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I am currently looking at having my house re rendered. A friend who has been rendering with sand and cement for 25 years is doing the job for me and I asked him about doing it in coloured render. He has never used it but said he will give it a go if I find out if there are any differences in...

I have a bosch shv55m03gb integrated dishwasher that I got second hand with a kitchen. I have just put it in but as soon as you shut the door to start the cycle it trips the RCD. I have plugged it into a socket that is not RCD protected, however the dishwasher just makes a humming noise...

No problem. Ye i know my tray int going anywhere sat on a 15mm bed of sand and cement. That came from the McAlpine tec,support. There must be some reason for it as all the high flow wastes have an elbow on them too. I managed to fit it with the elbow anyway so dint have to go buy another adapter.

Got my trap in the post this morning. Afraid you cant just spin the nut off and move the compression seal as the outlet from the waste is a standard 1 1/2” waste outlet not a McAlpine multifit. Found out that the bend is there to help prevent the waste from cracking if there is any movement in...

Cheers will pick one up tomorrow as about to ply my floor ready for tiling and fitting the tray. Thanks for the quick reply.

Why does the shower wastes with the 50mm water seal exit with a 90 degree bend and can it be removed and replaced with a straight as I am limited on space next to the waste hole?

Spoke to polyplumb and they say there is a problem with the tap connector seals and they have now changed the washer to fiber washers.

Has any one had any trouble with the seal on the polyplumb tap connectors leaking? When you buy a ½” straight tap connector it has a taper seal or a flat seal you can use. But the 1\2” elbow and 3\4” tap connectors only have a tapered seal. I have been using a ¾” connector on my bath and...

I have just had a look online at the installation manual for their boiler. The boiler does have an internal trap. However, it also state that if the drain is terminating into a soil stack a 75mm trap should be added. Are you sure this is not the case for all boilers? I think i am just...

cheers for all the replys. Good to hear I dont need to put one in. Corgigrouch. Intresting what u say about it not going through the outside wall in 21.5 pipe then stepping up to 32mm outside as have been looking at everyones house (at least 10) I have been to recently to see how their...

Just been reading up on waste water pipe regs, as about to install a new bathroom and it got me thinking. At my girlfriends parents house the condensate pipe from their boiler exits the house in 21.5mm pipe and then runs down the side in 32mm black waste pipe into the soil stack. However...

That has given me more confidence now. Good point on planing on the joints on the aqua panel. Cheers Project1

I am worrying as don't want my shower to turn into a wet room:) and I have been searching all over the net for a answer to this with everyone saying different answers. eg: Cant grout as they a touching Just use loads of sealant is the only way (no grout :s) You can only do it...

I was hoping for at least 1mm gap to get the grout in, but to me it looks like these are touching each other. I have seen other borders that are like this in tile shops. Going to order a sample so i can have a proper look. I will be waterproofing behind the shower area but haven't decided...

I am looking at buying the following border from Ebay for my bathroom. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TRAVERTINE-MARBLE-MOSAIC-BORDERS-TILES-BEIGE-GREY-/370144129127?pt=UK_Bathroom_Tiles&hash=item562e4f3067 My concern is there is very little or almost no gap between the tiles for the grout. Has...