tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37032725870138602042012-02-16T06:32:36.925ZTara Plumbing of Ramsgate, Thanet design & fit bathrooms, cloakrooms, public toilets, restrooms and washrooms. Commercial, residential & domestic bath, shower & toilet facilities.Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15044903631320999009noreply@blogger.comBlogger161100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703272587013860204.post-13598079276534144312011-06-28T23:18:00.000+01:002011-06-28T23:18:48.571+01:00

If it comes from an instant water heater such as a combi boiler it can be what ever temperature you set it. The water stored in your tank (if you have one) should be at 60 degrees to prevent bacterial growth. When it come out of your taps, however, 60 or 55 degrees is rather hot.  Thermostatic controls will often set to a maximum of about 45 degrees centigrade and between 42 to 48 is about

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It is not surprising if you feel baffled by the showers with terms such as shower pump, power shower, electric shower, high flow and low flow, mains or gravity pressure, and so on.  Now no need to re-invent the wheel as I found a website by another plumbing company that explains it all really well: It is the Power Shower Guide. What Rate Should Water Flow Through The Shower in Litres Per Minute?

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A common question which people ask, is this job for an electrician or is it something a plumber would do? Examples: Who installs electric water heats, immersion heaters and instant hot drinking water dispensers? These things are all electric powered but plumbed in to the water system. Which qualified tradesman do you need to call or what to do if you need both?  Answer: you need a plumber to

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There are a number of good reasons to NOT install one of these highly fashionable radiators in a bathroom. 1. They are high maintenance so I would avoid them unless you have plenty of time for cleaning. They must be kept dry, they collect dust and chrome ladder radiators need daily buffing to keep them shiny. 2. They are not great for giving off heat in small spaces. You will need a bigger

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Tiles remain popular in bathrooms, ensuites and wetrooms despite the hard work involved in keeping them looking good. Reasons for tiles being so popular: Everyone else has them, follow the trend, Cheap to buy Can be done as DIY task, but may not look as good as a professional finish, If there is damage only a few tiles need to be replaced, not the whole wall, Some people have no imagination and

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It is like missing a birthday, wedding aniversary or International Women's Day, which was just 3 days earlier. Hard to belive that World Plumbing Day was not in my diary, I will ammend it now for next year. I bet you never knew there was a World Plumbing Council (secret mission to control the world but currently prevented by Jedis). And the big day was all about high lighting the important job

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We just installed a beautiful new bathroom in Broadstairs using all Fired Earth bathroom products.  The result was amazing.  Fired Earth don't just do lovely (but expensive) tiles, they sell everything you could want in a modern luxury bathroom.  To help you visualised just how good even the smallest ensuite could look, you can download their catalogue.  Tara Plumbing are available to fit new

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In many bathrooms we install underfloor heating (UFH) this is usually electric but it is possible to install a water filled pipe system heated from your boiler in addition to the radiators throughout the house. Why have underfloor heating in the bathroom or ensuite? Most of the bathrooms we install have tiled floors which will feel cold to step on when the room is below about 22 degrees C.  In

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This blog was set up with all the best intentions and like many others it has been a lot neglected.  We have been busy though, not least we have now got our shiny new website up and running: http://www.taraplumbing.co.uk/ You will find it is not just one big advert, although it is a bit of that, it has a little information about alsort of different plumbing and a few links to some of the

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It is a brave person who attempts DIY plumbing on their vital amenities.  Only recently we were called by someone who had a problem with a new toilet which they had installed themselves.  Unfortunately, it was the only toilet in their house so it had to work. DIY Plumbing It may be common sense but if attempting DIY jobs we recommend the following: Make sure you have the tools Make sure

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Unfortunately, due to todays budget, we can anticipate prices rising. When the new 20% VAT rise comes in to play prices that were £100 will be £102.13, and you can expect the total cost of a lovely new bathroom to be about £200 more, including installation, electrics, and flooring... Charges of Ramsgate Plumbers Local plumbers will probably be under pressure to keep prices down rather than pass

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There are a few bloggers which have reported their positive experiences with Tara Plumbing in Ramsgate, such as East Cliff Richard and Adem.  Nothing beats personal experience and word of mouth recommendations, so do name tradesmen in your blogs when you have a good experience.

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Tara Plumbing in Kent are often in demand to sort out gardens & driveways! Gardens are increasingly designed & used as rooms outside, an extension of the indoors.  With Conservatories, Patios, Gazebos, Decking along with furniture & toys, one could spend more money in the garden than inside the house. So why stop at just one, difficult to reach, outside tap and an extension lead trailing out of

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I quoted from a site that said a toilet uses 8 litres of water in my previous blog, I knew that was not strictly true.  I think that is an approximate average of all toilets. New toilets use only 6 litres (in the UK, that is a requirement of current regulations, since 2001), and may also have a smaller flush, using only 4. We had several complaints that the new toilets did not work properly

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We installed a Titan 3800 litre Septic Tank last week, talk about burying bad news!  The images on the Titan website make them look like jars of marmite, how strange. When to have a Septic Tank Installed? It always rains when there is outdoor work in the diary, how does that happen? It was our recommendation to have the work done this time of year and not the spring or summer.  We thought, you

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This plumbing blog is about all things related to bathrooms and other plumbing stuff.I decided to park it here with info. about our work and some of the products and designs that we might recommend.Whereas my old blog, Mrs Tara Plumbing, will continue to be about the Tara Plumbing family in our home town of Ramsgate on the Isle of Thanet.

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