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Hi, It's a long shot but I don't suppose anybody knows which handles these are or where I might get something very similar? Got one with a peeling finish. I've swapped it with one that is mostly out of view but I'd like to swap it ideally. Thanks...

So, I reached out to a planning consultant and they provided me with a quote for £850 + VAT for a pre planning application, to include the following: Preparation of drawings to include the following: ▪ Site Visit ▪ Existing OS Mapping Site Location, Block and Site Plans ▪ Proposed OS Mapping Site Location, Block and Site Plans ▪ Proposed Floorplans ▪ Proposed Elevations ▪ Design & Access Statement ▪ Preparation of application form and submission to local authority (Excludes Statutory Fee of £300.00 – Payable by Client) ▪ Liaison with the Case Officer; monitoring the application including the statutory consultation process and coordinating responses to any issues raised Does this sounds reasonable? They seem to have good reviews.

Not sure whether this is the right forum for this question but hey I can ask... Had a new carpet fitted yesterday by a local company. It's got to be swapped as after the fitter left, noticed several faults with the loops slap bang in the middle. However, looking at the fitting around the edges, is this normal? In a couple of areas you can feel the gripper pins too if you push down. I'll bring it to their attention when they come out next week. Before anybody mentions that annoying join in wallpaper, that plays havoc with my OCD but nothing I can do about it now

Although we have other toilets, it’s the one in the main bathroom and we have young kids so will have to be when we get back from holiday later in the year LOL

I would do food colouring but it will stain the plastic cistern no doubt

@ProDave @Nickfromwales @TerryE My plumber came around today and was all geared up to swap the join but upon looking at it up close, was convinced this was only superficial corrosion caused by the plumber who installed this system not cleaning the flux off this join. He went as far to clean it up and it looks a lot better. Some other joins I showed him were also green around the joints (not as bad as this one) and he said he sees it all the time. He said it wouldn't worry him. Given how bad it looked before, it's clear that this corrosion hasn't seemingly eaten into the pipe. I was expecting it to all look very pitted / rotten etc. I was nervous when he was cleaning it, I must admit.

It’s on a central heating system with pump. Pressurised system. I’ve asked my plumber to come and redo that join. Might be being paranoid but I can’t ignore it lol.

Also whilst I am at it, to replace a cracked 18mm T&G board, what should I use? I have 18mm MDF but apparently this isn't suitable.

So, whilst dealing with a couple of loose floorboards, old school tongue and grove type, I lifted one to find this joint which looks to be corroded / leaked at some stage in it's life. It's probably ~15 years old given that was when the previous owners renovated. I've asked my plumber to come take a look and redo that joint. It's on the CH system. Whilst it's not leaking now, i'd rather deal with it before getting the carpet laid and room back together.

To circle back on this, Grohe sent another "senior" engineer out. They wanted to remove the pan which I refused as if it went wrong, it would put us in a awkward position. He did show me pictures of pans which hold water near the flush pipe entry which gradually leak into the pan. He did empty the cistern and demonstrate they water was slowly trickling into the pan so this theory does stack up. For good measure he replaced the bottom seal anyway. What will be interesting is leaving this for a few days without use (like when going away) and seeing if the weep eventually stops.

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.