Main navigation


Search found 7 matches

  Go to advanced search
by Sophie'smum
Thu Jul 22, 2021 12:30 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Storage tank in loft query
Replies: 1
Views: 1084

Storage tank in loft query

We have moved to a property that has had a loft conversion. The cold water storage tank looks to be very high to the pitched roof in the part of the loft not converted. Is it legal to not have much room above the tank? Also we think there is a rising main to the loft area which has been threaded up ...
by Sophie'smum
Fri Dec 30, 2016 2:24 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Fitting Bath Mixer Taps and is the Gasket Essential?
Replies: 0
Views: 2223

Fitting Bath Mixer Taps and is the Gasket Essential?

We have a new bath/tap fix in progress. The mixer taps with shower attachment are Bristan & came with a fat black gasket to cushion/seal to the bath. Trouble is it is not a precise fit to the body profile, so after a while there will be a build up of limescale around it. It is also too thick to ...
by Sophie'smum
Sun Dec 06, 2015 11:26 am
Forum: Tiles and Tiling Forum
Topic: Refitting Bathroom Tile on top of Existing Tiles Query
Replies: 1
Views: 2479

Re: Refitting Bathroom Tile on top of Existing Tiles Query

As a postscript, not one person has posted a reply. Contrary to all that I had researched the weight bearing of plasterboard is reduced to 20k if skimmed (it is) and further if already tiled, clearly is. There fore my plasterboard walls would no way hold a further layer of tiles as large as these. S...
by Sophie'smum
Sun Dec 06, 2015 11:09 am
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Very Slow Flow from Franke Triflow Hot Water Mixer Tap
Replies: 0
Views: 8246

Very Slow Flow from Franke Triflow Hot Water Mixer Tap

We have a Franke Triflow mixer. It was installed in 2008 The HW has never been particularly powerful, We have a traditional gas boiler with HW cylinder & CW tank in loft. We replaced the old 30gal CW tank for a 50 g ready for the new shower. The new tank is a longer coffin shape than the old rou...
by Sophie'smum
Sun Dec 06, 2015 10:55 am
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Queries about Installing new Shower Flange and Pipe Pumped by Monsoon Universal
Replies: 0
Views: 2115

Queries about Installing new Shower Flange and Pipe Pumped by Monsoon Universal

Gentlemen, We are installing a thermostatic mixer which will be pumped with a monsoon universal. We have negative head. 2 questions. The HW cylinder is old but perfectly sound. We decided on an ******* flange for positional reasons. Plus no need to have to rejig the existing HW feed from the top. We...
by Sophie'smum
Thu Oct 01, 2015 1:55 pm
Forum: Tiles and Tiling Forum
Topic: Hole for Cistern Push Button for Roper and Rhodes Pan and Concealed Cistern
Replies: 0
Views: 4115

Hole for Cistern Push Button for Roper and Rhodes Pan and Concealed Cistern

We have bought a Roper Rhodes pan and concealed cistern. The bathroom is in a loft conversion. The cistern is therefore behind a wall in the loft are not a mdf box. Wall in bathroom tiled. Instructions, cut a 63mm hole for the push button. OK, try finding a hole saw that will cut tiles at that diame...
by Sophie'smum
Mon Aug 31, 2015 2:36 pm
Forum: Tiles and Tiling Forum
Topic: Refitting Bathroom Tile on top of Existing Tiles Query
Replies: 1
Views: 2479

Refitting Bathroom Tile on top of Existing Tiles Query

We are refitting our bathroom. This was part of a 1982 loft conversion. The walls are 4 x 2 stud work with plasterboard which has been skimmed. The original 8"x 6" 4mm tiles are stuck fast, sound & level. Sorry about mixing imperial and metric. We intend to create a shower cubicle (pre...
It is currently Mon Sep 16, 2024 8:59 pm
Go to advanced search