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Hi I am about to have a few quotes for a new bathroom and would be interested if anyone could give me a ball park figure for the work so I wont be ripped off. Size of bathroom - 2.7 x 2.1 x 2.1 High List of work - Remove old suite - Very few tiles to remove - most of room has new...

Hi, I am about to purchase some new PVC windows. One of the existing windows is a metal window screwed to a wooden frame. Under the sill is a thick mortar bed of 15 to 20mm thick. Should i add this onto the window measurements and then knock off the 10mm or should I ignore the mortar bed...

Hi, Has anyone purchased baths from bathstore.com. I am interested in their shower bath freedom. What is the quality of their equipment like? What should you be looking for with a new bath? - Are all baths the same these days - 5mm thick etc etc? Can anyone recommend any other places...

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Hi, I am about to install a new bathroom and want to check the correct hot/cold supply pipe size to use to the bath taps and a mixer shower which will be over the bath. I currently have a electric shower which I plan to replace with a mixer shower running of my combi boiler. Thanks In...

The bath is going to be a shaower bath - I will tray and get the trap as high as possible - The problem I have is that my bathroom has a falt roof so headroom is at a minimum - I must keep bath at lowest setting possible. The total run will be about 2.5 meters. I think will go straight...

Hi, I am about to embark on re-fitting my bathroom. I am going to move the bath around. I would like to know what is the best way to run the waste pipe from the bath. The bath will be in the corner of the room diagnollay oppoisite to where the waste stack is. Will it be ok to run the waste so...

Thanks Fido What have you used as a drift?

Hi, I have replaced the heater but you are right it was damged by the edge of the drum. I am ordering some bearings for the drum - Are they easy to fit? I assume you need to remove the motor. Can all the work be done from the rear or do you have to remove the front? Would you reccomend...

Thanks for your comments guys. I will take some more measurements tonight after leaving the boiler on for a while. Can the boiler be adjusted to get the right temp drop? - does it really matter??

Hi, I had some double glazed upvc french doors fitted last year and when they were fitted I had the builder back a few times to reset them as they didnt seal properly to the seals. Has anyone got any pictures of there french door locks/strikers that I can compare mine to. The first door...

20 degrees f not c - the last in the chain does not drop 20 but most of them do

Hi, I have balanced all my rads so that each one has around a 20 degree drop. I have measure the input/output pipe temperature into the boiler and they both measure the same. Should the pump speed be altered so that there is a 20degree drop at the boiler? I have a potterton 28i boiler - does...

Hi, Originally my machine tripped out the electric after filling at the beginning of a program. I had a split in the door seal right by the door switch so I ordered a new door switch and seal. I fitted them tonight and turned the dial to spin. It kicked into life and spun like a dream and...

Hi, Does it matter if the lockshield valve is fitted to the return side of a radiator? - I am currently trying to balance my rads and have noticed that a couple of rads have the LSV's fitted to the return side? Thanks

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Hi, I want to drain my rads and refill the system with inhibitor - what is the best way to add the inhibitor to the system? Can you get a dosing device that you can leave in the system so every time you change the inhibitor it is eay to add? Thanks

Hi, How can I check that the heater and door switch are causing my wm63 to trip the main RCD. - I have a multimeter - what should it read when you connect up to these devices?

My Hotpoint washing machine stop on the rinse cycle and has tripped the main house RCD. I have read the post on the WM64 tripping earlier on this forum. I have disconnected the motor and waste pump but when i turn on the machine it still trips. How do I drain the washing machine while it...