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Due to a recent accident sustained by my dog, I’m looking at the possibility of designing and building a dumb waiter style lift. This would be so she could sleep back upstairs where she is used to and so I don’t risk carrying her up and down the stairs due to my own dodgy back too She is only...

Thanks @dilalio …I’ve not seen that before Have you used it on copper and can confirm it doesn’t affect the metal ?

@Madrab What’s your thoughts on these strips : https://www.cityplumbing.co.uk/p/rothenberger-medium-grade-webbed-abrasive-mini-strips-pack-of-10/p/948029?srsltid=AfmBOoo05DlkS6Bq502rY9XLsCj62x4dxrpoyXbdYjfnjOuKEHXgldBG …or 180 grit strips ? Used them ? Downsides is they are expensive but...

I got in touch with the manufacturer who said the working temperature of the TIFTAPE is -60°C to 180°C so for £7 I thought what the hell Rather use some proper tape

Thanks @Madrab but being honest, when the previous vertical radiator was installed (I’ve got rid !), this same plumber drilled through his own pipe so I expect nothing less !!! Think I’ll start picking away at it then ☹️ I’ve bought some of this to replace it with ...

On another thread, someone kindly suggested that this yellow tape on my central heating pipes was simply pvc tape I need to extend so need to get back to clean copper to do a proper soldered joint Any advice on what to use please ? The tape is so brittle it comes off by the millimetre Is it...

Thanks for all the quick replies @Madrab @gas112 @denso13 Is loctite seen as too thick then ?

I’m about to fit some more new Stelrad radiators Fitted the first one a few weeks ago and used loctite 55 on the thread…about 6 turns No leaks but it was seriously tight However this got me thinking….the radiator companies always say don’t over tighten the tails so could the loctite be too...

Sorry @terryplumb by the time I saw your reply, I’d already fitted them as that previous link I shared mentioned Looks like @Madrab replied also and was able to confirm that they can be fitted either way also Thank guys much appreciate your replies It seems to be working just fine btw

Thanks @terryplumb I just found this thread on another forum which seems to indicate there is a right and wrong way in which case why don’t they stick an arrow on it https://www.plumberstalk.net/threads/fitting-peglers-pb300t.121629/

Hopefully a very quick question for those in the know Can anyone tell me whether there is a right and wrong way for this isolation valve to be put on, please? I have an equivalent for the hot water also There’s no directional arrows on the body that I can see, so I’m assuming no Is that...

So I’ve been investigating further the tape and found a product called TIFTAPE You can get it at Screwfix on next day delivery, code 537HV It’s a self amalgamating tape from Tesla UK and it’s working temperature is from -60°C to 180°C according to the manufacturer Would any of you agree that...

…won’t it clog TRVs ?

…and just let the kitchen paper disintegrate I assume ? Won’t it clog the pump ? I’ve got 3 more rads to do so that would be 6 lumps of paper in the system

Can anyone share any thoughts on how best to stop the final copper joint failing to take, due to water in the pipes on my central heating system ? The system was fully drained....or so i thought ! I'd popped a tube in the final pipe and sucked out some water, i stuck my vac on it and got some...

Assuming the following are thermalite blocks …see attached (I can jab a screwdriver in easily), can I assume that I can cut them and the mortar line with my dewalt multi tool, and using this blade ? (see attached) It looks like a grout removal blade…I think TIA

A further question if I may I’ve exposed some of the pipework as my new radiator will be larger than the previous and thus the pipe work will need extending Does anyone recognise what this yellow tape is please that my builder used ~11 years ago ? It feels quite tough but I don’t know if...

Thanks @denso13 When I say go in the wall, what I actually meant to say was go through from the lounge into the garage so straight through breezeblock and through the cavity and the outer brick work so not more than 12 inches approximate Would it be sensible and suitable to put the copper in a...

Thanks for the reply @opps but you say : “Only 2 span as I tightened them” Can you confirm what you mean, please? Do you mean that the plugs didn’t take and grip?

I wonder if someone can help with the below queries, please : I have some TRV4 classics to fit on my new radiators I know that it says they can be fitted on either the flow or the return side but can anyone confirm if there is any downside to fitting on the return? The only thing I can see is...