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Hi All, I am planning my new kitchen and attention has turned to the boiler. I have a huge Worcester Heatstore 9-24 from ~1987. It is very reliable but taking up valuable space in a small kitchen, so is going to be replaced. I am keen to stick with a Worcester but considering which model...

Thanks for the replies. Those links are to similar but not quite identical traps, but might be worth going for, thanks. My real problem though is what to connect to this, assuming these also have the weird outlet thread intended for bespoke flexi hose (which was evidently too flimsy for...

Hi All, I'm refitting a shower cubicle that was part fitted previously by a total bodger. I haven't done major bathroom work before but think I understand the principles. The supplies are in place and I'll get a electrician for the sparky bits (it's a fancy power shower with steam etc)...

Great, thanks.

Hi All I'm after an integrated full size dishwasher and think I'm going to plump for a Bosch. Which Magazine give the SGV46M13GB a good review (though not quite a 'best buy'). They haven't reviewed the SGV53E33GB but the specs are pretty similar and I can get that one with better delivery...

Hi All, I like the look of 'Oban' crosshead taps that Toolstation do but I need a bigger selection. I'm after a bath mixer deck mounted with swivel spout and separate taps for the basin. I've seen them on ebay before but they've gone now that I'm ready to buy! Any suggestions for a...

Thanks for replies. Just to clarify - the loft isn't mine but isn't communal either. The only access to it is from inside my property. There are 3 lofts in the property, one above each top floor flat and one above the stairwell, all separated by internal walls.

Hi All I'm planning to move (and replace) my combi boiler into the loft as part of a kitchen refurb. [When I say 'I', obviously I mean pay a Gas Safe installer rather than DIY in this case.] I am in a top floor flat so the loft is directly above and a lot of the plumbing is routed...

Thanks Tickly. The i/d of the 17mm pipe is only a touch over 15mm so that could be a goer. I might well take your tip of a hose over the join and clamped either side as extra security. This is a dash out job so not something I intend to do twice! Unfortunately the hose end of the pipe has...

Hi All, One of the pipes between the bulkhead and heater matrix in my car has a hairline crack on a bend and so is leaking. At first glance I assumed it was standard 15mm copper pipe but in fact its o/d is 17mm (exactly). It is also a lighter colour than normal copper so perhaps it's...

Probably yes, but it depends on the thread of the spout of your tap matching up with the adapter. The ridged spout of the tap pictured unscrews to leave a larger spout with a screw thread outside to which you can attach appropriate adapters. Your ebay link advises that "A 3/4" BSP Thread has a...

To update this, I did manage to get the damned thing apart without too much damage. In the end I got hold of a metre long length of 10mm steel rod, which a blacksmith ground a blade/flat screwdriver bit onto the end of. I drove this down into each channel thus slicing through the silicone on...

Thanks for your tips. I must apologise for not updating this and not elaborating as requested. I solved the problem another way, but I'll explain for your interest/reference. I was having to take apart a shower cabin which had been installed incorrectly. This is the cabin...

Hi All I am looking to build two sheds, one for general storage and one for pet rabbits to live in. The second one therefore needs to be fox proof, and rat and mouse proof as far as possible too. I already have one 6x4’ timber shed (B&Q shiplap, apex roof) which has been treated and is...

Hi All I need a pair (at least) of devises which act like a jack to spread two pillars which are ~500mm apart. Bottle jacks would be ideal but I doubt they're available in such a size. A sash cramp operating in reverse would also do fine. But most that I see are only set up to compress...

Thanks. I've emailed the distributor to ask about spares availability on the aluminium pillar bits. Will let you know how I get on.

Yes it was expensive so I am keen to salvage it. The trouble is I have no confidence in the installers ability to resolve the situation; they won't be able to get the thing apart any more easily than I can, and they have already proved their ineptitude. By rights they should be buying a whole...

I'm trying to persuade the homeowner to pursue the installers for damages but she's reluctant to have any further involvement with them. I advised her to get rid of them when I saw what a mess they were making of it, but I never had direct contact with them. I have photo evidence of their...