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Hi guys, I need to replace a 24KW boiler in a flat. The existing boiler is flued into a U-Duct. Obviously I need a non-condensing boiler, preferably RS I have asked around to find Vaillant & Worcester do not make them for this system any more. I read Vokera do a Compact 24SE but are there any...

Just back from a property with a kitchen mixer tap and a bathroom basin with 2 taps. There was a trickle from both hot taps but the cold taps are fine. Palmed the kitchen mixer tap forcing mains pressure cold back up the hot pipe the usual way and this cleared it instantly. However the bathroom...

When fitting a bathroom suite, I tee 22mm pipe to the bath taps and reduced to 15mm to take a feed to the shower. I do this to ensure the water pressure stays as high as possible for running a bath. It is often a pain in the arse using 22mm due to lack of space (and cost!) and would have found...

Hi guys, can any of the older boys tell me what make/type the attached image is? I have a feeling they are imperial not metric, but as I need to change 20 of them, I need to know before I start! also, presuming that they are imperial, where is the best place to buy new ones and what price do...

Hi all. can any of you parts gurus kindly tell me the make, model or other information about the 2 shower valves below. I came across them in the same premises with the same fault. the safety temperature button has broken off them meaning that they are stuck on full heat. As they are concealed...

Hi, I need to cut 2 holes in a bathroom tile to accommodate shower pipes. I have a tile cutter and an electric tile saw but is there an easier way, i.e. using a hole saw on an electric drill? cheers

Hi all, I am about to tile a small bathroom with a vanity unit and a bath shower. where is the best place to start from? the shower, or from somewhere on a skirting board??

Hi all, I have just installed a monobloc mixer basin tap. It is very stiff and squeaky as though the discs are rubbing together and the flow rate isn't as it should be (though that isn't a major problem). Is there a maintenance method to cure this, similar to breaking down a traditional tap to...

Hi all, just about to buy some Drain Cocks when I noticed they are sold as either type A Heavy Pattern and type B Light. whats the difference and where would you use them individually. Mine are to be used just for 15mm pipe on a shower. For the sake of the 25p difference in price between them...

Last week I had to replace a set of kitchen monobloc taps with the 2 15mm down pipes and the 11mm locking nut. no matter what tool I tried, there was no space to rotate the nut to bolt the tap to the sink. eventually, I resorted to removing the waste, and lifting out the sink completely...

I want to carry out a central heating maintenance on my own system. Could anyone point me to a check-list I could follow, or just list one here? I obviously don't mean the boiler, I have that serviced annually, just a reminder of what to inspect. i.e. TRVs', joints, seals etc. I checked the...

Can anyone tell me what the average temperature of a panel radiator flow and return with TRV open fully? I know the difference is around 20ºF but what are the individual temps?

I am doing some work on my central heating system and got hold of a radiator thermostats. I read that the temperature in is 80ºC and out 60ºC (max full bore) does this sound correct? cheers i guess that if the CH primaries are 90ºC it could be right!

in directly and indirectly heated un-vented unit discharge pipework, what does the term 'resistance' relate to? :?

what regulation must be complied with when installing un-vented hot water systems, other than the obvious, i.e. being qualified?

what is meant by the term 'balanced take off'? why is it 'balanced' as opposed to 'un-balanced'? cheers :?

what type of heat emitter will heat a room quickest: Panel radiator Column radiator Skirting heater Fan-assisted convector ?

on a pumped heating and gravity hot-water system, what device controls the operation of the gravity primaries? :?

Why is the bathroom designed to have a higher temperature than other rooms? is it purely for condensation reasons cheers ben maye :idea:

why is it considered to cap off the open ends of radiators before moving them, rather than just turning them upside down?? also, what do you use to cap them? cheers, Ben Maye :?