Thanks doitall - that's a big help. Another quick question... is it ok to use a pipe cutter on the chrome plated copper pipes, or will that...
Hi everyone, I am about to connect a chrome plated towel rail in my bathroom to my CH, and I've got a couple of 300mm lengths of 15mm chrome...
Hi folks, I want to buy a chrome heated towel rail for the bathroom and Plumbworld seem to be the cheapest. I've never bought from them...
Thanks turbine. The good news is that most of the boards are up and the joists are lookin' fine 8) My question should really have been do I...
Hi all, I'm going to replace some old floorboards in my bathroom in a few weeks - the old ones rotted a bit at the edges, due to damp from a...
Thanks Chris. To make the filling easier, I kept the old cartridge with the tube that screws into the vent, and I've taken out the plastic bit...
Diyisfun - I have just replaced a couple of rads and filled up with Fernox using the cartridge applied through a vent. Next time I need to add...
Sounds like it's worth a go then... Thanks, R1
Hi folks, I'm going to replace a couple of radiators soon (500mm wide x 600mm high) and was wondering whether or not to bother with radiator...
Hi all, I'm going to replace a bathroom sink soon, and install a mixer tap that has either 8 or 10mm pipe stub inlets to connect to (I forgot...
Hi all, I am about to fit a new pedestal sink in the bathroom (upstairs) and I want a straight through trap, so the waste pipe runs straight...
Hi all, A simple question - could someone please explain the difference between manual and automatic override on PIR lights? I want to...
Cheers Breezer, ceiling switch it is. I hadn't thought as far ahead as getting out of the shower and switching it off :oops:
Hi, I'm going to install an electric shower and am trying to decide between a ceiling switch with a cord or a wall mounted switch. The...
Hi, I have a slow drip from the stop cock on the rising main in my house. Does anyone know if there is anything I can do to stop the...
Hi, I want to get a waste pipe for a sink through an external wall - the problem is the outer brick is old engineered brick and doesn't won't...
Sorry I got that the wrong way round! :oops: Method 2 would use more pipe - an extra 0.5m per pipe to reach the Ts.
Hi folks, I need to take two additional supplies from hot and cold water pipes (upstairs) for a sink and washing machine (downstairs) in...
Hi again, I want to replace an old high-level cistern upstairs toilet with a modern low-level one in quite a small/challenging space. To keep...
Thanks for the help, folks. Another question or two - how "watertight" does an internal isolator need to be if it is just to cut off the supply...
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