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Default Fitting cylinder thermostat (new cylinder)



"Andrew Mawson" wrote in message
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On 27 Oct, 18:30, "newshound" wrote:
Any tips for removing the insulation? I thought about using a

multi-tool
circular saw blade (by hand!) to get four neat cuts before

chiselling out
the insulation. Or Stanley knife?

TIA


Those break-off section knives with the blade fully extended are

good
for deep cuts.



... but be very careful notb to score the cylinder - they will split
over time !

AWEM

That's what was worrying me slightly; I was thinking about grinding off the
point of a Stanley knife blade.

Thanks to all for the suggestions