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    Help to understand quotes for new system boiler

    As above re boiler size I'd want to look at heat loss calculations. They both seem to be offering what would be regarded a a fairly standard S plan system. I would at least look a better controls and a boiler capable of hot water priority that could keep boiler in condensing mode most...
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    What’s Killing my Hedge!

    Just spoke to my sister (she's a Dr of horticultural and lectures for R H S) She recommended looking at R H S website they have several pages on box moth . Also a reporting form that is helping keep track of the spread.
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    What’s Killing my Hedge!

    Certainly horticultural soap and water mixes are good to stop aphids the idea is it stops them breathing. Can't do much harm to try.
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    What’s Killing my Hedge!

    We have quite a few box plants (play around with topiary) Have had caterpillars in past mostly cleared up by local flock of sparrows! To my surprise other day saw sparrows on aquilegia flowers turned out they were clearing a greenfly infestation.
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    Can someone please identify what this hose is?

    More a case of identifying tap make. If you have no paperwork that came with tap send a clear picture of tap to tapsparesuk or similar company get it identified and then order spares. A lot of this type of hose is tap/maker specific.
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    Brass fittings on plastic pipe?

    You can use a compression tee or a push fit correct pipe inserts required with either option. Picture of said bidet would be useful some require pipework to be done a very specific way.
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    WC has no outside overflow

    yes stop worrying! I've been doing this God forsaken job over 50 years live in a rural area with lots of off mains drainage and have never seen the problem you envisage.
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    High water in toilet pan

    Picture of the part you have removed would be useful They do need fitting carefully so the small hole in pan is sealed
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    High water in toilet pan

    Absolutely and water level will drop when cistern fitted correctly and don't forget the airex fitting.
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    High water in toilet pan

    May be angle of picture but that pan looks possibly like a double trap siphonic ?
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    Y-Plan heating and "Last Port of Call" issue with 3-port valve

    Long since swapped on to using E P H motorised valves/controls Decent price and 5 year warranty rather than the 12 months offered by honeywell drayton danfoss ect. Having said that never yet changed a E P H zone valve
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    Y-Plan heating and "Last Port of Call" issue with 3-port valve

    See way more wiring problems with Y plan than anything else. Almost seems to be standard to use 3 core for cylinder stat and not mark green and yellow as a carrier. For the fairly minimal cost of another zone valve in real terms could never see point in doing Y plan.
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    Notable Obituaries.

    Saw him probably last time he toured uk around 2011. He did several nights at a music pub in Sheffield Great night was brought over and apparently stayed with Richard Hawley who was a big fan.
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    Water2Buy vs Tapworks vs BWT Water softener

    I live/work in a area that has water that is described as aggressively hard. Regularly fit water softeners we use East Midlands Water Company really good range of softeners. They are happy to advise on your requirements. We normally use there own branded ones have quite a number fitted never...
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    Unusual Lock shield Valve

    That's a thermostatic rad valve minus head The cap you have is intended for what you want to do! I would first make sure the pin moves up and down then screw down cap tight . Remove rad with some caution valves sometimes don't hold.
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    Telford tornado hot water spluttering

    Find yourself a G3 registered engineer you must have that qualification to work on unvented cylinders. Follow Telford insulation instructions cylinder must be serviced annually.
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    What type of fill valve do i need?

    Fluidmaster with brass shank simple as.
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    Recommend me a 35mm to 42mm plastic pipe cutter

    Ridgid are a large American pipe tool manufacturer Make some of the best pipe tools available but at a price! There lifetime warranty really means what it says. A lot of rothenberger hand toola are ridgid 'copies '
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    Recommend me a 35mm to 42mm plastic pipe cutter

    Both myself and most of my subcontractors use ridgid cutters. Well made good to use lifetime warranty but pricey!
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    Installing high cistern toilet

    Exactly what we would do section of ply behind cistern If you cistern is on brackets make sure ply is behind them as well.
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