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Hi all. Logic 35 Combi Just lately the hot water has lowed right down. I noticed it because I was filling a bath. It took at least twice as long as usual. There is no issue with the water pressure, cold is fine. One other thing I've noticed. Sometimes, when I turn the cold tap on, the exhaust...

Hi all. I'm refitting a small bathroom. Trying to calculate rad size, I get wildly different results from 580 - 1374 BTUs!! All info entered the same. 2.4 x 1.95 x 1.7 1.1 m2 window. Double glazed plastic. One outside wall Heated room below 50mm insulated pitched above I know it's always best to...

Hi all. At the moment I have a pull switch in the bathroom that turns the main light and the light over the bath (with transformer) on together. Wiring is, switch - main light - transformer - bath light. I have a second pull switch that turns on the fan. Manrose MF100 T Wiring is, switch - 3a...

Well, in 2017 I was on here asking about fan capacitors. Blow me down (pun intended) here I am again with a similar question. Manrose 'Gold' timer fan, started surging but worked perfectly on timer, so no bearing issues. Eventually it just stopped all together (strangely straight after I'd...

Hi all. I have a timber framed shed/workshop sitting on a concrete slab. I have serious damp rot and woodworm in the perimeter base timber I put around the edge of the concrete slab for the uprights to sit on. I can replace this timber in sections by jacking the shed up slightly. As you can see...

Me again. Amazing. Just as I'm working on the downstairs bathroom the upstairs bathroom fan stops! Its an old version of this https://www.screwfix.com/p/manrose-mf100-100mm-mixed-flow-fan/26867 Under the cover is a capacitor that looks like this...

I'm thinking of putting a shaver socket in a bathroom cabinet. For some reason manufacturers charge about £80 to put a socket in a cabinet. So £15 for a socket in an exisitng cabinet seems a no brainer, or is it? Anyhoo, I read that it can be wired via the lighting circuit. Downstairs lighting...

Hi all. I'm wanting to install a humidistat fan with timer. What I want to happen is, the fan comes on via one pull cord controlling the light and the fan. I also want to be able to turn the fan off seperately. If I buy a fan with it's own pull cord will that be possible, ie, leave the fan pull...

Hi all. I want lights at the front and side of my house to activate from two seperate PIR sensors. So when the front is approached the front and side lights come on via the front mounted sensor and when you leave via the side door the side and front lights come on via the side sensor. The mains...

Hi all. I have someone that wants me to rebuild a small parapet wall. As you can see the concrete lintel is also knackered. I would like to use a catnic but the pillar on the left is only single brick. As you are meant to have 150mm of lintel on the pillar I can't see how it can be done...

Hi all. I have a Valor Harmony gas fire. It is the type that fits flush to the wall. I have a problem with the wallpaper discolouring and the emullsion paint covering splitting. It is 'al fresco' type wallpaper. I think it is the air in this type of wallpaper that warms up, expands and...

Hi all. I have a Baxi 105e combi. I have acquired a Vaillant VRT 360F remote room stat. Are they compatible? Cheers.

Hi all fellow roofers. Over the years, as you know, torch on felt has got better and better, some has got worse, i haven't found anything better than technatorch but i find they are taking the p**s now. Over £40 a roll is a bit steep, they even knock half a metre off the roll of mineral...

Hi all. I posted a thread some time back about gas pressures and pipe sizing. I had lots of helpful info (and a few not so helpful but hey!) A year on and I still have problems. I thought all was sorted. new meter outside, new pipework from the path to the meter. Short (2.5m) 28mm run to...

Hi all. I know there are many threads on this subject. I just would like to know how much water can build up purely through condensation. I have been roofing for over 20 years now but have come across a bit of a strange one. I stripped out a lead valley, had to replace the boards with WBP...

Hi all. I am fitting a new kitchen (nightmare :shock: ) I don't have direct access to the outside due to a conservatory. I want to fit a chimney hood extractor. Is there a limit on how long the ducting can be? The distance would be 4-5m. Cheers.

Hi all. I am after a mains water filter. Not one only for drinking water or for showers or for water softening. One that you put on your rising main. I want it to filter out chlorine, fluoride etc. Does anyone know of a good tried and tested filter that will do the job and not restrict the...

Does anyone know anything about Salus? I was looking at the RT500RF here; http://www.avenuesupplies.co.uk/index.php?id=876&pid=5749&sid=1&category=Plumbing+Heating+And+Drainage+Heating+Controls+and+Spares+Timers+%26+Thermostats+Room+Thermostats Are they new as I can't find much on them...

Hi. I am preparing to paint my hall stairs and landing woodwork. At the moment it is stained and varnished all in sound condition. I was sanding it but have been told that giving it a good hard wash with sugar soap will not only clean it but provide the necessary key for the new paint. Is...

I posted before about lack of thread updates. I now get one e-mail every now and again. I get a update e-mail for one thread, then i browse other threads i'm watching and they have had new replies as well but i get no e-mail? Any clues?