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  1. LeeUK

    Why is the plumbing system the way it is here?

    I think its best to stick with the OP rather than what legal and whats not
  2. LeeUK

    Why is the plumbing system the way it is here?

    In our places in France 150 - 200 litre unvented hot water tanks shower run off bath taps, one of which the hot water tank was about 15-20metres of 14mm copper pipe away
  3. LeeUK

    Why is the plumbing system the way it is here?

    So, you have the top of the range of everything? We could all argue this is better than that with everything, I was hoping for some info as to where I can get one over here I dont have an income as such so cheap will do for me
  4. LeeUK

    Why is the plumbing system the way it is here?

    Well, I can't find any over here
  5. LeeUK

    Why is the plumbing system the way it is here?

    fair enough a previous post refered to them not lasting long, and as they are 500+ here I would expect them to last longer but doubt they will be any better than the cheaper ones I have seen
  6. LeeUK

    Why is the plumbing system the way it is here?

    I did a bit of health & saftey and risk assessment so I try and use a fair bit of common sense and wouldnt put it where it will cause much damage I have seen these tanks placed as high as 20ft off the ground bolted to a wall over a doorway = alarm bells I wouldnt expect them to last long...
  7. LeeUK

    Why is the plumbing system the way it is here?

    I am happy to do it this way (comliant or not) the method I want to use would cause less problems if any ooh you musnt do it like that, what a load of rubbish just because a so called expert says so then in years to come some other expert says you can after all where can I get this...
  8. LeeUK

    Why is the plumbing system the way it is here?

    the tank had a direct cold feed and a pressure valve on the outlet 200l tanks from £100 valves are about £7 I think i'll import one
  9. LeeUK

    Why is the plumbing system the way it is here?

    Hi I have just bought a house to renovate in england after 5 years in France In France I have a cold feed, from that it goes off to the taps and one goes to a hot water tank the hot water tank (electric) as well as an inlet (cold) it just has the one outlet (hot) this then feeds the...
  10. LeeUK

    d/stairs toilet to upstairs - drainage prob!

    also, will i need to tell the council
  11. LeeUK

    d/stairs toilet to upstairs - drainage prob!

    Soon to be moving into a house that has a downstairs loo the house has a ground floor extention (L shape) with the toilet at the far end I want to move the loo upstairs directly above the extention but the waste is to the far end of the extention and inside! there is also an outside loo a...
  12. LeeUK

    Simple one driving me mad - 2 way lights!!

    Just seen this which is the best diagram I have found this one does absolutely nothing for me!
  13. LeeUK

    Simple one driving me mad - 2 way lights!!

    Hi Just made a new room above a garage (France) put up the lights, located 2 switches, one down one up my instructions say, wire up light to mains and wire up both switches - common to common L1 to L1 etc etc what I dont get is wire the light up to mains!! will the light not be...
  14. LeeUK

    Toilet seal problem

    sorted it hairdryer, heated it up and gradually cut it out by twisting it off with pliers (just for anyone else that does a search)
  15. LeeUK

    Toilet seal problem

    ok, bought one of these bits of kit wont fit goes around the toilet no probs (wont be, there isn't anything glued to it!) wont fit into the waste as the old pipe is glued inside it, without it it should fit great, i've cut the old one up to the down pipe but its all glued together...
  16. LeeUK

    Toilet seal problem

    cheers just found a pic of one and have seen these before (when not looking for one)! thanks for getting the old memory going
  17. LeeUK

    Toilet seal problem

    Hi removed toilet to fit new floor, the seal that the toilet fits into at waste outlet had split so I went and bought a new seal it was near immpossible to fit this seal over the existing pipe, tried trimming the seal to get it to fit over but this wouldn't work is there any other products...
  18. LeeUK

    Concreting a floor

    Hi Have just taken up rotten wood flooring and have filled with hardcore with 4 inch to spare (more in places)n the area is about 5m x 3m approx how many bags of concrete and how much (cubic m) or ballast will I need also what is the best ratio for mixing cheers
  19. LeeUK

    Underpinning costs please

    i take it your a cockney cowboy
  20. LeeUK

    Underpinning costs please

    Rough idea as to costs looking at buying a small end terrace that has a few problems Any info appreciated.
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