Recent content by ALMcKINNON

Thank you for the replies. Don't think there is enough length in the vertical piece before the u-bend/trap to install another T-junction with spigot. I'll give the second option a go, i.e. dishwasher and boiler condensing pipe via non-returns to y-connector to 1st spigot and washing...

Thanks Richard. Fixed the link to the image so you should be able to view it now. In understand your point regarding syphoning, but wouldn't the non-return in-line valves prevent this? I also note your point on running the condensing pipe directly to the outside. However, as we live in...

Hopefully my diagram has uploaded correctly - it will make the explanation a lot easier. I currently have a condensing boiler drain pipe and a washing machine waste pipe connected via separate spigots to the pipe which drains the sink. This arrangement is shown in the upper diagram. I'm...

Hope this is the correct forum for this question. My bath/shower has a hinged glass screen fitted and there is a gap around the part where the glass meets the metal wall bracket. The bracket is a u-shaped channel (if viewed from above/below) and one end of the screen extends into the channel...

Thanks very much for your speedy responses. So, as I understand it, I need to check if the bare wire to the ceiling rose (and all other ceiling roses around the house) is grounded. Ban-all-sheds, you said that I'd need an electrician for that. Is that absolutely necessary or can I check...

I've spent a few hours trawling through past posts for an answer to this query but to no avail. I'm currently replacing a ceiling rose with a one of those Maestro removable ceiling roses. The missus is keen on fitting a light switch with a brass face plate to match this. I've looked at the...

Thanks gcol. Am I correct in interpreting the 5:1 PVA ratio as: 5 parts water to 1 part PVA?

I'm planning on tiling the walls of my toilet but have some questions regarding preparation of the walls before I start. 1) The walls seem to be covered with an artex-like substance which has been painted over. This substance seems very hard. I was wondering what it could be and the best way...

Thanks for all your help ollski. Unfortunately, the boiler has now finally given up and I've had to "bite the bullet" and pay for a new one.

Thanks for the advice ollski. I finally managed to located the filling loop and have successfully increased the pressure. However, another problem has now developed. Last night i returned from holiday to find that the central heating does not work. I had set the heating to come on twice...

Thanks for the advice. I asked the previous owner where he thought the filling loop was, but he didn't have a clue. The lever I mentioned earlier does not seem to raise the pressure when operated, but I can hear liquid moving. I guess this might be the pressure relief valve and pipe as you...

Can anyone help? I've just bought a flat with an ELM Leblanc combi-boiler (but haven't got a manual). I understand from the web-forums that I've visited that this should run at about 1-1.5 bar. The gauge on my boiler is currently reading 0.5 bar. How do I repressurise the system? I've...