I have a Bristan recessed valve shower. It was installed 11 years ago - but hardly used as the handles are far too stiff. I have now had the cartridge replaced - but no improvement. I have been speaking to a plumber who suggested it may be as well to replace the shower [which I am prepared to...
I'm having problems with 1/2" x 15mm lockshield/manual radiator valves that I've bought from one of the major suppliers who mainly sells goods originating from China or India. Apart from the first lot which came in individual bags labelled as 1/22 X 15 but contained 1/2" X 10 they've sent 3...
Hi, can anyone help please?
I have a bar shower as shown in the photo. It’s roughly two years old.
The temperature valve has been getting progressively tighter recently, to the point now where I cannot turn it! However, this is only when I’m in the shower with it turned on. If I turn the...
I tried to fix stiff self closing taps but could not work it out. I do not have the brand of taps. The very top came off like a lid but the actual head did not seem to come off inside the lid It appeared as like a bleed point like on a radiator. I could also access the cartridge further down and...
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I have a bathroom mixer tap as shown in photo.
Recently and fairly suddenly i noticed it becoming stiff to operate the lever - both when lifting or rotating.
I decided something was likely wrong and likely to get worse or have something break. So figured it was best to dissasemble...
Hi all,
Would really appreciate any advice. My shower temperature knob/dial on the right has suddenly become so stiff it does not move. So now jammed on the hot setting (and it's not even as hot asit should be either).
It's relatively new - only installed about three months ago after a similar...
I have an obsolete Tre Mercati "Marina" shower valve. Replacement cartridges not available.
The inner, temperature control knob works OK but the outer, flow control, is a bit too stiff for my partner's arthritic wrist to turn off easily.
The manual says to soak the cartridge in vinegar.
I can't...
One of my radiators was stone cold so we've bled the radiator and it was still cold. I've took the trv off and the pin was down, as per some other posts I wiggled the pin and it came up a bit and the radiator started to heat up. Brilliant, however the pin doesn't move freely, it's either up or...
Had a couple occasions where roomstat was calling for heat but boiler wouldn't fire. Wiggled the head on the 3 port valve (Drayton MA1) and the lever would then move from M to H, there'd be a click, the pump would come on and the boiler would fire. Actually on both occasions it looked like the...
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I have just had installed a UP320 cistern with geberit dual flush plate. When you go to push either button it does not move, like it is very stiff, if you push hard enough it (and you feel like you are going to break it) will suddenly ‘click’ and then work fine.
My plumber...
Hi, I've got an old stop tap in a lead pipe (prob from 1945 ish as that's when house was built) that's stiff and the bit you turn is loose (as the pin that holds it on has snapped) so it's hard to use and may not open up again if we need to close it.
A plumber has tried to find the stopcock on...
Anybody familiar with 15mm copper off coil..
I need to supply a shower through a couple of joist holes.
plastic would would be easiest option but customer would like copper if possible
Just wondering how stiff it is to work with ?
Hi all,
My customer has a Mira Gem 88 mixer shower. It's 12 years old, and has recently become tight to turn (most likely scaled up). It runs from a combi boiler, and has isolation valves on the pipework.
How best to proceed? (I'm new to shower repairs).
I suppose my options are:
1-Take it...
Hi,
I was turning my water inlet tap (in photo below) to turn the mains water off to my flat, and noticed it had got very stiff and squeaky.
I tried spraying some WD40 into the circled area in the photo, but this didnt help - it didnt get into the tap joint as it is so tight fitting.
Can...
Hi
Can anyone advise something that is good for loosening stiff stopcocks, bolts etc. I do not want to use WD40 in a water system for obvious reasons.
Many thanks
Paul
Just put the heating on for the first time this year after constant nagging from the missus & her even getting our 3 year old daughter to have a go too!
Need to have a sit down & a stiff drink to take these cold sweats away!
I've tried it all, telling her to put more layers on, blankets on...
Hi all,
I've got a customer who's quite old and arthritic. He and his wife have just had a combi boiler fitted after years with a vented system and the increase in pressure has caused the taps and shower valves to stiffen. I'd like to try and loosen off the shower for him as he finds it very...
Good Evening gents
Just wondered if you could give me a bit of advice.Attended a customers house today re the above heading. The shower is a Sirrus TS 1500, see pic below on a high pressure system. The shower works fine in every way apart from when the customer comes to turn off it is really...
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