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Are they the same as Grohe? I know Hansgrohe are.

Thanks @Nickfromwales

Thanks. I don’t suppose you have the link handy?

@Mr Punter So Grohe came back to me and they are going to send a senior engineer to look at it. They mentioned removing the pan but I can't see why they need to do this and how it will help. Given that the pan is not Grohe and has been in place for over 10 years, I am reluctant to let them touch it and will refuse. IMO the issue with weepage can be troubleshooted from the cistern. You can imagine, what would happen if something went wrong and the pan got damaged, leaked later etc.

Well, mine is under warranty from Grohe so I could defer to them to fix it but it might just not be fixable. My Thomas Dudley concealed cistern downstairs also has a very slight weep, but that’s much older

Hi, I have a 1 year old Grohe concealed cistern which appears to have a very slow weep into the pan when not in use. I already checked the level is not near the overflow and both the fill and flush valve have been replaced. The only thing that hasn't is the little cage at the bottom of the cistern that the flush valve pushes into but I'd be surprised if this was the culprit given there are no moving parts to this. Now when I saw weep, it is hardly noticeable. I don't even see a drip but it does show on toilet paper if the pan and the area where water enters the pan comes into contact with it. My question is, should this be bone dry a couple of hours after the last flush? Is it normal to have a slight weep? Thanks in advance.

A small bedroom / office. They don’t sell this one now but do similar ones.

If I am being unreasonably picky. Please just tell me. I have broad shoulders.

The noise isn’t a major concern. But something that I did indeed notice however that can’t be controlled by installation 🙂 in terms of shrinkage this was paste the wall.

Hi Folks, I purchased a mural from Photowall and had our decorator hang it for us. Unfortunately after he left and I took a look, I immediately noticed gaps / lines along the edges of the paper. I figured I'd give it 48 hours to dry / settle but it's still the same. I raised this with Photowall and they told me 95% of their customers have flawless results and that this must be down to the installation. Not sure I buy this yet. Anyway, I do intend to flag this to our decorator but there isn't anything he can really do now it's up. I am just more curious as to whether I need to consider somebody else to hang any future murals or paper. He has been very good on the two jobs he has done so far and proclaimed to really enjoy and excel at hanging paper. What I don't want to do it be overly picky or critical of anybody. One other observation is how the paper sits on the skirting. Rather than being uniform on each strip, some of it steps out marginally. Having never papered, I'm not sure if this is normal of me being pedantic / unrealistic. Appreciate your thoughts and insights. It's certainly not bad enough for me to want to strip it and redo but it's irritating when you know it's there.

Coming back to my original issue, I even got the noise (previously) with the cold inlet to the Megaflo shut off after a reheat. Now I guess there would be pressure in the small piece of pipe between the cold inlet closed but I would be surprised if this caused the issue. I measured the water temperature at the tap which is some distance from the tank and it measured 57.5 with the tank thermostat set to whisker above 3. I debated dialing the temperature down a little to see if that stops it but one has to be careful of legionnaires. I haven't lowered the EV pressure to 1.8 bar yet, it's something I intend to do when back from a business trip. Playing with it just before I go and leave my wife here isn't something I'm keen on doing as at least I can keep an eye if here. Mind you it was set at 2.8 bar back in January so I suspect it will be decreasing slowly anyway I had wondered if the layout of the pipework from EV may cause issues like this to occur or be worse.

@John Carroll I didn't play with it whilst the gauge was compromised, I will need to do this with a gauge on the outside tap again. @Nickfromwales Not sure if the gauge was pre-installed or my plumber put this on the PRV. I know the new cap thread was put on using liquid PTFE. That said, the leak was definitely internal to the gauge. That green staining behind the O ring was never wet and I suspect it may have been the result of condensation as I've seen it on these pipes before when cold water comes in.

The gauge was removed today by my plumber and capped off. As you can see there was some corrosion internally and I think eventually this may have caused some issues.

Interestingly I got a response from the manufacturer stating that the gauge on the PRV should only be connected when setting the PRV and then capped. They said that constant exposure will inevitably lead to corrosion of the bourdon tube and lead to leaks.

@Alan Ambrose @John Carroll Thanks for the feedback. The valve in this case is just part of the PRV but it can be easily capped off. I noticed this morning that the water has dribbled out the front of the gauge but there doesn't appear to be any new water. Something must have triggered this weep or it could even be condensation. My plumber is supposed to be coming to cap it or swap it.