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by dazzathedrummer
Thu May 28, 2020 6:12 pm
Forum: Timber Framed Building
Topic: Log cabin/garden office project
Replies: 0
Views: 2594

Log cabin/garden office project

Hi, We've got a large wood framed garage in our back garden - we reckon it dates back to 1937 when the house was built. At the moment it's clad in it's original corrugated asbestos panels. We'd like to know what we'd need to do to convert it into a garden office/living space once it's stripped back ...
by dazzathedrummer
Thu May 14, 2020 11:52 am
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Fitting mixer shower to un-balanced system
Replies: 1
Views: 1945

Fitting mixer shower to un-balanced system

Hi, I just bought a Mira Atom ERD thermostatic bar shower on the basis that it works with "all water pressures" but now that I've opened it up and read the instructions it says it doesn't work with un-balanced supplies. We've got a gravity fed hot feed and a mains cold feed (two tanks in t...
by dazzathedrummer
Wed Sep 11, 2019 7:42 am
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Kitchen Sink Waste Height Issue With new Sink
Replies: 6
Views: 16009

Re: Kitchen Sink Waste Height Issue With new Sink

Yes, it from B&Q, it’s the one recommended for the sink! I chopped it down a bit and had to creat a something to get the waste to go almost a foot up hill (!) out of other bits I had. I still haven’t come up with a solution. It does work ok, there’s no smell or anything and it drains ok - it’s j...
by dazzathedrummer
Wed Sep 06, 2017 1:07 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Kitchen Sink Waste Height Issue With new Sink
Replies: 6
Views: 16009

Re: Kitchen Sink Waste Height Issue With new Sink

Thanks for the reply! I've now got it all connected up and the waste does flow away with no problems (also no problem with the dishwasher connected). As you pointed out though - the waste does sit quite high up....about halfway up the two downward pointing pipes. I'll see how this goes for a bit but...
by dazzathedrummer
Mon Sep 04, 2017 1:45 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Kitchen Sink Waste Height Issue With new Sink
Replies: 6
Views: 16009

Kitchen Sink Waste Height Issue With new Sink

Hi I'm just in the process of fitting a new kitchen sink. The fittings supplied are giving me a waste outlet that is lower than the existing outlet pipe. I need to buy a piece to bridge the gap - but I'm just wondering if the outlet is too high for the trap - as you can see from the picture, the out...
by dazzathedrummer
Mon Jun 25, 2007 3:10 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Wiring a ceiling fan/light
Replies: 1
Views: 3213

Wiring a ceiling fan/light

Hi, Just want to double check this, my sister has bought a new ceiling fan/light, from what she has told me it has 2 lives a neutral and an earth. Am i correct in thinking that the neutral and earth go to the usual place and the light live goes to the switch as usual but the fan live goes into the l...
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