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    How to fix a hardwood moulding to concrete floor?

    I've got a maple hardwood moulding from wittswood. its bridging a gap between a tiled floor (bathroom) and a laminate floor (hallway). the underfloor is concrete. this is wittswood's recommended fitting method. http://www.wittswood.co.uk/moulding-fitting.html they supply a black...
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    How to fix a hardwood moulding to concrete floor?

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    Immersion heater - causing overflow problem?

    I am on economy 7 electricity. I accidentally left the immersion heater (day switch) ON for a day recently. Now I notice that there is a constant drip from the overflow pipe which juts out of the outside wall and feeds a downspout. I also notice that when the mains water stopcock (this...
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    Best Method for laying porcelain tiles on concrete floor?

    I have a concrete floor which I plan to lay porcelain floor tiles onto. the adhesive I got from the tile retailer is ARDEX "ARDU-FLEX 5001" which is a cement based adhesive. I had to remove the old lino floor covering first. In places it has left behind a thin layer of the lino glue. I...
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    "ping" sound when tightening compression joint

    I've just done my first set of compression joints. twoof them had tiny leaks. I tightened the nuts another 1/4 turn. in each case I heard a barely audible ping sound. Is that a good thing or a bad thing? is it the sound of the olive clamping tightly on the tube to make a good joint OR is it the...
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    Marine Silicone for bathroom?

    After reading the posts on various types of silicone & modulus etc, (see :- //www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=10157&highlight=silicone ) I was advised the other day to "only use MARINE SILICONE in a bathroom"This is the grade of silicone as used on boats and in aquariums and...
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    "genuine silicone sealant"

    I notice on other parts of this forum people mention "proper/genuine silicone" and NOT to use "kitchen and bathroom sealant" I am fixing a new bath to the wall with this product 1. What is "Genuine Silicon"? 2. What brand to use? please recommend a product and retailer if you can 3...
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    Fitting bath - TRAPS, SEALANT, BATONS

    I am about to plumb in my bath in the next few days. first time for me. So I have a few questions which Im sure are easy to answer for non -rookies. TRAP In terms of the trap - is there much difference between P trap , shallow P trap and any others. what tends to work best? or is it all...
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    Fittings. Speedfit/Speedfit Copper versus Tectite

    Which is recommended? I notice that speedfit copper and tectite (which is a push fit brass fitting with a plastic element) both have a release tool which seems useful. I cant find a quoted lifespan on tectite but speedfit spec seems to suggest 25 years? Whats the tectite lifespan? Tectite...
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    Fitting Bath Taps to 15mm pipe

    Hi. I'm new to this plumbing lark - but having done plenty of other things on my flat successfully, I am giving it a go. I have swapped the position of my basin and bath as part of the bathroom refurb. I have a new bath to fit. The tap is a monobloc bath shower mixer (0.1 ->2 bar from...
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