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Re-reading the wickes leaflet i now see that the surrey flange solves this hot water problem and if im creative i can reuse most of the pipe run. :?

Thanks Andy, I hoped it would be that simple! I think i have an old redundant run back to the bathroom to run the new 22mm cold pipe, so shouldn't be that difficult. I still may replace the tank if it is not big enough to support a long shower. What size do i need ideally? The hot already...

I am about to tile a bathroom floor and was wondering what would look best / what is the usual practice, on 150 mm sq tiles? 4mm or 2mm spacers? (obviously grouted in!!) The tiles are black and was planning to use dark grey grout. Thanks as usual.

Thanks to some good advice i received on here, I am planning to install a dual feed shower pump. To do this i need to provide a cold feed that comes from the cold tank. This does not exist at the moment. As far as i know, i only have one cold feed leaving the tank that goes to my cylinder. How...

Thanks mate. That has helped a great deal. I like the sound of the single impeller pump. This will be easier/quicker/cheaper to install than running pipes from the loft (CWSC). But i think i would probably get better results if i did use the cold tank. My mains pressure with no other demand...

refit bathroom in new house.. Mains water pressure very low. Hot water from a cylinder. The tank is upstairs, bathroom is down. As far as cold water goes, i only have mains in the bathroom. I was thinking of buying a power shower pump, but not seen one that goes on the cold mains. Why cant i...

Hello, My latest project house has old cartridge fuse box. I found that the mice have eaten a lot of the wiring. I think the mice are gone now (i am dealing with it), but i am worried about future mice causing a fire, due to eating the electrics. If I replace the consumer unit with a modern RCD...

Did ask SF if I could swap, they said no! (because the parts supplied were sufficient). I am going to try a few merchants tommoz. Thanks all.

Thanks for the help, but I was hoping to be able buy just the valve; so that I could save some money. By the time I bought a whole new pack iv spent another £35.22 (Screwfix part 41410). Then I also have £30 pounds of angled valves that I dont need! I havnt asked about an exchange because the...

I bought a towel rail which came with Drayton TRV's. The TRVs are angled and i need straight ones! (company has left me in a right fix!) Does anyone know of a cheap way of solving this? I was wondering if it was possible to only buy the actual valve fitting and reuse the rest of the pack I...

Using tile trim around a window. The tiles going up to the window are not whole tiles. Which way round should the trim be put? Should the edge that takes the tile be in the reveal or on the wall? (In my case it would work better on the wall as it would hide the cut edge, but it just does...

Hi, What does anybody think about LS-X a jointing compound. I had to use it today, on the connections to a Thermostatic shower mixer. No matter what i did it kept leaking, I tried to buy a new adjuster thread, but couldnt - hence LS-X. Its worked OK for now, but will it last? I am a...

I am starting to think that it could be faulty. it is so loud when it shuts off and it vibrates the unit that is housed in. It gives a real kick!

My 2.5yr old has written on my new white UPVC door with black permanent marker!! I have tried to remove it with hot soapy water, neat bleach & Cif kitchen cleaner but it has only gone to a lighter mark!! Any ideas on what I can use to try and remove it?

Well ok then, it is a thump more than a bang. It is quite loud and bordering on unacceptable - with babies asleep next door. It must be the spring inside as it snaps shut. Its way too violent. You can feel the kick on the unit that houses the cistern. However, i have taken it out and it...

Brand new cistern. OK when does a full flush, but for a half flush when the flush valve closes it makes a real bang, which is amplified by the cistern body etc. Tried adjusting flush volume, didnt help. Any ideas please?

Thanks all, just glad i noticed before i tiled!!!!!!!

Thanks for the help. One possible complication: Bathroom is on first floor. Waste out of the wall comes out just above the extension. Waste pipe is coming through flush with the flat roof. (i am saying this, to explain that I cant lower the waste pipe). If I lower the trap, then the out...

just put down 18mm WBP. I could cut a hole for the trap, but i was hoping there would be a simpler answer. These baths (from major DIY store) must be designed to take a trap etc.

Hello there, I am refitting my bathroom. I have a P shaped bath with long side panel. When we positioned the bath, we had adjusted the legs so that it just accomodated the bottle trap above the floor, but now the height of the bath is 60mm higher than the bath panel. I can lose 10mm from...