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Depends on which of those two pipes are likely to be used the most around the house. The supply to the hot is likely to be affected if the washing machine or kitchen tap is used. The supply to the bath and basin is only likely to be used by whoever is in the bathroom. ( unless of course it feed...

Bathstore.com have been responsible for incuring my customers a hell of a lot of additional costs. They are quite simply the most worst bathroom store I have ever happened across. One would say they are the McDonalds of the bathroom game. They have useless staff and hopeless aftersales. The...

You have got the correct sort I assume. It should be a 45amp double pole switch with a visible on and off indicator. This should have a live and neutral 'feed' and a live and neutral 'load', and obviously an earth too. Your cable that comes from the consumer unit should go into the...

If it is a plastic bath with glass fibre reinforcement, then use a sealing compound as well as the washers to make up the roughness of the underside. In fact, it doesnt hurt to use a sealing compound at all in all areas - it only takes an extra few minutes, but it gives you more peace of mind...

Not if you have the right product in the first place. Bal White Star for example doesnt require any additional 'painting'. It is a resin based adhesive that sticks does the job very well. If you want to add additional layers, I am sure it wont hurt, but why waste time? However, I still...

Gainsborough could put you onto a serviceman. The shower is discontinued now and so getting bits could be a prob and push up costs. ring them anyway for advise, it could be something simple. Personally i would just get a new one. I would also check inside to see where the cable and water feeds...

Sounds a bit dodgy to me. The purpose of the low setting is to rate down the kw's. On a cold or low setting, you shouldnt be getting a hot shower, regardless of any higher ambient temperatures. I wouldnt buy a lower rated shower, otherwise you will be kicking yourself in the winter. Sounds like...

Is there are not a low, medium and high settings as well as the usual temperature setting? Most electric showers have a these settings for precisely the reasons you have described. These extra settings operate the shower at lower kw's to compensate for the seasonal change in the incoming water.

If I could add... I always replace the whole valve and replace the fibre washer with a few wraps of ptfe. I cant see changing just half of the valve saving me any real time that would allow me to serve more customers in one day. Although from a professional point of view, i would have no...

All the stone resin trays come with instructions that basically outline your queries. More recently, they are specifying that the mortar has a 'anti-crumbling' agent or plasticiser. We use the McAlpine shower trap range that is a good build quality and has a top entry cleaning arrangment...

The washers on there own rarely seal 100%, especially with the rough surface of fibre glass on plastic baths. You really ought to smear a bit of sealing compound around it too to make up any roughness. LSX or Plumba a good ones, about 3 quid a tube. Also, you are right about overtightening, dont...

Your kitchen feed will come in off the cold main. The mains will then feed the cold tank and the cold tank will feed other outlets. These outlets should be, supply to hot water cylinder in your airing cupboard, a supply to your bath which will probably have a few tee offs for basin and wc, and...

Header tank as in the small central heating supply tank, or as in the large cold water supply tank??

The cold tank in the loft should always replenish from the cold mains, so the tanks shouldnt drain out un less the float valve itself is blocked. The shower mate pumps should be fitted with inline filters. They are usually brass with an angled nut coming off of them. Isolate the water supply...

Water can still pass through a pump even when it is not on. What should happen is when the valve is turned on, the flow-switch in the pump detects flow and automatically turns the pump on ( and off ). If no water is passing through then the pump cant switch on. So yes, it does sound like a...

You dont have to drain the tank, just isolate it. If you cant find a local service valve for it then turn the whole house of. If you are a novice, then changing it for a new one would be easier. Servicing them can be a pain, especially if the they are all scaled up. Hold on to the main body...

Would just like to add that Chris R's input is very sound too. I would quite easily suggest thsoe compromises aswell.

Centrifugal pump have a quiter impeller than regenerative, but other factors also contribute to the overall din. The motor itself can be quite noisy too. And vibrations also make a racket. I fit both Stuart Turner and Salamander a lot. If there is a difference in noise, it is very little...

Stanley blade to remove the bulk and a chemical silicone remover to remove the film. HG do a good one that can be bought from most good tile merchants. Dow Corning do a good one too. I would definatley remove all the silicone rather than just bits. The fact that it is starting to go may be...

I would say check the filter too. If you have already done this and the pressure is good, then you have a problem that Triton needs to address.