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Thanks On the basis that my answer to most of these questions is 'erm...dunno', I guess I'd better get the number of a local spark. :oops: Cheers

Hi I've got a thread running in the plumbing section about me probably replacing my electric shower. See //www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=38135 for details. My current shower is an old Mira M7, which is a 7.5kw unit, I believe. If I end up having to buy a new unit, one of the...

Will do, thanks. What's the simplest way to check the water pressure?

Thanks for that - I'll post a thread over in the sparkie's section. Can I go back to one of your earlier comments? You mentioned that the heat exchanger may be scaled up and might need replacing. Does that mean that the HE might need replacing or the whole shower unit? If it's just the HE...

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I'm also having a little trouble with my feeder tank. I've noticed that for the last few days, the overflow pipe that pokes out from under my roof tiles had been dripping slowly. When I went up to the loft, I was able to figure out that this small black tank high up in the eaves seemed to be the...

Hi Took the front off the shower. It all looks a bit white and scaly inside. I'm a bit of a novice - is replacing the shower unit quite straightforward? On the face of it, unscrewing old pipes / wires and wiring it all up again doesn't sound too taxing, but I'm sure it's not as easy as that...

Hi I have a wooden staircase that leads from the top of my lean-to garage,, down into my garden. As it's wooden, it used to get quite green and slippery near the bottom. I've painted it all with the usual garden shed type weatherproofing and have stuck special 3M non-slip tape onto the...

Thanks. Is there any maintenance I can do on it? How can I tell if the HE is scaled up?

I'm sorry, but I can't find any mention of balancing. Can you point me in the right direction? Cheers

Hi After not using my central heating for the summer, I'm quite used to finding that some of my radiators are a bit temperamental. What usually works is for me to take off the thermostat from the cold radiator and give the little pin a push and pull with some pliers. This has always done...

Hi We have one of these showers in our house, and it's at least 13 years old. It's never been the most powerful thing in the world, as it's only really powerful when it's running cold - as soon as you turn the heat up, it's power decreased a bit. A few days ago, it's power seems to have...