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hi, a pipe located under one of our wash hand basins burst and unfortunately water leaked and damaged the adjacent gypsum walls (mould is appearing) and skirting/wooden flooring close by. the insurer is happy to cover the expenses provided we obtain at least two quotes. as the project involves not j...

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thank you
your advice is really useful

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Thanks Sparx/Ericmark, i do have other storage heaters fitted around my apartment and those are connected with a dedicated switch (and no sockets). apologies but i do not know their technical name. do these type of switches solve the timing issue? what do you recommend that i do in my situation then...

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Thanks Sparx can i therefore connect it via a "cooker main switch" type socket? i.e. those sockets that have a big red switch and a socket right next to it. The reason i am asking is that i plan to fit the heater close to a double electric socket and was thinking of using that as the main ...

ghawdxi

hi,
is it ok/safe if connect a storage heater by simply fitting it with a heavy duty plug and inserting it into a conventional electric wall socket?
many thanks
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ghawdxi

thanks,
i had a look but it only recommends things i have already tried! :(

ghawdxi

yes i did - but i could not locate one that specifically tackles my problem. i did read the project called "How to fit a bathroom" but i found it a bit too generic.

if you can tell me which projects to look at, that will be great.

many thanks in advance

regards

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Hi, i have just replaced my bath water mixer. Unfortunately i cannot stop water leaking out of both hot and cold water nuts where the copper pipes connect to the mixer inputs. I have tried using special wrenches, PTFE tape and silicone sealant, but to no avail :( what can i do to stop the leak? the ...

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Hi,
i was wondering whether it is worth bothering using bathroom paint to paint the bathroom walls or whether i can just make do with conventional wall paint.
does it really make a difference?
many thanks
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ghawdxi

thanks, i will try

ghawdxi

Hi, i have a Telford Tempest water heater at home and it comes with an inlet pressure control apparatus (looks like a ball with a pipe in it). the manuals say that the water pressure settings should not be changed but i have accidentally changed one of them. i think i have taken it back to its origi...

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hi, i would like to replace all taps in my property. i have one problem though, the plumbing system in my flat does not seem to have a facility to turn off supply of hot water. what do i have to do in order to remove the mixer taps without flooding the whole place? is turning off the cold water supp...

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thanks for your reply people!
i drilled beyond the 7cm limit and it worked perfectly

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Hi, I would like to hang a curtain against a plaster wall. Before i started drilling i used a metal detector to make sure that i do not drill into any live wires. i am getting a signal that tells me that underneath the plaster wall there is metal and it surrounds the perimeter of the window. I suspe...

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