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During the course of some minor plumbing alterations I came to a problem for which I should be grateful for some advice. When I reached the stage of connecting the new 15mm pipe work to the old 1/2 inch pipe work I intended to use a straight 15mm compression coupling. However, try as I...

Hi and thanks Robbie. You got right to the point. It seems the man I spoke to was quite correct after all. I'll use ordinary gloss as you advised. Cheers and thanks again, Tony

Sorry Guys I didn't notice that there was already a post on this subject. Cheers again Tony :( :( :cry:

A number of years ago I was talking to the sales manager of quite a large painting manufacturer and I asked him what the difference was between normal white gloss paint and radiator paint. He told me the difference was that "they had different labels on the tin"???.And he wasn't joking|...

Hi Robbie Wow 1860 that's nearly as old as me :lol: :lol: :roll: CheersTony

Hi again Robbie You have got quite a painting pedigree there --What 90 years in all. I bet you even have paint in your veins instead of blood. Cheers and thanks Tony Hi Fred nice to meet you. I like it !. Cheers Tony

Hi Robbie Thank you for your further reply and advice. Having given more thought to your comments and obviously expert knowledge on the subject, I have now come round to your way of thinking and I will stay with oil paints. Thank you again for your help and of course your interest, Cheers...

Hi Robbie Thank you for your reply and expert advice. I will now use Acrylic paint as, apart from the advantages you listed, for my own personal use I would add "quick drying", "convenience/not sticky" and of course a big point to me is "ease of cleaning brushes" (please don't laugh. I am...

I am new to this forum so I don't know if this has been posted before. So,here goes .Can anyone tell me if it is OK to use Acrylic primer,undercoat and gloss paints for normal household uses. I ask this because it does appear to be so much cheaper than ordinary oil paints even when provided...

Hi D_Hailsham, Thank you for the clarification. I will remember this when the installer commences. Cheers Tony Hi ChrisR Thank you for your information. Can you suggest an appropriate TRV setting to keep the chill off unused rooms. Cheers Tony

Hi D_Hailsham Thank you for your very informative message and I am sorry about my delay in replying to you. I will now ask for TRVs to be fitted to all rads as you suggested. The reason I queried the matter was that after receiving several quotations, some of them included TRVs...

Hi Thanks for that hi-tech plumbing heating. I didn't know that and I'me sure many others don't. If poss I would also like your comment on number of TRVs. thanks again tonydiy

Hi I am having a new combi gas boiler installed which will feed 10 Rads. Do Ihave to install TRVs on all rads (I know one should be left off in the room where the stat is). But I live alone and as all bedroom rads are very rarely (if ever )used do I need to install TRVs in these to comply...