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Thanks Madrab I have got a tap refresher kit in the garage from a previous replacement so I will give it a go Hard Work they were what came with the hose as anew build in 94 and as it was probabaly one of the last houses not to have isolation valves fitted its always seemed a ballache to change...

Hi All I have a hot tap on a hand basin in our down stairs loo with a problem .For a while its been a bugger to turn off (theyre the smooth plastic types that are difficult to grip with wet hands and you always had to give it an extra twist) .Anyhow just before we went on hols I tightened it...

Thanks for the help people

Mmm think I may struggle bending that around the quadrant

Hi all I've got a quadrant shower tray where the trim around the riser tray has got broken I just need the trim (approx 75mm deep with a 25mm lip) but all my searches lead me to needing to by a full tray and legs etc Can I just by the trim (has it got a name) and if so where .Thanks

lol :lol: He asssures me hes turned off the main water feed and run taps dry and with "nothing switched on " hes got pressure gauge @1 bar the pressure gauge slowly go`s over three bar When hes running it as normal the pressure gauge keeps rising and opening the release valve

My mate has a 28i which constantly goes over pressure even with the mains isolated and system drained ,how can that be His words not mine :lol:

Thanks again seems i need to get my bolster out LOL

Thanks for the response ,can i just ask when you say it needs a permanent connection ,is there a reason for it i.e the increased load or is there a feature of the oven that needs to be "on" all the time or by permanent do you mean changeing the socket to a cooker flex outlet Reason I am...

Hi Currently got an in buillt oven that is connected vai a 13a plug head ,the socket behind the oven is fed with 6mm twin and earth from the cooker control unit above the worktops .The cooker control unit is fed withn 6mm and backed up by a 32a mcb . Wifey wants a replacement cooker with a...

Thanks to all for replies and apologies for not getting back,due to problems caused by the weather :roll: Managed to source some new kobs tha our gert liked and that were more or less an in /out replacement though had to change all the mortices as the originals were radius ones Once...

I suppose what i am asking is are are latches availble in ,say 100mm depths ?

joiner john I had thought about that but the latch on the existing ones is a lot longer than any ive seen meaning that the spindle is about 4" to the centre ,all the latches will need changing as the existing ones seem to be specific to the knobs and consists of a smi circular spindle rather...

John I was guessing that was the case ,I also guess they drilled the bigger hole becuse lining up th screw hole would have been a mare Is ther a name for the type of handle I have (very poorly i know )described Cheers

Hi all Our house was a new build about 15 years ago and all the internal doors had brass knob that turned a mortice tubular latch(?) We want to update the handles but have discovered that the existing ones required a large ?(55mm ish)hole being drilled in the internal doors .The knobs...