Recent content by Elkato531

Pretty sure it comes with a nut and olive. Certainly looks like it from the picture.

https://www.screwfix.com/p/flomasta-1-2-bsp-male-taper-x-15mm-compression-81mm-chrome-radiator-valve-extender/384fw Its a rad valve extender but will do what you need. Connect to iso valve with compression nut and olive. Says it can't be cut to size but yeah you can.

Different thicknesses, different sized holes, sizes which seem to make little sense. Bristan should be able to supply the correct ones but may be easier to buy a selection box from a plumbers merchant.

FYI, those speedfit iso valves are not designed for heating systems. They are not rated for the sustained high temperatures or the chemicals and impurities in the water. They will almost certainly leak if used in the future and may well start to leak without being used.

It looks like a self cutting drainage spigot that has been attached to the waste pipe. It is obviously not being used anymore so should be capped or preferably got rid of. If you just remove it you will leave a hole in the pipe so it would be best to replace that section of waste pipe.

It is a direct replacement of an existing tap which would provide backflow protection where none exists at the moment. An internal double check valve is preferable but a new tap with check valves is fine here. If the OP was to change the pipe though the wall to a backplate type then that might...

Many toilet designs are poor in that they allow no access but the problem here is not the pan itself but the boxing behind it. Pulling the pan away from the wall is one option but you may get away without doing it. The hinges look like plastic so you could just cut or break them to get the seat...

Stick a new tap on. Less than a tenner and easier than changing a washer. Get one with check valves and it'll also be compliant. https://www.screwfix.com/p/essentials-outside-tap-with-double-check-valve-15mm-x-1-2-/37241

From 1.3 to 1 bar in 4 months is nothing to worry about. Topping up a couple of times a year is not unusual.

For stored hot water. Irrelevant in the case of a combi. A combi boiler can only heat up water at a certain rate and one of their disadvantages is that it will take longer to fill a bath than with stored hot water. At this time of year, the incoming water will be very cold so the boiler could...

The innards of the drain off can be removed and replaced so no need to worry about being able to replace the whole thing.

The flush pipe needs to be inserted far enough so that a good seal can be made. The length of the threads on the bottom of the siphon is about right. A couple of inches or thereabouts.

They'll always find a way to wriggle out of a warranty on such items. Not enough cleaning, too much cleaning, wrong cleaning materials, user too heavy, incorrect installation. Unless you can prove a manufacturing fault, I doubt they'd pay up and certainly not after a few years.

That's great and TBH I normally nip down to Wickes and get one off the shelf. Unfortunately some "designer" toilets are designed so that universal seats don't fit and you have to pay stupid prices for original stuff. Hopefully at some point it becomes worth it for someone to make a pattern part...

Heat the pipe until the solder melts and then wipe off with a DRY cloth. A wet cloth is likely to cool the solder so it sets before being fully wiped off.