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I want to replumb a house i'm moving in to, it has a black plastic water main, circa 1965 and a new combi boiler installed. My query is: Is there any advantage in having a plastic - 22mm stop tap and having a 22mm main with 15 mm branches to outlets rather than having all the cold water...

Hi, could somebody please help me, I'm trying to find the correct distance, from the wall to the centre of the soil pipe in the floor behind a tolilet to allow a problem for toliet istallation, the pipe isn't in position yet and i'd like to get it right first time! Thanks, Dirk

Hi, I've just moved into my new house and have noticed that when the boiler is set to be heating up the water in the cylinder, my towel radiator in the bathroom gets hot at the same time and the hot water coming out of the tap isn't as hot as I think it should be?? It only seems to be the...

I want to get a tool to sharpen my chisel and plane blades. What gives the best edge? one of these? http://www.powertooldirect.co.uk/scheppach_tiger2000_supergrind_sharpene-p-78556.html?ad=scheppach-tiger2000 or one of these...

Yes there are some copper links included with the hob

Cheers, Yes I'm based in the UK, what would the other configurations be for??

How am I suppose to wire the live on my shiny new ceramic hob?? By the way I can't get a qualified elecrician to do it as they reackon it's not worth them coming out! Cheers for any help.

Cheers!

Can somebody tell me what the dimensions are for a standard sheet of plasterboard. Is it 1200mm x 2400mm or 1220mm x 2440mm ?

Bin it and buy a new one. Don't take the risk of having a faulty alarm

Can somebody tell me how I'm supposed to fix a stainless steel undermount sink to a granite work surface as I haven't a clue myself. Cheers.

sugar soap, never fails

Any body ever had any bad experiances with these? I fitted 5 of these in a friends B and B at his request last week, all the valves were set up correctly with the final water level well below the overflow yet he has called me back twice as the water level on 2 of the valves keeps mysteriously...

Before moving the old tank spray it with water to reduce the chance of fibres floating around in your loft space and your lungs.

I give the roller a quick scrape off in the sink then take it in the garden and hose it down. By hitting the roller at the right angle you can get the roller to spin fast enough to clean it and throw most of the water off it leaving it almost dry. If you want to use the same color paint the...

I've a wood burner myself as have all the members of my family. My flue has never glowed with the heat. I spoke to my father in law who said he had the same problem when he got his over 25 years ago. The manufacturers said he was either loading the burner up with too much fuel in one go...

Cheers fella's, it shouldn't be a problem locating them downstairs as I live in a bungalow!.

I want to put some wires in place so that in the future I can wire up an alarm system. Can somebody tell me what the best position is for PIR's and the places to avoid putting them so as not to get a false alarm. Cheers.

Have a look on eBay, I saw a new one go for £35 quid a couple of days ago.

Any advice would be nice