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    thermostatic shower problem

    I have had a new shower fitted by a local firm and the temperature control is all over the place. It goes from lukewarm to scalding and then there is no change until the temperature control knob is turned almost 90 deg at which point it goes freezing. Also if you do manage to get an...
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    Is it okay to use 10mm pipe upstairs and 15mm downstairs?

    I have replaced all my dowstairs pipework using 22 and 15mm copper. I now want to replace upstairs, but it would be much easier to use microbore. Is it ok to have two different sizes of pipe in my heating system? Cheers for any advice.
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    Replacement Radiators.

    I am about to replace all my rads/pipework. I have a Baxi 105e combi with a total of nine rads (four down stairs and five upstairs). I intend to use 22mm copper for the manifolds but am unsure whether to run 15mm copper or microbore to the rads. Also I will be using a room stat for...
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    Metric to Imperial

    I need to replace a leaking radiator supply pipe which looks like its teed off a 1 inch pipe down to 1/2 inch. Can you buy adaptors for going from metric to imperial?
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    Waste fitting

    Can anyone tell me if there is a tee peice on the market which will allow me to connect a 35mm waste pipe for a washing machine drain into a 63mm down pipe?
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    Potterton/Ideal

    Are Potterton combis any good or is it worth paying more and getting an Ideal? :?:
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    Combi/shower

    I am having a new combi boiler fitted possibly an 30kw ideal and am considering feeding the shower from it. Is it just a case of plumbing the hot and cold into some kind of mixer valve ?
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    Alpha combi whine

    When I turn off the hot tap, after running hot water, whilst the central heating is ON, I get a loud high pitched whine coming from the boiler. This can be stopped by turning the cold tap on and off. I suspect that the divertor valve may not be returning to its correct position once the hot...
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