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Hi, hope all is well! I’ve fitted a compression cap on two of my shower mixer copper pipes (15mm). One of them has scratches and burring and is...
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Stoptheleak
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Please advise me. I am a disabled pensioner. I had a wet room fitted just over a year ago using a local authority grant. Builder was employed by...
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TheCatWhoNeedsaHotShower
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Hi I've seen a previous thread that is closed now regarding this subject but the end result I could not see. Our Shower runs hot for 30 seconds...
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hi all i hope you are all well i'm planning to install my shower mixer on Saturday. today i was doing a dry fit and i wanted to show you some...
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Ben-gee
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Hey, here goes and I hope it works.. never used one of these before! I have a Sagittarius Ergo mixer shower min bar of pressure required 1 bar...
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ShaunCorbs
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hi all, hope you are all well, i was just about to start siliconing my shower tray (long running project) and found the exp date on the tube FEB...
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finest1
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Hi, I'm hoping you can tell me the main differences between: Mira Digital Activate Shower & Mira Digital Platinum Shower and also the main...
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MiraMiraOnTheWall
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Hi folks I’ve been asked to first fix a basin that has the chrome waste exposed. My problem is that the basin isn’t on site to allow me to get an...
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macka09
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Hi all. My hot water feed for my shower is on the left and the cold is on the right. My understanding is that this is correct and this is also...
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jerrysimpson
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Hi guys, I've had a search and couldn't find anything related. Installing a wall mounted toilet, unfortunately didn't know this when I put the...
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DaveTaylor1174
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Hello, I have an alcove shower with a wall to wall measurement of 952mm. I need a bifold door and am looking at something contemporary, 8mm...
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Ben-gee
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This is from around 2010. It's got a cross-hatched border with a floral motif. Can anyone identify it pls? Need to replace some of the the...
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Ben-gee
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back2thefuture
Hey everyone, I have a Duravit vanity unit and was recommended to buy the Duravit space saving waste: 005076 But im unsure how this connects...
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Ben-gee
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Out of curiosity folks. What are some solutions to fitting these panels when the floor is way out? Obviously if it’s all level there’s no issue...
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macka09
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Wanted a new shower pump equivalant to a Branston Varispeed 50 After 12 years my shower pump has stopped working and it looks as though this type...
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alankearn
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Hi I have a 22mm hot and cold water supply to new bath. The pipes finish with compression valves. I need a 500 mm tap connector hose to connect...
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PETE 123
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Hi All I had an unvented cylinder fitted about 6 years ago. It only supplies hot water to my shower. I was hoping for a much better flow rate from...
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Steveo111
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I recently bought a set of ARCORA bathroom faucets. I have just installed and used them, and they feel pretty good. I would like to ask if any...
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Katherine Xu
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Hi, I have a bath tub in my apartment that is draining very slowly. It does finally drain but only after about 12-15+ minutes. After trying...
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jerrysimpson
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Zach054
Hi Anyone seen this sort of setup before? Not sure if it will be like a clay connector but cemented up ? Never come across it before Any...
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Zach054
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I removed an old shower hose, which was installed by previous home owner at least 12 years ago. Upon removal, the connection is like nothing I...
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Timmy D
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Hi all, I have a combi boiler for hot water and heating but have 2 showers in the house. Obviously low water pressure if both showers are used at...
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Ben-gee
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floodwarning
Hello, I'm reworking our ensuite which is next door to the main bathroom. I want to connect the new toilet into the existing soil pipe which runs...
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floodwarning
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My existing en-suite layout is awful. Tiny cubicle and very cramped. I had thought of loosing the large basin, for a corner basin or one in a...
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SimonG
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pulak25
Hi, I have a stopcock in my closet at my flat, but despite me turning it clockwise all the way, this doesn't seem to be stopping the flow of...
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pulak25
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Hi all. My hot supply for my shower is on the left and my cold feed is on the right. My understanding is that this is correct and this is also...
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Saneal
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Hi folks Do you guys fit your own timber panels or get a chippy in? A lad I know has fitted one of the mdf panels with the 100mm skirting trim...
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gmartine
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Hello, I fitted a Cooke and Lewis shower cubicle about 5-6 years ago. The weight of the glass shower door has put large impressions of the roller...
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Ben-gee
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I have ceramic basin (half sphere bowl!) to fit onto composite marble top ( 15mm thick), I am wondering if the weight of basin ( about 6/7kg!)...
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fowlerboi
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Hello, I need some advise, will greatly appreciate if someone can help. My mixer tap is leaking from base want to renew it. However the tap...
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snowhead
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Hi all Does anyone know where i could get a replacement upper roller pulley for my Elegant Shower please? Part No 0045-5 I have emailed the...
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Ben-gee
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centurino
Is this new shower tray defective and would you install it in this condition? The void where the wax deposits were (last photo) is between 4m-6mm...
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fowlerboi
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Hello, I'm wondering if you can help me. I have an insurance company who is trying to get me to make my plumber re-quote for work to replace a...
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Gasmk1
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I've just replaced an Ultra SASF2 – M thermostatic shower cartridge together with the spring mechanism and the temperature sensor. My problem is...
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Phil the Fluter
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I'm attempting to replace an ultra SASF2 – M thermostatic shower cartridge but, having removed the temperature control knob from the housing that...
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Phil the Fluter
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For the guys doing a lot of bathroom work. What dual mixer showers would you recommend? I don’t think the budget reaches to the Grohe stuff but...
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macka09
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Hi All. My Aqualisa Aquavalve enclosed mixer shower valve leaked and gave way and I am looking to replace. I am looking for recommendations what...
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zuzuzu
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Hi Just moved into a house and in process of renewing sealant around the shower cubicle. Feel free to skip to the bottom to get the question...
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SpannyJoe
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Hi folks As mentioned in the title, are there any solutions to the problem, other than cutting an access to waste pipe and cutting pipe at...
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macka09
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I’m wanting to replace the single handle cartridge on my basement shower since it no longer allows hot water (sink in same bathroom works fine). I...
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DIYSAM
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higerboler
I have just moved into a flat and the water waste pipe from the flat above goes through our bathroom. And the water comes into room. I call the...
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ShaunCorbs
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Hi, I have a few issues with my bath drainage and leaking. The first issue is that the near corner of the bath by the taps is sloped downwards...
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nathanjc
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My plumber fitted a shower, 2 of the walls are glass panels and one is a tile board (wedi board). He joint the wedi board pieces (3 pieces) close...
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fowlerboi
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We've just had a new bathroom fitted but noticed a few annoying scratches on the polymarble top, central on top at the front of the basin. Plumber...
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fowlerboi
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Hi everyone. I'm installing a walk in shower, opening into shower will be on right, mixer value on right, but shower head and drain on left. The...
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christrickey1972
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Hi all, this might have been asked many times before, so apologies. Just moved into a new housebuild and the bathroom tiling is not good! What...
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ShaunCorbs
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Hi am wondering if I can get some advice on this issue. Shower was working fine until Saturday when the dial only works when turned to cold water...
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Ben-gee
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Most grateful for any advice on the fittings reqired to enable 22mm feeds into the mixer taps via the chrome extension pipes customer supplied in...
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ShaunCorbs
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Will any offset quadrant tray fit any same sized enclosure ? ie...are they all the same shape ? Or does each make of enclosure req a specific...
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Ben-gee
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Shedgirl
Hi all, apologies in advance for my ignorance. I have an old style toilet with what I've researched is a ballcock. The toilet was screaming every...
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Shedgirl
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Hi Everyone, I'm moving to a megaflow from a regular immersion heater set up. The house has several showers and at the moment they are fed by...
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Timmy D
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I have just moved into a flat and the water waste pipe from the flat above goes through our bathroom. Whoever lived here before had painted it but...
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ShaunCorbs
ShaunCorbs
Zach054
Good Afternoon. Just wondering if it would be fine to connect an electric shower to the balanced cold supply from an unvented cylinder...
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Zach054
Zach054
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I took the toilet off. No clog. Put it back on and it's still has the issue of water rising before draining very slowly. Took 2-3 flushes just...
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oz-plumber
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wardh-2023
Hi, I am putting in a Rain Shower and I am quite tall. 192 cms. My concern is the rain shower is not height enough. I estimate the the distance...
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fowlerboi
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Hi Everyone, Can anyone help? I have been searching but with no luck. I am trying to fit a Duravit shower trap which has a 50mm outside...
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Caveman
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JackyBailey
Hi, Just looking for some advice as seen a few different things online. I'm installing a shower tray in our bathroom but this one has a square...
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fowlerboi
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Hi all Moved in to a new house a few months ago. The previous owner had installed an accessible wetroom with nonslip flooring, handrails, etc...
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SimonG
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We had the bathrooms replaced when we moved in 2 years ago. This involved 2x bathrooms and 1x WC. Within the first few weeks, we noticed leaking...
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ShaunCorbs
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I have bought a shower tray and it has an extra large hole for the waste trap. Its a cooke and lewis think its an eclips 1400 x 900 tray. The hole...
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MetalGodlee
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Hi all Do any of you guys use a silicone to seal between the bath and waste rubber underneath? The bath is only a cheap one and the bottom of...
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iamajc
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Hi everyone , got a problem with a cartridge change on a mira shower. It seems only the hot side is working. The temp control only lessens the...
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John.g
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Hi, just wondering if anyone knows where I could source a thermostatic shower mixer bar that accepts hot and cold supplies the opposite way around...
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Chopper9495
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I attended a customers house to fix a reported leak from their shower waste. Turns out there was a split in the trap. Straight forward I thought...
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PythonCrazy
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So I bought my first flat recently (am in UK) and in a bit of a pickle as the bathroom has turned up lots of problems that weren't picked up by...
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ShaunCorbs
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Hi all, First post here so please be patient. We recently had our ensuite remodelled and were initially really happy with the result. However...
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Robooo
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roke2468
See photos attached. The issue is that when the elbows are aligned up in the direction they need to go, they are loose, not seated. How is this...
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fowlerboi
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Hi Just had a new bathroom installed with a toilet bowl that reaches the back wall. Its has a bottom entry cold feed to the cistern. The fitter...
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Cazza
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Hi advise on the best anti mould white silicone for around bath, I know none will stop it completely
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C
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Hi.. I am after advice on installing a bidet in a toilet with the water valve hidden inside the cistern. I am renting. Is there anyone with a...
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Zico10
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My builder has fitted 14 Triton Showers to a block of flats which I let out, they are manager by a letting agent, I am now getting complaints...
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John.g
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Good evening I've came across 90mm cast iron before and used mcalpine extB (90 to 110 extension) But what I have here kind of bellows out to...
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ShaunCorbs
ShaunCorbs
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Good morning! First post looking for advice on an issue I am having with a bath installation. Although I have installed many baths before, mainly...
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Ben-gee
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Hi, I have just tried to repair a very old Mira 8 shower unit. However, when trying to remove the brass cover plate it's completely scaled up and...
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Ben-gee
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I’m after some replacement roller wheels, not necessarily the whole roller units. The shower unit was made by Biava - pretty old, around 20 years...
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rob4465
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My toilet has been randomly doing a small flush. I've had a visit from a Saniflo engineer who has checked the unit. There is no blockage and it...
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Barbara C
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Hi All Just looking for some advice on which Exposed Thermostatic Mixer Shower (Bar Shower) would go well with the Shower Pump i'm getting...
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Pioneer25
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Hi, I hope to adjust the shower mixer tap temperature by adjusting the physical device regulator, that goes by several names/terms. I have...
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ShaunCorbs
ShaunCorbs
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Hi all Can anyone give me guidance as to how I can get into this tap to repair it? Many thanks Dave
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jerrysmith
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Hi - I want to replace Aqualisa power shower to mixer shower to a std. mixer shower, however, the centres for the hot and cold are only 65mm. I’ve...
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Timmy D
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Good morning, I have a hinged shower screen for my bath that I don't have fixings for. The guide holes in the screen line up with guide holes in...
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ShaunCorbs
ShaunCorbs
centurino
What is the recommended way to conceal a 1.5M, 40mm shower waste pipe? We have 30mm gap behind the plasterboard which will be renewed. Would you...
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fowlerboi
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I'm in the process of refurbishing my bathroom. I'll be replacing the existing bath with a walk in shower. Will be installing a thermostatic...
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colmar
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I live in the UK and I need to buy a shower door to fit in a 915mm gap between two walls of my shower room. Most 900mm shower doors available here...
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Bhpservices
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Tebege
Hi, I am trying to help my mother in law by renovating her bathroom for her as it was in quite a sad state. The bathroom is a very poor attempt at...
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Murdoch
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Hi I've had to cut hot and cold feed to re route for bathroom feeds. The 22mm Copper pipe hot feed is slightly smaller then my 22mm Copper...
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JonesJ89
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We've recently had to replace a tap which had a persistent drip and now need to replace a shower as it has water coming out the fittings and is...
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colmar
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blellum
Hello forum, We have a leak in a 28 year old shower, and decided it should be replaced. However, after getting the cover off, it seems the entry...
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colmar
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Hi, I had a Macdee Wirquin Neo Air zero leak trap fitted in a sink vanity unit in April this year. Today it has started making a noise which...
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Lisa Mac
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Hi All, Hope all are doing great. I have replaced two separate tap of my bathtub by mixer tap with thermostat. Previous with two separate tabs...
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Deleted member 120897
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I will be taking out my bath and putting a shower tray in. Under the bath there is a thermostatic mixer valve, I can't see ATM but pretty sure...
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Jaykay22
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Hello, and thank you for reading. My partner and I have just purchased our first property that came with a dual cylinder electric water heater...
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Chuck
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bradders1011
Hello, looking for advice on this please, general direction of where to look. We have an unvented Megaflo and the pressure and temperature is...
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bradders1011
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Hello I'm refitting a bathroom in the mid-range price bracket. Not cheap unbranded **** but also not villeroy boch (seriously who spends £900 on...
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Ben-gee
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Hi all, can someone get to the bottom of this before I call a plumber, en suite shower started leaking from the mixer bar so took the shower off...
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fowlerboi
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Crossfingers
I have a strange problem with my Mira Sport electric shower. When I first turn it on its hot, even at the coldest setting. I have to let it run...
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John.g
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We recently replaced a shower cubicle in our upstairs bathroom with a jacuzzi bath and shower cubicle and took the bath water feed from the...
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Chuck
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