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    Advice on Unvented Cyclinder not enough for 2 showers

    Hi, Im not sure of the tank size but its huge and definitely has enough water in it. The issue happens right away so its not an issue with the size of the tank. By a "good shower" i mean we used to have a 3 bar shower pump before the unvented cylinder. the shower seems to have a similar...
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    Advice on Unvented Cyclinder not enough for 2 showers

    Hi, I have a Bosch unvented cyclinder (fitted last year) and it works great but only has enough pressure to run one good shower at a time. The shower pressure also drops when the toilet is flushed. We have good water pressure to our house and i believe the cylinder PRV has been set to around 3...
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    Advice for bathroom floor and fitting shower Tray

    Sorry to many acronyms! what does SBR and SLC mean? ?
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    Advice for bathroom floor and fitting shower Tray

    Thanks Jon, That makes sense. Ill replace the OSB and and some of the damaged chipboard with new chipboard. The tray manufacturer says cement and sand but Im not too worried about the guarantee - so just bed the whole tray on a thick layer of flexible tile adhesive right?
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    Advice for bathroom floor and fitting shower Tray

    Hi, Im fitting a new bathroom and am after some advice. As you can see in the pictures the current floor is a mixture of 18mm chipboard and OSB board. Im installing underfloor heating and then tiles on top. What should I put on the floor as ive read lots of conflicting advice? Does it need...
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    Problem soldering Yorkshire 22mm to 3/4 coupler

    Really...why wont it work though? Its definitely a 3/4 imperial to 22mm and ive got the right adapter for it. the joint fits nice and snug and has plenty of solder in it.
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    Problem soldering Yorkshire 22mm to 3/4 coupler

    Hi, Im trying unsuccessfully to solder a 22mm to 3/4 yorkshire straight adapter. Ive done a fair bit of soldering before without issues but its all been on 15mm pipe. With Yorkshire fittings im used to seeing a ring of older appear after about 15 seconds and then stop. However with this...
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    How to connect to old Grey Hep20

    Hi, I have this Old Grey Hep20 pipework in my bathroom and i need to reconnect to it. How do i do this? Id replace it but its all over my loft! Thanks
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    Anyone used Easy Bathrooms and Tiles?

    Anyone has experience of using Easy Bathrooms and Tiles? just wondering what the quality of the products are like and the prices seem OK
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    Do I need a new Soil Pipe Vent in the roof?

    Hi, I am installing a new toilet into my en-suite bathroom (there isn't one there currently). There is an existing soil pipe under the floor that I can connect to but it is not vented and is currently just used for the shower waste. There is a toilet on the other side of my house that does...
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    Can i use a ball lever as mains stopcock

    Hi, Is it OK to use a ball lever as a mains stopcock? ive read a few old threads but none of them seem to have definitive answer! also can you use plastic / push fit off a mains stopcock or does it have to be copper?
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    Help with boiler cutting out to early and bypass valve

    Thanks. Any advice on how i can set it correctly?
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    Help with boiler cutting out to early and bypass valve

    I think so but dont know how to check that? I had it converted from a 1 pipe to a 2 pipe 18 months ago and the plumber said the pump was was fine but that it should be on speed 3 as i have a big house. Also Im sure the boiler didn't cut out as often last winter.
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    Help with boiler cutting out to early and bypass valve

    Ahh yes, the return is only cool above the bypass, its hot below that on the return. However the bypass is already set to 0.5 which is nearly the max it can be set too? Its only 18 months old as its a new system so doubt its broken??
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    Help with boiler cutting out to early and bypass valve

    Hi, My boiler is cutting out before my rads are getting properly hot. Im 99% sure its the "water thermostat" doing its job and cutting out as the water temp gets up to max heat as the feed pipe is boiling hot but the return is only luke warm. It does restart itself once the water cools down and...
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