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Hi folks I've been away for a while! Could anyone kindly tell me what might be the potential problems encountered if I installed a plinth heater in a non-standard orientation inside a wall blowing upwards to a grille that deflects the hot air away from to wall at 45 degrees?

Hi, I need an LPG Combi Boiler to use outside the UK, but will be buying it in the UK. Would buy a Worcester Bosch but don't want to spend 1k+. Any feedback on the cheapies please - such as Vokera, Warmhaus, Biasi, Ferroli, Ideal etc. Any of them not rubbish? Thanks in advance.

Howdy folks... I'll probably get strung up for asking, but... What would happen if you joined in a Tee the output of two identical LPG regulators (30mbar) so as to get a better flow rate with less bottle freezing? I know that you're supposed to join the bottle outputs together before the...

Please....can anyone point out the safety issues of using an unvented cylinder as a heat store (A sealed system closed circuit). It will be pressurised to 1 bar with a big expansion vessel and a 3 bar prv. Also there is the 8 bar temp / pressure relief also fitted on the cylinder. I can only...

Hi. Does anyone know where I could buy a fitting with a male one and three quarter inch thread that will reduce in to something more regular? Google search doesn't work as it gives me 1" and 3/4" results!

Ok, so the plan is to connect solar primary circuit to lower coil in a solar unvented cylinder, which will provide the DHW. So far so good, all as normal. The twist is that I have a 300l Megaflo Direct cylinder that i want to use as a thermal store (because I got it for free). What would...

Hi, Does anyone out there know if black MDPE pipe is suitable for use with the high levels of chlorine found in swimming pool water?

Can anyone comment on the pros and cons of using an open vented primary solar circuit instead of a pressurised system (used where freezing presents no risk)? Thanks in advance..

Howdy.. I know how much you folk love a dodgy plan so here it is: I have exported two unvented cylinders to my house in SW Spain. One is a 210l indirect Oso Solarcyl with 2 coils, the other is a 300l direct Megaflo with no coils. At the moment I'm only using the OSO with the immersion for...

There's a lot written on this! I have a top floor bedroom with a roof above it that is in two sections - one side is pitched with felt and tiles, the other is 'flat' with boards and felt. The tiled side appears to be ventilated, the 'flat' side is unventilated and cannot be ventilated. I have...

There's a lot written on this! I have a top floor bedroom with a roof above it that is in two sections - one side is pitched with felt and tiles, the other is 'flat' with boards and felt. The tiled side appears to be ventilated, the 'flat' side is unventilated and cannot be ventilated. I...

Hi all, I cannot find a version of the Isar HE24 manual that refers to the older metal body type diverter valve. Does anyone know: To replace a faulty one do you need to change the whole manifold or is there access to remove the valve mechanism below the actuator, without removing the brass...

Hi all, I cannot find a version of the Isar HE24 manual that refers to the older metal body type diverter valve. Does anyone know: To replace a faulty one do you need to change the whole manifold or is there access to remove the valve mechanism below the actuator, without removing the brass...

Hi all, I live in a semi-detached house built 1897. There is a decorative masonry moulding in the entrance porch that has been half broken away by a previous secondary outer door. My plan is to make a copy of the intact one on the neighbour's house. What is the best way to make a cast...

Oh please someone point me in the right direction to find an unrestricted showerhead which will maintain a good bore all the way from the 1/2 inch hose thread to the jets. Why did I bother with full bore valves and 22mm pipework all the way from the street thru the unvented cylinder if the...

Am considering building my own powerflusher machine using a load of lever valves and an old Grundfoss 10-60 circulator. They seem to coat £300 second hand otherwise..... Is this wise??

What are your plumber's pet hates? eg, customer has just remembered a dripping tap that needs fixing after your tools are loaded back in van "Just one more thing.." eg, Solvent weld in a cut.

Pros and cons please?

I don't like to make a habit of criticising the work of others, but this one really takes the biscuit:

Met a pest control bloke today who reckoned that squirrels gnaw through Polypipe / Hep etc. Is this something that we in the plumbing industry should be worried about?