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    Self leveling compound for a garage floor?

    Hi all, I have a concrete garage floor. There are quite a few areas of damage and it’s uneven, so I’m hoping to put some self-leveling compound down to give it a cleaner look, which I can then paint and turn the place into a man cave. Question is, what is the best product to use? My local b&q...
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    16mm pipe?

    Hi all, We’re having some work done but the plumber is working elsewhere, and we have a partially finished bathroom that we want to use. Everything is plumbed in apart from the toilet, so I just want to put a stop cap on that pipe so we can use the bath. It’s all plastic/uPVC speedfit piping...
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    6” inlet and exhaust vents for loft heat exchanger

    Hi all! We’re going through a major refit of our home, and converting from an old gravity water system with aga hot water to a direct pressure electric system. I’ve bought a Dimplex Edel heat pump hot water cylinder that is going into the loft. It’s a cold loft with pitched slate roof. I’m...
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    Use 25mm fittings in 1” pipe?

    Hi all, We have a private reservoir with a pump system in the garage that draws water out and up to a loft header tank. This uses the older 1” black plastic pipes. we’re getting mains water installed at the reservoir site, so I can connect the pipe in the reservoir to send mains pressure water...
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    Nest to control direct hot water tank

    Hi all! so, current setup is this: -oil fired central heating. Boiler is still serviceable and ok. - gravity fed water system. Insulated copper hot water tank, with immersion heater and boiler in Aga in kitchen. - water comes from borehole, pumped up to tank in loft. -Nest controlling central...
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    How big a water tank can I put in loft?

    Hi all, So, I have 6x2 beams in my loft, spanning a little over 20ft. assuming no supports part way along the span, what is the safe loading per beam midway along the span? I’ve got a water tank up there already, but looking to change it out to a direct pressure. Just wondering how big I can...
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    Going gravity to unvented, but also with Aga heat?

    Thanks all. I think with the extra pipe work, general inefficiency of the aga and heat loss in pipes, etc it’s going to be best to go for a direct heat electric HW unit in the loft, and just cap off the pipe work for the aga, and remove the boiler. Less to service and go wrong, cheaper, and more...
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    Going gravity to unvented, but also with Aga heat?

    For future interested people, it seems you can't connect an Aga to an unvented tank: http://www.tncook.co.uk/AGA_hot_water.html So, I'm going to need to go fully electric water heating, and remove the water boiler from inside the Aga (frustratingly I only replaced it last year costing a couple...
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    Going gravity to unvented, but also with Aga heat?

    It’s oil fired. Water jacket was leaking last year, so I ended up overhauling the whole aga. All the pipe work and internals are new or refreshed. I’m keen on keeping it going a few more years... Separately, I also have oil fired central heating. Cheers
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    Going gravity to unvented, but also with Aga heat?

    Hi all, Current water system is a borehole going to a gravity system. Cold water tank in the loft, a vented hot water cylinder on the first floor, and an Aga on the ground floor. The Aga has a water heat exchanger, and passively heats the hot water tank (i.e. no pumps - just by convection). In...
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    Dripping tap - how to remove this cartridge?

    hi all, I have well water which is quite hard and often has particulates in the water. My kitchen tap is less than a year old and has started dripping really badly. I was hoping I could at least clean it out before fitting a whole house filter. Snag is, I’ve got to this stage and can’t figure...
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    Insulating loft in 'house within a house'

    Hi all, I'm looking to replace the insulation in my loft which has compacted and become old and nasty. There was maybe 100mm, but appears to have packed down to half that in areas. So, nice and easy, I'm aiming to put 100mm in between the ceiling joists, then add some loft stilts, and stick...
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    Moved rad using PEX pipe. This going to work?

    Well this is exactly my thinking - compression fittings are at least all-metal rather than relying on a plastic O-ring, which feels like a longer-lasting connection type to me. I'm totally convinced with the solder approach, so I'll get that done, but I'm still feeling going solder ->...
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    Moved rad using PEX pipe. This going to work?

    Cool, thanks. Yeah I'll solder the copper elbows, then. Why push fit over compression for the PEX? To me, they seem like the least reliable type of connector.
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    Moved rad using PEX pipe. This going to work?

    Any specific reason against compression? Just longevity? Won't be hard to swap out the joints I can change over to soldered, in that case.
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    Moved rad using PEX pipe. This going to work?

    Hi all, I needed to move a radiator to a different wall in the room. I needed to go through the joists, so used PEX pipe to get it in there. All seems well, though the PEX bends a little when up to temperature. Just wanted to check there’s nothing else I should have done (maybe solder or bend...
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    4K over HDMI - max length?

    Hi all, I'm looking to build an AV cupboard to build a stealthy AV setup in a new house. Lots of hidden cables under floors and behind walls, etc. Ideally, a 10m cable would be what I'm after in order to route things neatly, and not have to take shortcuts/chase walls, but I'm getting mixed...
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    Thermaboard/damp proofing solid granite walls

    The property is in Jersey, and the local planning department can be rather erratic in their rulings, seemingly depending on how they feel that day. So, one listed property might be permitted to have double-glazing installed, whereas the next of a similar age and style will absolutely need to...
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    Thermaboard/damp proofing solid granite walls

    Thanks for the reply. You raise an interesting point - the mold appears midway up the walls on the outer walls only, and also on the first floor. My suspicion is that is would be from condensation rather than ingress externally or from leaky drainage. The house has been leased out the past few...
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    Thermaboard/damp proofing solid granite walls

    Hi all, I'm about to buy a house which has some very old sections, with walls as old as 1590. These are probably the best part of 900mm thick, granite walls. There's a little damp on a couple of the corners of the property with these external walls, so I'm looking to find a decent solution for...
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