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Global radiator library now added which include Stelrad classic compact catalogue and Kartell K-Rad Kompact - all from K1/Type 11 to K3 Type 33. More to come from other manufacturers.

OK. I have never put in any drainage. I guess I would have imagined the socket needed an angle so that a pipe pushed squarely in against the seal would follow an appropriate fall ? I guess there must be quite a lot of play in the seal joint then. I have a 4m pipe run from my kitchen waste drain which it would probably be wise to somehow check/test before it has stuff going through it. How can I check the fall ? Would somehow need to measure the relative height of the pipe bottom at both ends ? Or shine a laser down it ?

Great. Thanks everyone. I'll carry on with my pretty panel.

I bough one of these when we started the built. On mine the sides and front fold down flat for extra carrying capacity. Can't believe how useful it's been:

@craig Have you come across these clips before? Any thoughts?

We bought one of those a couple of months ago. We've shifted several tons so far, including 150 sandbags filled with soil. The garden varies in height by 16m, so with lots of slopes and terraces it's knackering using a normal wheelbarrow. Wish we had bought one earlier.

Some chanber bases have built in fall - from the fan towards single outlet. But the small diameter of a domestic IC means fall isn’t worth considering … only fall on pipe runs between points.

The liquid either runs out of the IC - or not. If it does : tea and medals. It would take a large amount of energy to move a chamber or rather the top section of the chamber ( - hit the top section with a three tonne digger ?) I managed to drop a huge stone into an IC from a digger bucket, jamming it in the top section of the IC. Nothing much happened to it

At £32k, you could employ a few apprentices for several years, maybe from Thailand. I am sure they could turn you on. Whoops, meant lights on. I asked ChatGPT what the difference between light and hard was. It said 'you can sleep with a light on'

Yes not too concerned about getting the cover level and know nothing about IC cover casings. Just wanted to use the top as a guide to whether the fall is correct or the chamber has moved. other than watching flow, have no idea how to measure actual fall of an insitu pipe ?

Hi @G and J, So spouse really liked/wanted the F&B all white. I tried Tikkurila anti reflex 2 but it cannot be mixed to another colour. The Tikkurila Nova 2 can be colour matched, but I noticed it says it has a distinctly non-white base and may not appear fully white - so crossed it off without trying it. I got some Johnsons Perfect Matt colour matched to F&B All White and tried it. Man in shop said they can barely get any as there is some major supply problem with the base coats for colour matching. Had to go to a Johnsons shop to get some. Also got some F&B Dead Flat in all white. Test board photos attached - Tikkurila at one end, Perfect Matt matched to 'All White' at the other end, F&B Modern Emulsion, and F&B Dead Flat in the middle. Oddly can look different in different light/orientations. But F&B seemed 'whiter' or more pigment heavy. Spouse was insistent F&B was wanted. So we have gone with/stuck with F&B Modern Emulsion in All White in the end. I am hoping part of the flaws showing in reflected light on the ceiling was because the first coat had been rollered across the light, whereas we have done the second top coat down the light - i.e. rollered away from the bifolds, and of course it is a second coat adding depth of colour. It looks absolutely fine in most lights - cloudy, mixed, house lights, subdued light, direct sunlight etc However whether it is better on the ceiling now is too early to tell as the bifolds have plastic sheeting over them and the weather has turned dull. Will let you know when we have seen the full evening light across it.

It would be interesting to know the outcome.

Yes: within limits. Your image is of the 'bare' ( no IC lid) Inspection Chamber (IC) top, correct ? If so, then you're highly likely going to put a casing of sorts round that - the thing that contains the IC cover. Correct? If both the above statements are true, then you more than likely to be able to hide that much 'out-of-level' in the IC cover casing. Or get an angle grinder and make it level? That groove visible in the photo will help you mark up the correct level.

I had 5tonnes of sand and soil to move to the back of the house two weeks ago. we deliberately ensured we have vehicular access to all parts of the garden. I hitched the trailer up to the car and got shovelling

I don't want to get flamed for it, but some manufacturers say that chambers (mini ones) don't need to be installed with a fall. I install them with a fall though. In my experience (limited) the chamber bottom and rim are parallel so you can check wall at the top.

Sadly I'm not surprised. Eg. I was once seconded to one of the big UK consultants who were engaged by one of the world's biggest (US). I was handed stuff to design that I had only studied af student level. I thought "why me" then gradually realised that the place was full of agency sourced designers and I knew as much, maybe more, than most of them. It was basically " design this middle eastern new city". I did ask at higher level and was told not to worry as it will all be redone later. I've looked on Google Earth and it seems to be in place. On the positive side though, this became part of a spontaneous and rigorous questioning at my Professional Interview. It was clear that this was also a concern to my interviews, both high in Engineering circles, so perhaps it is unusual. Plus I've engaged perhaps 5 Stuctural Engineering practices over the years. No doubts, good teamwork. The thing is, @Gus Potter, if they are found wanting what will happen to them? They aren't in professional bodies that could sanction them, so prob a strict talking to and small fine, and then a change of business name.

Over 2" stone , loosely compacted driveway : the bogie wheel digs in Over 20mm stone the bogie wheel digs in too. Up a 20% slope loaded with two wrigglers giggling their little heads off - OK as long as they moved their weight over the drive shaft I'm thinking about 'age-appropriateness' in terms of keeping myself out of the NHS's hair.

Be so much simpler if it was available free of charge. What does section 543.3.201 say?

I'm making a custom door with sidelights and want to use a secure clip glazing system to hold the glazing panels in place. The panels are 44mm thick triple glazed ones, so that's a bit unusual for the clip systems I think. I have seen two systems online: GT Securi-Clip [link] - apparently PAS 24 Reddiseals Easy-Clip [link] - now discontinued unfortunately Has anyone any experience with these? They seem to top out at 28mm glazing thickness, but I see no reason I couldn't use a 28mm one offset the correct amount as long as I supported the glazing unit on suitably wide packers.

Congrats. Work smarter not harder! Always surprised when I see people manual handling relatively large amounts of stuff when there is a machine that can be easily hired/bought and can do the job in a fraction of the time. Sure, money is a factor but in so many cases using the machine works out cheaper even if you don't value your time/health.

One of my more unusual jobs was to wire a very remote public toilet. The wiring consisted of a 12V wind turbine and a small solar panel to charge a 12V battery that ran a small low power fan to ventilate the composting tank, and a small 12V light and switch. Building control still wanted an EIC for the work, even though as far as I am concerned it does not come under BS7671

@NickfromwalesWhat do you mean 'look'?! (I did spend half a minute looking for the typo in my post though! Got there!)

This has been my experience so far. Good for you. Show no mercy.

I emailed him . Seeing if there was some wriggle room on the price ( just for fun ) . It’s a bit cheaper now ! 🤣