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New to gas, so please bear with possibly stupid questions... If you were say replacing a faulty diverter valve or similar non gas problem, would it be best to do basic gas tests as you are working on the boiler? I think so - but as not touched gas pipes is it required? cheers

Hello I have three questions about toilets which i hope can be answered. I have recently started up my own company after years of working as an engineer working on steam heating so there are a few trade secrets i need to catch up on. 1 when i have been fitting concealed cistern toilets i have...

yes it froze solid, gurgling its nads off while flashing pretty blue lights at the tenant,now its de frosted fug um all i am having a bud, cant feel my toes so might as well be unable to use my legs LOL merry Christmas every one :p

Hi All I'm installing my new bathroom suite and was wondering the best way to go about it. The walls and floor have been tiled. The basin is large with a ped, I was going to use something like the Fisher basin fixers to the wall but still unsure about the ped, also the modern (close coupled)...

Hi, I've got a house here with a closed system central heating on a oil boiler. The house is two stories with an attic. Two questions: 1) One of the upstairs radiators is fed by the pipes which go up into the attic and then back down to the radiator. This radiator is not going hot when the...

Hi all, Have just spent 2 hours trying to drill fixing holes in a concrete floor today without success. Using an 850W Dewalt Hammer Drill with Carbide concrete drill bit. Can't drill a hole deep enough to fit a rawl plug in. Thus, I can't fix the spreaders to the floor with screws, so I've...

Hi, I have a pushbutton toilet which developed a fault - having dismantled the push button part I see a black rubber bulb which when squeezed pushes air through to the syphon and operates the flush. The rubber has perished and split so no longer works so I need a new one, trouble is I...

Any good ideas for fixing a toilet pan to a tiled floor with underfloor heating without screwing down into the floor? Thanks RSR

Hi all - done the basic pressure testing for central heating and hot/cold water (no leaks - wow...). I was going to cover up but wanted to insulate before I added plasterboard etc I have some 2m lengths of 10mm grey foam insulation for 15mm pipework - is this ok to use ? Should I be using...

Hi - Great forum. I have a basin which i'm fitting into a vanity unit. The unit is shaped to the basin which drops in. It's not a basin which fits into a worktop style, the basin is the same size as the unit. Like : Removed How do I fix the basin to the vanity unit? A bead of slicon...

Firstly, Just to say that I'm a complete novice at this so I really appreciate any help that I can get. A few months back, our push button toilet started leaking from the back under one of the nuts. I called a plumber in and he did his thing and the leaks stopped for a few months before it...

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Hi, quick question. Are non-gas safe registered plumbers allowed to fix leaks on boilers eg heat exchanger as long as the gas train isn't broken? Thanks in advance :)

I have a back-to-wall toilet and the seat has come loose. I can't get underneath and behind the pan to tighten the screws. I need a top fixing so i can tighten it from above although locating a fixing i can retrofit to the current seat is proving difficult to find. A suggestion where i can...

Just about to fix toilet to floor. Ideal standard studio to the interested. The toilet did not come with a fixing kit and I don't think that it needs one, but I know that I have to be careful with fixing it so as not to crack it. I'll be drilling through the slate floor tile into ply then the...

hi i am looking for a wall fixing for a thermostatic mixer tap (surface mounted (In basement)) i have found some elbow joint wall plate fixings but they all seem to be brass and female joints. i have put a picture here of the offending item Picasa Web Albums - Gallery - tap any help...

Hi, I hope this is the right forum to post this (haha) Here's a pump of a friends', and it's not working, it is very old he says, over 20/25+ years (his own words). Could it be fixed, can they generally be fixed, can he replace it easily if he's not getting it fixed? Any help appreciated...

Has anyone come across a fixing for baths ? At the moment I rely on improvising with metal strips etc to fasten the bath to the wall. I have often wondered if anyone makes a specific fitting - any ideas Ta