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    Damp Interior Walls Can Any One Give Some help and advise?

    I own a 1890's victoria cottage and have strange internal wall damp on each outside wall from within the cupboard under the stairs. Both rooms have re plastered at least 4 years ago and everything seemed fine however over the last 12 to 18 months the walls have gone wettish damp shadow like...
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    electric switch on boiler - what is right ?

    did not know exact subject line for this anyway here goes recently had a new combi boiler installed with a timer switch which is all wired up and working fine However i noticed that the installer has run the electric cable from the boiler and this is simply plugged into a wall socket with a...
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    how do i measure my mains water pressure

    The new boiler i have is the potterton performa combi he 30kw. I was told this was decent enough but am now being told that it cant cope with 2 bathrooms i have already noticed that if your in the shower and the upstiars toilet is flushed the pressure drops i guess i should have researched...
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    how do i measure my mains water pressure

    thanks for this info as i am not a plumber i kind of understand most of it and am learning everyday basically i had an old tanked in the loft system and then had a new combi boiler fitted the thermostatic shower is now terrible pressure and temperature control is rubbish in fact we have taken...
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    how do i measure my mains water pressure

    ok thanks however does the guage just fit onto the tap or is there more to do? do you just buy them from a Plumbing Shop? also with regards to the flow rate i presume if you fill 13 litres in 1 minute your flow rate is 13 litres per minute! simple i guess however how does this then transform...
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    how do i measure my mains water pressure

    Hi There, i am looking to measure my water pressure from my kitchen mains supplied tap. Can this be done by seeing how much water comes out in 1 minute? is there a special calculation also does the same apply if you measure it at different water outlets around the house. Any help would be...
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    suggestions for new shower

    Thanks Dave however will this shower provide a good power shower my water pressure measured 3.5 bar when we put a guage on the outlet of the current shower! Thanks for any ideas suggestions as you probably know from my previous posts i'm not to happy with the new combi but have to just get on...
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    suggestions for new shower

    following new combi boiler fit i want to install a new shower in one of my bathrooms. i want a super power shower with good temperature controls can anyone supply any info on what is the best type and make of shower to install with a combi boiler thank you Mark
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    new combi boiler - potterton performa 30he

    need to know i have just had my new boiler installed and the pressure is good on some taps and terrible on others? why is this my installer says my shower is rubbish and i need a new one like a top of the range mire £400+ I have a second bathroom which a major overhall is about to commence...
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    New Boiler - 1 weeks old and problems already need some help

    Thank for this useful informartion i am to blame a little as i always thought combis where better but now i know better. this cistern and open vented cylinder and shower pump can all of this be added to the new potterton boiler ? I am becoming more frustrated each day and today ended up...
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    New Boiler - 1 weeks old and problems already need some help

    yes he knew about the second bathroom he ripped out the old tanks from this room I can't find any serial number on the shower but am going to the shop where i purchased it but that was about 3 years ago. How do i find out the capacity of my mains supply? The installer mentioned that...
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    New Boiler - 1 weeks old and problems already need some help

    Thanks for this info when i meant about the temperature bypass i thought you can play around with the temperature setting on the shower thermostat just dont know how to get the end of it by the temperature control it is one of them chrome bar like ones! thanks again - oh yeah also can a...
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    New Boiler - 1 weeks old and problems already need some help

    I have recently opted to have my old (28 yrs) boiler and hot and cold water tanks replaced for a Potterton Performa 30HE. I was told this would give me hot water on demand and would be a huge improvement from my old system. I was also told that a third floor attic room would now be able to...
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