Recent content by Sharpey

Thanks! That's a bummer. I'll play around with the existing one first and see how it goes.

Well I gave it a go and seemed to have managed to not make a total bodge of it. All seems to be working well. I've noticed a leak coming out of the overflow pipe though. It's old and knackered now so I think I'm just going to replace it. It's one of those pop up style ones where you twist...

Thanks for all the replies and encouragement fellas. This whole DIY attempt has turned into a right faff but I've got so much money and time in it that I'm determined to see it through. I'll definitely bite the bullet next time though on a plumber.

Hello all. I just attempted extending some tap tails with Yorkshire fittings. I watched some videos which stated to just wait until the solder starts to flow out of the joint. I am paranoid I've bodged it so I thought I'd ask the pros for some reassurance and/or mockery. There's a...

Thanks for the suggestion. My concern with such a solution is that I don't really think I have the space to achieve it. The picture doesn't really capture how hard it is to get to the back. I can only really get one arm in. I wouldn't be able to do it in situ and if I did it from above I...

Hello all. I've got a bath filler monoblock tap to install. I'm a novice so I thought I'd ask for some advice. Here's a pic of what I need to connect up. Prior to this there were a couple of bent copper pipes coming out of the feeds attached to a couple of flexible connectors going...

Yeah that's what I'm planning, hopefully they'll have what I need but it is a non standard size (2.5 inch hole in the cistern). Thanks for your help (y)