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Thanks sxturbo. What you have done is far too complicated for me. I just need to decide whether to leave the softened water in my CH or drain and refill with HW. From JohnD's post it sounds like having softened water is not a problem

Hi, Is it ok to fill a sealed central heating system with softened water? I installed a Harveys water softener a month ago. Today I replaced 2 radiators where I needed to drain the system. Using softened water in a combi boiler for hot water now seems ok to do so. The advice has changed over...

I can wire power if needed giving me the option for an electric one. Pricewise the cost is only £50 more than the Harvey's one on the deal they have offered. I get your regeneration point. It seems to be the EMS works out cheaper in the long run as it uses less salt per litre roughly 17g per...

So I went to order the Harvey's Homewater Twin Tank Non Electric Water Softener or do be recommended a different softer - EMS15 Blue ECO Meter Controlled for a similar price. The EMS15 regenerates are 3000 litres with a 10 year warranty when the Harvey's every 300 litres & a 5 year warranty. I...

Thanks Andrew. Do I need the full bore fitting kit with 15mm pipes & a combi?

I’m looking to buy a water softener for a family of 4. Water hardness level is 220ppm. I’m ideally after a non-electric twin tank as these are meant to be more efficient plus where I want to install it has no power. I’m on a Combi. Has anyone got experience of Monarch PlumbSoft Solo Ultra...

Hi I’ve got 2 issues with my Baxi 105e. The heating comes in when the hot water is turned on with the nearest rads getting hot and the hot water runs hot, Luke warm, hot etc. I’ve serviced and cleaned the diverter valve. This has stopped the first issue but the hot water still runs hot, luke...

Great commentary pilsbury, I too now have shares in silicone! Unfortunately I had no sealant inside the enclosure first only went trigger happy after the leak. Glad yours is fixed. The tiler hated these tiles and still does. He has offered 1 day free labour to re-tile but with different tiles...

Grout manufacturer came out, he believes the cracks and leaks are due to the grout being less than 3mm. In some places the tiles have been butt up against each other. I remember asking the tiler to make the grout lines a thin as possible but at no point did he say this would mean it would not...

I've just been to the shop where I purchased the tiles & grout. They obviously advised the tiles are for use in showers and they have had no problems with them. I'm going to spray the shower on an area where there is no crack in the grout to see what happens. Then do the same on the cracks...

I've tried spraying the hose all round the silicone in sections to try to pin point the leak but nothing. It only seems to leak after a few minutes of the water hitting the tiles. Used the shower today after filling in the 8mm grout gap, it leaked after a couple of minutes. I think next steps...

Thanks Doggit. There is a gap between the tray & the tiles. Sounds like I need to scrap out the dark/damp grout. Will try the shower again first after filling a gap 8mm with no grout in. The leak starts after about 3 minutes in the shower so it takes a while for the water to build up. When we...

Hi In May 2017 we had an extension including an en-suite, however last month when cleaning the shower, a pool of water formed on the floor. This may have happened before but we had a box next to the shower. I moved the box and it was soaking underneath. I then noticed the walls were wet at each...

In the end I filled the smaller areas that had peeled off and painted the larger areas with stain block. Lightly sanded all the walls and painted. It all looks good now, you can't see the areas filled or painted with stain block. Only time will tell whether it peels again!

Hi I'm painting by son's bedroom, he currently has silk on his walls. I know painting matt over silk is a bit troublesome so I'm using soft sheen. However I've done 1 coat and it looks very patchy. Is it ok to paint soft sheen straight over silk? Should I have rubbed it down or used a primer...

Hi I'm planning to paint my sons bedroom but there are a couple of areas the paint has peeled off. We had the room skimmed about 8 years ago, sealed it with 50/50 mix and painted with silk emulsion. 2 off the walls have no peeling. There are no signs of damp, one of the walls is external the...

Thanks. They skimmed new plasterboard so I guess bad prep. The plaster is coming round tomorrow so will see what he says

hi I've just had 2 rooms plastered in one room after applying a mist coat the plaster has blistered in a sound wave pattern in a small area of the ceiling. Please see the picture. I have used the same paint in both rooms so assume it's not the paint. When I rollered this area of the ceiling...

Hi I've just had an extension with newly plastered walls & ceilng. In the bathroom I used Wickes paint for new plaster with 10% water as the mist coat then followed by 2 coats of dulux bathroom paint 12 hours later. Hopefully this should be ok. Stupidly I then applied the excess bathroom paint...