Recent content by BwanaBanana

OK. I'm not doing the work until this weekend, so I'll definitely check the manual to see if it's possible with my model. If I'm in doubt, I'll just switch the lot off. Many thanks for everyone's input. BB

Thanks for the explanation mogget. Just what I was after. As before, I'll switch off the whole lot.

I've drained my central heating system a number of times in the past to replace rads / re-route pipes. Each time I've switched off the combi boiler (Vaillant ecoTEC pro 28 combi) completely. I was wondering if it's possible to leave the boiler *on* in 'direct hot water only' mode when the...

Great, saves some drilling time. Thanks!

Am doing something similar myself and have bought standard 12.5mm plasterboard, plus BAL tanking kit. So am I right in thinking that, when using dot and dab, fixings are only needed for Aquapanel and not for standard plasterboard? The plasterboard will be tiled, so I guess that adds weight...

Perfect. Thank you, both.

Silly question, but google's not returning the results I expected....what exactly is such a bracket called? I've tried pipe bracket/supply pipe bracket/concealed pipe bracket/etc, but can't seem to come up with anything. Do you have any links? Thanks.

Thank you for the quick response! Sounds like a bracket and fixed pipes are the way to go. Didn't realise such a thing existed. Thanks for the tanking advice - I've ordered a tanking kit (dunlop) for the drywall. Many thanks.

Hi, I'll be installing a shower valve on a tiled, drywall. The shower valve has compression fittings for the hot and cold supply. I'm wondering if I can save myself some trouble by using flexible hoses fitted with a copper pipe end for the supply so I don't need to be so accurate with the...