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Dealing with a stuck olive in a compression fitting
Quite often the olive – the sealing ring – in a compression fitting won’t come off the pipe. Here’s a practical way to resolve what would otherwise be a bit of a problem!
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Introduction to a gas-fired hot water system
A brief overview of the common ways gas-fired hot water and central heating systems work. We explore the ‘S’ and ‘Y’ systems, direct and indirect heating.
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Stop outside taps from freezing
An outside tap is a useful thing – but if it gets really cold, the […]
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The essential tools for DIY
A list of the essential DIY tools, along with some that are just useful to have or will make a few more jobs possible.
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Changing an immersion heater element
An immersion element always seems to fail at the worst possible time – but it’s not that hard to change one as long as you’re mindful of a few tips.
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A look into drains
A little understanding of how effluent and rainwater are removed from a home is no bad thing. Here’s a short review of the two systems, what to look out for and why.
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Lagging the hot water tank
Keeping the hot water tank nicely insulated should be a priority job if you want to save money and energy. Here’s how it’s done
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Is the immersion heater still on?
While an immersion is a valuable time-saver, forgetting it’s been left on must have happened to us all. Is there something we can do about that?