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Which pipe is leaking?
What "man jobs" have you done today?
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The condensation pipe.
Am guessing the last owners (i moved in. Roughly a Month ago) knocked it when clearing the loft to move out and it had been dripping ever since
Am guessing the last owners (i moved in. Roughly a Month ago) knocked it when clearing the loft to move out and it had been dripping ever since
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Good spot, utter disaster otherwise
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Well, following on from the last update here
I have put some shelves in
https://i.imgur.com/UrpZwrC.jpg[/img]
Added a door frame and boarded above it
Painted the board and shelves then added the architrave
Filling / glossing next, then add the door and some moulding at the board and cladding / celing joint and a row of coat hooks and almost done
Well apart from a light in the cupboard, blinds and carpet
I have put some shelves in
https://i.imgur.com/UrpZwrC.jpg[/img]
Added a door frame and boarded above it
Painted the board and shelves then added the architrave
Filling / glossing next, then add the door and some moulding at the board and cladding / celing joint and a row of coat hooks and almost done
Well apart from a light in the cupboard, blinds and carpet
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Finished the demolition. Used to be a garage, down stairs loo, coat room, utility room and kitchen.
Most of it myself. Got to remove the rest of the deck and the groundworks start next Monday
Most of it myself. Got to remove the rest of the deck and the groundworks start next Monday
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On a random “im goonna go and check the boiler before it gets really cold” whim found this disaster so much fun has not been had this weekend.
But at least i found it before it got any worse
That plumber had a fantastic pipe bender. top marks
Well spotted anyway. -looks like a magnaclean
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That plumber had a fantastic pipe bender. top marks
Well spotted anyway. -looks like a magnaclean
Yeah has a magnaclean 2 whatever that is fitted also another silver filter looking thing. The boiler was only replaced and
Moved to the loft 3 years ish ago
Unfortunatly this house was wired and plumbed by zippy and bungle, but slowly working my way thru fixing things.
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Trouble is you couldnt have done it unless your gas registered, unfortunatly resulting in relying on “professionals”
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Installed a catflap, swapped out 3 rooms’ worth of incandescent GU10s for LED ones and found the leaking pipe feeding (mostly) to the main house’s septic tank.
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On a random “im goonna go and check the boiler before it gets really cold” whim found this disaster so much fun has not been had this weekend.
But at least i found it before it got any worse
Also your magnaclean looks to be in bypass mode.... So no water is flowing through it.
Water flows in the direction of the handles, you bypass (point at each other) when cleaning it out/servicing it. After doing that you point them back at the unit.
It does have a known issue of leaking from the lid, so it may have been bypassed for a reason..
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Dammit just been up in the loft. Will hve to try turning the handles the other way and see what happens
Edit, just googled and your incorrect they are open and water is flowing thru the filter
https://www.adey.com/storage/app/media/Brochures/Pro2_Installation.pdf
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Ahh, good work. The (non magnaclean) I have works the other way!
Normally for isolators/diverters the handle points in the direction of flow... That threw me off!
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Drilled holes in tiles to mount a bathroom cabinet.
Refurbished smallest top opening window in bathroom. Had been left open for years and was completely corroded and seized, no movement in hinges or hardware at all. Had a to demel new slots into the most corroded screws to get them out. Cost me less than £20 to do with spares off Amazon.
Finished last metal frame stud wall and started on the internal wall. Some WPB ply for boxing in and adding service brackets (towel rail and vanity unit above sink). Traced out sink position to make sure all will fit and called it a day after a tidy up. Some light towards the end of the tunnel!
Finished last metal frame stud wall and started on the internal wall. Some WPB ply for boxing in and adding service brackets (towel rail and vanity unit above sink). Traced out sink position to make sure all will fit and called it a day after a tidy up. Some light towards the end of the tunnel!
Nice work @Sin_Chase.
I wonder if you or any others have any ideaa on how I could tackle my current conundrum.
I'm revovating my bathroom soon. There are two walls which ill be installing tile backer board on to and will have the bath shower against them and will be fully tiled. The third wall have the sink on it. I'm looking to insulate this wall, but I am usure which method to use. Either insulated plasterboard or insulated tile backer board. But as I am only intending to half tile this wall I am leaning towards going down the plasterboard route as tile backer board, although waterproof, will not be conducive to having a half tiled wall.
Thats my current thinking at the moment anyway.
I wonder if you or any others have any ideaa on how I could tackle my current conundrum.
I'm revovating my bathroom soon. There are two walls which ill be installing tile backer board on to and will have the bath shower against them and will be fully tiled. The third wall have the sink on it. I'm looking to insulate this wall, but I am usure which method to use. Either insulated plasterboard or insulated tile backer board. But as I am only intending to half tile this wall I am leaning towards going down the plasterboard route as tile backer board, although waterproof, will not be conducive to having a half tiled wall.
Thats my current thinking at the moment anyway.