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    Notification needed for bathroom alteration?

    Thanks ;) Might be back for more help yet... On the technical side I'm fine, but not being a plumber working day in day out I simply don't have a full knowledge of the current regs. Common sense normally leads me the right direction but not always when it comes to regs...
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    Notification needed for bathroom alteration?

    The cylinder is close, there is already a balancing port in the cupboard the cylinder is in feeding the existing shower :) I literally just have to re-route both feeds to the new shower valve set, only a couple of feet from the existing ones. Also got to tile the whole sodding room and fit...
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    Notification needed for bathroom alteration?

    Correct, no tank. Just the cylinder. It's a system boiler as it's a 3 bathroom house and a combi couldn't keep up if all three were in use at once - not that they ever are, but that's what they specified when it was built so that's what we have... To all intents though it's the same as a combi...
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    Notification needed for bathroom alteration?

    Gravity pressure? It's mains pressure - just not a combi boiler. The system boiler contains a pump and expansion vessel to maintain pressure closed loop through the hot water tank - which is itself recharged by incoming mains pressure, so the whole system is closed and mains pressure maintained...
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    Notification needed for bathroom alteration?

    Nope, system boiler (ultracom2 18kw), along with a 180L storage tank. Definitely sufficient for the size house, we can run a deep bath and then at least two lengthy showers concurrently before the stored hot water starts to give up... Both of our current showers are mains thermostatic, so no...
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    Notification needed for bathroom alteration?

    Brilliant thanks! Whilst I have this thread here, just for the sake of staying on the right side of regulation in general... Has anything else in plumbing regs changed in the last 7 years (age of house) that could affect what I'm doing? Any need for check valves in that time for WC /shower for...
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    Notification needed for bathroom alteration?

    Hi Chaps, I've been reading up on the current regs and am a tad confused about what does and does not require notification. I'm pulling out my old en-suite and plan to fit a new walk in shower, WC and basin. all three are going in roughly the same position as the old ones, but of course I will...
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    Cement-like substance surrounding shower valve

    You should probably replace the washers prior to covering back over, just because you have the opportunity to now and probably won't ever want to open up the tiled wall to gain access again. I also tend to use wras approved medium lock sealant on fittings that are 'buried' as it stops them...
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    Seeping threaded fittings... *stainless/brass plastic*

    Failure to make a perfect seal is the only problem we have that is frequent enough to cause an issue. The splitting fittings was from a long time ago and due to PTFE combined with silicone. Which does make a perfect seal everytime, but also makes it extremely easy to over-tighten. Sadly we just...
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    Seeping threaded fittings... *stainless/brass plastic*

    You've never used just PTFE on threads and had a drip occur? That's very good going! I'd say we get a drip/seep per 50 or so connections. But that's critical for us. We have to make hundreds in a single assembly sometimes and all extremely tight and hard to access. Also, we can't pressure test...
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    Seeping threaded fittings... *stainless/brass plastic*

    Good spot! I was about to say maybe the image is reversed but looking closely I can see the direction of the thread :D And that image was from some sort of guide/tutorial I think!
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    Seeping threaded fittings... *stainless/brass plastic*

    Indeed. I had assumed it would cure due to moisture in the air as many other products do. Far cleverer this way though - gives me a virtually instant seal yet overspill can be easily cleaned no matter how long it's left. It's exactly the type of high tech solution I was hoping to find. Bit...
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    Seeping threaded fittings... *stainless/brass plastic*

    Good to know. And yes it's certainly neater than general sealants we have bought over the counter in the past. This is far better. Even at the price, which is irrelevant really if it works this reliably.
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    Seeping threaded fittings... *stainless/brass plastic*

    So.. the 5776 arrived this morning. I grabbed a couple of old 1.5" fittings, one brass, one stainless and applied to product to the male thread, and finger tightened. I left it about an hour and noticed the product was still fully liquid, I had expected it to gel over at least. But anyway, it...
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    Seeping threaded fittings... *stainless/brass plastic*

    We do keep crossing posts but all useful stuff! Yes I agree. and per my last post, this may well be why Spears are OK with PTFE tape. The quality and conformity of their fittings is above average imo. Perhaps the worse fittings we have come across are the 'mega' fittings range. We once had a...
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