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nice one cheers, I'll check that out. The outside run is only going to be about 6 to 12 inches max depending on how i end up routing the cables

Hi, The exterior light at my garage has been wired from an FCU, spurred from a light switch in the garage. Only thing is, it's wired from the 2nd switch of a two way switch so depending on which switch i used in the garage last it will only work sometimes. I'm going to change this and...

is the sludging you are refering to the same as you might find in the bottom of a radiator and because the water in the store is circulated through the whole system? therefore, if you had an indirectly heated thermal store where the heating loop was sealed from the store, sludging wouldn't occur?

aye, i've measured the flow rate and pressure and BG did it when they came round, is suitable for an unvented. The price was 1500 including vat.

Hi, Am planning on replacing my vented cylinder with a high pressure system. I could fit a thermal store myself but would rather have an unvented so need a pro fitter. Tried to get people round for quotes, but the only ones who turned up so far are british gas. I think it's because I...

Hi, Not sure if this question should be in the plastering forum? going to tile my ensuite with ceramic tiles, Should I tape and fill the seams before tiling over them, or can I just miss that bit out? For the shower area I will be using a BAL waterproofing kit. should i tape and...

cheers for the additional info. my plan was to have a go myself as I like diy (and saving cash) but if i end up with a poor finish I'll get a pro in to skim over and finish it nicely. it's not a big room, only about 2m square and a decent percentage will be tiled over as well. Thanks again.

cheers for the tips, I'll check that stuff out. The gaps are less than 1cm i reckon. do you still tape the top edge even though there is no taper?

Hi, Currently building an ensuite and about to start finishing the plasterboard. I bought tapered edge plasterboard sheets and planned to tape/joint them myseld. Due to my inexperience and the fact that I had some tricky angles due to my room having eaves, not all the boards are hard...

hmmm, I have a 'friend' who may (or may not have) just replaced a velux with one of the exact same type (only newer)..... Am I reading your post correctly that it would require a building warrant even if it's a replacement?

As mentioned, I'm keeping the boiler as it's only 2 years old, but replacing the cylinder. It's 25 years old and I want mains pressure HW. I'm aware 22mm feed and return is specified on the cylinders I've been looking at. My question was would 22mm feed, 15mm return cause any problems if I...

Not planning on fitting an unvented myself, hence why I am also considering a thermal store as the diy option. I was just about to edit my post to say that it looks like the return from the cylinder is 15mm until it gets to the garage. I can see two manifolds in the same inspection hatch...

Hi, As mentioned on some of my other posts, i'm planning on replacing my gravity fed cylinder with an unvented or thermal store (depending on whether i pay for a pro or diy myself) I've got a bosch worcester greenstar 24ri boiler, 2 years old, sealed system, S plan (i think). My current...

Maybe it's one of those urban myths but I have heard people say that after a period of time it doesn't matter and they can't make you require certification? Not sure what length of time that is though. Would be good if one of the experts could clear that up too when they answer your question?

and i see they have a £50 quid mini one too, that's getting better! (already splurged most of the cash on the main ensuite)

Yeah, it's to remind me of the urinal/basin i used to have in my halls of residence room at uni........ :D :wink: It possibly is designed for a mini mixer, and that one looks good, unfortunatly it's double the price of the basin! Hopefully I can find a cheaper one.

All the ensuite electrics are protected by an RCD i'm fitting as mentioned so should be ok there. Wasn't ware of the enclosure for crimped cables. Would replace the hole thing but I reckon that would be quite difficult/time consuming for me. Cheers, Murray.

Hi, Bought a low projection "Impulse Unispace" basin with 1 tap hole for a wc i'm constructing. Tried my fancy monobloc mixer I bought for my en-suite on it just to see and the base was too wide so that when the tap tails were attached it wouldn't fit. Not a problem as I was planning on...

Hi, Many thanks to all those who gave advice on previous posts (or other peoples posts which I viewed), very usefull. I've installed this stuff and tested as well as I can, just wondering if there are any comments on my installation before I seal stuff in and it becomes hard to make changes...

ah cool, i didn't know you could hire the actual drill bits as well! i was planning the pipe to go through the wall into an equal branch then straight down, so I guess i will need to allow for the socket as well. Thanks,