http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/ This group promotes & supports Selfbuild Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:18:59 GMT Peter and Jane http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76547 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76547 Rex Can't remember. Have you tried just filling the tank with water to pop it back? Do the tanksk manufacturer's have a comment on why their tank collapsed? Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:34:43 GMT Rex http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76546 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76546 Hi there, After all my questions about water tanks and other woes, there is some good news. G/F UFH is down, the screed will be poured on Monday, render is Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:34:29 GMT Rex http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76545 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76545 Thanks for the replies. Wish we had rock to sit the tank ( and the house) on, but that is not the case so will have to find a solution. To date, they have Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:31:15 GMT Peter and Jane http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76544 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76544 Neil One final suggestion (nice home automation project). When the wind blows the critical amount in the critical direction and the rain falls at the critical Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:00:23 GMT Neil Ball http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76543 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76543 Our extractor (an AEG chimney style unit) has a very efficient grease filter which does get dirty pretty quickly so gets washed every 7-14 days in the dish Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:49:16 GMT Peter and Jane http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76542 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76542 Depends how much "yuk" comes out of the kitchen. At our last house we got quite a buid-up of grease in the duct / louvres. Surely that would blind a mesh? Rgds Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:11:54 GMT geoff_forwood http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76541 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76541 Hamish, The saddles that sit on top of the posts are pre-drilled. So we drilled and tapped an M5 thread into the underside of the tube and screwed the two Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:17:33 GMT Paul Andrews http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76540 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76540 ... My suggestion would be to fit a reasonably fine wire or plastic mesh behind/inside the vent opening to stop penetrating rain travelling along the duct. My Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:55:28 GMT Paul Andrews http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76539 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76539 ... I think the most important thing in those circumstances, is not to mention that an inexpensive wiring detector or childrens toy metal detector would have Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:06:43 GMT Rarius http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76538 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76538 Could you not put a louvered box over the external vent? It would look OK and break up the wind and stop the rain being blown in. It only needs to be 6in deep Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:59:48 GMT Neil Ball http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76537 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76537 I'll try a baffle as well although the wind seems to come from all directions all the time! I remember being outside during the winter as the house was getting Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:49:17 GMT Neil Ball http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76536 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76536 You can, mainly for bathroom extracts etc but not really designed for this type of kitchen extractor. Neil B. ... From: UK_Selfbuild@... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:15:12 GMT Pauls Hotmail http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76535 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76535 Very true, - it reminds me of the old saying.... "why do men usually die before their wives?"... Answer:... BECAUSE THEY WANT TO! ... Paul G. ... From: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:34:21 GMT Eric MEARS http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76534 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76534 PG > but just you try & tell SWMBO that because some numpty in the past put the cable where they shouldn't and as a result you've drilled through it, - that Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:30:01 GMT Pauls Hotmail http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76533 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76533 From a safety POV that may well be true, - but just you try & tell SWMBO that because some numpty in the past put the cable where they shouldn't and as a