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Just had our bathroom ceiling re-plastered and its time to paint with a durable waterproof paint. I know you let down the first coat with 50% water but can anyone advise me on the best paint for resisting damp and how many coats I should apply thx adam

Hi, This weekend I am tasked with adding a heated towel rail in our bathroom as it has no heating :cry: So I have pulled up some floorboards to find the standard 22mm supply and return from the CH boiler comes upstairs and tappers into 15mm pipework. This 15mm pipework then runs to the...

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Hi, Just looking for some advice here on a DIY project I am starting in a few weeks time. Basically I am going to cut into the existing CH loop (combi bolier) to add this heated towel rail as the old one was electric. So I got a plan to run the 15mm supply and return into the bathroom...

thanks for the answer. I will go ceiling mount as it s 240volts - do you think this one would be suitable for the job...

Hi, Just about to start a bathroom refit and was wondering what is the best place to locate an extractor fan. Currently there is an extractor fan fitted at just over head hight in the shower cubicle which extracts directly to the outside wall thru a vent. I am wondering what sort of...

Remains in D ignition mode. I am guessing that I am draining the hotplate too quickly and it has to heat another load of water = the water cools 4 a while

Hi, Please can you advise me. I just had British Gas round to look at our Ideal ISAR HE 24 (yeah I know...) which is under contract with them. Anyway I am about to install a shower in the bathroom upstairs and I have been testing the HW output at the bathroom tap. I am noticing that the HW...

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nut doesn't appear cracked but what type sealant would I use? thx adam

I just double checked it and think its the nut but I have noticed that the waste itself does not have a very good purchase on the base of the basin i.e slight movement if pushed. I tried to tighten it but I don't have a spanner wide enough :cry:

Our cloakroom sink appears to be leaking somewhere around the screwfitting for the waste. It appears like the previous owner has tried to bodge repair it by smearing it with gundge! Anyway I am going to replace it tmrw and was wondering if they are standard as they I have seen this at...

We currently have an old 9.5 Gainsborough and when we refit the bathroom we are looking to replace it. Please can anyone advise on a good replacement. We live in a hw area so it will need to be easily descaleable and I a looking to spend around 200 quid thanks Adam

Thanks. off with the H/W pipework then!

Hi, Just doing some plumbing under the kitchen sink and I want to clear away some pipe clutter. We have a dishwasher and wachine machine that is being supplied by a cold supply only and there is also a hotwater tap/pipe supply which is not used. Can someone confirm if this obsolete for...

Next weekend I am gonna take the plunge and install one of these. Since we have not got a stopcock in the house I will stop the water supply at the water meter next to my property and I will install the Combimate upstream of the CH and general CW. I was also thinking of fitting a stopcock as...

Thanks for your help. When I clean up the cill what is the best way. Steel brush? Are you saying use PVA to internal seal the crack and then aply an external seal i.e "a mixture of 3 x silica sand to 1 x cement add a water proofing admixture" so that I can match it to hide the crack?

Hi, We have noticed the plaster has become very damp in our bay window underneath the windows. I have inspected the outside of the bay window and notice that there are quite a few holes in the cement between the bricks and the lwindow ledge is cracked. See below...

Hi, Just found one of the filters on the water supply to my boiler. Its a black cylindrical unit. Can anyone tell me how long they are supposed to last and whether they are indeed effective? I know people have their opinions.... Adam

Considering installing one of these as we live in west berkshire and the water is very hard. I am told that you can connect directly to the rising water main (after the stopcock!) or just on the drinking supply. I have done abit of plumbing before i.e fitted rads etc but can anyone advise me...