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I'm going to upgrade the pipework this weekend - do you think that upgrading the straight section out the back of the house (which leads to the stack) to 50mm will solve the problem?

For what it's worth, this morning I tried another test - while the shower was running (and filling up) I turned on the basin tap (just enough so that it wouldn't decrease the pressure of the shower too much) - the water collecting in the shower at best stayed the same, if not worsened, and the...

Really? The shower waste pipe is below floor level, the basin is at waist height, and they only meet 2m+ down the run towards the soil stack. In any case, i'm pretty sure the waste pipe from the basin is empty, as it would have flowed away already. The only water in that run would be in the...

OK thanks Hugh, will try cleaning with a brush pipe cleaner. So what other options do I have to allow more air in, in case cleaning still doesn't work?

Hi all, I fitted an en-suite wetroom shower a couple of years ago, and for the last 9 months or so it's not been draining too well. I don't remember there being an issue before. Initially I thought there could be a blockage so used a solution and an unblocker tool, but that didn't work. Then...

40mm solvent weld pipe fits almost perfectly into the trap (where the bent pipe goes in) as it has an internal diameter of about 43mm. The socket on the trap is 43mm internal diameter - the bent pipe measures 37mm and 47mm internal diameter and 40mm and 50mm outside diameter at each end...

Hi, the pipe joins the main body by compression joint - the main body is threaded and compresses around the pipe. The hole into which the pipe is inserted has internal diameter of 43mm, and so 40mm solvent weld pipe inserts into it almost perfectly. I did think about just being done with the...

Hi all, thanks for your replies - i've measured again, and the wider end of the pipe has an outside diameter of 50mm (47mm inside). The narrower end of the pipe has outside diameter of 40mm (37mm inside) - so not suitable for solvent weld coupling (as solvent weld pipe is 56mm or 43mm outside...

Hi all, I'm sure this is an easy one for most of you. I've got a waste trap similar to the one pictured, but I can't for the life of me work out what size/type of coupling I'm meant to use to connect to the end of the bent pipe (the wider end). I've got 40mm waste pipe going off to the sewer...

Thanks Chappers, that's a great help, and have found exactly what I need on that website :)

Hi all, I'm building an en-suite to the bedroom and would like to incorporate some kind of sliding mirror door. I've yet to build the wall on/in which the sliding door will be fitted, so am gathering some ideas on how it should be done before building the wall. I only want one half of the wall...

That what you see there above the doorway is the actual concrete lintel (or whatever it is) - there's no plaster there. We only moved in a year ago so don't know the history but looking at the paint around I'd think it's been a doorway for quite some years. Yes I've screwed 3x2s to the sides...

Hi folks, OK, here are some photos. You can actually see the sag in the first photo, but the second photo is from the other side of the door and there doesn't appear to be any sag. There are no signs of cracking anywhere.

Hi all, thanks for your replies. I've done some further investigating, and took up some more floorboards. The two joists in question are actually up to 15mm out - and that's at the end of their run where they sit on a supporting wall below. That got me worried, but looking at the wall below...

Hi all, I'm replacing some floorboards which were damaged and sloping. The reason they are sloping is because a couple of joists in the middle of the room seem to have sunk in the middle. So I'm trying to find the best way to pack them out and achieve a flat finish. I've been looking at strip...

Just bought this one... http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00DIUOEDI/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_2?pf_rd_p=569136327&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B00HA22XEC&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=1EZJX5BM3Y2Y9XZ6H74F

Great stuff, many thanks for your advice, will post back once i've properly balanced them...

Thanks Tony, i'll get myself a digital thermometer and try balancing them out properly before doing anything drastic like pulling down the stud wall and replacing with 15mm pipes! I've been reading this guide - http://www.homebuilding.co.uk/2009/02/11/how-to-balance-radiators/ - any good? Also...

Thanks, will have a look into proper balancing. The 15 mm pipe upstairs currently only feeds this radiator and the one the other side of the wall, but in the future it'll serve a downstairs toilet as well, but that'll only be a small towel rail or something.

Yeah that's what I was fearing! I tried turning off all the other radiators and it did get a lot hotter. So, now I've turned them back on again - the closest to the boiler I've only turned on a little (by the lockshield), the furthest away including this one I've put on full, and as a result...