Home DIY

If the distributor engineers have seen it and haven't taken any action you will be fine. It'll be an armoured cable and will take a lot of abuse before any damage occurs.

You could put a sign up if you want.

That’s a relief! Thank you. I will put a sign up though, good shout.

Drink water from the kitchen tap, it's generally fed straight from main supply.

But if you prefer the bathroom tap for night then isolate the supply / tie up the ball, drain and clean the tank.

I recently did this! One person. Two buckets (balance innit). Couple hours! Fun fun fun.

Well whoever plumbed up this house didn't go to your school of plumbing, all taps are linked to cold water tank, including the kitchen, so drain and clean it is, bugger

I wouldn’t worry about it too much, all your drinking water has been through a sewage treatment plant several times already anyway.
And prior to that through someone’s bum hole.

Not worried too much, was hoping it would settle overnight but water still a bit cloudy, have bottled for drinking right now so will probably look into cleaning up the sediment if I can be arsed and it doesn't settle soon!

Not strictly DIY but hoping someone can help. We have a vented heating system with cold water tank and hot overflow in the loft. The hot water overflow in our loft is overflowing (through the exterior pipe) and the boiler periodically overheats. Plumber says there is a partial blockage and that we need a powerflush.

I have heard much skepticism about this procedure, from it usually being unnecessary to it causing leaks in older pipework. I suggested to the plumber that we might try a chemical clean first but he says this will just pour out of the overflow due to the blockage.

Is there anything we should try before we do this powerflush? Can the chemical be introduced in such a way that it stays in the system for longer before reaching the overflow?

Should add that we are going to be changing almost all the upstairs rads soon so it strikes me we should do this before anything else.

TIA!

Has someone here done their own tiling?

Yeah. But only a small about on a single wall. Was pretty easy though.

Yeah, have done the ones in the kitchen myself but am now renovating upstairs bathroom. Have gotten a quote and for that price I can try it 3 times myself...

I've done a few floors & walls in bathrooms & kitchens.

A proper wet tile saw is really useful (if loud & messy). Particularly if, like me, you are completely incapable of snapping tiles cleanly or accurately.

And if you're using glass / vitreous tiles, then a wet saw is a must-have.

I have a load of bolts I need to cut short so bought an angle grinder to save some time and effort. Having watched various 'how to use' videos on Youtube, with the attendant safety warnings, I am now petrified of the thing.

Angle grinders are pretty low down on the list of things that'll fuck you up. Wear specs, ear plugs and gloves maybe.

Yeah, they're fine, just make sure you use all the PPE as @umop3pisdn says. Also, use thin discs, they're way better than the chunky things that come with the grinder. Cut only, use something thicker or ideally a flapwheel if you want need to deburr.

Was thinking of going for a diamond disc as they are made of steel, so presumably less likely to break up and decapitate me (as in the various photos).

Wear PPE! Having a red hot metal splinter get stuck in your iris and then having a doctor grind it down, because he can't pull it free is no fun. Then going straight home and tearing off your big toe nail, because you had no depth perception when you were approaching the sofa, so caught it on the bottom part, isn't fun either.

I've been using that style of disc to cut steel for ten years, never had one explode on me. I have, however, had a bit of steel in my eye. Do wear specs.

I wear PPE when drilling wood, so no worries there...

How long do they last? They are quite spendy.

Depends what you're cutting but one disc should last for like.. 50 M8 bolts. Don't know really. For £1.11 a disc I don't tend to keep track. The deburring flap disc will last for hundreds of bolts.

Ah, you're referring to the grit discs. The diamond ones are about 20 quid a throw.

You don't need a diamond disc to cut steel bolts.

Fair enough.

I have a cupboard in my spare room which I need to install shelves and a rail in. It’s weirdly deep and tall and I’m having difficulty planning how to approach the layout. Are there any good online tools for mapping this kind of thing out in 3D?