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Thanks guys. I'd never heard of 'jelly connectors' before, but I've just watched a video of how to use them and they look just the job. But, being ultra cautious, before I use them I'm going to get an extension kit like in rsgaz's link, shorten its cable, plug it straight into my master...

Thanks for all those replies. Mine is an older socket, without the "Test socket" facility. So I'll give the simple plug and extension lead a go. If that gives dodgy results I might just fork out for BT to do the job properly, and get a modern socket at the same time, though they're going to...

My master telephone socket is down at skirting board level behind a heavy desk. I would like to raise it to above-desk level for better accessibility. Am I right in thinking a new socket connected to it by a short extension lead (less than 1m) plugged into it would be okay? The socket is...

Thanks opps. I shouldn't have specified 'silicone' in my original post, for I was simply thinking of some kind of flexible filler/adhesive, not any specific chemical composition. I see that CT1 comes in many colours, so I may even be able to get a close match for my grout.

Thanks Diyisfun.

They butt up to the skirting, because I didn't want to go to the hassle of removing it and then making good.

Just finished laying and grouting the first section of my utility room floor tiling, and I have one last (I hope!) question: Is it 'best practice' to use tile grout or silicone sealant around the borders, where the tiles meet wooden skirtings, a wooden door threshhold, and a plastic tile edging...

Yes, I saw a post about back-buttering in another thread, but didn't bother because the adhesive instructions said it's only needed if the tiles have deep indentations on the back. Twice I needed to lift a tile to add a bit of adhesive to adjust the tile's height, and I was surprised at how...

Yes, I've just found out that 'NX' = Norcross. And it's standard, not fast, set. Edit: I laid just over 1 square metre today, and it seemed to go well. Hardest parts were mixing the adhesive and then cleaning the tools afterwards. Is this adhesive like cement, so that it goes hard in, say...

Thanks all. I'm sure for every bad review there's hundreds of people that are happy with the products but haven't commented. Strangely, when I went to get the adhesive this morning Wickes didn't have any of their own-name brand in stock. I got a small bag of 'NX' regular-set so I hopefully...

Yes, I'll be getting the powder rather than the readymix. Thanks for that confirmation terryplumb. So why are there so many complaints in on-line reviews of the adhesives about tiles not sticking? Most of them claim that with brand #1 they didn't stick, but with #2 they did, then I look at...

I'm about to start my first tiling job -- about 4m2 of ceramic tiles on a concrete floor in our utility room. My local builders' merchant is Wickes, and looking at some of the reviews of their tile adhesives -- own brand and others -- I noticed several references to tiles not sticking. What...

Thanks for the explanation. I wasn't aware of the reaction between concrete and copper but, now that I think about it, I do remember a friend having an underfloor central heating pipe leak because it wasn't properly lagged (in the days before factory sheathing, I presume). I note from the...

As a layman (i.e. non-plumber) it seems to me that the corrosion is because the cylinder or one of its connections was leaking, with the lagging masking the fact because it was absorbing the water. Would it really have been any better on plywood?

Softened water does taste different simply because it no longer has all the original minerals. It also has slightly more salt in it due to the softening process -- maybe not a lot, but more so with harder water. Our area has a hardness of 335, so my daughter intends to have a dedicated...

How right you are guys! I visited my daughter's house today to see the finished extension and new kitchen, and the plumber has installed the water softener so that it only supplies soft water to the kitchen sink tap, and not to the rest of the house. I couldn't believe it!! Her builder had...

Thanks for the heads-up Dan. She lives in a recent estate (1990s I think), and no lead evident in her house during this or previous alterations.

Dan, she's in Letchworth, as we are. She's looking at the Kinetico model, which doesn't require electricity.

Affinity Water is her supplier (ex Veolia, Anglian Water), same as ours. I know it's quite hard.

Thanks for those replies, which confirm what I suspected after I'd done a bit of internet reading. I've had a softener for many years and am very happy with it (apart from the cost of salt!), and my daughter believes it will be installed in the whole cold water circuit in her house so that...