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    HALLWAY RENOVATION (with pics )

    what colour carpet ? to go with them walls, im doing a similar thing
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    best finish for Bannister / Handrails / Sides

    also do i do 2 coats of undercoat and 1 main coat, or am i best doing 1 undercoat and 2 overcoats ? which way around
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    best finish for Bannister / Handrails / Sides

    i have rubbed down all the wood, as it was a dark brown colour, iv got it basically down to its original wood colour, today i shall hoover up and removed as much dust as possible, also from the walls, i will then apply this cleaner / degreaser to all the wood. my next step tommorow will be...
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    Radiators HOT upstairs, COLD Downstairs

    i dont know what system i have. It has a valve that has a cover on it that has philips head on top of it. Then other side it has the + and - valve
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    Radiators HOT upstairs, COLD Downstairs

    cheers kev plumb, i have just turned all the radiators upstairs that are hot, down. will see if that forces some more circulation downstairs,
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    Radiators HOT upstairs, COLD Downstairs

    ok, after bleeding the system i have all air out of the system, and its running how it was before iadded the towel rail id like the downstairs radiators to get as hot as the ones upstairs, unfortunatley ive tired and tried but nothingi do can achieve this. turning the pump onto setting 3...
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    Radiators HOT upstairs, COLD Downstairs

    cheers marty c i shall try that when i finish work today. when i turned the radiators of upstairs it did make all radiators downstairs go hot, apart from the one i used to drain system, that stayed cold, but theres wate rin it when i bled it. will try ur method later and let u know what...
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    Radiators HOT upstairs, COLD Downstairs

    after turning ones off upstairs and forcing heat downstairs that did work however heat didnt get to the radiator that i have bene using to connect hose pipe to when i originally drained the system. that radiator at the bottom of the stars stayed cold.
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    Radiators HOT upstairs, COLD Downstairs

    I have just fitted a towel rail in the bathroom upstairs, drained the system to do that, and now filled system back up after doing so. as subject the downstairs radiators are all cold and the upstairs are all hot. I have bled all radiators downstairs till water comes out, and same upstairs...
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    Help, choosing towel rail / radiator inc valves

    hi, thank you for your help i dont wish o move the pipes, i just want to basically buy a chrome radiator that will fit in the gap without moving any pipework, i understand i will need some straight valves for this also, the measurement inbetween the 2 centres of the 8mm microbore pipes is 24...
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    Help, choosing towel rail / radiator inc valves

    8mm microbore it is. and screwfix have told me this item is suitable, 31047 but im unsure on its width it looks to small
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    Help, choosing towel rail / radiator inc valves

    so i would need 2 of these ? http://www.screwfix.com/prods/70474/Plumbing/Radiator-Valves/Pegler-Terrier-Push-Fit-Lockshield-Valve-10mm;jsessionid=LTXDKUHQLP3IUCSTHZOCFFA?ts=10131
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    Help, choosing towel rail / radiator inc valves

    the pipes i have are microbore
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    Help, choosing towel rail / radiator inc valves

    help, ordering correct radiator and valves for my setup. im looking on plumbworld.co.uk or screwfix for a chrome / FLAT towel rail / radiator now im unsure of which size i need to order, i have attached photo of my existing setup / width between valves can soembody post me some links to...
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    toilet with no overflow... normal ?

    ahh briliant, thank you for the quick reply. what do you reccomend i do then about filling the hole? ill take pipe out butit will need filling with something. glad i know this now, as i would have had the tiler cut hole in tile for me :-(
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    toilet with no overflow... normal ?

    ive purchased a new toilet, ( one of these partial flush fancy toilets ) nowive just opened it all up to check contents, and noticed it doesnt seem to require any overflow connection to the pipe that goes through the wall. Im having a tiler come over in half hour,and before he arrives im...
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    low pressure on new bath/shower

    im not sure what they designed for mate, although what you are saying would seem to be true for our setup. as when we took the taps off and aimed water int oa bucket the pressure was far more than going through the tap. Lee
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    low pressure on new bath/shower

    yes its definately made an improvement changing them ball valves getting more pressure now.
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