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Hello all Council is here for the last day of full re-wire but there is one small problem with my kitchen eyeball downlights. There are five downlights (roughly 20 years old) in the kitchen which I'm told are not earthed and therefore will have to be disconnected, pendant or strip light...

Thanks all. It's not an expensive workbench and only using it for building/repairing PC's etc, so light useage. I know it will take a few dings here and there but just thinking that if I coat it with something it will last a bit longer before needing to replace. Doesn't need to have a perfect...

Hello I purchased a workbench recently that resides in my home office, but it's already pretty marked (pen, grease etc) up so would like to protect it in some way so as I can wipe away marks, spills etc. I'll like it keep the nature look so paint not required but as a total DIY noob, not...

Hello I've had green goo oozing from various plug sockets around my 3 bed room maisonette (built late 60's) for quite a while now and its recently got increasingly worst. It looks like the whole place will need rewiring but I'm wondering how long that would take and how does it work...

I'm sold! :) Never had a shower pump before so is the installation rigid due to pipe etc or can I place a paving slab underneath after if required?

Fully understand that none are quiet, however some are noisier than others. By searches on this forum I have found a number of people complaining that while the stuart tuner pumps are excellent they can be very noisy. I did not know about the higher the bar, the more noise it would make so...

Thanks. After speaking to plumber today I'm going for either 2.0 Stuart Turner or 2.3 Techflow QT as he confirmed this will be ok with my cold cistern and vessel size. I'm swaying towards the techflow as its a little quieter than the ST and slightly cheaper.

Thanks guys. Is there a real noticeable difference between 1.2 and 1.5 bar? Neither Techflow or Stuart Tuner do a 1.5 version and The Techflow QT only comes in either 1.2 and 2.3, the later of which would be too much for my storage tank.

Hello Due to the size of my storage tank I've been advised the most I can have is up to 1.5 bar. I've been searching online for Stuart Turner 1.5 but found that they only come in either 1.0 or 2.0 bar, plus are also very expensive and heard they are quite noisy. I'm quite keen on the...

Yep, defo think I'll go with Mira. With regards to pumps again, are Techflow decent/reliable pumps?

Yeah, storage tank and hot water cylinder size is fine. Please confirm, so with an air switch I would need to MANUALLY turn it on each and everytime I use the shower?! Don't fancy that. Can anyone recommend a decent and quiet 1.5 bar negative head pump please?

Unfortunatly I don't have a loft and been advised I will need a negative head pump. I've been looking at the Stuart Turner Showermate twin 1.4 pump but a little confused with the write up which reads....."In negative head situations the pump may be manually switched by means of an air switch...

Thanks guys. I don't really know a lot about showers and in these instants tend to stick to the brand names, but having said that, is there a real big difference say between the Mira Silver Thermostatic Shower BIV All Chrome (£175) & the Mira Excel Thermostatic Shower BIV All Chrome (£312)...

Here's my shortlist. All pretty similar in design so what is the real difference? Would I simply be paying for the name when it comes to Mira or could I expect it to last longer than the cheaper options? Architeckt Eclipse Concealed Thermostatic Shower & Kit...

Hello I will soon be purchasing a mixer shower (along with a negative head pump) so interested to hear what makes/model you would recommend please? Interested in showers with independent spray force and temperature selections controls and would prefer consealed design but happy to consider...

Ok, guess that's the end of this exercise. All I really wanted to know is what system I have.

The boiler defo heats both my water and central heating. On the LCD control point I have a switch which I can use to decide to have the boiler heat just the water or water and central heating. Sorry, no idea size of cold water cistern. The bathroom is directly behind the water cistern and...

Have no idea what those words mean! lol The cylinder has always been there, however when I had the central heating installed this Baxi Solo was installed too. It has a LCD unit next to it which controls the on/off times. It heats my central heating and water and was told it was a combi. If...

Hello I would like to have a power shower installed but as I understand it only certain showers work with certain water systems so my first port of call is to identify what system I have. Downstairs I have a combi boiler and upstairs in the airing cupboard I have a green what I believe to...

I wasn't going to sand it off anyway, only steam so I take it this would be safer as dust would not be flying around?