

Ufh issues no heat coming through]]> 1 Tue, 26 Jun 2018 06:13:42 +0000 https://community.screwfix.com/threads/switch-es-for-32a-socket.201097/ https://community.screwfix.com/threads/switch-es-for-32a-socket.201097/ invalid@example.com (robertpstubbs) robertpstubbs
I would like to have an internal DP switch with neon to safely islolate the socket.

What are the rules/conventions about switching 32A sockets and should I have just an internal switch or have an external one as well?]]> 10 Tue, 26 Jun 2018 06:09:59 +0000 https://community.screwfix.com/threads/insect-killers.200835/ https://community.screwfix.com/threads/insect-killers.200835/ invalid@example.com (robertpstubbs) robertpstubbs
I was led to understand that electric insect killers are unhygienic (and you rarely see them now). Is this true? Are there good ones?

Or does anybody know where I can get a good fly swat?]]> 31 Mon, 25 Jun 2018 23:07:37 +0000 https://community.screwfix.com/threads/so-just-joined-my-husband-on-here-and-im-asking-for-him.201109/ https://community.screwfix.com/threads/so-just-joined-my-husband-on-here-and-im-asking-for-him.201109/ invalid@example.com (Richard Chamberlain) Richard Chamberlain 8 Mon, 25 Jun 2018 22:54:53 +0000 https://community.screwfix.com/threads/want-to-connect-a-tap-to-the-garage-off-the-downstairs-toilet.201105/ https://community.screwfix.com/threads/want-to-connect-a-tap-to-the-garage-off-the-downstairs-toilet.201105/ invalid@example.com (Leo75) Leo75
Is it possible to isolate the water , disconnect the flex and fit like a double or double tee ? So I can reconnect the flex hose and new flex hose long enough to fit through the wall I’m to the garage to connect up to tap/ sink area]]> 1 Mon, 25 Jun 2018 22:46:56 +0000 https://community.screwfix.com/threads/celotex-question.201061/ https://community.screwfix.com/threads/celotex-question.201061/ invalid@example.com (zzzuppp) zzzuppp
I'm thinking about putting 50mm Celotex or Kingspan boards in there, but thinking to push them in on top of what's left of the Rockwool, thus forming a kind of double layer. But I'm...

Celotex question]]> 6 Mon, 25 Jun 2018 22:33:04 +0000 https://community.screwfix.com/threads/ideal-vogue-c40-gen2-vs-worcester-bosch-38cdi.201103/ https://community.screwfix.com/threads/ideal-vogue-c40-gen2-vs-worcester-bosch-38cdi.201103/ invalid@example.com (DanielQ) DanielQ
Ideal Vogue C40 gen2 -10 years warranty
or
Worcester Bosch Classic 38cdi -7 years warranty

The Worcester Bosch is £400 more expensive.

Which one would you go for? Any experience with any of them?


Thank you,]]> 10 Mon, 25 Jun 2018 21:47:08 +0000 https://community.screwfix.com/threads/world-cup.201054/ https://community.screwfix.com/threads/world-cup.201054/ invalid@example.com (Sparkielev) Sparkielev 16 Mon, 25 Jun 2018 21:45:48 +0000 https://community.screwfix.com/threads/looking-for-help-with-an-integrated-fridge.201108/ https://community.screwfix.com/threads/looking-for-help-with-an-integrated-fridge.201108/ invalid@example.com (dddannn) dddannn
I fitted a couple of appliances today and neither of them came with the seal. Bit of an eye sore really.

All the googling and i can only find door seals. Thanks.]]> Mon, 25 Jun 2018 21:40:15 +0000 https://community.screwfix.com/threads/solar-heater-for-above-ground-pool.201107/ https://community.screwfix.com/threads/solar-heater-for-above-ground-pool.201107/ invalid@example.com (Marc Berry) Marc Berry
I'm creating 2 solar boxes with black hose coiled up to gather heat while the water runs through approx 60 meters of hose.

I realise it won't heat the pool massively but running a small pump attached to the hose should be cheaper than running the pools pump with an attached heater.

I ordered a boiler water circulator but the connections are about 1.5 inch male threaded or with an adaptor it is about 1 inch female thread. The hose is 15mm internal diameter.

Is there an adaptor...

Solar heater for above ground pool.]]> Mon, 25 Jun 2018 21:05:10 +0000 https://community.screwfix.com/threads/hallal-meat.201033/ https://community.screwfix.com/threads/hallal-meat.201033/ invalid@example.com (Sparkielev) Sparkielev 20 Mon, 25 Jun 2018 21:04:19 +0000 https://community.screwfix.com/threads/header-overflowing-with-hot-water.201102/ https://community.screwfix.com/threads/header-overflowing-with-hot-water.201102/ invalid@example.com (Shure) Shure In the house we have an oil fired boiler with a traditional gravity fed system with F+E in the attic, all of this seems fine... We have a hot supply and a header tank in a garage extension feeding a shower and it seems that hot water is travelling through the shower and back into the header and overflowing.

This is when the shower is off and also...

Header overflowing with hot water]]> 2 Mon, 25 Jun 2018 20:43:59 +0000 https://community.screwfix.com/threads/should-boiler-be-doing-this.200977/ https://community.screwfix.com/threads/should-boiler-be-doing-this.200977/ invalid@example.com (candoabitofmoststuff) candoabitofmoststuff
We have a Worcester boiler, (Greenstar 28i Junior Mk5), at my wife's house, which is rented out. It's currently empty as we do some decent refurb...

While working there I've noticed that the boiler kicks in, just for a minute or so, a few times a day. No hot water is running when this happens, and no heat is being asked for...

I would have thought that under those conditions the boiler needn't come on at all... or does it need to start up every now and then for some kind of self...

Should boiler be doing this?]]> 6