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    Tiling Upstand

    I seem to remember some years ago that some bright pipe man had marketed a kit allowing a tiling upstand strip to be attached to a shower tray. Does anyone know if these kits are still available and from where.
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    Thermostatic mixer

    I've just bought a new torpedo type thermostatic shower mixer to replace a broken circular type. One of Lidl's best at £ 25...! There is no reference to the correct entry for hot and cold supply in the 'manual' or otherwise. Since there is only a single channel flow valve on it - at one end -...
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    Standby Device

    I have an oil fired instantaneous boiler. I would like to plumb in an electric heater into the hot water circuit as a standby unit or for summer use. Is it allowable or possible to plumb one of these directly into the hot water supply from the boiler?
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    Finishing a Scandinavian Log Cabin.

    Can anyone recommend a magic potion that I can use to finish a pine log cabin to protect it from the ravages of a seaside climate. The main stipulation is that I don't have to scrape it down prior to re-coating it again in the future. It would need to come in various shades since I want to...
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    Waste disposal units

    I've got to replace a waste disposal unit. Trouble is it's in an apartment 250 miles from here and model number is unknown. To make sure it's there when I arrive I'll have to order blind. The question is; do they come for a standard size of sink waste hole? Probably been covered before but I...
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    Worcester heat slave pressure problem

    I run a Worcester Heatslave sealed system. I returned recently to find system pressure 0. I top it up to the required 1 bar and fire it up. The pressure climbs up until it reaches 2.5 bar which I think is a little high. So I bleed it off until 1 bar is achieved. When the system is switched off...
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    Replacing cooker

    I'm replacing a double AEG oven for a new double Bosch model. Existing breaker, cabling and cooker point are as new. The total current draw of the oven is 22A and the cooker point has a 13A socket; both the socket and the oven is switched The book says I should use an H05VV-F connecting cable...
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