Custard has wet room and they want bath installed. Presuming the main problem (apart from painstakingly pre-drilling holes for fixings) will be that it's bound not to sit square on wall. Any tips?
Hi,
I have recently purchased a house with only a bath and a sink in the upstairs bathroom. I am looking to install a back to wall toilet which an go directly on to the externally facing wall, it has plumbing for the bath on one side and the plumbing for the sink on the other of where the...
Hello
Im hoping someone can help.
I have bought some taps to replace the ones we currently have on out bath. i have to cut 2 extra holes for the new ones as it is a 4 piece. this i have no problem with i think :)
To attach the taps to the spout they have provided 2 x 400mm flexible...
Does the 15mm copper pipe running through the wall need to be sleeved? And also is a single check valve fine to use if there is not enough space for a double check?
Thanks
Hi all,
I am doing a job for a friend that envolves fitting a rain head traditional shower, I can clearly see that when it's fitted there isn't going to be enough water to make the rain head perform at all, so fitting a pump is in order
I've done this before in my apprenticeship but it was...
Re. the overflow pipe: obv should enter the tank above max water level, but should the end of the pipe continue into the cistern and down below max water level? I've read this should be done to prevent draughts coming back along the pipe from outside. Is this correct?
The overflow pipe should...
happycat99
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Hi All,
I'm new here and I'm after some advise.
I've moved in to a new house and I'm looking to extend my house next year but in the mean time I need to install a standard horizontal 1600 x 500 Type 21 in a vertical position. Because it temporary i don't want to spent too much on a proper...
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I am thinking of installing, getting a plumber that is, a mains pressure pump from screwfix to help with reduced pressure during certain times of the day/year and improve the flowrate. I have a water meter which was installed 16 years ago. I suppose most/all of the neighbours will...
HI,
I would like to install an external water tap from the first floor to the ground, originating from the kitchen next to the washing machine with a cutout, would someone mind explaining what tools and bits I need please.
2m Copper pipe, 12/15mm?
copper Tap?
Cutoff tap ?
T Conector...
Hi there,
Does anyone know if the local Building Control has to be informed when replacing a Cold Water Storage Cistern and F&E tank? I know they need to know when replacing a cylinder, just not sure about storage tanks.
Thanks in advance
Mike :-)
wild nomad
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Hi,
I have moved to a new home that has central heating via a boiler (and Megaflow storage tank). There is no thermostat in the house and all the radiators do not have TRVs- just old valves.
I received a quote for installing a house thermostat and radiator TRVs in all rooms, and bathrooms, but...
hyamaj
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Hi all,
I have two Nest thermostats that need to be installed on a zoned system (Honeywell ST9500C with . The thermostats run off 12V DC so they come with a converter called a Heat Link. This also communicates wirelessly with the thermostat to call for/stop the hot water heating.
My problem...
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Hi There,
I was just wondering if when replacing a hot water cylinder (vented), do you need to Bench Mark them and/or register their installation with the local council building control?
Obviously, you need to check everything is working correctly, but do you need to send off paper work...
wild nomad
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Need to install a shower pump on an existing gravity system that already has a power shower installed also with appropriate hot & cold feeds.
The shower pump will be for a shower in an en-suite on the other side of the house.
I can't get my head round if it's possible with the current setup &...
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Hi,
I'd really appreciate any advice or suggestions for a new system I need to install this week. It's a 3 storey, large stone built detached house. It currently has a floor mounted system boiler, open flued. The customer wants to upgrade the whole system to a new boiler and unvented...
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Having read some previous posts, I felt it was a good time to explain how I install wetrooms.
This is a recent wetroom installation I carried out with pics to explain the process.
Step one: Prep work,
Using the correct materials will help in this process. Always use a good latex primer (Not...
Hi.
Im thinking of changing my vented hot water cylinder to a unvented indirect one due to pressure issues in my bathroom..
Is changing it over pretty much just connecting it to the mains water in the loft and swapping over the cylinder? Is it fairly like for like in that sense?
also...
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