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Hi, Well, I made the mistake of thinking we had 22mm feeding the taps in our bath when I came to change them - measured the OD before, basically 22mm, thought "OK" - lesson now learnt on difference between 3/4" and 22mm :) . Anyway, I need to connect a 22m compression flexi to a (now cut down)...

Hi, I've had a Triton mixer shower installed for years and am now going to re-tile my bathroom. The current shower hose wall outlet is chromed plastic and now grotty, it's this one: I can get a direct replacement at a few places, but it's ridiculously expensive for what it is and I'd...

Hi, We've had 3 of our existing radiators start to leak over the last month, and I suspect more to start leaking soon (if they're representative of the lot). They're all about 15 years old, so have had a good run (I guess?). The 3 that have started failing are all leaking from the same place...

Hi, I've just fitted an MK Masterseal seal socket. The one I've fitted before ended up being conduit entering from the bottom, but this one had to be from the top. It's tight-ish below the overhanging eaves of a garage, so it's relatively well protected from rain - the small length of plastic...

Hi, From searching here, I can see the general thing about moving a vertical toilet waste for a close-coupled toilet has been gone over quite a few times, but I was a bit intrigued by the last post on this thread: //www.diynot.com/diy/threads/move-the-soil-pipe.69832/#post-473695 We've...

Hi, So - what I'd really like is one of these: http://www.martecaustralia.com.au/products/lighting/led-globes/boss-series/boss-inca-3000k.html However, they seem to be made solely for an Australian firm, and I can't find a retailer in the UK (nor one, yet, that's willing to ship to the...

Hi, Considering replacing our current wireless controller/room stat with this: http://zwave-products.co.uk/Secure-SCS318-Z-WAVE-7-Day-Thermostat-Boiler-Actuator-Set ...mainly to get Z-Wave (for potential future projects possibly involving http://razberry.z-wave.me and http://www.domoticz.com...

Hi, I've just had a new Viessmann 100-W installed, and the installer used the pre-existing condensate connection from the old boiler (that joins onto a separate washing machine outlet). Now, with the old boiler, the connection of the condensate pipe used to leak a bit - but hadn't done so for...

Hi, This isn't an "Is £X reasonable for Y" type question, more a general thing about what to expect from a quote. Bit surprised (although maybe I shouldn't be?) to receive a quote, post-house visit, from a large-ish company for a replacement boiler that includes no breakdown of the costs at...

I have a a CCTV IP dome camera that I want to fit onto UPVC soffit. The camera itself isn't particularly heavy, and it's quite thick soffit - the load isn't really an issue. The camera has 3 mounting holes that fit an M4 bolt pretty much perfectly, with a small rubber gasket that makes a...

Hi, I have 3 sets of connectable Christmas lights that I usually join together, but this year one set has failed: http://www.castlegatelights.co.uk/lighting-type-c16/konstsmide-connectable-red-led-outdoor-lights-p11251#11351 ...the sets are no longer available, and the LEDs are soldered...

I'm not totally convinced this belongs here, but then neither does it seem to totally fit on the other forums (mods: please move if appropriate). I'm looking for recommendations for a cheap UPS (up to £100) to cover me for power outages of at least 30 minutes - this is a personal rather than...

I work quite a bit from home, and have recently started using a new KVM to use the same monitor, keyboard mouse, speakers and microphone with my home PC and my work laptop, switching between them as need be. I say "new KVM" as I had been using one without audio for years, but needed mic and...

I'm considering shifting from my bathroom extractor fan (inline duct) being activated via a double-pole pull switch to a ceiling mounted humidistat. Do standalone ceiling mounted humidistat's exist for this sort of thing, or are they all integrated/supplied with fans? I've Googled about and...

I've just (today, in fact) had a new line fitted by OpenReach, currently just being used for the PostOffice telephone service - new drop-cable and all, as the old line was defunct, and certainly hadn't been used by me in the last 3 years. At some point relatively soon, I'm probably going to...

I've got a 4mx3m kitchen - normal ceiling height, work surfaces down either side, cooker one side (with extractor and light), sink the other, with Windows running most of the way down the sink side... I currently have two normal fixed bayonet light fittings (no shades) about 1m in from either...

After using the TLC extractor fan calculator for my bathroom with shower, it looks like I'm after a fan that draws at least 37l/s. I've also decided I want to go for an inline fan with a timer. With this in mind... The Xpelair XIL150T looks ideal...

This is probably quite obvious, but... Basically I'm often fiddling about with ethernet, satellite and general socket/switch connections in my loft, and I make use of quite alot of the surface mount plastic pattress boxes, such as this: Now, I know they have "weakened" bits in the base...

Due to limited conduit space to my lounge TV-point, I'm thinking of using a combiner/triplexer in order that I can have a single cable in the wall to combine my Satellite, FM and TV connections. So...in the loft I'm thinking of one of these...

I've been toying with the idea of fitting a small hand basin in our separate toilet - we live in a 50s bungalow with a separate toilet/bathroom, and it seems to have been the vogue to have a toilet without any direct means of washing your hands... The thing is, space is very limited in the...