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    Slight leak advice

    I can't replace the elbow as it is screwed to the wall and soldered to the unaccsessable pipes. Would i be able to solder the metal connector to the 90 degree elbow like a normal joint?
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    Slight leak advice

    Having just installed a new bathroom in our third bedroom I was a little peed off yesterday to find a small drip coming from behind the shower. The leak appears to come from the 90 degree bend at the top where it connects to the shower unit. It seems to have a small chunk missing at the front...
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    Electrics in bathroom

    I have just turned the third bedroom of our house into a bathroom. I have used a zone 1 light as it is not to far away from the top of the shower however i'm a little confused about the switch. The current switch is a normal rocker type on the wall as you enter. From the measurements this means...
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    HELP!! Boiler gone mad!!

    lease can somebody help. Having had the heating off all summer I woke this morning to find it a bit warm in the house. Went for the usual 6.30 pee and found the boiler goin at full tilt?!?! Went to check the little control panel bit and there was nothing on it? No time no numbers nothing? Didn't...
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    Speedfit - Removing From Copper Pipe

    It depends if its a new style speedfit or old style. If it's the old style then do what ChrisR says above. If however it's a new one it will have a screwed tight collar also to prevent it coming undone as well as maybe a retaining clip. If it's new remove the clip and then holding the body of...
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    Shower feet problems!!!!

    It does come with feet however there are no instructions or obvious places they could go. I fairly sure i've got all the bits just not how to put it together!!
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    Shower feet problems!!!!

    I hope i'm not being stupid here but does anyone know how to fit the feet things on a homebase balmoral shower tray? I bought this shower and it appears not to have any instructions or screw holes to fit things into. Compared to putting this together plumbing the entire shower bath and toilet in...
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    pic chip

    PIC chips are great for silly gadget design. We used to use them at uni for electronics projects (Brunel University, Product Design). I used one to make a virtual drum kit. It sent pulses using ultrasound which it then received and monitored the time taken to see whether it should send a midi...
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    Removing a rad permenently

    OK here\\\'s the basics. I have a combi boiler downstairs in one bathroom and i am am trying to install a bathroom in the room above it. The upstairs room has a radiator and a sink. Now i can remove the sink and put the pipework in for the shower, bath, toilet and sink using push fittings and...
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