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Currently researching infra-red heating for my local village hall. I’m getting contradictory information regarding short wave or medium wave heaters. One company insists that short wave should not be used for indoor spaces and others are quoting using short wave. The hall has intermittent use...

Hi experts I'm currently helping my daughter fit her new shower from Soak.com - it's a thermo exposed valve type. She already has the feed in pipes through her tiles at 25mm into room. The instructions say pipes 20-25mm from finished wall surface so should be ok. On offering the valve up it is...

Hi experts Seems an easy thing to expect to do - just want to send an email with clickable check boxes. I've created a form (using Word) with said boxes but on sending this facility is lost. I know it could work as an attached Word document but I don't want the recipients to have to download...

Hi Team Just a quick couple of questions regarding new shower fitting: plastic pipes are to be chased into wall behind dot and dab - to get the 90 degree exit from wall I need to use elbows, I never like using joints I can't get to in the future but in this scenario it is unavoidable. Are...

It looks as if my builder has used expanding foam only to fit my new wooden windows - is this good practice and approved by FENSA? I can't see any evidence of any mechanical fixings.

I've installed a small camper hob and have only two compression connections - one onto the hob and the other connecting the 8mm copper to the rubber hose which goes to the regulator. The regulator happened to come with a gauge which obviously is not that useful for seeing how much gas is left...

Hi Plumbers I'm trying to construct an industrial style tap using copper and brass fittings. I like the look of the iron or brass flanges which can be screwed to a horizontal surface. Some of them are threaded but I'm wondering how I could use this as a socket to receive a male threaded end...

Hi experts Trying to replace a torn drive belt on my old De Walt band saw. I have to remove the large pulley but can't see how it comes off. I've removed a threaded nut and washer but I'm puzzled as to why it doesn't simply slide off? Do I need a special tool or am I missing something...

hi experts I'm planning on installing 3 x 3 watt led lights and possibly a usb charging point in an off-grid holiday let . They will be powered by a gel leisure battery via a controller attached to a solar panel. The runs aren't that long - maybe 3 to 5 metres each. I just wondered what size...

Hi Experts This is something I've been trying to figure out for a while now and hoping there's an obvious thing I've missed before I have to start ripping into the fabric of the house. When the wind is blowing from a northerly direction (and only then) we get a sewage/drain smell in our...

Hi Experts I need to get water down to a field to supply a hut (sink only) and maybe a propane shower. I'm planning to use MDPE pipe to link to my existing outside tap. My question is will the diameter of the pipe make a big difference as I'm simply already teeing off from a 15mm supply? Will...

Anybody used one? I've got around 200m to dig to take a MDPE water pipe so only need a narrow trench. Seem a lot cheaper to hire than a mini-digger but wondered if they will be too slow or struggle in my clay soil. Many thanks Steve

Hi experts I have a connector for an IBC which has lots of hairline cracks. It is made of high density polyethylene and it is the threaded cylinder which houses a valve. I don't seem to be able to buy one my size despite hours of internet searching. I don't really want to chuck a 1000 litre...

Hi experts I've got a laptop with a VGA port but my TV has DVI, HDMI, scart and component (I've looked this up - I don't know these things) and I want to connect said laptop to TV - which is the best route to take in terms of cost and picture quality? Many thanks in advance Steve

Hi experts Just fitting a new cistern on my downstairs loo and have a couple of quick questions: I notice the flush has a second hole in the top next to the hole where the lever pulls up the plunger - is this an internal overflow - haven't seen one like this before? Secondly, the inlet...

Hi Experts a couple of questions for you: After reading all the advice on here I realise that I need to plumb in a new gravity shower with balanced hot and cold water pressures - my first question is how come my old bath which has one of those lever type tap to shower switches works fine with...

I'm sorting out my gravity fed shower - currently it's just a mixer tap on a bath fed by hot water cylinder (pressure fine - tank in loft, bathroom on ground floor) and mains cold. I realise that I need to equalise the pressure for a shower fitting (manual or thermostatic) and my question is...

Hi Experts Any opinions on makes of electric underfloor heating mats? They all seem to claim the thickest wire etc so are they all much the same or are there some to steer clear of and some to be recommended? I'm planning to warm a small tiled area in the bathroom. Your advice very much...

I need an extra landline dedicated for business use. Basically I want to know whether calls to my home are business related so that I can answer the phone appropriately. Is there any device or system to allow a different ring tone (via a different number) or allow the caller to select an option...

I need to cover the wall behind my woodburner (the heat is too fierce for paint and even the plaster seems to crack) and wondered about whether to cut down bricks to thin faces using a grinder - I've only got a couple of inches behind the stove - and build a brick finish wall? This got me...