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I had this on a place I moved into, in the end about 6 out of 10 spots had done it. Seemed they got hot and the plastic insulation had melted and exposed wires
What "man jobs" have you done today?
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Nice job there mate.All done now, barring sealing the edges and refitting the toilet.
And amazingly, it needed almost every last square inch from two of the three packs I bought. I thought wastage would just take me into the third pack. So a nice £50 rebateDoesn't usually work out that way
We lived opposite someone who converted a back bedroom to a bathroom - So be aware of your lighting as everytime either of them went to loo we had a perfect back light view of them lifting up dress or getting his plonker out.
It was your bath that prompted me to mention it.
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All sealed and toilet back in place. Small problem though, the seal around the pan connect is leaking 
no amount of jiggling it and trying to reseat it makes any difference. I guess I'll need to get a new connector.
no amount of jiggling it and trying to reseat it makes any difference. I guess I'll need to get a new connector.
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An update on this,
Has been a few days now all the lights have been refitted and this appears to be be the only lasting damage, caused by me pulling the spring retained downlight out thru wet plasterboard. As i didn't really Have a choice i think i got off relatively lightly!
Also appears to be the only water staining Altho im aware this can take a while to appear so wont be repainting anything yet.
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Well, I've had the toilet apart again, cleaned all the connection points (not a pleasant job) dried it all, put some sealant on and put it all back together again.
Will try again tomorrow and if it still leaks, it's time for a plumber.
Will try again tomorrow and if it still leaks, it's time for a plumber.
I'm having a pretty serious moisture problem in the outbuilding, and the huge amount of cardboard isn't helping. So I'm on a mission (12x83l boxes plus 5x 125l on order) to get rid of it all. First job was to reinforce the shelving tho:
^^^ absolutely nothing wrong with that cable tying. Extra long tangs in honour of an absolute heathen.
^^^ absolutely nothing wrong with that cable tying. Extra long tangs in honour of an absolute heathen.
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78806 from Screwfix is an incredibly tight fitting pan connector but still allows for a few degrees adjustment.Yours looks to feed in to an elbow off to the right, replacing the pan connector would be my go to. You've already dealt with most of the nasty stuff, so while your sleeves are still rolled up...
Absolutely sure it's not leaking out where the cistern joins the bottom of the toilet?
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Pretty sure it's the pan connector. The rubber seal looks misshapen and there was ahh, 'stuff' around the porcelain pipe on the toilet where they join. If it still leaks tomorrow, I'll buy a new pan connector.
Soldato
Cracking job mateI'm having a pretty serious moisture problem in the outbuilding, and the huge amount of cardboard isn't helping. So I'm on a mission (12x83l boxes plus 5x 125l on order) to get rid of it all. First job was to reinforce the shelving tho:
^^^ absolutely nothing wrong with that cable tying. Extra long tangs in honour of an absolute heathen.
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Tested the toilet again this morning. No leaks so far....
Fingers crossed
Still no water leakage, so think all good. Just need a dab of glue under the threshold and job is finally complete
Fingers crossed
Still no water leakage, so think all good. Just need a dab of glue under the threshold and job is finally complete
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Sketched out all the plans for the destruction of the cursed conservatory and its replacement extension.
Now i need to find an east cheshire builder who actually wants some work.
I hate this part.
Now i need to find an east cheshire builder who actually wants some work.
I hate this part.
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Good luck if it's anything like here (mid / west Cheshire) !
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Went out with the intention of clearing / sorting the garage a bit ....
Got somewhat side tracked . ...
That'll do until I get a proper surround / cabinet
Then plodded on with the rest of the garage and associated tip runs ....
Much better !
Got somewhat side tracked . ...
That'll do until I get a proper surround / cabinet
Then plodded on with the rest of the garage and associated tip runs ....
Much better !
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Deep cleaned the wet room.
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Finished boarding the vaulted ceiling thanks to some super handy scaffolding.
Then the plasterer came and hit it.
Kitchen is due to be fitted a week tomorrow, 9th January - need to get it painted and the lights installed before then.
Used a core drill bit to take out a big 114mm hole for a dryer vent.
Annoyingly a wooden gate frame had been secured to the outside wall exactly where I wanted to drill through, so had to gauge an angle and hope for the best that I'd come out in the right spot to clear the post. Seemed to work out just right though!
Also spent an entire 5ah battering getting 75% of the way through, so had to wait ages to get a full recharge to finish.
Annoyingly a wooden gate frame had been secured to the outside wall exactly where I wanted to drill through, so had to gauge an angle and hope for the best that I'd come out in the right spot to clear the post. Seemed to work out just right though!
Also spent an entire 5ah battering getting 75% of the way through, so had to wait ages to get a full recharge to finish.
Not in this energy market!