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    Alternatives to Saniflow & Sanivite

    I want to place the washing machine in the basement below the drain level. Need to find a pump etc to remove the waste. The Sanivite would seem to fit the bill but is very expensive. Does anyone know of any alternatives. After all it is only to pump waste water a metre and half vertically...
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    Pumb Waste From Below Drain Level.

    I am going to move the washing machine into the basement. This means it will below the level of the drain. I envisaged capturing the waste in a tray and using a pump to take the waste to the drain entrance. The distance between the washing machine location and drain entrance is 3m and the...
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    Low Pressure - Would separate feed with bigger pipe help?

    We moved into a house that did not have a shower or central heating and the bolier in the kitchen dated back to 1960. The electric shower was put in as a quick fix to enable us to shower while waiting for the boiler, heating etc to be decided on and installed. Unfortunately the pressure was too...
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    Low Pressure - Would separate feed with bigger pipe help?

    I recently had central heating, boiler and electric shower installed. There is also a new water feed from the meter outside. The feed into the house is 32mm which reduces down to 22 mm inside and then further reduces to 15 mm at the first spur point of the feed. The pressure at the shower is...
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    Sockets 350mm from corners?

    Hi All I am rewiring my house with BC informed and I have got my 16th edition Wiring regs. However I am not an electrician by trade. I have nearly finished the first fix on the house but have just been alarmed to see on the internet a regulation I was not aware of. I have seen on a site...
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    Cable routing, pipes and beams

    Thanks for your help. I have also made my own further enquiries. Basically both my queries are issues. It will be safer to ask the plumber to bring the pipes up on the other side of the wall i.e. a seperate riser. The holes in joists are suppossed to be in a zone between 0.25 to 0.4 of...
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    Cable routing, pipes and beams

    Hopefully one of you bright sparks out there can help me. Firstly, a little about myself. I do have some electrical experience, though nothing recent and I did pass my 16th edition about 3 years ago in preparation of a career change that never happened. So I think I understand some of the...
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