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Hi,i have a hot water cylinder that is leaking from the base.It is a Malvern Boilers indirect cylinder 900 x 500.I have sourced a similar sized cylinder and would like to have a go at the job myself.The cylinder has 1 inlet from the cold water tank in the attic and 1 outlet at the top for the...

Thanks for all your replies guys.I have passed on the info to my friend.

Yep.Use a fine toothed saw.Does not cut with a stanley knife, unlike plasterboard.

About £13:29 a board from Wickes.Board size was 900mm x 1200mm.They can easily be screwed to wooden framework.

Hi Hallsy,i've just done a small downstairs shower room and used Aquapanel board on a studded wall which will have a shower fitted to it.The board is about 12.5 mm thick and made of concrete so is 100% waterproof (so they say).All the joints need to be taped,but you can tile straight onto...

Thanks again Bahco i will pass on the suggestion but the cowboy has already said he won't be back,except to collect his money.

He possibly could, but the pipes have been boxed in behind skirting boards and as the work was entrusted to this so called expert why should he right somebody elses wrong!.No money has changed hands yet.Any suggestions?Thanks for your time Bahco.

Thanks Bahco.A mate of mine had a plumber fit a new shower,sink and bath and he noticed that the waste pipes were flowing uphill until they came out of the wall,then they were on a small downhill gradient to the soil stack.When he suggested to the plumber that that didn't seem right and would he...

Hi,can someone tell me if there any regulations concerning the gradients of waste pipes from sinks,baths and showers.What i'm trying to say is pipes cannot drain away uphill can they?

Many thanks again.I only have an emersion heater and downstairs hot water boiler (not a Combi).

Thanks EliteHeat.What water supplies will i also need to turn off ?.

This might sound dumb,but how do you drain down a central heating system if there are no drain cocks fitted on the rads. :?: