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    McAlpine ST90 Shower Trap Issue

    Thanks for the reply guys. Just checked the shower puts out 12 litres a minute and the trap is rated to 40 litres a minute so it should be able to cope. One idea I did have was the run to the main soil stack is approx 4/5 meters and there's no air emitance valve on the shower run or the sink...
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    McAlpine ST90 Shower Trap Issue

    I have a newly installed shower tray with a McAlpine high flow shower trap (ST90) connected via a flexible hose to a 40mm solid run to the main stack. Ever since installing the shower trap cant keep up with the water flow from our pumped aqualisa shower. However if I take the grill (and...
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    Honeywell HC60NG Clicking Straight Back Off

    Thanks will do that for now, just need to decide whether to replace like for like for 50 quid or just bite the bullet and go for a Nest at £160. Have a good Christmas !
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    Honeywell HC60NG Clicking Straight Back Off

    Evening all Merry Christmas all, our heating system isn't quite so festive and has decided to let us down today. It has a wireless honeywell stat paired with a Honeywell HC60NG receiver. When you adjust the thermostat the receiver relay clicks and goes green as it should. However after...
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    Replacement bath waste options

    Thanks for the reply. Due to the angle of the 50mm y I don't see how I'd be able to get the correct angle with rigid?
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    Replacement bath waste options

    Hi all, I had a leak from an existing bath which was clearly bodged on install and wanted some advise on the best options to replace. Coming out from the bath drain is a 32mm connection which then needs to end up into a swept 50mm waste pipe. I'm thinking maybe a normal bath waste then a...
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    How to fill holes chipboard floors

    As part of a bathroom refurbishment I had to rip up some water damaged T&G chipboard floors and replaced with new MR boards. During this process I damaged the adjoining 'groove' therefore leveling a chunk/dip running the length of the board. Ahead of fitting the vinyl flooring I want to...
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    Splicing into wiring circuit for out site light

    Hi all Sorry for the confusion but basically the ceiling rose is already full with the 3 cables and a tiny hole through the ceiling so was hoping as I already had the floor boards up running the new cable that it would be easier to joint in the ceiling void rather than trying to squeeze it...
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    Splicing into wiring circuit for out site light

    I am looking to splice into an existing lighting circuit for a new outside light. I have run the cable from the new switch up to where I am looking to splice into the existing circuit. However the ceiling rose being fed by 3 cables - is there an easy way to check which of the 3 I can splice...
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    Upvc French door install help

    Hi, I have a upvc French door install and have watched many videos and threads on the topic. However my french door has a seperate trickle vent head which is a seperate item from the frame and sill. How do you fix this and in what order? Do you fix to the opening like the sill then fit the...
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    Sealing gap between laminate worktop and laminate upstand

    I have installed a laminate worktop in our new kitchen and have a matching laminate upstand to install. However across the 2.6m length unfortuantly thr worktop is out by roughly 3-4mm and the upstand isn't completely flat and is out in thr wrong direction causing a 6-8mm gap at one end. What is...
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    Connecting 32mm kitchen waste into 40mm trap

    That's great thank you! Exactly what I needed, spent ages trying to find it.
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    Connecting 32mm kitchen waste into 40mm trap

    Hi all, Seems like a simple question in my head but can't find a clear answer online. Basically my new kitchen sink comes with a basin waste which is 32mm as it's a square one I can't easily replace it with a 40mm one. I already have my mcalpine trap which is 40mm is there a coupler that...
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    Tripping MCB & RCD Post Plastering

    Hi, right so all the sockets are now loose from the wall, no trapped or loose wires. All dust hoovered out and yet the rcd and MCB keeps tripping varying from instantly to 1 hour after being turned on! Absolutely stumped!
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    Tripping MCB & RCD Post Plastering

    Thank you. Annoyingly as the heating is tripping i cant get it warm enough to dry it out! Not sure the best course of action as no socket looks damp and all are away from the wall so no clamped wires.
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