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I am doing a bit of DIY on a rain water gulley and I need to reconnect about a metre of pipework in plastic onto clay pipe.The angle of one of the connections is a bit awkard and I was thinking of using a Wickes twist lock bend to get round the problem,and use a UPVA/clay connector to complete...

why do the taps on my new bath keep working loose.Ihave tightened one of them up twice but it still works loose.They are tightened up with the flimsy looking plasticky nut under the bath which I dont want to over do as the bath is 8mm plastic.Is there a tip to this job.

I have a small bungalow which is heated by a combi boiler.All the lockshield valves are fully open.Would I benefit by balancing the system bearing in mind that all my rads are on one level ie bungalow also the bathroom rad does not have a trv fitted all the other rads do ,a total of 5 rads,would...

I know this subject has been discussed before on this forum but I cannot find an answer to my question.I intend to build the floor like this=100mm compacted hardcore then 30mm sand blinding=120g DPM=100concrete=polystyrene slab=chipboard floor,in that order.Do you thik this would be OK.By the...

I have a combi heating system and would like to alter one or two pipe runs myself.The system at present is all in 15mm copper pipe,could I use plastic in place of the copper pipe for the runs I want to alter. regards

I have got a cistern with a push button flush,the problem is that when the toilet is flushed the cistern fills up and at the end of the filling process a loud thump is heard thro the pipework,what can I do to cure this. regards

On a combi system with trv,s fitted to all rads does the other valve have to be fully opened or do the rads have to be balanced as in a conventional system.

Just had a combi heating system installed,worcester28sii,the property is a bungalow and the boiler has been istalled in the loft space with all the pipework coming down from the loft to the rads.Everything runs ok but sometimes the pipes that run down the walls seem to be making a humming noise...

What would you recomend as an underlay for a hessian backed carpet that is to be laid ontop of a rock ashpalt floor. regards

Another quick one lads,I have recentley had a combi boiler ,Worcester 28,and 5 rads installed.the fitter completed the job but had to go to sick before he completed the logbook/benchmark.The owner of the company filled most of it in ,omitting to fill in sections about c/heating mode and domestic...

Do washing machines and dishwashers need to have check valves.

I need to alter some old plumbing that is 1/2 inch copper pipe,can I use the 15mm push fittings on this pipework to tee off it and extend in plastic. regards