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Bought a new PIR for the garage today, hopefully get that fitted tomorrow if it ever stops raining.
What "man jobs" have you done today?
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Apologies @Mason- just looked at the images again and I can see what I thought was timber is actually the insulation
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HG mould spray is class. When we moved in our house had been left empty with no heating for a year, was a fair bit of mould, that sorted it out, it does smell a bit but just crack a window or leave your fancy new extractor running
.Plumbed my first ever radiator, up to 1.1 bar, all bled, and no leaks… success. Push fit makes me feel like I can plumb anything
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I've always been a bit nervy with plumbing, would rather get a plumber or a mate in to do it lol
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Oof! I did one like this once, very similar size. That's a hell of a job. Bet you're feeling it now!Dug out a concrete floor
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luckily after doing about a quater of it with a pick and sledge it was decided to go a buy a proper pneumatic breaker for remaining bits
Think you did well in the current market to get that done for £200 unfortunately.
Do you have to buy some vaseline before he arrives?
I am experienced
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Very good. Now drain it again and fit chrome tailsHG mould spray is class. When we moved in our house had been left empty with no heating for a year, was a fair bit of mould, that sorted it out, it does smell a bit but just crack a window or leave your fancy new extractor running
Plumbed my first ever radiator, up to 1.1 bar, all bled, and no leaks… success. Push fit makes me feel like I can plumb anything
(no push fit to be used with them!).Very good. Now drain it again and fit chrome tails
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Refitted a 400x400mm radiator in the downstair loo. First time I've removed and refittted a rad
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It's quite daunting first time isn't it? Did you have to drain and refill? I was terrified the first time I did that. Was convinced the joints would fail and spew heating water everywhere.Refitted a 400x400mm radiator in the downstair loo. First time I've removed and refittted a rad
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Yeah, heating system was still working so drained and refilled. Watched a few of the "pro" diyers on YouTube and got some advice from my Uncle who's pretty handy. Felt more comfortable doing a baby rad first, knowing I could lift it with one hand versus a monster type 22 should anything go wrong 
Uncle convinced me to get brass end caps for the pipes while the rad was off. Good job he did. The TRV had a peg that stopped it at the frost setting so it wasn't turned all the way off. When I took the rad off the room was warm so it appeared to be fully closed. A couple of days without heating and the temp had dropped so when I started to loosen the cap water came pi**ing out. Was at that point I saw the peg and realised he'd saved me a week in the dog house
Uncle convinced me to get brass end caps for the pipes while the rad was off. Good job he did. The TRV had a peg that stopped it at the frost setting so it wasn't turned all the way off. When I took the rad off the room was warm so it appeared to be fully closed. A couple of days without heating and the temp had dropped so when I started to loosen the cap water came pi**ing out. Was at that point I saw the peg and realised he'd saved me a week in the dog house
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Have been meaning to get brass end caps for about 15 years. You just reminded me!Yeah, heating system was still working so drained and refilled. Watched a few of the "pro" diyers on YouTube and got some advice from my Uncle who's pretty handy. Felt more comfortable doing a baby rad first, knowing I could lift it with one hand versus a monster type 22 should anything go wrong
Uncle convinced me to get brass end caps for the pipes while the rad was off. Good job he did. The TRV had a peg that stopped it at the frost setting so it wasn't turned all the way off. When I took the rad off the room was warm so it appeared to be fully closed. I couple of days without heating and the temp had dropped so when I started to loosen the cap water came pi**ing out. Was at that point I saw the peg and realised he'd saved me a week in the dog house
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I assumed, incorrectly, that all the fittings would be the same size so got 2 x 1/2 inch caps. Turns out I needed 1/2 and 3/4...what a noob!
Get a handful of caps in different sizes, you'll probably end up using them all
Get a handful of caps in different sizes, you'll probably end up using them all
Indeed they are, but if you've not had one before remember to clean it out at least once a year depending on how bad it gets. As they're on the floor they get blocked up with dust very quickly and that makes them noisier and less effective.
Deleted Christmas. Thank god. Only 12 more pay days till we have to go through it again
Pretty sure its only 11
