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    Hot tub wiring

    So i'm about to start a new project to build a decking that will be used to hold a hot tub in the future. My question is, what do i need to keep in mind when doing the job? I assume the cable whilst needing to be rated for the current must be armoured? How deep does the cable need to be in...
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    White doors turning yellow in weeks!

    Hi All, I bought a number of painted internal doors from B&Q. I thought by buying pre-painted i would save time.....but they had marks on them so i ended up patch painting anyway with a Dulux non-drip pure brilliant white paint. Within weeks the bits i have painted have yellowed and the...
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    Vibrating tap

    The cold water tap in my bathroom vibrates when shutting the tap....this has always been the case for the last 5 years....i found the only way to stop it was to turn the inline valve to almost 90 degrees such that you get only slightly above a trickle when you turn the tap on. This also creates...
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    PTFE on compression joints or not???

    So...interesting debate time! There are alot of plumbers who swear blind by using PTFE tape on compression joint threads (3 turns clockwise or whatever). There are also many people who say you SHOULD NOT do this. Reason:- 1) The seal is created by the olive crushing into the pipe and...
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    Shower pump install - vent

    Hi all, Does the hot water feed to the pump in the pic below which is fed by a WARIX flange need a manual vent? Is it possible to ever get an air lock? What would happen is air did develop?? Thanks Matt
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    Grundfos Niagara 2.0 twin problem

    Hi all, I seem to have a problem with this pump. I installed the pump and whole bathroom about a month ago and everything has been fine till tonight.....the bath was running (also powered by the pump) and then suddenly it stopped. THe pump is located next to my CH cylinder, fed from a warix...
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    P shaped bath plumbing

    I have a 1700 P shaped bath with whirlpool. The filler has a 1/2" male thread on the 'P' section and the points downwards towards the whirlpool pipes running around the bath. My main pipe comes from the wall cavity from a theromstatic valve power by a showerpump. This is a 22mm pipe. Question...
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    cylinder flanges

    Can anyone tell me thw pros and cons of the different flanges....inparticular the warix vs surrey Thanks Matt
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    Cylinder heat transfer

    When installing a boost pump for a shower, the MI recommend a temperature setting on the cylinder hot water of a maximum 60 degrees C. Above this would damage the pump. Further, websites such as this recommend a setting of 50-55 degrees to give the pump a longer life. Question is - the...
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