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Surely Toolstation are not the *only* seller on the entire planet of these? I'd have thought they would be so common that *everyone* would be making them!! Why on earth would you want to faff about adding a flexi-hose with 1/2" BSP fittings at each end to the tap's provided (usually) tail...

Hello. Given that water has over 4 times the specific heat capacity of 'concrete', why don't hight storage heaters just use water rather than their 'special' bricks? Ergo, you get 4 times the heat energy capacity for the same volume! You could even just leave them empty until they are...

I gather 'the old system' (pre-part L) recommended 4 air changes per hour generally in domestic premises but that was for an average air-tight building. Given the one in question is a bit more airtight, let's go with three. What follows is a calculation to determine what three changes of air per...

This is such a topical subject (mould hysteria) and needs much more exposure than it gets in the media at the moment.

Hi All, I'm trying to source a replacement mortice sashlock for a front door. Ideally I'd just replace it with the same make and model one which would be a 10 minute job. Problem is, even the lock-maker's website (Zoo Hardware) hasn't got fully dimensioned drawings for their locks, let alone...

Wondering if anyone can short-circuit my research into replacing the utterly useless Yale Conexis L1 smart lock I have had this past 2 years? I want one that senses when I am within ~10 feet or so of the door and unlocks it automatically by the time I get to it based on the presence of my mobile...

Hi All, (PCM = phase change material) There is a bit of a revolution going on at the moment with respect to the end of the hot water cylinder era and the start of its replacement, the 'heat battery'. Some of you will have heard about this technology already which is being spear-headed by an...

Hi, I'm in the market for an Energy Efficient wired and mains-powered Door Bell. I've had a look around on the interweb and all I can find is the usual old-fashioned stuff which appears to use a wire-wound transformer rather than modern switch-mode power supply and incandescent (often...

Hi all, I have some stone (20mm thick Westmorland slate ie green) kitchen worktops to repair - the substrate was not up to the job and has differentially moved, cracking the tops in several places at weak points; along natural planes of weakness in the stone and where there are cutouts for...

Electrical issues aside, I'm looking for a simple ASHP (to air) that does not require installation by a certified heat pump installer ie one where the refrigerant side of things arrives as a sealed and pre-charged unit which 'sits in a hole in an outside wall', kinda thing... Does such a beast...

Hi all, I have a relatively low-set cold water header tank in a house due to the equally relatively low roof ridge height. The cold water to all taps is at mains pressure (which isn't fantastic here - maybe 2bar, tops). Downstairs hot water pressure is just about acceptable but upstairs is...

Hi, I am going around the twist with this... I run a small business from home. I keep some stock in my garage which has a Hormann up&over door with a normal sized wicket door in it. The main garage door is about 4.5m wide and 2.0m high and consists of a very robust aluminium frame with ply...

Hi, I have a thermal store (TS)-based HW system which supplies 14 hot taps in all (including 2 baths, 6 sinks, 3 showers, 1 washing machine, 1 dish washer and 1 bidet). Obviously not all of these are on at the same time! I have 2 heat exchangers (HX) on the TS which consist of a high...

Hi, I'm trying to install an Ion-40 panel with wired keypad. At the first mains switch on (with back-up battery and wired keypad connected) the manual says you should get option A and B on the keypad display. I get this on my display but the entire left side of the keypad buttons...

... Unit. SURELY someone makes these. Ive already got my recycling sown up in another cupboard. What i need now is a bin that'll take a propper size bin liner - ie 50 litres or so and ideally a wee food waste one next to it (5 to 10 L) for a 600 wide base unit. Cant find anything anywhere...

Hi, I'm trying to source suitable contractors for a pair of fairly chunky immersion heaters (IH) for my thermal store (TS). Initially I wanted one 6kW and another 9kW IH - these were supplied with the TS. The 9kW IH has 3 separately wirable elements for a 3 phase/415V supply but (according...

Hi, I need to install a pumping station to pump foul water (inc sewage) from the basement of my new build up to the drain which flows into my septic tank. Is there any reason why I can't construct the tank myself rather than spend a fortune buying a GRP or similar 'packaged' system? If...