Search the forum,

Recent content by Darren Jackson

  1. Darren Jackson

    Ideas to replace gas wall heater

    What is the distance from the flue to the window of your parents wall heater?
  2. Darren Jackson

    Replacing 7 radiators

    Just a thought but is your boiler going to be able to cope with what sounds like almost doubling the output of your system. But to answer your query 2 - 2.5 days is spot on.
  3. Darren Jackson

    Thermostatic Mixer Advice

    As Ben-Gee quite rightly points out it is important to know if you have a high or low pressure hot water system. As the the hot & cold feeds need to be balanced.
  4. Darren Jackson

    Central heating not working 3 port valve?

    Most likely the 3-port, but make sure there's a feed from wall stat to 3-port before you commit.
  5. Darren Jackson

    What we all driving out of work time .

    I drive a Vauxhall Cascada, when I'm not driving my Transit that is. Great fun to drive. 4yr old this month & 20k on the clock. Top spec with all the gadgets. Full leather sports interior, 20" alloys. It's in metalic cosmic grey & looks the biz.
  6. IMG-20200816-WA0002.jpg

    IMG-20200816-WA0002.jpg

  7. Darren Jackson

    Bath drain problems plastic snapped

    You just need a new combination bath & overflow waste. you can pick one up from around a fiver at Screwfix.
  8. Darren Jackson

    Gas Pipe

    Sorry we can not give out advice to members who do not have a gas engineer tag. If you are gas registerd then you need to pm a mod with your details and gas safe badge to gain access to the gas safe engineers threads.
  9. Darren Jackson

    Fitting a radiator that's too short

    @steadyon , Could not have said it any better myself. Good advice. Only thing to add is no PTFE on compression fittings! done correctly hand tight and 1/2 turn more with a spanner should suffice maybe another 1/4 - 1/2 turn if there is a slight weep. Important to not over tighten your...
  10. Darren Jackson

    Gas Oven Conversion Advice

    Best ring the manufacturers tech helpline to be sure it is going to be safe to use with that regulator.
  11. Darren Jackson

    Boiler lockout advice

    Red light flashing 3 times is the error code for an ignition fault. Have your gsr come out and give it a service. They will check out the condensate, flue integrity & Seals are ok and they will perform a fga test checking the max and min C02 readings and make any gas valve adjustments that may...
  12. Darren Jackson

    I was offered to use a leak sealer by a plumber. Concerned...

    Totally agree with the guys above. Get it fixed where you can. Leak sealer good only for a temp solution.
  13. Darren Jackson

    Gas Safety - Cutting off gas

    It depends what was involved in order to cap it off. If its capped at the meter we do not charge. But if the instalation is to be kept in use because there are more than one appliance dependent on it and it requires furniture, carpets, floorboards or cupboards moving to be able to safely cap off...
  14. Darren Jackson

    are my cupboards too low?

    The allowed clearance is a minimum of 750mm above the burners and a minumun of 50mm of side clearance from the burner. Unless manufacturers instructions state otherwise. 1579084393 It is measured from the burners, not from the actual edge of the hob spill over tray. all the hobs I see & have...
  15. Darren Jackson

    New Kitchen Waste Run Correct Pipe Size

    50mm for any run over 4m is the norm.
Creating content since 2001. Untold Media.

OFFICIAL SPONSORS

OFFICIAL SPONSORS

Back
Top
AdBlock Detected

We get it, advertisements are annoying!

Sure, ad-blocking software does a great job at blocking ads, but it also blocks useful features of our website. For the best site experience please disable your AdBlocker.

I've Disabled AdBlock