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I fitted a Salamander shower pump under my bath. I have hot and cold water pipes coming up through the floorboards which used to connect straight to my bath mixer tap. I changed this so a pump sits in between the pipes coming through the floor boards and the mixer tap. Everything was fine...

Would I benefit from putting some lead flashing under the first course of tiles and straight into the gutter? I am thinking that maybe the wind is lifting the felt and allowing water to be blown straight in. The leak only occurs when it is windy and heavy rain.

Forgive me if i am not entirely clear but I have not had chance to go up on the roof recently. Basically, my bay window in the upstairs bedroom is leaking through the plasterboard. This occurred roughly 8 months ago and so i removed the tiles and saw that some of the felt was damaged. I...

I have purchased a mirror with LED lights in it which I aim to fit when I re do my bathroom. I am planning to fit this above the sink which is close to a shaver socket. Can i take feed from this shaver socket using 1.5mm2 cable to the mirror? Also, is this a safe approach as above the...

how can i tell if my walls have been previously tanked?

Is tanking a must? Current tiles have been there for over 10 years with no issues and they are straight on plaster board...just fancied a change?? What is the standard procedure?

Thanks for your advice. I did think PVAing seemed needless but I had noticed around the forum that people recommended PVAing. Thanks for your help

I am due to retile my bathroom including the floor which is currently lino floor tiles. I plan to remove the current wall tiles, flatten the surafce so it is reasonably flat and tile straight onto this surface. Should i ideally PVA the surface first and if so why? The floor: I plan to put...

It used to be a common prob on some of the vauxhalls...maybe not Nova. The seals are double lipped these days to prevent this happening but can still happen if you push/wind piston back too quick. Ask around and let me know if people heard of this I was always taught to undo nipple and...

You have not done much work on Vauxhalls then?? Very common for the seals to reverse, particularly on the older models. You honestly never undo the bleed nipple to push the piston back??? Just force it back??

Everyone makes it sound so simple. few bolts, few screws and jobs done lol...... if u work like a monkey than yes!!! its that easy!! so what about undoing the bleed nipple before you push the piston back to prevent fluid from disturbing the seals in the slave/master cylinder???? And...

sorry guys I am no expert...... My system is a pumped system. Boiler downstairs that links to hot water cylinder but there is a motorised valve that has an input and two outputs (one to cylinder and one to rads) before supply from boiler reaches cylinder. Rad in bedroom, closest to...

bog standard system - no extra complexities.

I changed to hot water only on 13/04/10 at 8:36am. I noticed rad warming up on 20/05/10 at 9:45am. If you dont know...dont worry

Thanks I dont think this is the issue though as i only noticed this happening this week. Almost certain it was not warming up about a month ago Could it be the directional control valve. If so is the only solution to just change it or can you strip them down and have a look? Also...

I have recently switched my timer to hot water only. However, one heater still warms up!! Admittedly it does not warm up to same temperature as if heating set to being on but none the less it is warm. Standard gravity fed system with hot water cylinder in airing cupboard and rad that...

I asked one question and got a few sensible and very helpful replies which were spoiled by a stream of bickers and ego fuelled "I know more than u mentality" type comments! WHat type of site is this? Is it to help people and have sensible discussions or prove you know the most?? Plus some...

I agree there are better ways to do this but why would reputable firms sell these things if you then need to buy lots of extra bits to make it safe? The round cable i am talking about is usually white. I dont think this is specifically outdoor cable!!!

Many installations I have seen use that 1mm2 round cable and I just cant see how this provides any extra protection????

I have seen soooooo many external lights wired up with two core and earth cable????? The wire will be exposed to sunlight but how much damage can this cause? The use of silicone is me taking extra precaution as i am not comfortable with just using the grommit but YES it states clearly that...