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    Thinking of going for an unvented cylinder...

    Water systems has been let loose on the world again in new guise with a new obsession, gone are the thermal stores and endless promotion of the other great boiler Rememha Avanta Seems to have latched onto the Ferroli which is the current flavour of the month and off he goes like the Pied...
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    Booster pump or mains pressure tank.

    I totally agree with Muggles,unfortunately a vocal minority on these forums seem to always try and hammer their views home When and exactly where did a.pressure bomb go off exactly ? The potential is there but every single Safety device would have to stop working or be sabotaged to cause a...
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    Intergas...but which...

    Good to see Water systems is alive and kicking and hasn't shuffled off with a Remeha CombI and Thermal store . So what's the flavour of the month now.....Ferroli? Also young Steel Mason,you wipper snapper behave with the oldies,stop listening to all that Grime music and respect yer elders !
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    Tile layout question

    Totally agree with prentice also I would think about an expansion joint
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    Painting a Fibreglass skin Composite Door

    Those composite doors have already been painted,why would they need to be primed again ? A good key with grey scotch brite as used by vehicle painters would be ideal and then it's ready for painting . Primer would be required if it was to seal the fibre glass or any repairs where there is no...
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    Water Pump Pliers

    Knipes Cobras or Rothenbergers
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    Combustion Chamber split / New boiler?

    Telly Tony slating other imaginary installers again May I suggest you stick with the tried and tested guy you have already There are a lot of charlatans on these forums touting for trade.
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    How best to make threaded fittings on radiator valves weep-proof

    Loctite 55 on all threads,can't remember the last time I used PTFE
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    Harvey's or Kinetico Water Softeners

    One is a copy of the other,pay your money and pick your poison We have lots of both around here and apart from some people who don't install a separate tap for drinking water they seem to work fine
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    Knauf Soundboard not breaking cleanly

    The board is a lot more dense then standard PB and also has some fibres added into the chalk material in the construction to give it more strength due to the weight Like Steve said it's always a good idea to have a Stanley Sure form handy to tidy up the edges where necessary
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    Is there a maximum 15 mm pipe length from the 22 mm ring?

    Dan if you are foot taller then Steely,I reckon he has little man syndrome !!
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    Is there a maximum 15 mm pipe length from the 22 mm ring?

    Bloody he'll challenging Steely on equations,this will be funny
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    Taped joints all failing in new house?

    Steve I wasn't talking about you mate that was regarding Joe 90 ,yes mate you may have your preferred filler but we have used Easi fill by the bucket loads as well as Lafarge gear and others Wonder text may be good but never used it pehaps a regional thing
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    Should I leave a gap below skirting board for carpet?

    Like said already you don't tuck carpet under the skirting The skirting sits on the floor and then the Fitter will use gripper rods to fit the carpet
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    New combi boiler and now downstairs rad not very hot

    Why was the system left on a one pipe system When an old back boiler came out then the whole house shoukd have been repiped The set up you have at best will work adequately but never as well as it has the potential to If that was my home I would renew all pipework to actually benefit from...
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    Taped joints all failing in new house?

    He doesnt actuslly do anything,a googler. Easi fill is very good and not expensive ,lafarge jointing stuff is quality.Nothing rubs down with such little effort as easi fill
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    Bathroom back to brick

    Andy you want to buy yourself a decent mat or non slip tiles one can not afford to be falling out of the bath ,forget about denting walls ,the damage you do to yourself will be far worse! !!
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    Bathroom back to brick

    The stud wall will need to be re boarded, when you have done that if it is in the area of the shower then I would use a tanking kit to make it totally waterproof As for ease of installation and speed then dotn dab would be far quicker you can board it all one day and start to tile the next If...
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    Vaillant 938

    The figure you are seeing on the display when hot water is turned on is the tempersture inside the Heat exchanger taken from the sensors ,nothing to worry about
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