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the cold is mains-fed, and the hot is from an old combi boiler with not particularly good flow rate so i guess it is possible this is a PRV? it only seemed to drip-leak after the cold water tap is turned off, not whilst it is running. i hope they're all a standard length as it looks...

If I just took this out and replace it with normal pipe, what's the best way of bridging a short (~10 cm) gap like that? A flexible hose would probably have to be bent too sharply to work?

it's really hard to get the putty off! it's basically a short horizontal cylinder coming off the vertical pipe with a hole in the centre of the end face. on the other side there's an even shorter horizontal cylinder with a blank end face. what normally goes on the cold water supply of a...

Hi, There is a white plastic valve? connected to the cold water pipe running up to my shower (see photo). It has a small hole in the middle of the end face. Recently it has been, very slowly, leaking so I tried covering it in plumbers mait, which didn't work. What is this part? Could i...

ok, it seems people report that Zinsser BIN can still let knots bleed through after a year or two. so seems best to do: Sand existing varnish over knots? --> Rustins White Knotting Sealer x2 coats --> Scuff sand sealer? --> Zinsser 123 --> Sikkens BL

Hi, I have knotty pine doors covered in 1 coat of a water-based tinted satin varnish (Ronseal Eco Antique Pine). I want to paint them white using Dulux Satinwood (water-based). I'm slightly confused over what's better for a primer out of: a) Zinsser 123? b) Zinsser 123 + knotting...