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Changing the washer on a ball valve
How to change the washer on a traditional ball valve after water was seen running from the overflow pipe outside the house from the header tank located in the loft.
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How to hang a pictureHow to hang a picture
How to hang a picture
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Hanging a picture in a frame on a solid wall.
How to install Floplast drainage gully and adjustable joint.How to install Floplast drainage gully and adjustable joint.
How to install Floplast drainage gully and adjustable joint.
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Moving position of drainage gully and replacing a U trap with an easy to access Floplast bottle trap. Installation of an adjustable Floplast bend which can be adjusted from 0 to 90 degrees. Use Floplast silicone spray To lubricate the joint. All purchased from Screwfix.
How to Install USB Plug Socket - Axiom Twin Socket from ToolstationHow to Install USB Plug Socket - Axiom Twin Socket from Toolstation
How to Install USB Plug Socket - Axiom Twin Socket from Toolstation
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Replacement of a mains 13amp double socket with a similar socket but which in addition has twin USB charger ports.
Installing click fit conservatory blinds made by Blinds 2GoInstalling click fit conservatory blinds made by Blinds 2Go
Installing click fit conservatory blinds made by Blinds 2Go
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My experience of installing concertina type conservatory blinds in upvc french doors. Purchased from Blinds 2Go, the reality of installing them was more challenging than the manufactures suggest - but the end result was well worth it.
Outside Shower - Installation Of External Hot Water ShowerOutside Shower - Installation Of External Hot Water Shower
Outside Shower - Installation Of External Hot Water Shower
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How To Install A Garden FlagpoleHow To Install A Garden Flagpole
How To Install A Garden Flagpole
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Preparation of flagpole base using ground tube in sand and finished with compass dial slab. Assembly of sectional 5 piece Yeshom flagpole. Installation of flagpole.

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  • @johnreynolds2387
    @johnreynolds2387 2 години тому

    You did a great job. Totally agree the suppliers video is not very good. Getting ours tomorrow. Very helpful video

  • @hairynews1973
    @hairynews1973 Місяць тому

    Same issue, your video has just solved my problem !

  • @amnahamid8991
    @amnahamid8991 2 місяці тому

    Hi, i want to install these blinds but im not sure if its going to trap dirt. The material looks like fabric. I ll appreciate if anyone who has been using it could guide.

  • @bw57609
    @bw57609 2 місяці тому

    Great video though i had to watch several times to work out what was going on behind the blurred card. Tape over the card details would have been better 😂

  • @bicwyzer
    @bicwyzer 3 місяці тому

    Great video!!!! Thank you

  • @jimr1066
    @jimr1066 4 місяці тому

    Thanks great idea for the bend, saves hassle and time. Thanks for sharing.

  • @tigertruckerman
    @tigertruckerman 4 місяці тому

    This is exactly what im dealing with at moment, defo get 1 of them adjustable joints

  • @shadeofquran
    @shadeofquran 4 місяці тому

    Very useful video. Will come in handy for our outdoor shower we are planning on, thank u for taking the time to upload.

  • @johnbussey285
    @johnbussey285 5 місяців тому

    Just fitted 7 of these blinds this morning,and I agree blinds to go video is not very comprehensive and I had the same problem with the tangled strings ,but after the first blind I speeded the fitting process up ,shame I did not see your video before,well done for making this video

  • @akmalzahid5795
    @akmalzahid5795 5 місяців тому

    Absolutely great job it is going to help me a lot because I am going to the exactly the same job. 🎉

  • @KB_187
    @KB_187 5 місяців тому

    My concern is that doesn’t this cause the seal to get damaged and thus causing condensation between the glass?

    • @sksdiy5874
      @sksdiy5874 5 місяців тому

      All I can say is that I have fitted these blinds to 6 windows of differing sizes in 2 different houses and none of the seals have been damaged or compromised at all.

  • @feclips
    @feclips 5 місяців тому

    Thanks so much for the video! How did you undo that knot after all? I've just got 4 of these blinds, for a total of 8 knots I absolutely can't get undone. I'm at the point of returning these blinds just because folks in the factory decided to tie knots too tight! It's also so convenient that the blinds in their tutorial video have no cords at all - makes it all look so much easier than it actually is...

    • @sksdiy5874
      @sksdiy5874 5 місяців тому

      @@feclips How did I undo the knots? With difficulty is the answer. Just had to be patient and gently tease the knots apart with my finger nails. I cannot understand why the manufacturer persists with this method. Surely there’s a cheap, simple alternative.

  • @Daddysaccount2024
    @Daddysaccount2024 5 місяців тому

    What about drainage?

  • @terrynaidu7717
    @terrynaidu7717 6 місяців тому

    very useful SK. Thank you.

  • @spiritofthetime
    @spiritofthetime 6 місяців тому

    Thank you for this, really concise and helpful.

  • @joshclark5333
    @joshclark5333 7 місяців тому

    Just bought one of these blinds as a test before we fit out the whole conservatory and used this video as a guide. You made it so easy and simple to fit, great video, this should be the official fitting video 😄🫱🏻‍🫲🏼

  • @myke.h2913
    @myke.h2913 7 місяців тому

    An explanation that's so simple so easy to follow. Spot on.

  • @GaryRatcliffe-oy1oy
    @GaryRatcliffe-oy1oy 8 місяців тому

    Thank you for posting this video! I had noticed the same issues with the tied blinds and additional bracket holes. I'm not the best at DIY and approach these with things with the upmost caution lest I waste all my money with a botched job and this was really helpful.

  • @divorcedbisexual
    @divorcedbisexual 8 місяців тому

    Sooooo the water just drains next to wall/foundation.

    • @sksdiy5874
      @sksdiy5874 8 місяців тому

      No. The water flows into either of two gullies immediately adjacent to the shower.

  • @Dontmindme__
    @Dontmindme__ 8 місяців тому

    Great now i want to watch the Crystal Maze!

  • @El-Tel63-Terry.
    @El-Tel63-Terry. 9 місяців тому

    Excellent, I particularly liked the compass stone. 👍🏻

  • @alistairshepherd2756
    @alistairshepherd2756 9 місяців тому

    St George flag

  • @zeldagoblin
    @zeldagoblin 9 місяців тому

    Why are there two earth terminals?

  • @frankholehouse6370
    @frankholehouse6370 10 місяців тому

    Brilliant video thank you very much for sharing.

  • @sksdiy5874
    @sksdiy5874 10 місяців тому

    It will all become very clear when you do the job. Give it a try.

    • @SYSTEMERROR01
      @SYSTEMERROR01 9 місяців тому

      Hi mate lovely job, would you recommend replacing the window seals if the current one's are wearing rough? Have you noticed any play in the seals since installing?

    • @sksdiy5874
      @sksdiy5874 9 місяців тому

      Replacing the seals would be a much bigger job, so if they are doing what they are intended to do I would leave well alone. You won’t see the seals when the blinds are fitted. I haven’t found any play in the seals in any of the 9 blinds of this type I have installed. Hope that helps!

  • @ebk273
    @ebk273 11 місяців тому

    I do not understand why to use a credit card to measure and what distance? Sorry.

    • @sksdiy5874
      @sksdiy5874 11 місяців тому

      The distance the card is measuring is from the top or bottom edge of the window frame to the edge of the metal bracket that slides between the seal and the glass. If correctly placed in position the lug which protrudes from the bracket will engage with one of the holes in the frame of the blind. That will thus locate the blind’s frame in position.

    • @ebk273
      @ebk273 11 місяців тому

      @@sksdiy5874 Thanks. Credit card confused me because previously chatted with the company and they said that I can only use this product if I can fit a credit card behind the seal (black stuff). I cannot really fit a credit card behind the black seal. I think the seal would not be functional if I could. So that's why I started my research on youtube. Maybe the sharper bracked will fit . But I am not sure. So, you used the credit card to have exact measurement of where the bracket should go. But why did you not use measure tape?

  • @dominicchawner638
    @dominicchawner638 11 місяців тому

    Best video on the subject, so we'll done. Should we check to see that after water draw off and then replenish the level, the float cuts off the water supply before the water surface reaches the valve body? Should be ok but if the arm is bent a little during maintenance etc, it may be riding high. Best to be sure I think.

    • @seagull104
      @seagull104 11 місяців тому

      You should check the water level immediately after you have done the repair and done a trial flush. On mine I had to remove the ball and its shaft and bend it around 1/2 inch to get the fill level where it needed to be, about half an inch below the overflow outlet.

  • @davidkelk4247
    @davidkelk4247 11 місяців тому

    I am about to purchase Blinds2go thermal blinds having seen them at a friends house and have been worried as to whether I am competent enough to fit them. Your tutorial has been a godsend (before I buy them) and I have decided to give it a go. I really believe that Blinds2 go should pay you some sort of commission for doing that tutorial because its spot on and I believe I would have 'wimped out' and got them from somewhere like Hillary's rather than trying myself. It's basically a confidence thing and I know after watching your video that I am capable of fitting them. Thanks again for taking the trouble to film it.

    • @sksdiy5874
      @sksdiy5874 11 місяців тому

      Thank you - good luck with the fitting.

  • @Hew.Jarsol
    @Hew.Jarsol Рік тому

    Was it an old clay pipe you connected to?

    • @sksdiy5874
      @sksdiy5874 Рік тому

      Hi. No, it was a plastic pipe. I have connected plastic to clay - used a FloPlast underground flexible adaptor. Worked a treat.

  • @TheAndyhay71
    @TheAndyhay71 Рік тому

    Thanks very much for this video. I was stumped with that stupid little knot they tied in the cords to keep them together. The included instructions are really bad.

  • @warwickhunt
    @warwickhunt Рік тому

    Does the blind frame stick out from the door frame by much and how far past the end of the glass does it go? I've got bifolds with a centre rotating lock and I'm struggling to find blinds to fit a most seem to have quite a lip on them

  • @1976sdb
    @1976sdb Рік тому

    Scratching your table

  • @peterstotesbury1588
    @peterstotesbury1588 Рік тому

    Hi, can I ask why you use the two tube method? Why not just concrete in the sleeve into which the pole fits?

  • @peterbanham1812
    @peterbanham1812 Рік тому

    If the exit pipe from my back gully is ever so slightly higher than the exit of the back gully but everything else is lower will I be ok? I couldn't get it lower than the exit due to space etc. Worried about back flow. Thanks in advance.

    • @sksdiy5874
      @sksdiy5874 Рік тому

      Hi. Sorry, I can’t picture the problem you have - so without properly understanding the issue my immediate thought was “water won’t run uphill”:

  • @Jan-vv5lb
    @Jan-vv5lb Рік тому

    Very helpful instruction, but it didn't stop the flow of water. Looks like I need a complete replacement kit😢

  • @rykavlie
    @rykavlie Рік тому

    Thank you SO MUCH for this video. We bought these blinds and they were hard to pull apart and we thought we had untied them, but it felt like we were going to break them. Seeing your strings really helped us and now our blinds are up. Thank you for this level of detail that we couldn't find anywhere else!

    • @sksdiy5874
      @sksdiy5874 Рік тому

      Thanks. Really appreciate your comment. Someone recently said the video was over the top - but I’ve put up several of these blinds and every time I have an issue with the cords. It’s worth the effort though - the blinds are great once up.

  • @richgill7381
    @richgill7381 Рік тому

    These are perfect fits not clickfit.

  • @Jaaammmbbbooo
    @Jaaammmbbbooo Рік тому

    This is super ott. All I did was hammer a 50mm pipe in the ground and twist it out then empty the innards out kept doing that until I was at the correct depth plumbing as I went. 5 years ok in south coast England it's been battered out all year flying a flag, still as good as the day I took it out to move house, did the same as my new place been up about 6 months exactly the same.

  • @JayDubster
    @JayDubster Рік тому

    Thanks for sharing the whole process, with good bits & bad.

  • @stevenoakes4728
    @stevenoakes4728 Рік тому

    Are you working at the seaside?lol

  • @Pickledcucumber0
    @Pickledcucumber0 Рік тому

    Painful

  • @jerrysmith6438
    @jerrysmith6438 Рік тому

    Very good installation video, very much appreciated. In the future personally I would like to see a wider pic of the whole shower from a few feet back before the closeup, to get a relation of where and what the project looks like or the goal. The detail was great, but a continual overview shot every couple of min would help. Really like the idea of the back drop for the shower, that could be applied in many situations and settings. Thank you so much for his video.

  • @georgeohwell7988
    @georgeohwell7988 Рік тому

    Greetings from Northern Ireland....keep that flag flying mate!!

  • @robsmith1a
    @robsmith1a Рік тому

    Thanks, very useful. I have just had bifolds installed and haven't decided about blinds yet but these look like a great solution

  • @markboonham7992
    @markboonham7992 Рік тому

    When I fit my blinds the bit you push into the door is loose and drops just wondering if anyone know how to re tighten the window part back in?

    • @sksdiy5874
      @sksdiy5874 Рік тому

      If the bracket is flush against the glass and pushed under the black seal then it should be trapped in place and secure. Sorry, but if it’s correctly installed I don’t understand why it’s loose.

    • @markboonham7992
      @markboonham7992 Рік тому

      @@sksdiy5874 the part you push it under seems to be alot loser than all the other windows, we've had them in for free years and it's like the door holiding window has become lose

  • @norm1143
    @norm1143 Рік тому

    Thanks

  • @laurentiachavstonbury
    @laurentiachavstonbury Рік тому

    Nice try, however it’s not very patriotic enough XD

  • @fengo1
    @fengo1 Рік тому

    Hi mate what's the make of showers it great job thanks mark

    • @sksdiy5874
      @sksdiy5874 Рік тому

      Lily Round 2 dial 1 way from Willesden Bathrooms on eBay! I’ve had it outside for 3 years and 🤞it’s doing fine.

    • @fengo1
      @fengo1 Рік тому

      @@sksdiy5874 sound mate cheers

    • @fengo1
      @fengo1 Рік тому

      Hi mate cheers don't suppose you got the link still can't see it on flea bay cheers mark

  • @stevericci3308
    @stevericci3308 Рік тому

    WOW you make everybodys elses video look bad cause your hole is so perfectly round LOL. good video. Perfect idea for a finishing trim tha I plan to use now. You must be an engineer :)

  • @dr6124
    @dr6124 Рік тому

    Well done