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thanks for that, will check where i can get it from

hi all, about 50yrs ago 2 rooms and a hall way were knocked into one big room, its left a slope running along the new room, as we are having a new carpet i want to smooth out this slope, (not level the whole floor) the slope is about 30cm wide 4 mts long about 5mm deep at the worst point, can...

thanks guys, as said don't want to go down hammer drill or hammer route, may look at concrete grinder but its only small area (maybe 12" x 24" ) agreed regards don't want to struggle, normally buy what i need, but should look at hiring instead

hi all, got a fire place hearth that was built after dividing wall was taken down, but the floor was not levelled so a row of tiles are not level ( about 4-5mm raised) I've take 2 rows of quarry tiles up and they were bedded down on cement, question is is there a multi tool blade that removes...

I'll check out shower next time i go over there, if it is fed via the mains could be the stop cock not open enough

Showert is a Mira Sport don't know the size, its got 2 dials on the front

I'll try to get shower details later wasn't too much muck in old CWS tank, but maybe some, will check filters on any taps Could you attach a mains fed hose to the gravity cold water outlet somewhere and backflush? possible to cut into pipework in loft and fit valves to allow "backflush"...

Thanks, its only got 1 outlet as have all these local ex council houses, the CWS & F&E tanks overflow into the gutters (I've changed that in lads house) I'll re-check how shower is fed, Trapped Air = as this one pipe feeds Hot water cylinder and the cold water taps/toilet ect, (other than...

Did have an air lock but cleared that, CWS tank feeds down into hot water cylinder then on to the rest of cold water outlets (one pipe from CWS tank)

yes Water level the same and outlet bore the same only differance is outlet is 50mm higher on side of tank, (before it was under the tank) so my thoughts are its just. before all the waters wieght was pushing down on/in outlet, now it just sidewards pushing (and of course lost 50mm of water...

Hi folks, just replaced an old cold water storage tank and replaced it like for like except the origanal one had the feed outlet under the tank and now the outlet is on the side, the pressure now at the hot taps & the electric shower is noticely lower than before, is it simplely that the weight...

sorry about the delay in getting back no photos of setup yet hot water pipe comes out top of the tank *right angle then on to Tee connector" other ends of Tee 1 is the vent pipe up to the cold water tank, the other drops tp floor level feed to all hot water outlets there is no separate pipe...

Vent and hot water draw off is taken from top of tap (sorry if I didn't make that clear)

Hi guys, I can get the air out by connecting washing hose pipe to hot pipe and run cold water though the hot pipe But its happening every 3-4 weeks (been like it for 20 yrs or more) so want to try to stop it Live it a dormer bunglow, Cold water tank in roof, hot water cylinder on first floor...

would that hold up to the weather ? i get a lot of wind and rain that side of house just had a re-measure area is 147cm x 136 cm so would need a joint in the renderboard if i put up strips of marine ply, should i put insulation boards to fill the gap ? should i screw or glue the renderboard on...