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It is a handbasin tap and i had a plumber out a few weeks ago. I suspect it may have been sufficient to replace the valve, but was told the whole inside needed to be replaced, which was fine. Anyhow the tap is now dripping again. What possible reason could there be for this? I have turned it off...

Hi, Can anybody give me an ideal how to fix this dripping mixer tap? If you can't see the picture please click on the link. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6kF_MX_Xx2tVDdlVVNxYjBJSTA/edit?usp=sharing I have taken the handle off (pulled off). Is it just a plastic cover that can I remove and...

Hi, I'm not sure if this should be in plumbing or heating section, so apologies if I have posted in wrong forum I have 2 cold water storage tanks in loft, & the smaller one, which I understand to be the water supply for a vented heating system, is constantly dripping via the overflow outside...

Hello My bathroom is above my kitchen. When I run any hot tap inthe bathroom (not the shower which has a separate pump) a horrible droning,humming noise reverberates. If I go to my kitchen mixer tap, the noise is worstin the wall behind it. The problem started a few weeks ago just out of the...

Friends Got called to a rented house, the bath tap dripping. Arrived, ceramic disc tap. Undid etc. took apart etc. cleaned it, all looks ok to me. Still dripping!!! Does it need a whole new valve or ?? Thanks all. Rocket

Hi all, I have a new build home (now just over a year old) the hot water system is an RM Cylinders Homeflow. Two weeks ago I noticed a dripping noise coming from my airing cupboard, upon investigation I found it was a consistent drip through the Tundish (I only discovered this was called a...

Recently moved into a house with a Minimax water softener fitted which takes 2 4kg blocks of salt. Can't find model number. There are 2 overflow pipes going into the drain, 1 copper and 1 plastic. Just noticed the copper pipe seems to constantly drip slowly and wondered if this is normal? It's...

Hi there, wonder if somebody could offer any help on this, I dont know if the two are related... Recently the hot water stopped triggering the boiler to kick in and heat water, after a few internet searches, and checking my boiler - I managed to replace the diaphragm (as there were perforations...

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That's once a week I've lost one for about a month. And each time to replace it have to buy a tub of Carte D'or Chocolate Inspiration ice cream and eat the whole thing. It has to be that brand because the shape is.....err......the squarest.

Hi guys, When the house is quiet I can hear a drip under the floorboards upstairs in the en-suite and the main bathroom. The drips occur every 10 to 15 seconds all the time (more frequent when the central heating system is running). I suspect some faulty solder joint in the pipes. These leaks...

Hi, I recently had a problem with our toilet. The valve is of the type shown in the picture above (diaphragm valve). It was leaking steadily when the ball was up. I took the valve apart and cleaned out a piece of crud which was presumably holding it open. After re-assembly it is loads better but...

Hi everyone. I'm hoping somebody might be able to help me out with this one. My soil stack has recently developed a dripping noise that is getting worse as time goes on. Its a PVC stack, the weird bit is that the dripping noise is located at the top of the stack in the loft. The pipe in the...

Hi there. I'm replacing an existing toilet in our downstairs cloakroom. The soil connector on the base of the new toilet is quite a bit higher than the old, so I needed to replace the soil pipework. Also wanted to make a clean start and not use filthy 20 year old pipes. Put together what I...

I have been to change a WC siphon and all was ok fitted new donut washer flushed it about 6-7 times and all dry lovely. got a call from customer saying htere was a small drip. Now the donut washer seemed to be holding and after 6-7 flushes (i know it may seem excessive but i ask ed the...

How long does it take for 22mm copper heating pipe to drain down. i am in my bathroom re-routing a connection to the rad and it is taking ages for the 22mm return to drain. i have tried soldering it already today and it didnt take. this time i am waiting longer to see if it stops dripping...

Hi, Just wondering if anyone would be able to help me with my query. We've just had a new washing maching fitted which is cold fill only. The hot fill has nothing attached to it and the valve is switched off. However, there is a drip coming from behind the lever itself. I've had a look and...

For adding to central heating system and sealing leaks in inaccessible places. Anyone ever tried this? Seen it advertised. Don't need to use any or anyting, just wondered if it works. And actually, how it works...

i need help, i stay in a block of flats and i am at the bottom and the sewage pipe for all the flats runs right through my flat. recently i noticed there was a dripping coming from the area where the pipe was, stripping the area down to get to the pipe i noticed there was no leak, but there was...

If you read my previous posts I had a problem with a leaking outdoor tap, which was located under my kitchen sink. Thanks to advice from here I have now fixed it. However I can now hear a drip when I put my head under the sink but I have no idea where it is. The stop tap has a little drip...