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    Ecotec plus 824 cold water inlet valve

    Hi, Ecotec plus 824 cold water inlet valve. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VAILLANT-ECOTEC-PLUS-824-831-837-937-COLD-WATER-INLET-VALVE-0020010295-ORIGINAL/332127725163 Mine's leaking into the fill hose. If I leave the hose connected and isolate at the other side it's usable temporarily but is not...
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    OD of 10 mm female end feed

    I'd like to elbow from 10 mm copper running down a wall (that's to be plasterboarded) to 15 mm copper sticking out of it ready to pick up a TRV (mounted horizontally; rad to be piped TBSE). This orientation: Why - TRV in the correct (horizontal) orientation; clutter free floor; looks less...
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    What is this fitting called?

    What's the name for this in English please? http://www.fittingdiscounter.de/ReigaGbR3-p20h7s19-Viega-Rotguss-Versch.html Where you go from male BSP to female BSP, and have a means to disconnect in the centre?
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    Flat face seal 1/2" BSP fittings?

    Hi, I'm using some of these on a job and having a devil of a time finding a 1/2" BSP thingamy to match: http://www.caleffi.com/sites/default/files/file/01209-13_en.pdfhttp://www.caleffi.com/sites/default/files/file/01209-13_en.pdf The fittings want to look like these...
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    Checking gas supply capacity

    Is it possible to check the gas supply capacity in advance of fitting a boiler? A site currently runs electric storage heaters from a 100A 3ph supply. (70KVA) The site has a U6 gas meter (6 m^3/hr nominally; previously only used for gas tumble dryers) and we'd like to convert to gas...
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    Socket inside an enclosure a not on a socket circuit

    Hello experts, I'm putting together an energy monitoring system for a social housing application and need a mains socket inside an enclosure. One enclosure sits next to the consumer unit for monitoring electricity use. I need to plug this specific transformer into it to power the...
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    Honeywell Evohome w/partial zoning

    Honeywell evohome: http://www.evohome.info/ The base unit isn't outrageous but the eTRVs are costly. £200 question: can we do the following? Fit the base unit in the open plan kitchen/living room/diner then use the base unit to control that zone. Fit standard TRVs in the two...
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    Shower advice: pair of mixers to suit combi

    Hi, Large combi boiler. (nominally 15L/min @ 35C dT) I'd like to hang two mixer showers off it: running at 9-12L/min when used individually and sharing the boiler output when run simultaneously. The combi element is non-negotiable. We aren't getting an unvented system for the...
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    Toolstation/Pipelife/Emmeti manifolds

    These manifolds: http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Heating/Pipelife+Manifold+System/Plain+Manifold+4+Outlets+34+Header/d230/sd2828/p88680 What's so special about these end fittings...
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    Drainage Query

    Hi, I'm looking to drain my garden/swamp in order to 1) use it outside of summer! 2) replace a prefab garage and wasted space with a a proper outbuilding/workshop (red spray paint, approx 50m^2 so subject to BC) under PD. The garden is the lowest point in the area and runoff from...
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    High level remote cistern query

    Hello! Tiny downstairs toilet. Can you high level mount a remote cistern that's sold for low level mounting? Specifically, could you pop this one in a cupboard at ceiling level and run the pipe down the inside of an internal stud wall...
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    Waste Disposals

    I've had the rats with bits-of-food-in-sink and would like to fit a disposal unit. Various flavours are available from 60 quid upwards: http://www.plumbworld.co.uk/kitchen-waste-disposal-by-4064-0000 All will handle lettuce leaves. Will the cheapies handle carrot ends, broccoli stalks...
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    New heating system - 130m^2 with 2x power showers

    Evening, Kid brother is after a new heating system and he's asked me for help speccing it. I'm after a sanity check here! The house is a 130m^2 Wimpey house built in the late 1980s. Nominally insulated cavity wall construction with dabbed plasterboard, but the detailling is rubbish and...
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    Rotary demolition hammer reccommendation

    Hello, I have a large chimney that needs to come down - wants a kango or similar. I have a number of cores to drill, up to 162 mm through engineering brick to both cavity leaves - did a couple with a standard DIY mains drill with lots of cool down time, but then ragged the gearbox to...
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    Veritas R8 Plus - Cabbaged or Resettable?

    Hello, I've bought a house, it has a Veritas R8 Plus based alarm, I've no idea what the codes are. http://www.texe.com/uk/products/series/control-panels/veritas-series/ Is it now landfill, or is there a way to reset these? The original installer (750 quid and made a mess of the...
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    Bootlace ferrules and 16mm^2 crimps

    Hi, When dealing with stranded cable (my cooker supply and original ring main are in stranded, do the regs care how it is terminated? Is it acceptable to use bootlace ferrules to make life easier when terminating? These: http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/DVDK2G.html When...
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    Screw terminal/JB accessibility

    Hello, Wiring regs say screwed connections must be accessible. On a scale of 1-victor meldrew, how mean and grumpy would an inspector have to be to fail the following please... Existing junction boxes under floorboards: I've got an existing installation where there are 30A junction...
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    Source for 4m kitchen worktop - Cambridge

    Hi all, Kitchen worktops: I'm after two pieces 3.9m long for a "temporary" kitchen. (18 months or so until I refit properly; currently removing chimney breast on one side/replacing completely rotten worktop on the other) They'll sit over beech units/doors, magnolia walls w/white or dark...
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    Consumer Unit selection/layout and Bonding queries

    Following on from this thread: //www.diynot.com/forums/electrics/upgrade-60a-fuse-crabtree-starbreaker-backward-compatible.353859/ New meter being fitted 20/02/2013 by DNO. I'm going to supply some 25mm^2 tails and a switchfuse (cheaper than an isolator switch) and ask the...
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    Upgrade 60A fuse; Crabtree Starbreaker backward-compatible?

    Hello, Ex council terrace, built sometime between 1950- and 1970. The electrical supply is via a lead sheathed cable entering under the stairs, and the earth is bonded to the lead sheath: http://www.flickr.com/photos/24994361@N03/8438845557/ The Economy 7 meter is being ripped out...
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