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I got a 12x8 Mira flight and am very happy with it. Not ultra low profile but good a solid for the price.

Do you have space for a cold storage tank near the pump (even small is better then nothing) and use that as a buffer for the mains. It will get you spare capacity in case of water cut (or pressure drop) and will also act as a pressure reducer as mentioned above. You can then pump both hot and...

It is normal, I have come across the same problem. Just fit 22mm from mixer to heads and use a reducer, it will not affect flow that much, if it did then a 22mm head would be an option. Getting the flow up is all about reducing the no of bottlenecks, not necessarily getting rid of all of...

Just read the instructions for the tray and they say you can use sand and cement so I guess gripfill would be fine (if it stays solid enough!)

not avoid, just delay, moving is damn expensive! Water board know the previous owner left and WB know we moved in but they have not asked for any money yet and I dont want to prompt them..... I know they will get us in the end and I know they will back charge us which is all fair and fine...

Do they charge for this? We are not "on their radar" at the moment (recently moved in), will calling them cause us to start showing up on their records :wink:

If it is easyish to change/reroute now (eg before the refit) then I would do it now. You will be kicking yourself if you need to sort it and wreck the kitchen at a later date..... Or add a bit of extra plumbing to allow for it to fail in the future? It all really depends on the exact...

I have a flight 1200x800 and it is very nice. The riser is OK and easy to fit, but I think a custom fit solid riser would be better. I think breeze would be OK, make sure something suitable on top of breeze! I think cellotex would be good on top (cavity wall board), I have used underneath a...

I have recently moved into a bungalow and am updating the plumbing amongst other things. I cannot find any isolator within the property to turn off the mains, so I have 2 ba11c0cks (heating header top up and cold tank) that cannot be turned off :shock: There is an isolator on a neighbouring...

Here is a good description of inverted loops and under what circumstances they cause little issues. http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/2003-11/1068596688.Eg.r.html

I am in the middle of my first ever big plumbing project and all is going well, I can solder pipes and everything :-) I would really appreciate a little advice on inverted loops in the hot supply side. It is in a bungalow. Normal water system, cold tank high in loft, hot water tank on...

I was thinking of adding an isolation valve (in one leg only, not both - to allow for expansion) to my towel radiator because it is also heated by an electric element and I want to stop the heat flowing around the rest of the house in the summer. Is that a good reason to add one? Or is the...

Yes bonkers :-) I am building 2 sides of the shower, the third being an existing (block) wall. Both "leaves" of my wall will be tied into existing walls so I am not worried about stability, my worry is subsidence into the floor.

I am going to build a ground floor recessed shower out of brick, is it OK to build straight onto the concrete floor? I assume the floor is 150mm concrete, it has been there for 60 years and no signs of sinking or anything. I am using brick, not block, as I want practice on bricks which are...

Do the nail holes pose any real leak risk? I have the same problem and am wondering if I need to worry about water ingress.

Cheers Chess and Shy :-) It is a single skin wall so only bricks to add. I am only doing about 4 courses so no real weight anyway (just as well, the lintel looks so flimsy!) How can it move laterally? Maybe I am missing something but if it is level on its bearings and you dont "nudge" it...

Hi All, I am a keen DIY'er and am about to attempt a lintel replacement in my garage. This is the first bit of real construction work I have done. I am going to use a Catnic CNZ96C lintel and it needs to be laterally restrained during construction, only problem is I dont really understand...