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    Artex and asbestos

    Hi -I live in 1960's house and renovating my kitchen. I started removing the artex covering on the cieling and have since found that it could contain asbestos. I have removed about 3 sq meters at the moment and have another 10 to do. Should I continue or stop and seal it in and board...
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    Shower switch went bang

    Hi - does anyone have any idea on the following ? I was renovating the bathroom and when doing so got an electric shower to put in an electric shower. An electrician installed the shower on 10mm wire, 40a rcbo, 45a switch and the shower is 9.5 kw. I have the work fully certified. The shower...
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    Cable size

    Hi Guys, I am installing an electric shower. I am going to lay the cable and then get a spark to sign-off and do final connections. I am just ordering the materials and after some guidence on the cable size from someone who had access to a copy to the 17th edition. Shower: 10.5KW...
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    Noisy shower thermostatic mixer

    Hi - Have just converted my garage into a bathroom. I fitted the following shower: http://www.screwfix.com/p/triton-tesla-thermostatic-mixer-shower-flexible-exposed-chrome/36111 The shower makes a buzzing/screaming at certain temparature points. It is connected to low pressure hot...
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    Plug sockets

    Hi - I live in a 1960's house and I am justupgrading the plug sockets. The cable is still good (its PVC in black an red). The issue I face is that the original plug sockets and back boxes have the screw holes and the top and bottom - does anyone know of a modern socket that has screw holes at...
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    Pressure equalising valve

    Hi guys - Has anyone used a PEV before to balance a thermostatic shower (hot is ravity fed - 0.7 bar, and cold is main - 3 bar). Are they noisy? Do you need check valves with them or is this built in? Apreciate advice. Cheers
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    noisy check valve

    Hi - I have just installed a mixer tap. The hot is feed by low pressure gravity system (head of 6m) and the cold from mains. Despite the pressure differences the tap works fine. However I was concerned about the cold running up the hot pipe so I fitted a single check valve. The issus is that...
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    unbalanced tap feeds

    Hi Guys - I am just trying to resolve an issue with my bathroom. I have bought a basin and vanity unit with a single tap hole and therfore need to get a mixer tap. The hot is low pressure (has 6m of head) and the cold off the mains (3bar). I initialy bought a a lever mixer tap. I have not...
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    Shower - Mains cold, low pressure hot

    Hi - I live in a townhouse (3 storeys) whihc has direct main feed cold to all outlets and low pressure hot. I am fitting a new shower down stairs - it will be feed from main cold and low pressure hot. The hot has about 6 meters of head. Will a normal 'mixer' shower work or should I go for...
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    fitting compression joints

    Just been plumbing in my new bathroom (used to be the garage) from the main and HW supply. I historically had issues in using compression joints, however I have a number of them weeping through the back of the nut. The only thing I have done differently compared to previous is I deburred the...
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    Gravity fed shower

    Hi - I intend to install a gravity fed shower into my new constructed downstairs ensuite (did a a garage conversion). The house is over 3 floors with the hw tank on ground floor and the cold water storage in the loft (4 storeys apart). The issue I face is that the cold water system is direct...
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    New combi

    Hi - I am looking to replace my boiler. Initially I was advised the water flow rate coming into the house was too low for a combi (only had around 12l/min). However, I found out today that the stop cock was not fully open. With the stop cock open I get 21l/minute. I am a little confused...
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    lintel installation

    Hi - I am putting 2 new openings in my house through single supporting brick walls on the ground floor. The lintel lengths are 1200mm and 2100mm. Do I need padstones as each end or just lay them on the bricks. The reason I ask is I need to get all my materials on site before the builder...
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    building a stud wall

    Hi guys - I need to build a stud wall which is to contain 100mm celotex in it. I am therefore intending to use timber to build the wall whihc is 120mm wide by 45mm - is this ok or should I use 100mm wide timber? My conern with 100mm wide timber is that it will be to tight to get the...
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    securinf sole plate to bricks

    I am buildind a stude wall partition in my garage to enclose an area for an ensuite bathroom. I need to lay a DPC/DPM so will do 3 or four courses of bricks and then put the sole plate of the stud wall on top. Couple of quick questions: 1) Any suggestions for fixing the sole plate to the...
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    Thermal Insullation of new Floor

    Hello - I am building a new ensuite in my garage. On the plans the termal spec is to be better than 0.22w/m2 to meet. The arhitects plan ays use 100mm instalation and 75mm scree to scheive this value. However there is not room to do do this and still maintain a level floor across rooms...
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    Starting works before building control approval of plans

    Hi - I live in a 3 storey town house, with the fourth bedroom and garage downstairs. I have decided to install an ensuite shower room and walk in wardrobe in the garage - leaving me with a 'croppped' garage. This will involve 3 new openings into the garage (supported by lintels), errection of...
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    Hot water pressure - best solution

    I am just changing my boiler and so after some advice on resolving the issues with the current system. I have income water pressure of 0.5 bar (working pressure) and flow rate of 12l/min :( On this basis have ruled out combi or mega system. I currently have a bathroom upstairs and plan to...
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    planning permisssion for deck

    I currently have a pre-existing deck hanging off my house at groud floor level. The deck is 1.3m high and measures 5m x 1m. The deck is part of the original design of the house when built in the 60's and all the house in the terrace have this feature. I would like to extend to extend the...
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    Cutting into a cast iron soil pipe

    Can anyone advise on the process to cut into a cast iron soil stack and than join a length of plastic in. I need to do this to install a new ensuite Cheers
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