Recent content by BigJim

Sorry for being confusing! The 2.5m wall adjacent to the external door has a large window in it with a sink and cabinets underneath it. The star next to the external door is the location for the modern/vertical radiator. The other star next to the internal door is the one up for debate - do...

Hi, I have had a wall knocked down between my kitchen and dinning room and I'm in the process of putting radiators back as I had to remove them as part of the demolition. I still have a large double - probably 1.5m wide - radiator in the dinning room and I plan to put a tall radiator...

This is what I am cutting into by the way. Not enough space for a pipe cutter so going to have to use a hacksaw and file. So much fun in this job! Ugh.

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Thanks for the advice. So I will drain again and remove the isolators when we know where the new kitchen rad will be. The other issue is still bothering me though. All rads are on the same 'circuit' as it were. I've only cut into the 15mm Spurs coming off the 22mm ring so far so not sure if...

Hi, I'm hoping someone can help me. I've drained my central heating system after ensuring that the cold water supply to the boiler is off. I have an unvented cylinder system. I opened the bleed valves to the radiators and it took a while but it seemed like all the water had drained out. I needed...

Sorry, probably being an idiot but what does Manu mean?! Basically it's dodgy and I need to get it replaced?! Cheers!

Hi, I’ve bought and installed a shower screen with a small fixed panel and a hinged, swinging door. Installation was fine and everything seemed to be in as expected. The problem is that the hinge mechanism seems to leak – if water hits the hinge directly then it runs underneath the hinge...