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Hi please see attached pic. I'm fitting a salamander water pump tomorrow and fitting right after my water meter. Ideally I want the 90 degree elbow to face the other way from the top of my water meter. Can I undo the orange bit on the top of the meter? Does it unscrew? Will the elbow rotate...

Has anyone any experience with inline booster pumps. I'm looking at the salamander home boost and the Stuart Turner flomate. Do they work OK, are they worth it? I want to increase the pressure & flow in my shower from 9litres a min to 12litres n min. Current static pressure of 2bar, dynamic of...

I've been having issues with my shower going hot and cold. I was told that maybe one of my mixer taps was passing cold to hot so I tested them and sure enough with the hot supply isolated at the boiler - water came out the hot side on every mixer tap (downstairs loo, bathroom and ensuite.) I...

Can someone please help. I don't know how to undo these connections. I thought they were speed fit and you just push a tab at the top,but there doesn't seem to be a tab. The plastic end does spin - but not unscrew.

Does anyone know if my hot water flow should be the same as my cold water? Greenstar 30si combi boiler. Cold fully open at sink = 9/10 litres min Hot fully open at sink = 6 litres a min.

Hi. I've been suffering with my shower going hot and cold (2nd floor loft ensuite) - I'm covered by boiler insurance so an engineer has looked at my boiler. It's a greenstar 30 Si. He has said it is a water flow problem form the mains. OK - I'm getting 2bar standing pressure - cold water fully...

Hi all. I went to do my normal bleed and top up routine yesterday- ready for winter,and found my pressure gauge at zero. Anyway,a bit worried....I top up to just over 1bar....and turned on full...all radiators open,ready to bleed. It was then I noticed the pressure raising to 3 bar and...

Hi , ive just moved into a flat and the following starting occuring with my boiler..its a condensor type combi: 1-firstly...it started tripping for flame failure, i check the spark etc all was ok...it would fire up..run for a bit then the flames would die off..this wud then start the sparks...

Hi everyone.....ok......dont laugh I want or should I say my wife wants me to tile our bathroom floor with our left over slate tiles from our kitchen. Now its is a newly built house ( 6years old now)..and the floor (is that horrible tongue and groove stuff..thats impossible to get up!!! and...

Hi everyone.....ok......dont laugh :lol: I want or should I say my wife wants me to tile our bathroom floor with our left over slate tiles from our kitchen. Now its is a newly built house ( 6years old now)..and the floor (is that horrible tongue and groove stuff..thats impossible to get up...

Hi, Im just about to tile my kitchen and we have chosen to use mosaic tile sheets. Now my question is: I want to tile behind the socket so the socket sits on top of the tiles, however is this possible with small mosaic tile as I think there wont be enough tile behind the socket to support it...

ive just removed my lino in the kitchen :twisted: ( wot a Bas###d). Anyway in doing so there is still lots of set adhesive on the concrete screed, so my questions are : 1, Can I put my slate tiles straight over this set adhesive....im using unibond Natural Stone Fast Set Adhesive? 2, If i cant...

Can anyone give me some good advice on what tools I will need before starting my kitchen. My list of jobs is as follows 1, Lay underfloor heating in the conservatory on tile backer boards ( mat type) 2, Lay floor tiles throughout conservatory/dining/kitchen....large quarry type 3, fit...

hi im currently going to add some drainage to my boggy garden. Heres the story: Bought the house from new and has been problem since new. The garden has no soil at all......you try a dig down and it is absolutley full off bricks,cement wires in fact anything u can imagine, when u do find some...

do i need to get a qualified part p electrician to install my electrics on a conservatory??

Can someone advise me! I have just had my conservatory fitted and the electrician fitted 4 double sockets and 2 fused spurs( 1 for a outside socket 13amp to a mk waterproof socket and the other a RCD fused spur for my underfloor heating this will be 10 amps). He did this as a ring, leaving the...