Home Repair Tips – Meter Reading
Every house has an electrical meter. The meter keeps track of the electricity used. By reading the meter regularly and keeping records, you can get a good idea of when and where you are using the most...
View ArticleHome Repair Tips – Water Heater Systems
Some older houses still heat water by running it through coils in an oil furnace. Some very modern homes use solar energy to heat the water. The most common water heaters are gas or electric....
View ArticleHome Repair Tips – Heating and Air Conditioning
Homes are heated by one of three methods: • Hot water • Steam • Warm air Hot water systems use a pump to circulate hot water from a boiler to all the rooms in a house. Keep the radiators clean and the...
View ArticleFitting a new radiator
Your new radiator will probably have four holes or tappings – one at each corner -and each one will have a female screwed thread. How you connect the radiator up to your system depends on the way in...
View ArticleGetting a Building Permit
A building permit will probably be required if you plan to do the following: 1. Alter or change the external appearance of your house. For example if you: add a porch; add a screen in a porch; add or...
View ArticleFitting Services in a Partition Wall
Careful planning is essential when arranging a partition — this extends to working out cable and pipe runs and installing them as you build. The time to put either cables or pipes into a stud partition...
View ArticleDealing with internal corrosion in radiators
Internal corrosion in modern radiators arises from an electrolytic reaction between steel of the radiators and the copper circulating pipes of the central heating system. This results in the production...
View ArticleRemoving the old radiator
One of the great deterrents to anyone wanting to remove a radiator is the prospect of having to drain the whole system. However, this won’t be necessary provided the radiator to be replaced has a valve...
View ArticleCommon Mistakes In DIY Electrical Projects
In today’s declining economy more and more people are turning towards do it yourself home improvement projects. An electrical project is one of these many projects that they are undergoing as a way of...
View ArticleQ&A: Becoming an Electrician in the UK
Q: For the last decade I have worked exclusively in the public sector. While I’ve earned a good wage doing so, it’s not my passion, and I’m currently out of work. I do find that I enjoy technically...
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