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I reinstalled this corner shower tray last year using backer board and tiles. When I re-tiled I grouted the shower tray-tile joint which leaked. The door frames are sealed with silicon with the joint on the walls. So I removed as much grout from these joints and applied silicon to seal in...

Thank you hugh jaleak. On consideration I am not sure it is connected to the Klargester. The pipe goes to a drain chamber and then I am not sure where. The garages were built 30 year ago and the Klargester was installed 5 years ago when I converted it into accommodation. I guess the drain soaks...

I have a guttering downpipe adjacent to a tap. The downpipe goes into a clay pipe and is cemented into place. I want to use a sink of some sort to allow the tap to be used more to allow the water from the tap to drain into the claypipe. I am not sure what kind of outdoor type sinks are...

On the joint between the tray and the first line of tiles there is a line of water on the joint. I wipe this away with a tissue and the water reappears. It seems that the water comes from behind the joint and so the seal is not waterproof? I used Ban microflex grout and then sealed it with...

There is only one filter, on the oil tank valve. The connection from the valve on the tank is on the RHS at 90 degrees to the valve. Then a short piece of pipe then the T connector, connected like a T. One end of the horizontal goes into the oil tank valve. The other horizontal end goes...

I spoke to the man who services the boiler's and his advice was: 1. Wait for the water to thaw. or 2. Swap out the old pipe for a new piece. When I installed this system 6 years ago I bought a 25m length of reinforced 10mm pipe. I used about 10m on the installation so the rest was in the...

The lowest point is under the pavings stones. Which is nice. There is probably a filter in the oil tank valve, bowl type, but I am reluctant to examine it as I would lose oil to the AGA and that would turn off.

It is -10 C and the boiler does not fire up. The WB Danesmoor was fine yesterday but locked out this morning. The oil tank supplies oil to the AGA and the boiler and is in the forcourt of old pigsties exposed to the elements. T junction at the tank splits the supply using 10mm pipes. One...

"if you get a long stick and shove it down the inlet dip pipe you can generally feel the level of solids in there." That's what I did and there seems very little solids in there, I can feel the bottom of the tank and there is very little resistance going down to it. The outlet dip pipe is...

It is the onion type alpha. http://klargester.com/products/septic-tanks-alpha-and-beta.htm Can't at night find the outlet dip pipe but I do recall a couple of circular covers away from the tank, maybe one covers this outlet dip pipe.

Without it leaking over the grass. The one I have looks full ish but it is not leaking. Is there a test or measure used to check?

The Dudley Niagara dual flush valve for my compact WC has failed. The large flush works. The small flush does not, one of two nylon hooks at the top of the central white column sheered off which means the linkage mechanism which actuates the valve does not work. Spares are not available...

I am after recommendations for a water softener. I live in a annexe which I converted from two garages and a long toolroom into 5 room single storey property: lounge, kitchen, bathroom and two beds. Oil fired Worcester Bosch combi 12/14. It is a high limestone area or aggressive...

Well I am finally doing this. I will have a centrifugal fan arriving shortly...

It is the part to which the part number 5 (hub pack ) is screwed and it is housed within the cartridge. The part I need is not identified on its own though. The cartridge assembly (part 4) which houses the black spindle is supposedly a sealed item but I took it apart quite easily to remove...

In my infinite wisdom I whilst removing tiles from the shower I broke the black nylon spindle on the Mira excel shower unit which adjusts the temperature. Mira have informed me that only the cartridge is a replacement part and not the spindle at a cost of £150 which is a little pricey for a...

Thanks again Richard It is a cast resin tray and the same one I helped to install 5 years ago. I separated the plinth from the tray (brown mastic was used). The plinth does flop somewhat on its end with the 6x2 hanging off it. I'll redo the plinth so that one length screws against the...

Thanks Richard The tray is mounted on WPB and 4 lengths of 6x2 but not secured to the floor. It is a concrete ground floor then DPC and the 6x2 rests on the DPC. No fixing of the 6x2 to the concrete floor were made when it was installed as the tray and wooden support were thought to be...

Well I have been removing tiles and tidying up. Questions about joints. On the blockwork wall First I will glue and screw the Marmox to the wall. The tray (which has a lip on the base to prevent overspill) abuts it and is 750 long. I will use 3 tiles to cover that distance (250x330). On...

The ply was WBP but from what you say I'll rip it out and start again. Presumably if the backer board is waterproof I can use standard grout? The shower is in a corner of the bathroom One wall is an external wall and tanked blockwork and the other is studding. So how is the board fixed...