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Good point, well made. Great, thanks.

Windowsill prevents that I'm afraid. A 400mm only just fits between the skirting and the sill. I'm considering that, but wondering if I'll go to all that effort and then find that it's still not good enough. I'm assuming two elbows and a short length of copper will normally get me sufficient...

I checked the technical drawings yesterday and it seems it would be too deep/protrude into the room too far, so the bed wouldn't be able to fit into the gap any more.

Sounds good, thanks. Because I can't go for a taller one and need to increase the heat output. I'm replacing a single/type 11 with a slightly larger P+/type 21 as the heat loss calculations suggest that's the only way I'll do it. It's a bedroom, but wasn't used as one until recently, so the...

Thanks! It's the destructive part of lifting the carpet which I'm worried about. It seems to have been glued in places. But otherwise, yes, a good approach to live by.

Evening, I'm after some pointers/opinions please? I'm looking to replace a 1000mm wide radiator with a 1200mm wide one. The pipes currently come up out of the floor in copper, straight up and into the valves. I don't want to lift the carpet and rearrange the pipework under the floor, which I...

Evening, I wonder if someone can help with this very basic problem I'm having please? I've just re-piped up to a PRV and I've gone to replace the section of pipe with the old olive on. The old one seems to be much thicker/taller than the any of the new ones I have, meaning that when I put a new...

Afternoon all, I was due to have my external gas meter changed to a smart meter but have had scaffolding put up and the scaffolder tells me that no one will do any gas work under scaffolding. No issues with that as I can see that it's the rules, but I'm just wondering what the reason is for...

Excellent, thank you both very much.

Evening, Wonder if anyone can help please? I'm planning to build a 600mm high retaining wall in my garden and I've fallen at the first hurdle unfortunately - trying to work out the bond. I like the appearance and the strength of English bond so I'm going with that. The wall will be a 1-brick...

Possibly because I meant the D06F-3/4. Apologies. https://www.advancedwater.co.uk/prod-227-467-0902.html

Honeywell D05F.

The recovery time [to 70%] for a 310 is 30 minutes. If your boiler can't reheat the entire cylinder in an hour, something else is wrong.

Absolutely not. If the product cannot work it is the fault of the manufacturer and not the end user. In this case it can work, it just needs a UK to EU converter/adapter. Seemingly not that unusual as McAlpine manufacture such a bit of kit. The fault in this particular case is with my builders...

Thank you both. (y)

Can anyone think of any solutions to connect up a 32mm OD Spazio/Franke style space-saving basin waste tail with a short 36mm OD solvent weld tail please? I've already tried a fermco which won't fit due to space restrictions (it's too long and causes the pipe connecting with the waste itself to...

The correct way would be to extend the cold supply, as mentioned above. Alternatively, join two hoses with a brass 3/4" nipple. Screwfix part number 92631, for example.

I don't know what relevance the word 'mains' has here, or indeed the bold text. You said two 6lpm restrictors. 2 x 6 = 12. The refill rate is 8lpm according to the OP. 8 - 12 = -4 So there's a 4lpm deficit, meaning the tank will run dry very quickly.

Time to find a shady place in the garden to read. :D

I've got a 17,000 BTU portable split unit up in my loft conversion and within minutes of turning it on the temperature drops by 4°c. So yes, it can be done, but that's a split unit, not an all-in-one, so it doesn't have the same inefficiency issues as none of the internal air is vented outside.