Recent content by neilc

I've just had to dismantle a Grohe Relaxa shower head and in doing so the brass fitting at the end of the head that connects to the water supply has been damaged. I've done a search for spares but drawn a blank. Anyone know if they're available and if so from where. Thanks in advance, NeilC

I'm currently building an open shower in the corner of a largish bathroom. The floor is concrete on brick supported by reinforced concrete beams above a cellar (this is in Spain by the way) I plan to make the floor to a fall using cement sealed with 'gaucho' - a thick paint on rubber membrane...

Further to the above I've just come across this on a website: "The actual voltage tends to be over 230V, whereas in Spain it is usually well under, and can be as low as 206V. The capacity ("potencia") which is controlled by a trip in your main circuit breaker box. Common potencias are...

I contacted Mira a while back and they said they wouldn't guarantee it in another country. They don't sell them in Spain could it be because of the lack of earthing there? I can see no reason apart from that not to fit one providing I hammer in a hefty earth rod. What d'ya reckon.

Can someone please tell me if an electric shower (Mira Sport) would work in Spain? I have one here which I'd like to take over and fit. TIA, NeilC

Thanks for your help Steve. All I've got to do now is brush up on my Spanish - now how do you say tile adhesive ................ baldosas adhesivo!

Thanks Steve, Sorry didn't say it's floor tiles and I'm going to be overlaying with standard ceramic ones. It really isn't practical to lift the old tiles, I tried taking a couple up and they came up with literally an inch or more of concrete stuck to them, the tiles themselves are 20mm thick. I...

I have a house in Spain which is tiled upstairs and downstairs with old heavy tiles made from some sort of polished aggregate. I want to re-tile over the top of these as they appear to be set in some sort of concrete and lifting them would be a nightmare. My question is which is the best sort of...

Very basic stuff - I need to have a dual socket outlet in the same room as the fuse box is located. I can't add a spur to the ring main as the nearest socket is through a 3 foot thick stone wall, can I just connect it straight to fuse box and if so how?