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A friend is having a new kitchen installation and during this he wants a radiator removed but wants some form of heat in the kitchen. The only option is a kick space heater running off his CH system. Now I have never installed one of these so was just wondering what advice you can give me, I do...

Did a job yesterday for a customer which involved puting in some new rads. Customer bought the rads/fittings etc and 3 brand new rads ( though initially it was only 2 rads they wanted done). Drained the primatic heating system down, installed rads, refilled system and made sure all rads where...

Going to remove some old twin entry valved rads this weekend and the system they have is a primatic. Only done this once before and luckily there where no issues. Any advice (just in case) on refilling this system should i get problems?. More worried but getting an air lock more than anything...

What are the tell tale signs of a single feed indirect system please. I beleive its the absence of the small header tank for the ch side of the system. Friend wants two radiators with twin entry valves replaced for two new doubles. I am concerned that the extra volume of water in the system...

My friends motherinlaw recently had some bathroom taps changed. They isolated the cold feed to the hot water cylinder and turned off the incomming cold main. She is telling my mate that the hot runs ok for a small period of time then trickles out to basically nothing. I think there is a air lock...

I am wondering if anyone can help me with a problem that the washing machine as developed this afternoon. It is an Hotpoint WF240 and the problem seems to be that when you select a program it just goes straight to illuminate the wash display and there it stays, No movement in the drum, no...

Went to try and fix a hig level cistern today and came across an old Lowley ( or similar name ) syphon. Due to the fact i was unable to isolate the water supply i was unable to do the job today. Are there spare diaphragms available for these, if not what material do you use to make your own...

Been thinking of getting myself a set of these : http://www.screwfix.com/prods/85661/Hand-Tools/Plumbing-Tools/Pipe-Cutters/Plasticut-Waste-Pipe-Cutter-Kit-1-1-4-1-1-2-2 Anyone bought this product, if so any thoughts on them?. Thought they would be really handy.

Doing a refit on a friends kitchen and i have come across a small problem with the kitchen taps. They are good quality peglar ones, but the small soft washer they come with is very poor. I am unable to secure the taps enough ( stop them turning or wobbling) with this flimsy washer. Would some...

Installed a new vanity unit yesteray with a monobloc tap which has a pop up waste operated by a small level at the back of the tap. Had a small leak on the connection where the level mechanism with the ball on which goes into the basin when the tap was left running and the trap filled up. Is...

Installing one of these for my friends mum tomorrow and i have never done one before. Just would like a heads up and some tips on what to expect. Goto fix to a plasterboard wall which isnt ideal, but will use them cavity wall fixings you use with a setting tool. What about securing the vanity...

Fitted a new bottom inlet valve and was working fine. But then got a call saying the toilet was overflowing. Went back to take a look and found out then when its filling back up water is leaking from the large back nut that connects the arm to the main body. It shuts off ok so there is no grit...

The pipework for an overflow on a close coupled toilet (not internal overflow) is usually solvent welded. I was just wondering the connection that goes through the actual cistern and is connected externally of the cistern is simply a pipe inserted into this connection and tightened up with a...

Starting to pick up a little work here and there, so i am in need of a decent quality core drill and bits. Heard some good reports on the sparky line, any comments on this or any other recommendations ?.

A friend of mine has asked me to install a new bathroom suite for him. Though with the addition of a show cubicle as well as a free standing bath and new towel radiatior. So my question is on installation advice are these. The new towel rad i would like to use chrome pipework up into the rad and...

Went to change a radiator for a friend yesterday, so turned the boiler off , isolated the cold feed to the tanks and commenced to drain down. While that was happening i started to mark up the position of the new rad (old one had been removed ) etc. So once that was all done i went to check to...

We have a Ariston 24he microgenius mffi condensing boiler installed in the house, there are no external controls present. When we switch the boiler on to provide heating after a few mins the boiler starts making a high pitched squeeling sound, which reverberate through the pipework in the house...

On fully pumped heating systems the recommended distance between the cold feed and the open vent is 150mm, anyone remember which BS stipulates this ?. Also does anyone know or can point my in the right direction with regard to boiler output allowances for hot water requirements.

Hi all i am after some advice on replacing a CH pump for a friend. The ch pump is a Commodore 130-45 (SMC) measured the length and its the standard 130mm length. There are 2 2" iso valves either side, the top one looks in good nick, the bottom one as been slightly corroded by a weeping gate...

My aunt has a Triton Rapide2 Power Shower which is currently giving her some problems. The shower is discharging a lot of water from a clear tube which comes from the unit rather than from the shower head itself. If you put your finger over the clear tube then the water pressure increases from...