Search results

Hi. Im in the process of installing a Countertop Basin with a Monobloc tap and for various reasons require 500mm Flexible hoses instead of the commonly available 300mm. I can only get them with the 10mm male on one end (which is what I need) and 1/2" Female (tap connector style with rubber...

Hi all Im about to get a couple of quotes for the instalation of a new Combi Boiler. When I meet the plumbers I would like to know what they and I are talking about in terms of which brand, model and thermostat to go for in order to get best value for money. I have looked in the Wiki section...

Hi, I need to remove asbestos roof shingles from a ground floor level bay roof and was hoping someone here could give me some advice as to how best to go about it. I'm aware of the dangers of removing asbestos and will get appropriate protective equipment. I have read through other posts and I...

Hi I am building a patio 4.05m by 2.25m on a well compacted lawn with clay soil. It will consist of both 18" and 24" square slabs, most of which I have got free of charge. I would therefore like to minimise the cost of the base layers. I have looked at a few guides online and most of which...

Hi. My washing machine (Appliance) Valve leaked water when being turned on and off so I set about changing it. I got a Plumsure one from B&Q as Screwfix were out of stock. I followed what I beleive to be the correct procedure with of course no PTFE tape and copper pipe: - Saw off pipe to...

Morning all. I am comming towards the end of re-piping my Central Heating system. It was previously a sngle pipe loop with 30 year old Rads but have replaced it with new Rads, 22mm speedfit Feed and Return, 15mm copper tails and TRVs. The problem is, my kitchen has a newly tiled floor and...

Hi there I am doing some modifications to my central heating system. I beleive the original system was put in either late 60s or early 70s. There is a 28mm gravity fed copper pipe running from the boiler to the cylinder which, until this evening, had a 15mm single pipe loop spured off of...

Evening all I bought a 1929 house 6 months ago which I am starting to renovate. As far as I can tell there is a 15mm copper pipe comming in from the road to the stop cock chamber in the front garden and then goes off in the direction of the house where somewhere it joins old lead pipe work...

Good evening everyone. Just spent the last 2 weeks researching into Combi Boilers on google and allot of the answers came up here hence I signed up today. I am shortly moving into a 1920s Semi Detached in need of modernisation and would like to replace the Baxi Bermuda Back Boiler with a...