2 in 1 toilet & sink combo
Plumbing
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I am low on space and have a toilet but need a sink, I thought about a toilet and sink combi but there's only a cold water pipe connected and no chance of a hot water pipe without major works. Is it still possible to have one and is the …
Thermostat in hallway, all radiators have TRVs
Heating & Gas
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My thermostat is in my hallway, nearest radiator a few steps away in dining room or 10 steps away round corner in hallway. Every radiator in the house has a TRV, is that right??
Free standing Bath tipping
Bathroom Fitting
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Just had a free standing Bath installed but bath tips, skirt not in contact with floor, fitter reckons it's standing on legs and skirt just for show is he b/s'ing me
Should a gas boiler and hot water cylinder be drawing 8-9 kwh per day?
Heating & Gas
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I have a gas boiler and water cylinder (unvented). Hot water and heating controlled by Honeywell device. Boiler recently serviced. For some time (ie 1+years) I have noticed high electricity usage, even when the boiler is switched off and hot water and heating is switched off at the controller. When …
Eaves protection
Guttering, Fascias & Soffits
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Just had all the fascia, guttering and soffits done. But the adjoined porch and bay window do not have guttering and the eaves protection is just hanging over the facia, what should be done when there is no guttering for it to hang into? Should they cut it up to …
Patchy heat from new vertical radiator
Heating & Gas
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Due to storage, nearly all my rads are now vertical with no problems except one bedroom. It heats one panel of four, but heats up properly if whole system on full. My son's autistic and says his computer heats his room, but he's compared other bedroom rad using his thermal …
back to wall look using standard toilet pan?
Plumbing
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I have a standard toilet with the sewage pipe at right angles which i am fed up with seeing. The floor is built around the toilet so I want to leave the pan in place and build a unit around it with a concealed cistern to hide the pipe. Is …
Out pipe solution for sink, dish washer and washing machine
Plumbing
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If I'm attaching a dishwasher and washing machine to my kitchen sinks out-pipe (The pipe goes straight down under the concrete floor after the kitchen sink), am I better with double input hose connectors Or A standing water pipe? or does it not matter and should I just use whatever …
Fit a timer to economy 7 water heater
Electrical
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I have a gledhill stainesslite direct water heated fitted. It has 2 power feeds, one for E7 and one for daytime use. I want a timer fitted to the E7 so it is not on for the full duration of the E7 feed, but i'm told this is not possible …
Need for overflow pipe?
Plumbing
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Just had downstairs wc and sink changed and noticed overflow pipe on outside wall is no more. Do modern systems not require a overflow pipe anymore