[quote="plumbbob"]Well, I suppose you could, but I have never thought of doing it that way! After all filling via the combi is just a matter of turning a knob, and you should know how to do it anyway because of keeping the pressure up. You might still lose a little pressure anyway when you...
I want to fit a double panel rad in palce of an existing single rad but the existing rad is longer than any now available which means I would have to rip up the floor to do some pipe work but........... I have heard that one can buy a "tail" to extend the pipe from the existing valve to th...
[quote="Drives47"]I think it's a legal requirement. I go to a lot of new builds and anything that might conduct electrickery is earthed. Steel sinks and baths now have a little tab on the bottom to hook an earth connection to. Mainly sinks because of thier proximty to electrickery. Hook a ...
Hi, everyone I want to fit two in-line valves (my description) the type opened and closed using a screw driver into my hot and cold pipes under the kitchen sink so that I can fit flexible connectors, re-position the sink and fit different taps. As my propoerty was built in 1960 I assume the pipes ar...
Hi, sparx There is a switched socket outlet on the cooker control which is used for an electric kettle etc. so I have checked out what you said about the socket only working with the cooker control switch also on at the same time and it is fine working as designed. Thanks for your time and trouble I...
Hi, everyone a little information please if you will? I have just moved my cooker control switch about 6 feet from its previous position which involved disconnecting the mains cable at the switch and the cable from the switch to the cooker. Inside the switch there are two sets of terminals (live, ne...
I wish to change a 2 gang socket in the kitchen to a 3 gang socket and have seen conversions for sale in B&Q is it a straightforward task or is there anything particular I need to know please?
I am just about to have my kitchen re-plastered and want to replace the existing cooker socket with a neon indicator type and also to change the pattress from a metal one to a plastic one. Is it OK to fasten a plastic one to the brickwork please and then plaster around it? Sorry if this is a dumb qu...
