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Hi All, I am replacing a toilet. I have a cast Iron Waste Pipe coming up out of the floor. It currently has a plastic "P" connector in it ( i think it is call a kwik fit??) for the toilet. In the "well" of the Cast Iron pipe around the connector, it had been filled in with Sand/Cement mix...

Hi Guys, Need some advice. My Mother lives in an all electric house and gets Hot Water via an immersion heater (on a timer/cheap overnight electricity). She called me today 'cause she had no hot water. Over i go, check all the fuses/switches etc. Check water flow...all ok. I said "it...

Hi Fellas, I have removed tiles (and half the wall...) in my bathroom. I am going to get is plastered before having it re-tiled. 1. should i only get it "bond" plastered or do i need a finish coat?? 2. i have seen some people recommending that walls around baths and showers are "tanked"...

Hi All, I have been gutting my bathroom and stripped some OLD wall tiles. Needless to say, these pulled the plaster of the walls very nicely....... Around the window reveal, the top and base coat of plaster (maybe even cement render??) came off, right down to the brickwork. Lo and...

Hi All, i have a Towel Rad in my bathroom. Flow comes down from the ceiling and the Return goes under the floor. I want to add a small radiator (tall and thin), for various reasons i would like to avoid lifting carpets/floorboards etc. If i were to feed this new rad "inline" with the towel...

Hi All, An odd question but....is there any reason not to put Ceramic Floor tiles on a Wall??? I can see that wall tiles would not stand up to people walking on them but i have found "just the right tile " for my bathroom, unfortunately it is a floor tile!!! cheers Matt

Hi All, Ok, i think my tired dusty brain has finally figured this out.... :idea: If the water level in a WC Cistern is higher than the top of the Siphon, then the water will flow down into the WC..Yes?? (unless it comes out of the handle hole etc.) So if i want to put in a new Toilet...

Hi All, i am a little confused. Until now i beleived that pushfit pipe/connectors did not require a pipe insert. The inserts were only required in the plastic pipe if you used it with a conventional compression fitting. In posts elsewhere on this forum, i it seems to suggest that plastic...

HiYall, Putting in new bath Suite. I have a Combi Boiler. I noticed that the existing pipework is mainly 22mm until it is reduced to 15mm for Basin and downstairs feeds. Is it likely the 22mm goes right back to the boiler (worcester 28cdi) or (more likely??) did the plumber that put...

At the risk of being shouted at...i will try asking this again, in the hope that someone new see's it. Has anyone ever come across Copper sink and Bath wastes connected to Cast Iron, via a purpose built "boss" on the cast iron pipe?? I am trying to figure out if this can safely be undone...

Hi again, Are 15/22 mm pushfit connectors universal?? i.e, can any brand of pipe be used with any brand of connector. Can all pushfit connectors also accept copper pipe?? cheers Matt

Hi All, When seating the basin on the pedestal is there a preferred material for "bedding it in"? Years ago, i put a new one in and was told to seat it on something called Plumbers Matte. This was a putty like substance but i did not like the result as it always showed in the join...

Hi All, (again!!!) Can you tell me if an Internal Overflow is part of the cistern itself (cast into the ceramic) or a function of a particular type of Siphon?? I have purchased a bathroom suite, the cistern is close coupled with all the holes i expected for a conventional siphon/overflow...

Hi, I have a Worcester 28CDi.Everything works ok, no probs. Since changing to the combi boiler, i have got used to the differences between a conventional and combi system with regard to hot water. However, i really would like to get a better flow of hot water, especially in the bathroom...

Hi All, I have a Internal Vertical cast iron soil stack in the Bathroom. Close to the floor are 2 "boss's". Connected into them are a copper sink waste and copper bath waste, both via large compression type fittings (all part of the cast iron pipe). I am renewing the Bathroom and want to...