Recent content by Milleniumaire

The Rangemaster Parma was supplied with some flexible tails, which was a little disappointing, but ordered some copper tails and used these instead. It avoided having to change the pipe configuration under the sink and because all the copper pipe work was connected using JG Speedfit plastic...

Having looked around, I have found the following tap that has similar dimensions (quite a long reach) to my old, leaking Blanco tap. Looking at the installation instructions, it looks like it may also come with copper tails, which would be a bonus, although I see nothing that specifically...

I tried to repair the tap around a year ago when it first started leaking. From memory, I easily removed the cartridge from the right side (cold supply), but couldn't budge the left side (hot supply), it was completely welded. I even tried hitting it with a hammer, but it wouldn't budge and I...

It's been 10 years since our kitchen was installed and the Blanco BM5400 chrome mixer tap was fitted, but it is now leaking so badly it is time to replace it. Looking around for a replacement, I see that single lever taps seem to be "the thing", but having had a double lever tap, for some...

That's a good question and I'm not exactly sure. The current boiler is in a utility room, which is next to the garage, so it may be possible to put the HW cylinder in the garage. Alternatively, there's a very large loft space above the house, so that's another possibility, but if it should...

The system doesn't currently have a hot water cylinder, so all hot water is on demand from the old combi boiler. It does take a while for hot water to start flowing through the taps, although the radiators seem to heat up pretty quickly. I know the central heating system uses mini bore piping...

My in-laws live in a large 4 bedroom stone house with 2 bathrooms, a downstairs toilet, kitchen and utility room all plumbed in for hot water. The house was built in around 1980 and still has the original Glow Worm boiler, which has experienced a few issues recently and it's probably time to...

I've just realised my Velux windows are still within the 10 year guarantee window, but reading the guarantee, it excludes things like: - wear and tear - extreme weather - Inevitable and/or expected reduction of the efficiency of the product - Variations that occur naturally in the materials...

We have 5 Velux's fitted to a single storey extension that was built back in 2014, so 9 years old now. After a lot of rain this week, persistent, but not particularly heavy, we have noticed 3 of the Velux windows have developed a leak exactly where others have also had an issue. I know the...

If I was to simply replace the existing fluorescent tube with a LED tube like this one: 6ft 24w LED Flourescent Tube - Cool White - 4000 Luments I assume it would be necessary to remove the starter, which I believe is plugged into the side of the fitting. I'm aware it is also possible to...

I had thought about installing a couple more tubes, but even though this would be relatively simple, even for a DIY'er, I'm aware that I would require an electrician and get a certificate etc. so probably isn't worth the hassle or the cost! Besides 4 x LED fittings, rather than 2 is an even...

Hi Mazz, I ended up purchasing the following oven: Bosch HHF113BR0B The depth is 548mm. I also ended up having to pay someone to reposition the gas pipe behind the oven to make space for it. I was unable to find ANY oven that would fit while the gas pipe was in place. I see this oven is now...

Over the years I have actively replaced all the light bulbs (mainly halogen) with LED bulbs around our house and found that even with their lower wattage usage the light output seems to have been better or the same. A quick look around the house to determine what is still not using LED...

Out of interest, would you class the Emmeti auto air vent or any other auto air vent, as a serviceable item? I ask because Omnie have asked me if I have checked the vent for blockages and cleared it. I assume that would involve removing it from the manifold and taking it apart.

That's useful to know as it was my heating engineer that suggested I might need to install an air vent as part of the UFH pipe run due to it being higher than the manifold when I explained that I might be able to use the spare port on the existing downstairs kitchen manifold for the new en-suite...