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Thanks, bobasd. My daughter's place. Little or no external maintenance in at the very least, 5 years. The roof tiles seem in good nick, but felting is very old and in a poor state. Think you are right about soffits and gutters. Will get a roofer to install the vent, and maybe give the place a...

Thanks, it's the Klober I am looking at.

Just a quick check, can anyone please confirm is these are 'ludlow major' tiles? (pic attached) I need a vent tile for a fan, there seem to be a few concrete tiles of this type. Thanks

Sorry if this is going over old ground.. I have boxed in some pipework to provide a panel behind a 'back-to-wall' toilet and bidet. The panel is 13mm structural ply which I intend to tile with 600x300 ceramic wall tiles, tiled area roughly 1600x850mm. It's in a traditional bathroom (not wet...

Great. Thanks guys. The riser kit is only about 25 quid too. No brainer it seems. Cheers

Hi folks, just after some clarification, hope you can help.. I am installing a 1200x800 shower tray, into a corner, which will then have a small partition erected and a sliding door to complete the enclosure. I intended to mortar the tray to a waterproofed ply floor (as per MI's), but...

Does it matter which side of a (swing type) check valve to tee in a filling loop?

Thanks folks for the replies, really useful info. Very valid point on the TRV flow rate. I have a 300l heat store, only problem is its further from the bathrooms than the original airing cupboard, and takes ages for HW to flow from the tap (Kitchen's great though). Maybe I should use some new...

Hi, I am replacing a couple of radiators with (bigger) Stelrad K2s, to compensate for lower temp Air Source heat pumps (55deg). The originals were fitted with Drayton/Invensys RT212 valves in 2004. Remaining rads will be replaced next Summer, but these need to be done now. The air source...

Thanks. The heat pumps are Mitsubishi, 2 x 8.5KW. Ok so far, but have not done a winter yet. What makes you think they are so poor? Reliability, efficiency or cost? I have no gas so these are the alternative to spending £1500 on oil. Solar PV has been a big help in the summer, though I am now...

I am replacing rads after an air source heat pump conversion earlier this year. With the drop in system temp I am using bigger rads and fitting a 1600 x 600 stelrad K3 in the dining room. The 22mm feed from above will tee to feed a pair of rads in two rooms on the 1st floor and this one...

Ok. Worth a try, thanks. If anyone has service manual or similar, I'd appreciate a pm

Apologies if my question is covered on an old post or sticky.. I have looked but not found. Just moved in to a house with this alarm, seller has not been particularly generous with keys, paperwork or admin in general. Thankfully I do have the alarm code for an Accenta 6, with 3 PIR zones, 2...

Just bought a victorian terrace in Bath. Will be renting to my son and other students. Existing back boiler for CH and DHW, gas fire in one room, with capped supplies to at least two others. I would like to bin the lot (keep existing rads though) and install a combi in either kitchen or...

Thanks, hadn't really given proper consideration to tile movement. The panels are old style hot water solar collectors. 15mm copper circuit enlarges to 22mm and drops through the roof to feed a secondary coil in the hot tank. The panels were elsewhere on the roof and have been re-installed...

I need to drill two 30mm holes to plumb in some solar panels. The roof has dreadnought plain clay tiles and I have a pair of lead flashings with a collar to allow 22mm copper pipes. Two questions: What is the best drill bit for this, bearing in mind it's not going to see much use and I don't...

Thanks guys, it's worth knowing about the Pyro, it's the 50x50 (maxi) trunking I'm after in particular. I want to use it for data cables (40 ish). I've never seen it fitted in black, I don't suppose anyone makes it.

Thanks, I'll check it out. It needs to be black to fix to some exposed ceiling joists which are painted black. Its high enough that the trunking will blend in - hopefully :oops: I'll probably go with the D-line and try to stuff it all in. I can always go for a second run. White PVC painted...

Thanks Chris, I'm having trouble locating IT World online - itworld.com appears to be more of a news site. However I have found the same slotted trunking at RS. It'll do, though its a bit pricey. I was hoping to find some standard box trunking, just in black. Looks like it will have to be...

Anyone know where I can get Black Trunking? 50x50mm or thereabouts. Can't find anything online, D-line exists, but not big enough. I'd prefer PVC. Thanks, Rudy.