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Thanks for such a prompt and polite reply. "do you know anything at all about plumbing? " Did I say I knew anything about plumbing? If I knew the answer I wouldn't be on here seeking the advice of plumbers (also voluntarily on the forum) who I assumed would be reasonably happy to help...

We are having a 1st floor shower fitted with a termostatic mixer and I was wondering if we could feed the CW from an existing loft tank? Reason is that we are on a combi with not the best CW mains flow/pressure in the world and if the incoming CW mains has to feed both it will be a bit of a...

..and thanking you very much. It is just as I thought. I might get plain glass and fit a frosting film on. It will give me the option to remove it later if put some 'fake' stained glass work in! S.

I'm fitting a large upvc window with 'fake' georgian bars, that is bars inside the double glazing. I would like one with frosted glass as opposed to obscured. How will that usually look please? Do they have the frosting in rectangles so you see the bars between the frosting or is it as I...

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Hello. I've sized rads before using some of the online calculators. I know they are by no means perfect but I tend to 'take a conservative estimate' of the various calculators results. So far - no disasters. In our new kitchen I am having electric mat UFH installed under tiles of over...

Thanks for the help. The combi is a WB Greenstar 30CDi and mains flow is about 13l/min. We needed it to fit in a cupboard as mentioned and there would probably have been a better choice but we decided in haste last winter when the old boiler went kaput in the middle of the cold snap. I...

I have a CW tank in loft that supplies the tap in the Bathroom sink and bath. Originally it fed a boiler and HW system but that was stripped out. I will be having a lot of plumbing work doing as part of an extension and I have a new combi boiler that will be the basis of the system. Is...

Dear revolutionaries. Every year I'm tempted to buy a small portable aircon unit...for about a week until it starts raining again. This year my two year old daughter is waking up every hour in a room thats currently 26C that we just cant get cooler even leaving windows open and putting ice...

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Cheers. The downstairs lighting circuit has a 5A CB. According to what else I've seen running a 250W halogen uplighter should be OK? 250W divided by 240V = 1Amp - ish. Correct?

Had some table lamp sockets fitted that are swicthed from the room light. Bought some plugs...they are very small and dont have fuses. How come? Also whats the biggest lamp I can power off it? How about about a 250W halogen uplighter? Ta.

I put down a floor at the weekend and to my dismay one of the boards has got one 'slice' of grain de-laminated. I dont know if it was like that when I laid it as I was pretty careful in inspecting each board. I didnt buy cheap as chips off the web either and was told by a local shop that it was...

Hi Woodulike. Serves me right for going to B&Q! The 15% offer was too much temptation.. :oops: But, I am taking your advice and finding a local specialist. The engineered woods they did didnt look great and the solid pack lengths sempt very short to me. Q. If I go for solid what is...

Sorry! Madam. :-) May have changed our mind now and going for solid.. :roll: Engineered just looked abit too...well ... engineered. Back to the drawing board.

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Hello experts. I am fitting an engineered floor in the next month or so. What % wastage would I allow on my calculation of 34.21m Square please? 4 Rooms which are all square bar one with a bay. Also I am going for engineered floor which comes in packs of a standard length. As I would...

You have me a little worried now about the flow rates availble. If I did change my mind and decided against the combi what would be my options please? I need a system (boiler + hot water storage vessel of some sort I assume) that will fit in a large kitchen larder style cabinet (H 2100mm x W...