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Sounds strange. I wonder if a flow rate fluctutation is causing the change in temperature. Maybe your hand shower has a reduced flow rate which means that the hot/cold mix is changing? As far as I'm aware no shower head will contain any settings etc with regards to how it processes water -...

Normally the low profile trays are designed for use with a 90mm waste, rather than the 50mm waste that's probably on your existing tray. The flow rates on the 90mm wastes is usually very high (35 litres/min on the geberit version form memory) so as long as the trap isn't full of hair etc then...

Hi all, I'm planning on having a solid fuel stove directly heat water in a vented cylinder, and then use that cylinder to support an UFH circuit. My question relates to the build up of debris etc in the system. Obviously the water will contain inhibitors etc but is it worth looking at...

Hi, My incoming mains supply is run to a cupboard under my stairs, which holds the electric meter and associated electrics. Am I able to site the manifold for my proposed wet UFH system in the same cupboard? Is there any minimum separation etc that I need to be aware of? Many thanks!

Modern condensing models are usually quoted with efficiencies above 90%. Does that level of efficiency still apply to combi boilers ticking over to feed one or two rads?

If there isn't sufficient space to fit the tap on the ledge, without fouling the waste etc then you could look to fit a combined overflow filler. You'll need valves to control the hot and cold feeds but you can combine the outputs from both into a single feed for the overflow filler. Link...

You might want to get yourself a cuppa before you start reading this one! Some tiles will have a slip resistance rating (natural stone / flagstones will not because they are not consistent). Basically they put a block onto the tile and then find out to what degree they need to incline the...

You need to check what is happening whilst it's running. Either:- 1) the cistern is full of water, but the inlet valve is not shutting off, in which case you should isolate, and clean the inlet valve internals (debris could be the issue) 2) the cistern is empty, not filling because the...

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Using a programmer to provide warm tiles at specific times is absolutely fine. You do not need to keep the floor warm.

Time taken for the tiles to heat up depends upon the heating output (150 w/sqm? etc) and the thermal conductivity of the tiles and subfloor. Warmup claim using their insulation boards reduced heat up time to 20 mins - and there's a simple graph on their website (although I'd take that with a...

Hi guys, Hopefully these will help explain the situation. From the previous comments received I'd imagine the main issue could be the removal of the escape route from one upstairs bedroom, onto the conservatory flat roof.

Sorry, I didn't realise the risk assessment worked in that way. In which case, I should have told you that at the rear of the property is a flat roof conservatory (which will be replaced by the two storey extenstion). Currently a window upstairs opens fully to allow an escape onto the flat...

Thanks for the info freddy. FYI main entrance is via the lounge - it's a two storey, two bed old cottage. The proposed extension is to the rear, and will be adding a further bedroom to the upstairs. To be honest I accept that the risks will be increased by having an additional bedroom so I...

I have two rooms on the ground floor - a lounge (containing the staircase to the first floor) and a kitchen / diner. There is a freestanding double sided log burner in the chimney breast which separates the two rooms. I am planning on an extention to the kitchen, but my architect has...

All of the items should be using safety glass (I think that's madatory), but the thickness of glass used may vary. Normally the expensive items will be using 8mm glass - and hence they can easily be frameless or semi-frameless. The thinner glass models tend to flap in the breeze a little. You...

I'm not sure there is. Most of those strong disolving solutions need time to work, so they're great for disolving the hair etc that gets collected by shower traps - because you fill up the shower trap with them and leave them overnight to work. In your case I'd imagine that the solution...