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Hi, I've just bought the BAL waterproof kit and speaking to the woman in the shop she advised me against applying it directly to the wall as it stands now. At the moment it is just the bonding coat without any finishing coat. I didn't see the point of putting a finish coat on as it will be...

Hi, I have just repaired the plaster around the bath, around 25mm deep and would like to know how long I need to leave it before I waterproof it ready for tiling. I'm guessing it is going to be the same sort of time as before painting fresh plaster. Also apart from the BAL product, can...

Hello, I have laid out a central heating two pipe system in my two bed flat. The 22mm pipe comes out from the boiler around the flat and back to the return connection. From this loop I have tee'd off for each radiator in turn, connecting to flow and retrun. All seems fine, but my...

Hi, Looking at my bath it has 22mm going to the taps but only 15mm comes out of the boiler. I was going to tee off the hot water supply to feed the bath and noticed this. Will it make any difference if I use 15mm then step up to 22mm for the bath taps? At some point the 15mm must...

Hi, I'm soon to rip out the old bathroom suite and replace it with new and was wondering is it possible to tee off the main water supply going to the boiler in the bathroom to provide cold water for the basin, bath and cistern? If so are there any considerations I would need to take into...

Hello, Can you tell me what the minimum distance is for a socket next to a gas hob and the isolator for the electric oven and are there any exceptions? I have tried searching the forums, but was unable to find any help there. :? Cheers, Simon

I've only been here (on the forum) for a short time and have so far found it very helpful however, after reading this post I'm starting to get a little confused (easily done when you know me) I came here thinking it was a DIY forum, but the discussion about plastic plumbing on this thread and...

Hi, I have had a Potterton Performa 24 HE eco (I think that's all about right :) ) installed by a CORGI Plumber. The heating flow and return were connected (forming a closed loop) ready for me to fit the CH. I have now done so using plastic plumbing and push fit connections. I have 4 rads...