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thanks for that. do you think the sreaching could be a pressure issue or should i look elsewhere?

thanks.i posted another question but got no answer so stripped it down. i have a thermostatic mixer shower (fed from cold mains and hot combi boiler) that screams at me once it heats up unless i turn the flow or temp down. i was told it maybe too much pressure, the valve max is 5 bar. i have...

is there any problem putting a prv before the water meter. it is the easiest place to get to?

anyone any advice?

i fitted a thermostatic shower mixer and noticed it tends to a high pitch whine, if i turn down the pressure or temp it stops and i can usually slowly increase again. i thought my pressure was high and it has been suggested if i fit prv it may stop whining? there are very few places i can put...

thanks the cold is off mains hot from combi boiler. i was worried about mains pressure being too high so tried to semi close the cold pipe to valve by shutting valve on pipe in a little, not really sure this works. jon

i fitted a thermostatic mixer for bath, shower, and hand held shower. cold off supply hot off combi boiler. i think it worked ok at first but now i cant seem to get it hot enough. if i fill a bath its just about ok, but if i want to top up with hot i cant get it hot enough. i over ride but not...

thanks sorry where/how can i see your details of repair cheers jon

thanks last question where can i get one?

had to cut hole in lath ceiling to repair pipe, is there a set way to repair so doesnt crack along edges. hole is approx 8 inches by 1metre running with laths. cheers jon

thanks does the compression repair allow for the fact that both parts of the cut pipe can not move backwards i.e. i cant get the pipe into a compression each end??

i have a leak in my cold pipupe under a fixed down floor can get at it from floor below but i cant push the cut pipes apart to fix with push fits or copper as it appears to be held tightly all the way by the floorboards. is it ok to put push fit flexi hose in stead, or is it likely to split ...

thanks got it all apart and belt broken, when i refit new one does it just go round drum and steel shaft what about black wheel by shaft thanks again jon

heats up makes normal noises but doesnt seem to turn or dry(no water in resevoir) any ideas? cheers jon

my thermo shower valve says no pressure over 5 bar, i have over that how is it best to regulate. i was told prv on mains but mains pipe seems to be 28mm and can only find prv for 22mm. could i put one on 15mm pipe goiing to valve? cheers jon

i live in a flat in a large 3 storey mansion block, it was painted 4-5 years ago and our management agent is trying to persuade us to spend several thousand pounds on scaffolding and repainting. i believe most of the paint work is ok and the few black mildew areas could be cleaned, any advice...

no i live in flat in roof of old mansion so all my rooms have a small vertical stud wall upto rafters and then plaster board attached to inside of rafters to form rooms, so room looks like a triangle with the bottom corners cut off. my bath is against the gable end so i need to tile from the...

i have bathroom in roof space want to tile round bath to ceiling for shower over bath. walls 12.5 plasterboard with bal tanking, 2 questions as i understand it this can normally take 32kg m2, 4 to 5 for grout/adhesive leaves 27 kg tiles, but would this be less as hanging at 45 degrees on pitch...

if anyone got any advice be pleased to hear as getting close to having to do it, my own preference would be to whip up old boards and relay jotoba on joists as issue with head height, cheers jon

cheers jon