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by johnch
Mon Feb 08, 2010 11:12 am
Forum: Bathrooms, Drainage and Waste Plumbing Forum
Topic: Blockage or airlock in hot feed to mixer shower
Replies: 3
Views: 12146

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Sorry - missed one of you questions: "Do you mean that there is no flow out of the hot at all with the mixer disonnected or with it connected?" There is no flow out of the hot at all - either with the mixer connected or disconnected. When I first installed the mixer and it didn't work, I r...
by johnch
Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:12 am
Forum: Bathrooms, Drainage and Waste Plumbing Forum
Topic: Blockage or airlock in hot feed to mixer shower
Replies: 3
Views: 12146

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Hi rosebery - thanks for your reply - sorry for not answering your Q's earlier - I broke my PC, so have been out of email contact for ages ... ! Here are the answers to your questions: 1. The old one did work - although the temp control was variable, and the only way I could get a warm shower was to...
by johnch
Wed Dec 16, 2009 1:39 pm
Forum: Bathrooms, Drainage and Waste Plumbing Forum
Topic: Blockage or airlock in hot feed to mixer shower
Replies: 3
Views: 12146

Blockage or airlock in hot feed to mixer shower

I've recently replaced an old mixer shower with a new one - using the existing hot and cold feeds without making any changes to the pipework at all (except for new adaptors at the top to fit the new mixer). When I turn all the water back on the shower only runs cold. I've removed it to check the inc...
by johnch
Sat Nov 14, 2009 3:01 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Adding a spur socket: Total length of cable ?
Replies: 2
Views: 28775

Adding a spur socket: Total length of cable ?

I need to add a new socket as a spur on my ring main - something I've done before, but this one needs to run for a longer length before the new socket. According to your article on doing this there's a limit to the total length of cable for the ring main + spur: "Please also check the rules ver...
by johnch
Wed Jan 30, 2008 8:11 am
Forum: Plastering and Dry Lining Forum
Topic: Cracked Artex ceiling
Replies: 0
Views: 8015

Cracked Artex ceiling

The ceiling above the shower in my bathroom is Artexed and has cracked, with the Artex beginning to flake away slightly. I suspect this has got damp over the years since the extractor fan isn't amazingly effective. Is there an easy way I can repair this before it gets too bad - I'm not too keen to g...
by johnch
Sat Oct 27, 2007 8:54 am
Forum: Carpentry and Joinery Forum
Topic: Long worktop end cap ?
Replies: 1
Views: 3836

Long worktop end cap ?

I'm looking for a black metal worktop end cap to cover the end of a breakfast bar - the only ones I can find (B&Q etc) are 630 mm long, and I need one which is ~700 mm to cover the full length of the breakfast bar.

Any ideas where I might get one ?

Cheers, John
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