Yup, they exist. eg. BX2000 - Water Heating Boost Control (Horstmann)...
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mike brooks
hypercubic
Apr 15, 2012 10:47 am
The BX2000 will only allow one of the two immersion heaters to be timed - the other is for "boost" ie 24 hour availability. Unless I've missed something...
84680
Andy
andywhitfiel...
Apr 15, 2012 12:15 pm
Ending today (Sunday) at 9.45pm Looking for offers on some or all of the steel bars (£6 to £8 per bar depending on quantity (compared to £14 new on ebay)). ...
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Bert Coules
Bert_Coules
Apr 17, 2012 4:06 pm
Has anyone here had any dealing with the PVC Trade Centre (who also seem to be known as PVC Warehouse)? Their website is at http://www.pvc-warehouse.co.uk/ ....
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Rex
rex-butcher...
Apr 18, 2012 10:13 am
Hi there, Have a single 25 gallon water tank in the loft, filled by a pump from the rainwater tank or the mains, for when the rain water tank is empty. Both...
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Nick Laurie
nick115398
Apr 18, 2012 10:26 am
I suspect that if you examine the valve carefully you might well find either a thread (brass valve) or a stub (plastic valve) which should allow you to attach...
84684
Jeffery Hardy
jensenhealey...
Apr 18, 2012 10:28 am
I've seem them where there's just a length of thin polythene tube (like a thick plastic bag) attached. This stops the splash quite effectively. Could...
84685
u7412ay
Apr 18, 2012 10:37 am
Hi Bert, Long time ago but I placed an order January 2011 via them which was handled well. They even rang me up and suggested a change to the order as I had...
84686
u7412ay
Apr 18, 2012 10:39 am
They are often on Toilet cistern fills which are effectively the same thing. How about using one of them? They are often designed to be quiet. Cheers Allan...
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Bert Coules
Bert_Coules
Apr 18, 2012 10:45 am
Just to report that I got through to them this morning (Wednesday) and someone is looking in to what's happened to my order. So they are still in business. ...
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Rex
rex-butcher...
Apr 18, 2012 11:04 am
Hi there, It's worth whinging! I originally painted the skirting boards, before installing them, with Dulux Brilliant White. As I did not correctly estimate...
84689
Jeffery Hardy
jensenhealey...
Apr 18, 2012 11:07 am
"we are no longer able to advise customers to add white spirit to products" Hmm, do I smell a sub-text there?! To: UK_Selfbuild@... From:...
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Rick
rickdipper
Apr 18, 2012 3:07 pm
This solution will work, However Having a direct connection between the water in the tank, and the mains in NOT allowed, unless there is a double non return...
84691
David Chandler
davidchandler32
Apr 18, 2012 6:39 pm
I wonder if the bar codes are still the same  Dave C Chesterfield ________________________________ From: Rex <rex-butcher@...> To: SelfBuildHouse...
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David Chandler
davidchandler32
Apr 18, 2012 6:43 pm
They are designed to be a pipe with the water flowing into the tank, and when/if, low/no pressure in suply the plastic'tube' colapses to prevent syphoning  ...
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Tim Hawes
haweste
Apr 18, 2012 6:52 pm
Can you adjust the opening of the ball valve so that the tank fills more slowly? (like you can with toilet cisterns) If there's no adjustment on the valve...
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Eric MEARS
ejmears
Apr 18, 2012 7:10 pm
My loft tank has two separate inputs. Mains water goes through a conventional ballcock (and is probably just as noisy as Rex's). Rainwater is pumped through an...
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Bert Coules
Bert_Coules
Apr 18, 2012 11:35 pm
Allan, Thanks for that. I arrived home tonight to find a message from them saying that they'd looked into my order, discovered that the courier had lost it ...
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Geoff Hargreaves
gwh12001
Apr 19, 2012 6:44 am
I've had parcels go missing when in the hands of couriers. On one occasion I found out because I checked the tracking reference number and it said that it was...
84697
Bert Coules
Bert_Coules
Apr 19, 2012 11:28 am
Geoff, thanks for that. I've had more luck with Royal Mail than you, but I've also had courier packages delayed or in a couple of instances disappear ...
84698
Rex
rex-butcher...
Apr 19, 2012 10:29 pm
Hi there, You may recall my quandary regarding a G3 certificate for my unvented HW cylinder. Here is an up-date. It seems to have been solved; the plumber is...
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Rex
rex-butcher...
Apr 20, 2012 11:39 am
Thanks for the various replies. Just clarify, I have two float valves into the storage tank, rainwater and mains. Rainwater only runs when the pump runs, which...
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Rex
rex-butcher...
Apr 22, 2012 7:51 am
Morning All! I have a 1.5m high wall separating the kitchen from the living room. It's constructed from Thermolite blocks and faced with Fermacell. I am...
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Rick
rickdipper
Apr 22, 2012 8:05 am
Gripfill, sticks like S***, gorria glue will do the job, read the packets, make sure the glue will work on very porous surfaces. But NOT if the wood later...
84702
bty95666
Apr 22, 2012 11:17 am
PVA has no gap filling ability, so no. High grab acrylic adhesive, sure Any resin would also work These will be harder than screws to remove though...
84703
Christopher Hunter
chris_j_hunter
Apr 22, 2012 11:52 am
wouldn't using screws & filling a few holes be quicker & easier & sure to stay - the filler we use sets & can be sanded in minutes ... Chris ... [Non-text...
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David Chandler
davidchandler32
Apr 22, 2012 12:52 pm
PVA and sticks like sh** etc would not work on lightwieght blocks where a sidewards force may be applied along with differant expansion rates (kitchen...
84705
Tim Hawes
haweste
Apr 23, 2012 9:38 am
Hi Rex, Can you pin the top into the fermacell? that would save any breakout from the blocks. Or have some angled brackets down from the top that you fix ...
84706
rex-butcher@...
rex-butcher...
Apr 23, 2012 3:10 pm
Thanks for the advice; looks as if grab adhesive will be my chosen direction. David Chandler wrote: "PVA and sticks like sh** etc would not work on...
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Laurence Mason
laurence_mason
Apr 23, 2012 3:58 pm
Rex, Use a plug cutter to cut a piece of matching timber and orientate so that the grain is aligned. When done well it is very hard to see the join. This...
