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Guys (and gals), Can compression fittings be used with plastic pipe if pipe inserts are used? Cheers, J

I used a sulphuric acid based drain cleaner to clear a drain blockage. Unfortunately I got is over all over the walls and some ceiling tiles (stupidly I used a compressed air gun after laying down the acid and it shot it out of the trap!!!!) I washed down the surface and painted it, however...

Can anyone give me a little bit of general advice. I am currently getting my bathroom tiled around the bath. The area around the bath is to be tiled from the bath surface to the ceiling as I'm having a shower installed over the bath. A shower panel will stop water from going everywhere...

Can anyone tell me whether nail pullers are a worthwhile purchase. I'm looking at: http://www.tooled-up.com/Product.asp?PID=748 Going to be using it to pull up floorboards (or more specifically chipboard). It seems quite expensive for what it does but it has to be better then struggling...

Hi guys, This may sound a bit simple but I'm looking for a bit of advice. Do ALL circular saws come with an adjustable depth of cut? When I look at the more expensive models they mention maximum cut depth but not an adjustable depth of cut. On the other hand many of the cheaper ones...

Can anyone tell me the easiest way of taking up chipboard (for the purposes of laying new pipework) in my bathroom. Is a circular saw with adjustable blade depth the easiest option? Is it me or does everyone else hate the stuff? Once removed is it possible to reuse the cut sections or should...

I have a combi boiler (A Ferroli Modena 80E) that I believe may not have been installed or functioning correctly. When I draw hot water from an outlet any other hot water outlet will be starved, for example if I'm using my thermostatic shower and somebody uses a hot water tap the shower flow...

Hi Guys, I've recently acquired a host of tools off my uncle (a plumber) who passed away. In his kit he has two tools that I'd like to know more about. I believe that one is a pressure measuring device and the other a flow meter. They look pretty much identical to the Water Pressure Gauge and...

I have recently plumbed in a 3 bar shower pump. Everything is working fine except that when I initially turn on the shower (and hence the pump starts) the lights on the upstairs of my property flicker for a very brief period of time. I have wired the pump into the lighting circuit, using an...

Can anyone tell me what the difference between pressure and flow is. How are these related? An how can each be calculated? Yours Jack

I've just had an unvented hot water system fitted. The plumber said that the secondary return inlet is not required and has been capped off. Can anyone tell me what this is for, is it correct that I don't need it? Cheers, Jack