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I have read many of the shower postings but find I need to ask advice. I have a gravity fed open-vented system in a flat & would like to install a shower. As there is only a ceiling lighting circuit in the bathroom, I was steering away from electric installations. Cold water pressure is...

I have a bedside table made of slatted lacquered walnut. I would like to darken the colour to match other bedroom furniture, without the additional patterns that are created with coloured varnishes. So far I have tried the following with poor results: Liberon Black Polish - too dark Ronseal...

I have to remove several layers of paint from cast iron pipes. Would I be in danger of causing a fracture if I used a gas burner?

According to several manufacturers, I have an ideal situation for a venturi shower unit. Cold water pressure of 2bar & a separate hot water head of some 500mm. However, little reference is made to pipe lengths, in my case 9 metres for the hot pipe. I was interested in the Croydex H20 Shower...

Thanks. I did figure that out after posting. I guess I would have to vent back to the tank in the roof to prevent this. Would solve the shower problem...

I live in a block of flats with a shared cold water storage tank in the roof. This feeds cold taps directly, giving a pressure of about 2bar, & a combination storage tank above the hot water cylinder, in an open vented indirect system. Hot water pressure is about 0.2bar. Is there any reason...

I tried both flow restrictor fittings & none to reduce the water hammer I get. Still get the hammer & I now suspect it may be caused by the rate of flow out of the cistern to the taps, not the torbec. Read somewhere about shockwaves from the tap running back along pipes...

...so that would be about 120 litres.

Thanks. I know it is an 'how long is a piece of string question' but I had read that 115 litres was the minumum in a standard cylinder. So I want to know if I would be wasting my time/money investing in a shower if the new cylinder could not support it. I was hoping for comment from...

I have recently installed an Albion Superduty CF45 high recovery hot water cylinder. As the name suggests this holds 45 litres & is designed for a rapid reheat. Is this sufficient for the installation of a power shower?

Thanks. Smelt gas this morning...called Transco...30mins later the cooker was disconnected & condemed...20mins later it was removed for Council disposal...

My 1930s-built flat has steel gaspipes running under the concrete flooring & on the surface of my kitchen wall. Are these obsolete? My cooker & gas fire are still supplied by these pipes & the cooker fittings look a bit rusty. Some years ago the meter was moved from the kitchen & I now have a...

How do you clean a pcb? I have some Maplins Switch Cleaner. Is this suitable?

Seems to be the topic of the day but there are a few things I would like to clarify. Recently replaced my heat exchanger tank to an Albion Superduty CF45. No problems here. As cooler weather approaches & the CH switches in I find the Potterton now has a tendancy to cut out when initially...

I was planning on installing a 100mA RCD to protect my consumer unit & a 30mA RCD protecting selected circuits on that unit. I have now been told that I would need 'special cross-bonding' as well. As my circuits are already earthed & cross-bonded is this necessary? The first reference to this...

OK. Have just discovered a relevant wiring diagram in the Potterton manual. This is my interpretation but PLEASE correct me if I am wrong. The boiler actually needs 4 connections, which is annoying as the installers not only didn't wire in the pump but only ran 3-core to the boiler. The...

I think I have figured out the problem but not the solution. The problem seems to lie within the 10-way Honeywell S Plan. The boiler Live is connected to the CH/HW valves as a failsafe. When the timer turns off, the valves are closed & the power to the boiler disconnected. Leaving no power...

The pump did overrun for one minute. It shut down & the HW valve could be heard closing at the same time. Does the overheat stat./pcb control the duration of the overrun or is this fixed? A minute seems a short time to me & leaves me clueless to the kettling (which hasn't happened for a few...

The pump was wired to the boiler a few weeks ago (after several years of being wired to the junction box in such a way that it would always be on regardless of a call from the HW or CH) Yes, there is a functioning bypass (gets hot when the pump/boiler is on) CH & HW valves seem fine...

I am hoping to install double doors in the hallway of my flat, effectively dividing the front from the rear sleeping area. I would like a combination of sound reduction, fire resistance & security. The plan was to reinforce the frame with steel & maybe the door but I have yet to...