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Hi, Thanks thats been really helpful much appreciated! I notice that the pump power rating will be going up a bit, from 480w to 650w....I guess i'll need to calculate the total load on the circuit now (but shouldnt the breaker be rated at 1.5x the total load and be able to cope?)? Cheers...

Hi :) I'm replacing two upstairs bathrooms at the same time. They share a common wall (stud & p/board) which I am expanding slightly to accommodate routing of waste & water pipes. I've now stripped out both rooms with the exception of the shower cubicle. For interest, but not vital to this...

John, I think you cracked it there - soldered joints within 6" of 'burn'. Cheers, surprised I didn't figure that one out myself!! Cheers, Tom

Hi, Just a quick one - I've currently renovating my bathroom. In lifting some floorboards to move pipework, I noticed that one of the radiator pipes (15mm copper) has, unlike the other pipes, no got a proper earth strap. Instead, the earth wire core is just wrapped around this pipe, maybe ten...

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Fess up indeed - I won't go back to Screwfix (as much as I would LOVE my £49.99 back) because I've gone and broken the spindle for the 3-way valve, so I guess I'll still have to change the valve body to give my system back control over ch/hw Thanks button pressed

OH MY LORD You were right - pressed the button and it sparked up straight away Just got back from Screwfix with a new 3-way valve, which now i'll have to fit - DOH!!! Thank you very much, I m now off to beat my head against a wall, shocked that it was that easy!

Hi :) Ok - I have a two storey house with a gravity fed vented system. The boiler is a 21y/o 'Prima' unit. I drained down the system to move two radiators upstairs. I did one, refilled to check for leaks, and all was good, hot and cold. After the second, and refilling again, I've been unable...

Hi Danny, Cheers - happy with the idea of plywood inside the void. Yep I'm going to fit an access panel in 'bathroom 2' between the toilet and shower. Fortunately the Mrs has got a 2nd hand mirror that is literally 2m high and 1m across, perfect to hide a large access panel, although i'll...

Hi, I'm currently DIY'ing my bathrooms - the ensuite and main bathroom in my house sit back to back. Much of the plumbing will run 'between' the two rooms so I'm planning to a 25cm cavity stud wall between the two which will hide the waste pipes etc. See my diagram below. I've done a main...

Hi I'm new to DIY plastering - Before I've only plastered a small ceiling in a cloakroom and jointed some new plasterboard before tiling. The pics below are my bathroom after I've stripped everything out. As you can see, removal of the previous tiles has left all the adhesive on the walls...

Hi all, I've recently (3 weeks ago) bought a new house. It's a 1993 build, that had a conservatory extension a few years later, '97 I think. Anyway, down one side of the house/conservatory, I've noticed that the paving slabs have sunked a little (perhaps about 2" at the 'deepest' point)...

Hi all :D I’ve just moved into a new house. It’s a 1993 build, with original consumer box. It had a small conservatory build in approx 1996. The lighting in the conservatory (a ceiling rose and two wall lights) does not work, nor does and outside light. Having checked the bulbs, I...

Great, thanks v much Tom

Hi, :) I’ve just moved into a new house, with an integral single garage. I’m planning to spruce it up a bit this summer to make it that bit cleaner and lighter for working in the winter. I’ll pretty much just be painting the ceiling, walls, and then smoothing and coating the floor before I...

Hi Whitling, Cheers for the thoughts - I hadnt heard of SUDS, but now a Google it...wow...alot of info! Is there a rule of thumb about natural drainage, I'd rather do that than divert the water anywhere to be honest (since the only downhill route from my front garden is either under my...

Hi all, I'm planning to turn my front garden into the typical modern parking lot. It's on a slight slope and was previously a mixture of crazy paving & flower beds that relied on natural drainage. As I hope you can tell from my artistic efforts below, I intend to; - Pave down the...

Hi, I'll get to the point. The wife (obviously) wants to replace our thermostat (in Dining Room) and Programmer (in boiler cupboard). Reasons - purely for improved aesthetics. Pic of the Thermostat here; Its a three wire job (one blue, one yellow, one red). Pic of the...

Alright cheers for the help. Autofocus comment made me laugh I took the old pressure sensor and pipe off this evening, I'll take it to the local boiler parts place tomorrow. I'm wondering if it's worth just buying a new boiler instead. What would you do? Even if replacing those parts kicks...

Hi, Well, sitting in the kitchen this evening, the Mrs and I thought for a moment we could hear thunder. But quickly realised that water was coming through the kitchen ceiling. Shut the water off, opened the boiler cupboard to find it billowing steam and hot water everywhere. Anyway, after...