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I've come to realise "to deburr or not" is a rare occasion we DIYers should ignore the advice of the tradesmen. They nearly all say they never deburr and that its never caused a problem. Its another thing to take up time on a job but most of all it has to be a factor that they won't be on the...

Short version is it mad to cut 22mm copper into small sections to run through joists and solder back together? Need to get heating 22mm F&R and 15mm hot/cold to a bathroom. really dont want them visible, Victorian solid brick walls and not very thick plaster on inside, so thinking pass through...

Back in the late 80s I was a plumbing apprentice and I remember we all had these bags. I might be rose tinted glasses on this but i seem to remember when you put the bag down the tools are all spread out on the floor (on the canvas) fairly well for you to see and then its easy to pick the bag up...

Due to adding an external door where the current run of heating pipes is and partly because i need to get this part done before the kitchen is done I'm contemplating the following design which will avoid the door and the kitchen which will have underfloor. The kitchen is the other side of the...

Looking into the theory of non-condensing boilers i found out that its important to have a fairly high return temperature to reduce the chance of corrosive condensation. The system in the house we bought has 11 rads. Its is 22mm for about a meter then splits to 15mm. One branch goes to a single...

I've seen a few not entirely conclusive and almost 20 year old threads so thought I'd ask again I've the floor up in 2 bedrooms but hoping not to on the one in between them. There are 2x 22mm mostly straight old water pipes running under the middle bedroom I could use rather than try to get...

I've got a regular noisy part 2 float valve filling the attic cold water storage tank. The tank is just above a bedroom of course and quite noisy due to pressure and water dropping when filling. So I was looking at part 1 float valves and can't figure out whats wrong with them. This one looks...

Being a belt and braces guy I'm wondering about fitting both in one. Is there any reason to do or not to do? Any solution I should know about other than having an electric unit weirdly near a mains one to confuse guests? There will be a couple of electric showers in en-suites in the house so as...

Recently got started on the plumbing side of our project Victorian house and realised something daft about the heating system. It is working so wasn't a priority but wasn't doing a great job overall which I guessed could have been the elderly boiler, sludge or not great old radiators. It has...

Being not a wimp I never wait for hot water at the basin and the family have got used to it over the last few years in this new to us Victorian house but would most people see it as essential to the point I should consider the next buyer and make the effort to have it? Don't get me wrong its a...