Recent content by Chris171280

It's a mixture of the old copper and new plastic that I have used. I don't believe there could be anything trapped inside, everything was new and the install was straightforward. I will try and see if I can direct the pipe into a bucket one night this week. The valve does stop the flow of water...

No it's not on a flexi pipe. I'm not sure I can try that without making a mess. Nothing else has changed with the plumbing and the old tap didn't used to do this. Do you think the tap could be faulty or is it possible it's just designed for a lower pressure?

Sorry I meant isolation valve not check valve. I can take a pic if really necessary but I'll have to take the unit apart. I've attached a pic of the valve used below. They don't have a flow direction marked on them and they're mounted vertically. I have used them on the basin and bath taps...

So I fitted a new bathroom and I'm having an issue with my basin tap, whenever you open it fully it pulsates and the banging noise can be heard all over the house and next door! When I plumbed everything in I used inline check valves on all of the taps, I've tried leaving it partially closed...

Cheers Nige, So you think the steel will be better, I wasn't sure with it being only 2.5mm thick, I didn't know how long it would take to rust away and snap under the weight!

Hi guys I'm planning a raised decking area on a sloped garden, the back of the deck will be ground height and the front about 400mm off the ground, area is 4000×4800mm. Looking for opinions on supports, I have some lengths of mild steel channel, 50×100×50mm which is 2.5mm thick, would this be...

Well I've had a look around and can't find it anywhere easily accessible :( There are some uneven floorboards in our main bedroom and landing, which look like they have been lifted and not put back very well so I'm hoping it's under there somewhere, should be able to have a look at the weekend!

Ok so you are saying this motorised valve is probably stuck and is letting hot water flow around the radiators when it should just be going to the hot water tank? Is that the only possible cause or could it be something else? I've found a few pics of what the valve should look like so I...

Thanks, I'll have a look now :)

Hi guys, I've had a look in the wiki but I can't find any reference that applies to my problem, sorry if there is and I've missed it! I've just noticed this morning that the radiators get hot when I've got the CH timer set to 'water only', mentioned it to the wife and she said it's done it...