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Thanks for the great tips! Really appreciate your time and effort in trying to assist. I wanted to drain the system as I am replacing a chrome towel rail with a black one and needed to remove the chrome nut that was used for the previous valve. But I found a workaround that didn't involve me...

Hi all, Almost finished the re-plumbing of my wet room that I have planned to have tiled in the new year but I have one job left that I'd like to tackle before Santa comes. I need to drain the central heating system and once again require some advice. I assume the drain-off valve is that in...

The pipe is sheathed and was then just concreted over. All I did was chipped away at the concrete to move the pipe 45mm leftwards to fit a new towel rail. I have now just filled it with Bostik ready mix cement.

I had to dig up a bit around this radiator pipe to move it and now I want to cover it up again. There was a top layer of screed which I am not concerned about here as it’ll be tiling but the concrete was relatively easy to get out. I’d like to fill it with something similar in case I have an...

Hey all, Can someone explain this set up to me? The way I see it is that the central heating pipes are 10mm PVC run inside a black flexible sleeve underground. Then as they come up to go into the radiators they are fixed into a 90º bracket of sorts then a 15mm sleeve clips into that and covers...

So the issue was that screed had jammed the swan neck in place between the soil pipe so after some chipping away I managed to get it out. Many thanks again for your pointers.

I applied a decent amount of force and it wasn't budging. I'm wondering if it has been sealed in by the concrete and/or screed? Just thinking about it, the toilet that I took out also has an offset wc connector.

Sorry for the poor explanation. By draft I meant that the waste pipe sticking up from the floor allows a horrible draft into the room unless I stick a towel in there. When I tried to slot the toilet into it and placed my hand behind the toilet to feel if it was sealed correctly I could still...

Hi, thanks for your reply. I tried that earlier as I bought a closed coupled wc but it doesn't seal properly to the waste due to an offset. If I angle the toilet downwards to try and slot it into the waste it still leaves a gap at the bottom that is notable by feeling for the draft. Hope I...

Can anyone advise me on what to look for in a toilet for this waste pipe? I know I will need one with the cistern offset from the bowl but is there a certain type/measurement I need to look for? PS: I have fitted a a straight pan connector in this image.

Thanks for all your help Ian. Had you not mentioned that I needed to the browns together then I'd have been stomped and freezing!

An update. I've used a Wago connector to safely join to the two lives at the old thermostat location. The neutral I have just taped off until I get a wire nut and that is as far as my knowledge goes as I can't work out where the neutral is coming from.

Thanks Ian. Appreciate the time. The issue then is that the Hive comes with its own wall mounted stat that will be going there. But as it's wireless it doesn't have a backing plate with terminals. What I have done is tape the two browns together and the heating has come back on. The only blue...

I took photographs of everything before starting, bar the stat. So join the browns using isolation tape or terminal block?

Hi mate, Thanks for the response. After some studying I gathered he was using links (I'm not a spark) and was able to get the receiver installed as there was no need for them in the new receiver. I have the water heating working. However, the one remaining issue I have is that the heating...

Hi guys, I've decided to replace my old EPH T27 dual zone (water and heating) programmer for a Hive receiver and would appreciate help with the wiring. I have attached 3 images, 2 showing the current wiring of the T27 and what was noted on the casing and the 3rd is the new Hive receiver...

Just an update mate, Plastering is now done. I changed the tails for copper as per your suggestions and opted to leave the Hep elbows exposed, for no other reason than in case the plaster setting disrupted the seal in any way. After all, if they are going to be tiled over, they are still...

Trying to be fancy No, not really. I was just concerned about plaster reacting with the pipe. But I can take it off if you think it wouldn't make any difference? I plan to tile the shower walls so yeah I would be tiling over the pipes. Are you saying don't plaster over the pipes and elbow or...

Hi mate, just wanted to update you. Good news is, I didn't flood the house! Walls chased, pipework done, pipes covered (just to be sure to be sure plaster doesn't cause any issues), and I am now just waiting on the plasterer. He was to come today but I had a leak last night due to being tired...

Well the elbows will be buried which is a concern for me but given I wouldn’t risk attempting to weld copper it’s my only option at this late stage.