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Off thread a tad but my friends and relatives delight in taking the pi$$ how well my "UFH" works. I had to "temporarily" divert the downstairs, single pipe system in order to gut the bathroom (the date stamp suggests it was taken 9th July 2015 ) Running at whatever the oil boiler kicks out, under now carpet tiles, the white pipe just under the surface of the floor provides a lovely warm strip in the depths of winter. This in an otherwise unheated room. Visitors, the kids and various stray cats migrate towards it and will fight over who gets to lie on the floor!

Sink all in. Mid knocking hole etc. Done with a flat bottomed punch. Said he had to just grow some and go for it!

My mates kitchen. Following on from his knocking the hole in the ceramic hob. He's getting there! His induction hob (like mine tbh) simply sits with a foam rubber gasket between the underside and the worktop. Should it also then be siliconed?

Manrose surely?

Ta. Are the fans a matched pair in terms of lpm?

A bit of dpm and duct tape might be stronger?

Sign up for an account so they have your email. Stick a big order in the basket but don't buy. Sign out and wait for the introductory discount to drop in your mailbox!

How did you trigger it: pull cord, humidistat, occupancy sensor etc?

Identical to the one in my opening post!

Is there an ideal size on this twinwall polycarb (Coroplast) stuff? I think I can get some 16mm for free.

I dip into some American, DIY solar forums and if anything they tend to use banks of RV batteries. Of course a good few are talking about Tesla. They're also big into building giant, insulated tank, thermal stores heated via solar thermal. I guess many have the space. Their homebrew panels never seem that efficient a design but they are again massive!

@Nickfromwales, sorry, should have tagged you on this question: CT1 or Sikaflex EBT or standard silicon to bed this into the worktop as it doesn't have any clips? Cheers

...and the time!

Doing everything internally would have meant a clean wall for me. Would have even have had knock on benefits when it comes to re-rendering this back wall. Btw, the above is tidy compared to how it looks now!

You're on a hiding to nothing messing with old pipe. Mine was worse in some respects being iron. So rusty as fast as I tried to repair it it sprung another leak. There are some superb (expensive) Plasson fittings that will go from copper/iron/lead to MDPE but even they failed as my pipe was so rough. Everyone on here told me to replace the pipe but I must have done £50+ on bits before I got the message. With lead, change it if only for your health!

Refurbing...there is no mid point and no foreseeable end. This is pretty much where I am now:

I had a chance to hide mine but didn't know enough about the subject to do so! I tbh didn't even fully grasp the concept of cold bridging. I was a slow realisation what I COULD have done ? Would have made future EWI easier and more effective. Got to a point a little while ago when I perhaps could have ripped out some of what I've done to bring the wastes inside but I decided against it.

Looks great. I must say I love your rug!

Isn't down and out under the thermal envelope the best? (Talking with hindsight! )

£50 for 5L at Selco!!! At least your link offers 2.5L but the same £/L. What's the next best?

5L sitting in the Selco basket! What white would you suggest as a top coat in the bathroom? Wipeable I suppose?

5l should do me? https://www.selcobw.com/leyland-trade-super-leytex-matt-paint-brilliant-white-5-ltr

Cheers. I've just gone over it all with the Mirka hand sander tbh. Figured give it a bit of a key for the paint. Though the vac has got most of the dust will any residue effect the Easi-fill taking?

Good to know. It's supposed to be quite good. People have been comparing it to the Mirka electric one which is loadsa money! I've an Aldi opening near me soon. So I'll pass Lidl first then Aldi. That'll be more tat I can't resist!

I'n very impressed with the Mirka hand sander you attach to a vacuum cleaner btw. Expensive at £36 but you can sand overhead and it's nigh on dustless: https://www.toolstation.com/shop/p86220? YES, I know getting a proper spread in would have meant no sanding but it's really very little.