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So my hot water tank is barely 3 years old and a recent service check tells me the tempering valve is on the way out It's a Hydroboss brand from...
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Good morning, I thought I would try here first before going elsewhere. in short I had a septic system flexible coupling needing replacing. Backed...
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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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I have been given a quote to fix a noisy tap. Apparently they have to “replace breech to main shower” — which I understand to mean the thing...
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Want to replace my old sink with a vanity. Can someone tell me what type of pipes the photo in the below links are and can I use compression...
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Hi all, I have an issue with our shower's hot water. The shower is operated using two separate taps for cold and hot water. When the hot water tap...
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I use flushable wipes and I know that there has been previous advice not to flush them but it says a new and improved design allows them to be...
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Need supply and install of mini tap pair and pressure limiting value 350 KPA for dishwasher, I have got a quote for $1000, is this price justified ?
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Should the small red triangle on meter continually be moving? Checked meter after hearing water noise in garage. Want to know if it’s a Sydney...
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Is there any clause that says I cant remove the rubber rind on a viega fitting and solder it on my domestic gas installation? Thanks
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I've just put a second tap out in the garden and ran that 1/2" pressure water pvc to do it. Down from the first one, underground, up to the...
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Hi all. My house have instant gas hot water system with solar hot water. Hot water is taking long time when I turn the tap on. The house is...
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Hi all, We have some terrible water hammer in our house. I've had a plumber come round to try and fix it, to no avail, but I'm not convinced he...
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Hi, we have an old water tank in our roof that's not used anymore. We have a contractor for something else wanting to cut a pipe from it. I'm...
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Good day, Can someone please advise me if it is possible to replace old terracotta waste pipes for PVC in a section only? My sewage line goes...
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Hi all, I'm knocked down and re-building the new house. when I'm doing the landscaping noticed that the dry well was connected to a terracotta...
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We noticed some black gunk/residue on the cold water mixer hose - see photos. I was wondering what the root cause could be and whether we should...
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I have what I think is an older style Mondella/Watermark mixer tap that needs the cartridge changed. I have done this many times on my taps...
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Hi. I had a pressure test done on the toilet connection tap. Test showed no leak. However, thermal imaging showed elevated moisture levels around...
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Hi there I’m 10 weeks pregnant and found out we have some steel galvanised pipes with corrosion which was causing our tap water to run...
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Hey guys, I've just installed a reverse cycle ducted heating/cooling in my new built house and took out the heater. The heater hasn't been used...
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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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Hi all. Recently we had burst pipe. We are owning house for less than a year. It was build 2009. Plumber said that all house and half of suburb...
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Hi there, The issue that I am having is I am building a new house and the plumbers are absolutely hopeless. Being an industrial plumber and...
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Just wanting advice on the average cost of installing a tempering valve on a solar hot water system located on the roof of single storey home. Ive...
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We are renovating our upstairs bathrooms and there is an issue with shutting off the new mixer fittings - all six of them. The matter is holding...
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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'm wondering if a failed gas line test indicates a gas leak. If so, is it a requirement to upgrade gas supply line from galvanised steel to...
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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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Hey all! 👋 I need to buy one of those yellow tempering valve caps with the triangle inset on top of the lid, so I can adjust the tempering valve...
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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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Just wanting advice on the average cost of installing a tempering valve on a solar hot water system located on the roof of single storey home. Ive...
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Hi Guys, I have a toilet where when you flush, the water from the cistern leaks out from a section of the cistern at the bottom where the seat...
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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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I have two sinks in our vanity and the outlet is in the centre. The wastes I have seen in Bunnings put the P trap under one of the sinks and the...
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I have a unit (1 of 3), and mine is furtherest from the road. I have fairly crap water pressure and have had the water corp out, who agree its...
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We have an evergreen treatment plant, less than 12 months old. The toilets make a constant gurgling sound. After eliminating all sources, finally...
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Hi Would someone know how I fix this leak, the arrow shows where the water is coming from. My concern is that part b might be welded/soldered to...
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Hi all I want to get ride of a rain water tank because the pump has died and I’ve been advised it’s not worth fixing/ replacing it I need to...
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Hey all, I'm setting up a small brewery and need the ability to have instant hot water at decent flow rates. I've been looking at commercial...
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Dunno if they're still a thing at all, could be old school only, but I remember seeing these gutter sections about 16" long, maybe 4"ID, 6"OD or...
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I'm handy, but not much plumbing experience. Firstly, if I go under my house the toilet PVC line goes into the ground with a "pyramid" cement...
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I am renovating my toilet and thinking of installing a Villeroy and Boch toilet suite (model "O.Nova 2.0"). Does anyone know if Villeroy and Boch...
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I have recently brought new mondella pin lever 1/4 turn ceramic taps - Mondella Black Resonance Pin Lever Wall Top Assembly -...
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Hello, Our block of flats has had some stormwater drains replaced. We are concerned that the work does not meet the PCA standards. For example...
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I have old bathrooms. Two taps - one for cold, one for hot. No mixer taps. I have a Saxon Copperflow Truflow 140L hot water system. Both hot water...
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Our soil is clay and has moved significantly over the 40 year life of the pool. This caused a leak on two of the PVC pipes. Recently ripped all...
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I have a toilet seat that is impossible to remove. I've never encountered anything like it before. It's a single piece design, so accessing the...
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Hi all, I need to change a washer on a leaking tap in my shower, but I can't figure out how to get the tap out to change it. I can unscrew the...
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Hi.... Look I just want to ask what it cost to have imaging done as I have an under slab water leak. I'm in Sydney and may need an expert on this...
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I'm look for some advice about what to do if someone doesn't pay you and they owe you $2000. Do you take them to court or a debt collector, what...
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just got a call fm a plumber/electrician, retd due to ill health, working on an oil boiler for customer, asking for advice, it keeps firing and...
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Have any of you fitted Central Heating in Australia If so can you tell me what you know???????? Bod
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