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I wasn't expecting anyone to jump. As my post had been on for approx 20 hours with no reply, I thought that I could push it back to the top of the list again to try and catch someone's attention before it sank without a trace. Dextrous, I can't catch the drift of your bizarre reply. Are you...

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The house I have recently moved into has cheap taps in the recently fitted kitchen and bathroom. They don't work very well, and I want to replace them with something better. I need a monobloc sink mixer, and a monobloc basin mixer. I want quality brand that will last and that spares are...

Sorry to hijack the post. Is an Atag boiler the one to go for? Need to replace my boiler this year.

Thanks for the replys so far. What are 'Timesaver couplings'?

Below is a picture of the bottom of my early 1960s cast iron soil stack. It has been cracked further up for a while, but the freezing weather has resulted in a couple of large pieces falling off. As a result, the smelly brown stuff is leaking out, causing a bit of a stink!!! Due to...

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DON'T PANIC MR MAINWARING!! Yes I will put water in, plus a bit of inhibitor. Yes, I will only fill to 90% capacity to allow for expansion. Many thanks for the info.

I'm fitting a heated towel radiator in the bathroom of my flat that doesn't have central heating. I have bought a standard chrome one, and an electric element to screw into one of the tail holes at the bottom, where a central heating valve would normally be fitted. The problem is how can I...

A few days ago, my 7 series started to smell of petrol, but there wasn't any evidence of a leak on the ground. Since then it's got worse, and is now dripping out. On inspection, it seem that there is a pin hole on the bottom of the tank, near the front. I don't know why it started, the car is 9...

Yes gas4you, I don't doubt your integrity for one minute, and you are obviously an expert in your field. It's just that SOME heating engineers might be tempted to make more money by always suggesting that radiators and pipes are replaced with the boiler. In this post, one engineer says to...

I can't advise on your boiler choices, but can offer some guidance re. keeping your existing pipes and radiators. My house is 60 years old, and has had 3 boilers (coal back boiler + two combis) on the same radiators and pipes. Apart from 2 new radiator valves in those 60 years the pipes and...

Those are really useful links for radiator sizing. Is there anything similar for boiler sizing/specifying? Many thanks - sorry for hijack of post!

Lunat, I like the sound of the tap stat you suggest. It would suit my system. The only question I have is would it not damage the boiler if the tap stat closes the flow to the cylinder and the boiler is still trying to pump water to the cylinder? How does it work?

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Thanks for the replies, unfortunately no warm air ducting. Its economy 7. Chris R, where can I buy the pipe covers that look like skirting. They look very neat and unobtrusive. Thanks

Hi I own a 60's ground floor flat with concrete floors and ceilings. I want to put a combi and rads into the flat. I don't really want to have all of the pipework to the rads visible. Would it be feasible to bury the pipework in the concrete floor? Would it be really hard work (&...

I had a Main Multipoint water heater fitted 4 years ago. From day one, the hot water from the taps runs hot for a minute or two, then goes cold for about a minute, then starts running hot again for a couple more minutes. This wil continue, hot then cold for as long as the tap is running. The...