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My thermostatic shower valve needs fixing to my newly tiled wall. There are two wall plates that are chromed and look great and each wall plate has three fixing holes 5mm each 5mm wide. I need to get through 10mm of tile, 12.5mm of moistureboard and into 18mm of wbp ply and would ideally...

Ok, I can't revisit this job now until next week but I'll undo everything, remove all PTFE from everywhere and re-apply the tape to the olives only. and if that doesn't work I'll scrap it all and start again... again!

I am using the opposite torque technique and after the second attempt with the copper olives failed to cure the weep I put PTFE around the olive (I usually wrap the threads) still no joy. If I back them off and use the jointing compound and tightened them up again would that work - or are the...

I have just started to fit out our newly tiled bathroom with chrome pipe to the toilet and basin. This is something I have done plenty of times before (a few years ago though) but I am having an absolute nightmare this time. The chrome pipe is from screwfix as are the compression fittings...

All sorted now and very happy :D I have a Centaurplus C27 controller at the moment with an option of replacing it with a Honeywell CMT927 -would this be a good move?

I'm going round in circles here...! My bathroom renovation is being clad in Wickes 12.5mm moistureboard using wallboard adhesive, tanked using the Aquaseal kit and tiled using those Wickes 300x400 Onynx effect tiles (ceramic) Despite trawling the forums and reading the Tech Specs I can't...

Well here's part 2 Chrome pipe man was also running the pipes in the loft and I had asked for some full bore stop cocks to be fitted as well in case I needed to drop a rad for decorating etc. Now some of the runs were a complete bitch as the pipes popped up right in the corner of the loft...

Here's the full story... I dealt with the old chap and accepted his quote - A few weeks later these two young(ish) lads turn up to do the work. One started with the chrome pipe drops to the already hung (new) radiators whilst the other started on the other runs and boiler installation. This...

I would be grateful for your thoughts on my problem :) I recently had a plumbing company install a brand new installation in my bungalow renovation. The front man was an amiable chap and he gave me a good price but the two young lads who turned up to do the work... :roll: To cut a long...

And here we are again... Cracked HE! £1995 for a replacement...!

Thanks for the quick replies. My bungalow effectively sits on the incoming pipe and the house itself is quite set a long way back from the road and I'm not sure it would be cost effective to upgrade the supply. I am minded to go the traditional route with a large header tank feeding an...

I have just purchased an old bungalow circa 1950 in Cleveleys. The mains water arrives at the stop cock in the kitchen via a 15mm copper pipe. We have had the pressure measured at around 2.5 bar and the flowmeter indicated 8 litres per minute although I have since measured about 11 lpm timed...

Thanks for keeping the thread going and to all the posters - We are on our third HE in a year now... see this thread //www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=206955 Our first one (that spawned this thread) was repaired by Baxi and it lasted exactly 12 months, failing right in the...

We're going to have the water tested next week and sent to Fernox.

We're planning to sell within the next 18 months so a new boiler isn't on the radar - but three HE's in year is a little much to take....