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    Tiling on Marine Plywood Fail - how to fix

    Hello, I assumed I could tile onto marine plywood and my tiles fell off ... I'm tiling on a wall behind a wall-hung toilet using 25x50cm tiles. I scraped off as much adhesive as I could, but... Read more Continue reading...
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    Tilers BB: 👌 Learn how to master RUBI Tile Levelling Systems with this step-by-step guide.✔️ Achieve flawless results with the RUB...: Tilers Communit

    Tilers BB: 👌 Learn how to master RUBI Tile Levelling Systems with this step-by-step guide.✔️ Achieve flawless results with the RUB... Read more Continue reading...
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    How to layout tile in 1/3 offset pattern

    Hello all, I have all the tile I need and the materials to redo my bathroom shower. This is my first time tiling and I have already completed the shower floor. I need help\advice on how to lay... Read more Continue reading...
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    How to make HW have priority over CH

    I have a problem with my system when both CH and HW are on. The CH seems to take priority and the HW hardly warms up. To get the HW to heat I usually need to turn down the heating on the thermostat or turn it off on the programmer. Is there a way to make the system give priority to the HW over...
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    How to clear hot water air lock?

    I recently installed new hot and cold feeds to a new downstairs cloakroom. After refilling the system the hot taps were all dribbling, spluttering and showing signs of an air lock. I attached cold mains to a hot tap and left it running for 15 minutes, while opening up each hot tap. They all...
    • Glen63
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    • clear hot water how to lock water
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    • Forum: Plumbers Forums
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    How to access taps behind a P shaped shower bath

    I'm about to install a P shaped shower bath into a small bathroom. However I've noticed that with the bath in place it's not possible to reach under the bath to the pre drilled tap holes. Because of the circular shape there's also no line of sight to these either making it very hard or...
    • horbes
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    • access bath behind how to shower
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    • Forum: Plumbers Forums
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    How to reinforce shower pan threshold?

    The left rear floor corner is highest (the shower pan touches/sits on the floor), sloping down diagonally to the front right corner (lowest). The front right corner shim is 5/8", the left front corner is 3/8" shimmed, with shorter shims under left middle and right rear corner. The pan perimeters...
    • 127bit
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    • how to shower
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    • Forum: Plumbers Forums
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    Modern bottle traps - How to fit securely?; Plumbers Forums

    With these sorts of bottle traps what specific fixing would you use to ensure a tight leak resistant seal? Thanks in advance! Continue reading...
    • jldd98
    • Thread
    • fit forums how to plumbers
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Plumbers Forums
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    How to remove black rubber marks from scratched ceramic tile; Tilers Forums

    When the tile setter I hired to do my new home did the shower, he cut the end pieces with a tool that scratched the tiles about ½” from the edge. This was not noticeable until my ex-wife started... Read more Continue reading...
  10. Ridwaan1998

    How to connect these switches? Transformer etc

    Hey I’m finding it hard to connect these would love some guidance on how to connect wire colours
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    How To Increase Water Pressure

    Hi, As you can see, my water pressure is pretty low on my Worcester Boiler. The engineer left the flexible filling loop on 6 years ago. Yesterday I had no hot water and an error 227 ignoring ionisation fault. After switching the switch off the boiler overnight, it's now working again, but the...
    • HaydnWilliams
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    • how to increase pressure water
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    • Forum: Plumbers Forums
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    Stuttering short circuit in a single circuit (several sockets)? How to identify short circuit?

    Hello. There is a persistent short circuit on a circuit (a fuse switch). All plugs have been unplugged. All sockets are free. I have continuous beeping continuity and “30 Ohm” resistance on several sockets. I also have 30 ohms on one outlet, but a stuttering beep. Can I narrow it down by...
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    Modern bottle traps - How to fit securely?

    With these sorts of bottle traps what specific fixing would you use to ensure a tight leak resistant seal? Thanks in advance! Continue reading...
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    How to make HW have priority over CH

    I have a problem with my system when both CH and HW are on. The CH seems to take priority and the HW hardly warms up. To get the HW to heat I usually need to turn down the heating on the thermostat or turn it off on the programmer. Is there a way to make the system give priority to the HW over...
  15. Senthu23

    How to Wire a Smart WiFi Switch to a 3-Way 2-Way Setup?

    Hi all, I'm trying to install a smart WiFi switch in place of my existing light switches, but I'm a bit confused about the wiring. Here's my current setup: Downstairs switch: Has L1, L2, and COM three times. Upstairs switch: Has L1, L2, and COM twice (one set is unused). The smart switch I...
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    How to ensure correct phase rotation on generator

    Hi all, Might seem like a silly question, but I have a client who wishes to install a 3 phase generator to back up the supply of an office building. The client approached me and said before the job commences, he wanted to establish if the phase rotation of the generator would match the phase...
  17. Tequila

    UK How to arrange consumer unit to ignore car charger load so that it does not discharge home battery when called to charge from Octopus energy.

    So I have an issue with a Zappi car charger discharging my home battery when called to charge by the octopus intelligent system. This is happening because the Zappi charger load is measured by the main supply CT so is seen as a home load by the solar/battery system and the battery discharges to...
    • Tequila
    • Thread
    • battery called car car charger charge charger consumer consumer unit energy home how to load unit when
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  18. MikeM3

    How to Produce DC Electricity

    Hi, to you all, I have a question that is puzzling me and has been for some time. Years ago if you wanted a wind generator, to supply 12v, you got a dynamo and a fan, unfortunately it is not so simple today, this is progress! We do know that wind turbines, are DC Dynamos, because they can...
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    S1A S2A S4A how to know which one for 3036 fused?

    Hi I recently carried out an EICR at my grans house just to get to grips with the inspection side, coding and filling out the forms. I also had my tutor from my 2391 course come to assist me. When it came to doing the PFC test I recorded 2.66ka. This would exceed the breaking capacity of the...
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    How to pierce a junction box??

    I bought this junction box from screwfix. I need it to put my cctv camera connections in there. https://www.screwfix.com/p/vimark-4-entry-square-junction-box-with-knockouts-82mm-x-52mm-x-82mm/999vt Outside near the camera. So a camera cable will come into it and one cable that is for power and...
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