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Many thanks to @crispy_wafer, who was kind enough to send me 2x couplers. The only condition was that I make a donation to the running of the forum, which I have done. @jack should see the funds in the forum PayPal account now. Thanks again - top community spirit on all fronts! Tim

I'd not say for sure, but the Blauberg couplers are certainly compatible with all the QuietVent stuff I have.

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That would be great, if you have a few I’d ask for 2, just in case. i have lots of sealing rings thanks, and I assume these adapters fit the pipe I got from BPC. Let me know what you want for them, and I can help work out the shipping Tim

Hi all, I am in need of a 75mm coupler for my semi-rigid pipe. The challenge is I am in Jersey and everyone wants a kidney for shipping Does anybody have a spare one they would be happy to sell and ship? Many thanks Tim

Greenwood have a decent web site, I shall contact them as I cannot see anything suitable there. Do you have any links for them or Vent Axia for specific items? Google isn't coming up with what I want. Thanks

We looked at the in-hob ones, but want the full 5 hobs, and also I dread to think the crap that would get stuck in there! Siemens, Neff and Bosch are identical I discovered, all made by BSH group!

Yes aware that being so high it won't be as effective... thats outside of my control! I didn't think it looked to be very noisy? My wife works in kitchen design, so we get it for under half the price on Neff's website.

Hi all, We have MHRV (As I fitted a few years back), and as part of our current extension, we are having a bigger kitchen. The boss has decided on a ceiling mount extractor: https://www.neff-home.com/uk/productlist/extractor-hoods/ceiling-installation/integrated-ceiling-hoods/I94CAQ6N0B For our MHRV to work properly, we need to pair it with a recirculation kit, which is big and ugly: https://www.neff-home.com/uk/supportdetail/product/Z52JXC1W1(00) What have others done for recirculation with this type of extractor? Are there other brands of recirculation filter that are smaller and less ugly? Don't really want horrible grill on our nice drop-ceiling above the island! Many thanks Tim

Thanks all, great advice. After a drive around all the local stockists, we are likely to go with completely different deck to cladding.... takes a proper look to re-assess everything, we find. Of course the wife has expensive taste, and wants Millboard Board & Batten cladding! https://millboard.co.uk/cladding/board-batten Fortunately we don't need a lot. We won't go with Millboard decking, as we need quite a bit and I want to save my spare kidney until I need it. But there are loads more decking options than cladding it seems. Any more pics of peoples projects for inspiration would be great

Hi all, Wasn't sure quite where to put this thread, as it's not strictly decking. I am looking to fit a deck but have matching vertical cladding so they can meet each other neatly ande seem almost continuous. For the cladding, I suspect we want tongue and groove for water resistance? I am struggling... nobody offers such a combination that I can find. We are looking at composite ideally. If we were to use decking as cladding, I am not sure about the gaps between the boards, as it may show up the grey housewrap underneath, and make it easy for things to live behind the boards. Is this a valid concern? Many thanks!

Yes, found all the spec. https://www.unionfoam.it/en/p/eurobatex/ Compared to a full box of Armaflex, it's still 1/4 the price. Compared to the rate I can get at local merchants, its 1/8 of the price! As I'm in Jersey I need to pay about £50 to have the freight forwarded from the UK dock, but still, with a few other bits I need (Hep2O stuff), it still seems to make sense. Hopefully someone has used it before, and can share an experience. In the mean time, I'll try to compare it with Armaflex spec.

They have it in 19mm, too: https://www.plumbingsuperstore.co.uk/product/eurobatex-split-pipe-insulation-2m-lengths-19mm-thick--full-box-quantity-15mm-x-19mm-x-2m-eurobatex-splitbox-qty-39pe15192s.html I am plumbing the house with manifolds, so there is a lot of pipework. I'm a little suspicious that it's so cheap, to be honest! And I'd rather not pay out for the Armaflex, if possible.

Hi all, Plumbing SuperStore offer Eurobatex pipe insulation, which looks to be the same sort of stuff as Armaflex.... but costs 1/4 of the amount!? Has anyone had any experience with this insulation, good or bad? For the price, I'd just buy a full box of 13mm thick, and if I don't use some, never mind! https://www.plumbingsuperstore.co.uk/product/eurobatex-tube-pipe-insulation-2m-lengths-13mm-thick-full-box-quantity-p29126.html Many thanks Tim

That is of some help yes, thank you. As I want vertical cladding I think I need to fit timber between the insulation boards to the wall vertically, to a few mm thicker than the insulation, then some horizontal battens over to mount the cladding to. If we use cladding with gaps, we will use some composite decking battens, as they are weatherproof and black. Or as @Wumpus mentioned, board over the insulation and fix through, but then I'd need vertical then horizontal battens, so it's getting a bit thick then!