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Hi everyone, Just looking for some guidance on an issue we've got with our new tumble dryer. Since we bought it it has been intermittently tripping our RCD on our CU. We assumed it would be a fault on the dryer itself so had the manufacturer tech service people out. The issue has never happened...

Thanks for your replies. I’m open to it being a mixer but I’m just trying to figure out how I prove the boiler is ok or identify which mixer it is. I’ve isolated the chief suspect of the old shower (hole in kitchen ceiling to do that) but it seems no better. I’ve turned off a feed to each mixer...

Hi forum, Wondering if anyone can offer some advice. We’ve got a Worcester Bosch Greenstar 37i Combi Boiler. It’s about 10 years old now and we noticed that the hot water temp was nowhere near good enough for showering, running baths etc. Even at a slower rate it isn’t good enough. It’s...

Thanks for your replies! I have the company coming out on Wednesday to take a look and now I know the severity of the situation (i.e. dangerous) I'll not them wriggle out of it. It answer to one of the posts the surround fitters knew that a gas fire was going in since they were there when...

Sorry for the confusion in terms... We paid a fireplace company to do both jobs - fit the cast and the fire. The company provided the 2 guys to fit the surround and their own sub contracted Corgi registered person to install and commission the fire. They worked closely together to do the...

Hello everyone, I'm not sure if this the correct forum or not but since my main concern is gas safety then I've decided to put it here. Here's my situation - getting a new fireplace fitted so decided to have the chimney swept beforehand. At the same time I decided to have another chimney...

Thanks again for that Mike, What kind of ratio is normally used for bedding shower trays? 5:1 or something like that? Also, what type of sand? I'm thinking that using plywood stuck to the base and then bedding that on the mortar could be a good way to go in this situation. I could reduce...

Thanks Mike. I think that there are already reinforcing pieces in the design of the tray and it does seem quite sturdy. Maybe I could run plywood underneath as you suggest and secure into these? Could you explain what pug is and how it is made up? I'm assuming it's a mortar mix of some...

It is part of a walk-in enclosure which has a tower part so as such I don't think i could change it for a resin one (would have to drill holes through any new one i got too to supply the tower). I'm just looking to make the best out of a seemingly bad situation instead of throwing away £600...

Hello everyone, We bought a shower tray and enclosure last year and are finally getting around to installing it. The problem i'm having is that the instructions are next to useless when it comes to installing the tray. The tray itself is acrylic so I want to do my best to ensure it...

Hello, i'm about to embark on a project to tile my bathroom. The missus and I chose large format Travertine tiles for walls and floors (600 x 400 wall and 400 x 400 floor). I just wanted to run the specs of the product by you experts as a sanity check... here goes... Walls: Substrates -...

Hi, We are looking to tile our bathroom - it's a room of approx 2.9m x 2.9m so I've calculated 31m2 for the walls and 7m2 for the floors (assuming 15% waste etc) We are going for 600mm x 406mm tiles for the walls in Travertine. Our mind is not made up in regards to the floor tiles - we...

Could anyone tell me if this is a suitable way of doing this or would buying joist hangers be a better option? Thanks, Chris

Just been working out what i need to buy. Do the following specs seem suitable for the 6x2 frame? Coach bolts: 6inch No 10 http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?ts=39724&id=91920 Screws (for screwing joists to frame from outside into end grain of joist): 4inch...

Thanks guys for your help... i'll get to the drawing board straight away to cost-up the new design! I'll report back if/when i get stuck :) Chris

Hi everyone... just wanted to bump this topic a little as I'm still unsure of what best practice is areound attaching the frame to the posts. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Chris

I guess I'll have to contact the council then and see what they say should we decide we want to do it. Thanks for your help! Chris

I think it is a conservation area actually! :oops: