Search results

Do modern room stat's / digital room stats that do not require the neutral wire to make an anticiaptor work - have a resistor instead which is operated by a battery? i take it the resistor is a thermistor actually though? Just been bugging me today as I was thinking of chainging but not...

I have a manual shower over my bath, a dial type (round). It has separate hot and cold feeds to it. The pipes are concealed in the airing cupboard just behind it and the dial is flush on the tiles. It is about 12 years old now and drips a bit under the control wheel. If I am to change it...

What exactly is a "TAP STAT"? and where would they be fitted and their purpose? I have heard them mentioned in some posts on this site but have never seen one and never read about one either!??

here's one - when backfilling a system (to get air out via the vent) - after doing this how does the level of water in the vent pipe level out again to its original level?!! the normal level is supposed to be the same as that of the level of water in the cold water tank .... how is this...

Just a question (probably sounds dumb) :) but to put my mind at ease after reading through some posts on here lately. If a cylinder stat or an immerson heater thermostat fail (on an opne vented system) - the water will probably boil (unless the thermostat on the immersion heater was a newer...

just a quick question/query - when fitting a surrey flange at the top of the hot water cylinder and running the pipe to a mixer shower (no pump just straight to the mixer) - does the pipe run have to be as straight as possible, or is a 45 degree bend downwards allowed? i don't want an airlock...

I am thinking of changing my old plastic kitchen sink for a new modern stainless steel type. I have a few question's I'd like to ask and if anyone could help me I'd be very thankful. Is it hard to get a plastic sink out? I had it installed about 15 years ago and I don't know how it is...

just tried to change a washer in my bathroom mixer tap (the cold side). took off the headgear assembly and tried to put the washer in but no joy. it was slightly thicker and shorter (didn't think this would make a difference or much of one tho). But when replaced and water back on the flow...

what are the best levels to set the water in both cwsc's and f&e cistern's? I know that both by building regs should be a min of 25mm below the invert of the warning pipe, but that is when heated! Is there a general rule of thumb to use when setting both?

When installing a shower with a combi is it just a case of tee-ing off ? Unlike the conentional open vented system that has a surrey flange and separate feed from the cwsc ? I know it is best to have a thermostatic mixer shower with a combi but what's the best way to install it?!! Curious ...

Hi I have a few quick q's that have been bugging me: 1) Do baths need to be secured to the wall (length side) to spread the weight etc? if so are these supplied with the bath? 2) Are basin/bath waste outlets that are not suuplied with the basin/bath liable to leak more? Is PTFE tape...

Quick question: can a flowson pump be replaced with a grundfos 15-15? They look the same size but the manufacturers instructions make the flowson about 2-3mm difference. Will it be OK? I believe that most pumps, Terrier/Flowson/Wilo/Grundfos, etc are stadard sizes for direct replacement, but...

what sealants do you all use/prefer when sealing backs of basins/baths, etc. any recommendations? also do you think this sounds a bit silly: my mate had his bathroom tiled last week and the person who did it sealed between the wall and the top/sides of the wc cistern lid. meaning that to...

Has anyone heard of the following before, or is it dangerous? My mate bought a house a month ago, it is approx. 25-30 years old. He has no cenral heating,just convetor heaters spread around it. It is only a small 1 bedroom. He has in his wardobe, a HW cylinder, with the top cut of (it...

i'm trying to understand electric showers i little bit: they can be fed fom the mains OR from a cold water tank can't they? oviously they only need a cold feed into them. but can they be very dangerous: i have heard that if the stat inside ithem goes faulty, and another tap is turned on...

I am thinking about having a wall hung basin instead of my old pedestal. I have just put a a new mobobloc tap in this but will use that for my new basin. The basin I am thinking of buying has NO screws with it (or so it says)! and as I have never hung a basin before to the wall I wondered what...

just fitted my new towel rad after draining the system, now going to refill it and will bleed rads in doing so, and manual air vent next to the HWSV. but how do i bleed my pump?! It is a grundfos 15-50 and has a circular slotted screw at the front, but no screwdriver (even a big one) fits it...

Taps (pillar taps) are secured to the sink, etc by a backnut and washer. And i know it's good practice to use sealant or putty around the tap hole before it is put through and tightened. BUT one of my taps moves a bit recently! I know it's not that big a deal but why is this? Is it due to a...

i am doing my house up slowly! and am also thinking about having a towel rad in the bathroom - i will have to alter the pipework and drain the system to at least below first floor level to do this. my question is: when re-filling a system is it very possible to get airlocks? and if so are...

as mentioned before briefly i fitted a new monobloc tap in my bathroom, using flexy connectors 12mm to 15mm pipe. i used the fibre washers supplied which made the seal. But I have read a bit of silicone/compound around the fibre washer helps make an even better watertight seal. What's the...