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Hi all My neighbour has recently completed some bathroom renovations and in the process installed wall-mounted mixer taps (previously cross...
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Hey all. I'm installing a new toilet (Bunnings special...) in my ensuite. I seemingly had it all connected properly, but when I was testing for...
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I have just installed a Thunderflush dual flush cistern outlet valve. The unit sits to high for the lid and buttons to sit and engage as they...
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Hi I'd like to demolish this concrete and replace so as to move it 30cm to the left. can I presume this is a vent. if so, can I vent it up the...
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Just changed our cistern and found somone previously had used a random pipe for the flush pipe. Now they had managed to make it work in the old...
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Hi I want to connect 2 vanity basins in the centre between both of them. I am thinking to put 2 45deg Y joins but it looks bad! Any help?
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Hey all! Our water tank pump has been turning off and on by itself and not switching on when needed. Upon investigation, there appears to be a...
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I'm getting water hammer in three cold water taps when turning on. If hot water is also turned on there is no water hammer. Previously I was...
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Hi, my square drain had dropped slightly in one corner and needs to be raised and replaced. Am l able to remove the entire sleeve for the drain...
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I had an issue with tree roots in my stormwater pipe earlier this year. Now that the problem is fixed how can I be more proactive about tree...
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My backyard became very wet over the past year. Today i did some digging and found this orange rectangular pipe underneath a gravel layer...
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I tried for hours to get a round drain cover out so i cam replace it with a new one... will they always come out ? at this point im sure its...
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If I dropped an Allen key down a drain, do I have to get it out? What happens if I don't will stuff just build up around it and eventually block...
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i have unscrewed the small click clack stopper from the sink, it is one where the head is attached to the mechanism. i am finding it hard to...
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I have a serious issue with my stormwater. Within 6 months of purchasing my house we had stormwater backing up and flooding our garage. When a...
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I have an old drain cleaner which runs like new when going Ridgid Kollmann1500 but requires a capacitor replacement which is bolted on the side...
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I have a duplex on the Goldie in Queensland, bottom of my driveway has a grate which connects to a 100mm agi pipe 500mm deep that runs around the...
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Likuan branded mixer taps, are they of good quality? Offered with the company for the water filters as a packaged . Please find link to company...
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Hi, I cannot get the sink assembly out of the sink. There is no nut underneath, it seems the top and bottom of the assembly screw together. It has...
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Hi. I recently bought a house and the shower is leaking. I'm guessing it just needs the washers replaced. However, when I started to have a look I...
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I want to connect a diverter to the end of a wall spout but dont know if the spout has a female thread once i remove the aerator. Does anyone have...
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Hi, I am a Queensland Police Officer that's considering packing it in to pursue a trade. I like the problem solving aspect of plumbing and think...
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Is it acceptable practice to connect a bathroom sink drain above the ubend of a floor drain that’s about 2m away?
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