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    RADS NOT GETTING HOT ENOUGH!!

    Hi all, Firstly, forgive me for being a muppet if you're a gas fitter but I'm a chippy that doesn't have a great deal of knowledge about pipe work for rads! I have just built a 6m X 6m extension on the back of my house with a vaulted ceiling and having used an online calculator it seems that...
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    fitting a negative head shower pump???

    Hi all, I'm a carpenter and have just completed my loft conversion. I have some plumbing skills but I've never fitted a negative head shower pump before. My cylinder is on the first floor and the CWS is in the loft. I have a negative head twin salamander pump and a surrey flange as suggested...
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    fitting a negative head shower pump

    Hi all, I'm a carpenter and have just completed my loft conversion. I have some plumbing skills but I've never fitted a negative head shower pump before. My cylinder is on the first floor and the CWS is in the loft. I have a negative head twin salamander pump and a surrey flange as suggested...
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    152x152x51kg RSJ, Is there such a size???????????

    Hi, I am about to embark on my own loft conversion but because of the minimal head height my architect has specified a 152x152x51kg RSJ for the ridge beam. I am having difficulty finding this beam as all the stockholders say the largest 152 beam is 37kg. Does anyone have any idea whether...
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    cooker hood extraction distance.

    Hi, Does anyone know if I can vent my cooker hood through the chimney. I have just removed the middle of the fire breast in the kitchen and will install the cooker there. The extractor will obviously be above it but there is no where for the flue to go apart from straight up the chimney. The...
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    ADVICE? - PAINTING PEBBLE DASH & GLOSSING HARDWOOD FRAME

    Hi, I'm looking to paint the front of my house as it is looking quite shabby/dirty. It has already been painted (quite some time ago) and is pebble dashed. 1. Is there an easy way of painting pebble dash? (a mate of mine once had a huge emulsion roller that looked like a shaggy dog- would...
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    REPLACING BASIN TAPS, NEW THREAD IS LONGER, PLEASE HELP!

    I WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE THE TAPS ON THE BASIN IN OUR DOWNSTAIRS TOILET, BUT THE OLD ONES HAVE A REALLY SHORT THREAD. I WAS TOLD BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER THAT THE PLUMBER DID THIS TO KEEP UNSIGHLTY PIPEWORK OUT OF VIEW. I HAVE MEASURED THE THREADS ON 4 OR 5 DIFFERENT TAPS IN B&Q AND THEY ALL SEEM TO...
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