Recent content by BHI

I'm resigned to the fact that it's non-repairable as a pipe. No water in the pipe at the moment, so interested in using the epoxy resin to "block-up" the pipe so that it no longer flows but the branch pipe still can... I guess the concern is whether the epoxy will hold inside the pipe and not...

Indeed, those damn screws with minds of their own... Found a first fix photo from years ago that suggests the original plumbing plan and reality aren't quite the same! Not a stud wall but cut in to brick/rendered wall. Tile will not be coming off (at least not in one piece, and they're...

As per title, a screw has gone through a concealed (tiled over) 15mm plastic Speedfit pipe. The local isolation valve has been turned off, but between the valve and the hole in the pipe there is an inaccessible (again, tiled over) branch that feeds another outlet. Would like to keep using the...

Sorry, I think that the whole SP v DP debate stems from MK 13A sockets touting themselves as being DP-switched and therefore safer - yet some folk suggest this is not in fact the case. Perhaps just scaremongers / trolls?! As you say though, no portable equipment should be worked on whilst...

Looking for a cheap solution to restrict the extractor fan in the bathroom to not operate with the lights in the middle of the night... Options: 1. Separate fan switch independent of the light switch - might not always be switched on when needed during the day, and off afterwards. 2...

Thank you for all your replies - it seems like there are no overwhelming safety reasons to go for DP over SP, or vice-versa, if common-sense prevails and if just switching rather than full isolation of the sockets is the intention.

I think that the SP v DP debate tends to concern 13A switched sockets - ie, on a theorectial level, are the MK DP sockets acutally more or less "safe" than other brand SP sockets (if you discount variations in manufacturing quality)? Just applying the same principals to remote 5A light socket...

There seems to be a bit of debate as to whether SP or DP grid-switches are safest when wiring 5A lighting wall sockets (on a lighting circuit)... What are the latest thoughts if getting a neutral to, and switched-neutral from, the switch back box isn't an issue? DP initally seems best to...

Hi all - did a search but no directly relevant answers, so this must be a bit of a silly question: can you tile straight on to a bare (painted) brick wall? It's an internal wall at the back of the integrated garage that's being part converted. This area will be a small downstairs loo, so...

Cut the lip off the access cap as suggested, but even with numerous vertical grooves cut in to the inner wall, couldn't extract the actual insert since it's properly cemented in. So plan B... Rather than forking out a tenner for the flexible coupling, I'm going to use bits of what I've...

Now that's an interesting solution... Thinking outside of the box / pipe!

Perfect, thanks guys - I'll try tomorrow... Hopefully he went sparse on the solvent cement!

Silly question, but can you plaster or smooth a painted, internal brick wall (ie. the back wall of an internal garage)? Can painted brick-work be plastered directly on to? PVC glue prep coat? Or some alternative to plaster to fill the pointing lines like Polyfill Smooth-Over, prior to...

Hi all, Have scoured the pages, and read mixed responses but none that specifically cover all my questions... Basically, is there a suitable mirror adhesive to attach a large bathroom mirror to a bathroom wall. It's temporarily attached by clips at the moment, but there is a lot of...

Putting in an en-suite, I did all of the 40mm solvent weld plumbing back to the soil stack, but left the final fix of a shower tray to a local plumber. However, where a 135-degree tee had been left for a ventilation pipe to an air admittance valve (due to the length of the run to the main...