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I did wonder about that but everything is brand new, hw cylinder, header tank the lot. When I suffer I suffer.....

I recently fitted a new bathroom complete with a salamander pump to boost pressure. Now on both the bath and basin when I turn it on the water runs brown for few seconds. I dont know about the shower, its difficult to tell. When I installed it all I thought I made sure that I flushed everything...

Mmmm really interesting. Thanks to all for the comments. The pros and cons reflect the opinions of most people I've talked to. Can and worms come to mind.......

I've been trying to work out whether its worth getting one of these scale reducers where you wrap a wire round the pipe and it charges the ions so that the scale doesnt form. Very mixed views so far. has anyone got the definitive answer? Have no room for a softener, and we do suffer from hard...

Thanks for the replies chaps, more confused than ever now. You see, and I hate to admit this, most of my plumbing and electrics are 60's vintage. Not a bonded pipe in sight, lights without earths etc. (No I dont plug the iron into a light socket, but you get my drift) I can hear the collective...

Thought I'd try my luck again after good replies to previous query. I sort of think I know what to do on this but I've installed a Salamander pump for my bathroom supply. Made a good job to their (exacting) installation requirements. Now I have to cross bond the pipes to earth them . Is this...

Thanks for the help. Reckon its going to be draindown no.36 or thereabouts then. I think the trouble with me and compression fittings was that I thought they had to be evvvvvvver so tight to be effective. Thanks for putting me right.

Plumbing is like life.So many questions....... I'm installing a bathroom. You know the story, pumped so need bigger hot water tank, so need bigger cold water storage tank etc.etc. Getting over most hurdles but two things I wonder about. 1) On one connection to the indirect circuit of the hot...

Thank you for the replies. I was looking at the 2-way switching diagram earlier and can now understand how to apply it in my case. It all just proves there is no substitute for experience!

This has been taxing my grey matter (and my brain) for a long time. What I have A light at the top of the stairs and one at the bottom. The switch at the bottom controls the bottom light but not the top. The switch at the top controls both the top and the bottom lights. What I'd like Both...