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After trying a descaler for a while (with limited success) I'm now thinking of throwing in the towel and going to the expense of having a 'proper' water softener installed. 1. Has anyone out there (in a very hard water area) been disappointed with the performance of their water softener eg in...

There are so many problems on here with pressure/flow through taps that I thought I'd seek your advice before buying. The bathroom basin mixer I want to buy stipulates "low pressure - min 0.2 bar". I understand that 0.1 bar is 3 feet of head from the bottom of the cold storage tank in the...

I'm thinking of going for the Aqualisa Axis Thermo shower mixer, because the controls seem good for wet soapy butter fingers. But the controls do feel a bit plasticky. Does anyone know how robust they are? Here's a picture http://www.plumb-warehouse.co.uk/ishop/968/shopscr913.html Thanks

I know there has been lots of discussion on shower pump noise and it seems to depend not just on make but also size, location, insulation etc. I just wandered, has anyone out there installed or experienced both the Salamander RSP 1.5 bar AND the Stuart Turner showermate 1.4 bar, installed in...

I currently have a 20 year old basic bath/shower mixer with both hot and cold from an indirect system with 3ft head of pressure (around 0.1 bar I understand). The shower performance is quite good (though needless to say it doesn’t knock you off your feet!!) As part of a bathroom refit I’m...

I'm tempted to use a water-based radiator paint (white gloss) but I don't want to do so if the results are inferior to the spirit-based type. Does anyone know whether there is a difference in the finish obtained eg in the gloss or whiteness, or other? Thanks