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    Electrical element for towel rail

    I was thinking if that is the case or are there obstructions inside that make it impossible to insert the electrical element. I will have to ask the seller(s) but I doubt they would themselves even know.
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    Electrical element for towel rail

    I am trying to find an electrical, horizontal towel rail and it is proving difficult. There is much better choice if it were a CH type (not electric). Would it be possible to fit an electrical heating element into an ordinary towel radiator? Would it fit? Those electrical elements are 1/2" BSP...
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    How can I recover from this

    I have been working in the small cloakroom. I am attaching photos from before pouring the slab to today. I trimmed the soil pipe rising up from the floor and looked inside and noticed a piece of rubber caught inside the pipe. This rubber is the seal of the flexible pan connector they used...
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    Venting into soil pipe

    Thinking aloud: Above this bathroom there is a staircase and bedrooms upstairs (in the loft space). I could run a vertical, rectangular vent pipe to the roof through the floor and a bedroom upstairs. I would box it in, and it would be adjacent to a partition wall. Aside of the trouble of...
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    Venting into soil pipe

    Is venting through the soil pipes not complying with regulations? In this thread, up to now, it is being debated. Unless you know for sure?
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    Venting into soil pipe

    Ahh, I already have 3 soil vent pipes around the house. I will not ask my BC man. I will leave it as is, and if he spots it during final inspection, then we cross that bridge.
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    Venting into soil pipe

    I did not describe it properly. My idea is to build a "box" inside which there is an AAV (durgo valve) (one way valve pulling air from the room but not allowing air to go into the room), then a "strong" fan, and then a pipe of some diameter which is connected to the soil pipe at the back of the...
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    Venting into soil pipe

    Have a toilet in the middle of the house with no way to vent outside. Saw on dragons den (YouTube) a fan pushing airflow at the top of the soil pipe behind the toilet. So I was thinking a vertical circuit with AAV then the fan then into the top of the soil pipe behind the toilet. Has anyone...
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    Fixing newel posts on steel beams

    Hi everyone, I want to install a glass balustrade on the landing upstairs. There are a few places to buy the glass and the top and bottom rails from, but I must provide the newel posts. The balustrade runs directly over and along a steel beam. The newel posts will be fixed onto the steels...
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    Engineered wood flooring top layer

    Hello, I have bought and installed 18mm, tongue and groove, varnished engineered wood flooring. It has a very good fit with no gaps in between boards (if it is done well, which I mostly did). While installing it, and with my glasses on, I noticed that the wear layer, the 5mm oak at the top, is...
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    Portable/small tongue and groove machine, engineered wood flooring

    About 50% of the boards are 500mm, so my maximum joint overlap is 250mm. There are 2 main reasons I might want to T&G the boards. First I am trying desperately to remove sections with knots, leaving me with two pieces that can only be used at the start or the end of a row. Secondly I may need...
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    Portable/small tongue and groove machine, engineered wood flooring

    Has anyone got or used a tongue and groove machine with engineered wood boards? I tried cutting a groove using the table saw, made it, but it is not a simple task, and I presume the tongue could be done with the router. But if I had a machine then I'd be able to use many more offcuts (eg...
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    Cistern flush valve suspect

    I am looking at a new concealed cistern. The provided flush valve seems to have a small bit cut off at the bottom, leaving only 3 mm for the rubber washer to make a good seal. I do not understand why they did this, but a leak there would be impossible to repair once the bathroom is tiled. I...
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    Modifying a cistern

    I have brand new concealed cistern and I want to make modifications. The inlet hole on the sides is 20mm as is the diameter of the provided inlet valve and looking at alternative inlet valves they mention 1/2". Is this normal?
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    Magnetic filters overpriced. AliExpress'ed anyone?

    My £350-£400 central heating pump is made in Serbia/Croatia/Romania - one of those. It is a lump of metal. Prices are what they are these days.
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    Measuring gas pressure under load

    How will I know whether there is enough pressure for a gas hob for my new kitchen before I order it?
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    Large, concealed cistern

    Got it now at BES
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    Large, concealed cistern

    Hi, Is there somewhere I can buy a 9lt or thereabouts concealed cistern? They are all 6lt at the shops. Thanks!
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    Measuring gas pressure under load

    Hi, I jad a boiler fitted a few weeks ago. The installer said that gas pressure is marginal. I have another gas pipe outlet quite far from boiler I was hoping to use for a combi and/or maybe a gas hob. This is currently capped off. Can another gas fitter measure gas pressure at those remote...
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    CH pump overrun

    I am not sure how it is wired, it is an S system I was told. Will have to take a closer look. Two questions are, should the pump continue to circulate when the thermostat is off? I think yes, pump should stay on for as long as CH is on. Also, should pump's overrun be routed to the CH as means of...
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