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by allotmentboss
Sun May 22, 2011 10:51 am
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: bathroom fan - exit flue location question
Replies: 2
Views: 2676

bathroom fan - exit flue location question

Hi All, I am thinking of adding an extractor fan to my existing bathroom. (Before I go any further - I understand this is notifiable under part P and have an electrician to do that bit.) The fan I have chosen far exceeds the mnimum extraction rates required for a new bathroom of the same volume. As ...
by allotmentboss
Sun Oct 26, 2008 4:33 pm
Forum: Plastering and Dry Lining Forum
Topic: How deep can I plaster on a plasterboard ceiling?
Replies: 1
Views: 3983

How deep can I plaster on a plasterboard ceiling?

Hi, Hope you can help. I've got a bare plasterboard ceiling - about 2m x 2m - that I need to plaster. Unfortunately, the underlying joists were anything but straight and level, so the plasterboard is fairly curvy. The random nature of the wobbles meant that it wasn't really practical to try straight...
by allotmentboss
Tue Jun 03, 2008 6:36 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Long 32mm sink waste (and joining to shower waste)
Replies: 3
Views: 13973

Hi Plumbbob, Thanks for your reply. I'm going to upgrade my sink waste to 40mm after the first metre or so, so hopefully this will make life a little better. While ideally I know I should run a separate waste for the shower and sink it's going to be dead tricky. There are already strap bosses on the...
by allotmentboss
Tue May 27, 2008 8:43 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Long 32mm sink waste (and joining to shower waste)
Replies: 3
Views: 13973

Long 32mm sink waste (and joining to shower waste)

Hi All, Two questions, if I may: (1) I want to change the location of the sink in my bathroom. In order to do so, it would require a 4 metre (or so) waste pipe to get to the soil stack. I can achieve the required 18mm/metre fall throughout and I have an abundance of pipe clips to stop sagging. I rea...
by allotmentboss
Fri Feb 29, 2008 8:08 am
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Noisy boiler - kettling?
Replies: 2
Views: 6799

Noisy boiler - kettling?

Hi, I wonder if you can help. Over the last few days my combi boiler (Ariston Genus 30) has started developing a noise whenever I draw domestic hot water. The noise builds up over about 30 seconds, starting out like the sound of a kettle starting to boil and ending up as a continuous loud low hum - ...
by allotmentboss
Thu Feb 28, 2008 1:45 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Central Heating Drain Down
Replies: 6
Views: 4257

As the post above said, strictly speaking you need to drain from the lowest point fo the system. However, it depends on what you're draining for as to how much of a drain you need. We also don't have any drain points on our system (despite it only being a few years old - I guess the installer saw a ...
by allotmentboss
Wed Feb 27, 2008 3:33 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Do I need a non return valve?
Replies: 4
Views: 22494

Both, Thanks for your answers. As to who or want says it does, the "you do" and "you do not" camps stack up as follows: YOU DO: (1) The man at B&Q who sounded authoritative but brobably just wanted me to buy one. (2) A bloke in the office who "knows a bit about plumbing&...
by allotmentboss
Tue Feb 26, 2008 8:38 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Do I need a non return valve?
Replies: 4
Views: 22494

Do I need a non return valve?

Ok, the water regulations confuse me. My domestic hot water is provided 'on demand' by a combi boiler. I have no storage tank and the hot water is only supplied to the normal household taps; sink, bath, shower and so on. There are no outside taps, no slurry pits en route, or anything like that! [b]G...
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