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    Can someone please tell me what this isolator valve does?

    It must have been there since the house was built. Got no thermostatic rads at all in the house so does that mean it should be closed?
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    Can someone please tell me what this isolator valve does?

    Always wondered and never truly found out what this isolator valve does in the airing room next to the h/w tank. Should it be open or closed?
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    Shower bar mixer fitting problem

    [/url] Yes i can get access from top and drop stuff down, looks like this might be my only option. Abit expensive for what it is!
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    Shower bar mixer fitting problem

    Decided to add a shower bar to use with my bath but run into abit of a problem on how to secure the bar to the wall. Its a stud wall and the pipes will run down inside it. But after cutting the holes for the pipes to feed the bar ive run into a BIG problem...i cant figure out how im going to...
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    2 radiators added to system :- Fixing the bodge job

    Right after having a couple people around to quote and advise why the 2 radiators added in my conservatory dont work have found out its because of the microbore used to add them. So im going to get it all swapped out to 15mm. Because of all the costs mounting up of works i have had done i...
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    Radiator Q :- Which side should lockshield valve go?

    Had a couple people come back to me on mybuilder, people with feedback are quoting around £80-£100 cash for the job. Does that seem fair?
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    Radiator Q :- Which side should lockshield valve go?

    I have tryed turning the rest of the rads off and just leaving the 2 new ones on to force any air out of the system (bypass also closed), they then heat up really well. I think there would only be 3 rads off running off this 15mm run I would do this myself (i was going to but though a nice...
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    Radiator Q :- Which side should lockshield valve go?

    The floor is concrete. The pipes come from inside the wall you can see in the picture as they were before. Yer they are iso valves and fully open :) Like say that radiator in the picture is nice and toasty its just the 2 new ones. Looks like im going to have to try and find someone to get it...
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    Radiator Q :- Which side should lockshield valve go?

    I was thinking that they prob wont be helping :( Is it a balls up then? Anyone know any good plumbers in Leicester :D If i told you the luck im having with trade people recently you would probley not belive me lol. Everyone is a cow boy :P
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    Radiator Q :- Which side should lockshield valve go?

    Here is a picture of the setup, sorry about the quality its a naff mobile cam. Feed return
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    Radiator Q :- Which side should lockshield valve go?

    :( How should the pipes be extended off the radiator then?
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    Radiator Q :- Which side should lockshield valve go?

    I currently have a Potterton Prima 50F....system has a feed and expand. I got the pump running on its fastest speed setting. Sorry i cant be any more help than that The house has 14 radiators. (12 which are the origial 1's and the 2 new small 1's on the conny) The 12 in the house heat up...
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    Radiator Q :- Which side should lockshield valve go?

    Yes like say above if i shut the rest/most of the house off i can force the feed though them. I did not install them, it was a old retired bloke a friend knows who just does a few cash jobs....
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    Radiator Q :- Which side should lockshield valve go?

    Here is a real quick MS paint sketch :) They are only 2 small rads, http://www.plumbworld.co.uk/duratherm-double-convector-2001-16904 He tee's off the feed and turn, using 15mm part the way then microbore the rest. Like say upto the new radiator the feed is HOT! but 100% no heat at...
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    Radiator Q :- Which side should lockshield valve go?

    Might seem a silly question but 1 i cant find anywhere on google. I have had 2 extra radiators put into my new conservatory feed off an existing rad in the front room. For some reasons the 2 new rads in the conservatory are not heating up at all. The pipe to the feed side is hot but...
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    Worktop router cutting bits

    Thanks master, i have been searching on here and looking on youtube at how people cut there worktops. I was just going to use some black silicone, is it best to get the colourfill stuff that i see most sites selling with worktops? I have gone for a duropal flash black crystal stone finish...
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    Worktop router cutting bits

    Thanks, i did not see them. They will help cutting out the sink and hob :) Just got to learn how to adjust the jigs now as the wall isnt completely square.
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