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I've finished running the copper for my concealed shower valve and tested both inlets and the outlet with cold mains (full pressure).
I...
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Hi all, just removed a radiator while decorating. One side was easy, the other just spun round and is now leaking. Have drained down system but...
Hello. I've attached an image of an old garden tap with a new garden tap replacement, except the thread on the new tap is larger than the existing...
Good morning I have a Adey's magnaclean filter fitted onto the flow pipe ,and when i had it serviced the plumber said all that is going into it...
Im looking to install a saniflo or similar, with the outlet rising up through a flat roof and into a soil stack above.
The problem is, this...
Does anyone know where I can get a DCV with an isolator that is WRAS approved?
I need one for an outside tap and have limited space so I could do...
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Wonder if someone can help?
It's a new installation, I turned the water on for the first time which was all good.
Got kitchen taps...
I'm working on a Quooker Flex tap with an unreliable tap-and-twist steam control. I think its the little PCB in the tap head. I've got a...
One of my toilets has air bubbles coming up every once in a while. Sometimes the toilet fills up to the top and goes down slowly. It seems to...
Moved in to bungalow recently and 1 radiator is cold. All the others get really hot when turned on. Gas system boiler, header tank in loft.
I...
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I have to replace the taps on a small sink. Currently the tails fit onto the hot and cold-water supplies into a female end fitting.
I want to...
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I have ran my washing machine through the autoclean - i have added special detergent like Dr Beckmann yet still have bad smell from washing...
Last summer I used one of those kits to fit an external tap , all went well , still good , its one of those flexi pipe , self cutting tap jobs ...
Hi all, I'm hoping someone on here will be able to help me with an issue I'm having at home. We've just returned from a week long holiday and have...
We were painting my friends flat that he is renting.
We used b and m gloss paint on skating boards etc. Unfortunately it's flaking everywhere...
Just moved into a house and I was going to install a new shower. I went to turn off the water on the street there was water in the drain, should I...
I have purchased a thermal camera as my valliant engineer has stated that there is a leak in the property. Struggling to find it however the...
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I am new to this forum so forgive me if I add this to the wrong place.
I have purchased a 2 storeys property which will be converted to an...
Hi, the Lux 6L needs 1bar pressure in the manual, but I want to gravity feed it from the hot water line - given that we waste more that 6L of cold...
Hi- In an apartment and the attached picture is what I have. I am looking to install a magnetic descaler on the main water line and want to know...
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I'm in middle of my bathroom renovation and about to connect up the shower valve. Thus far I've run all copper but would you recommend I...
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Looking to replace an old shower diverter. Pictures attached. I'm from Australia if that makes any difference.
Originally when i got...
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Could use some valued help redoing a stack to accommodate a washer and utility sink.
The plan is to have the washer, then the dryer ...
Hi Folks, I need a bit of advice or help.
I have a low pressure hot water system due to the Hot Water Tank being in a bedroom, not in the attic...
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I am tiling a shower wall and need to drill holes for 15mm pipes that will go to a thermostatic valve, what size of drill bit for the holes is best?
I've installed an AAV on my washing machine drain line, but even with it, it seems to still be gurgling away every time it empties.
There is a...
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Thanks for reading. I just picked up a 2015 greenstar 2 heatslave 18/25 oil boiler to replace my relic from the 80's (still a greenstar...
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Following a first-floor bathroom remodel done poorly by a plumber in our house a couple of years ago I have stripped everything out and I'm...
The discharge hose from our washing machine comes out of the machine, runs about five feet along the floor under the work surface and then goes...
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Hi. I have Charlton Mixer Tap in my shower i.e. thermostat and water control. I need to change the cartridge in the tap as it is dripping badly...
Noise seems to stop when softener is bypassed, not 100% certain. Noise is intermittent, a thwack/thump we can feel in the inlet pipe. It's only...
I have a caravan with a brand new heating system.The Valliant combi boiler is working fine but one radiator and one towel rail are stone cold.I...
Hi, is the below pictures the right setup for my nest heat link to my Worcester greenstar boiler compact?
Hi, We‘be recently moved into a property with a very old Potterton statesman. My husband bled the radiators last night…and since then he’s called...
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Im starting to put together a plan to put two bathrooms in my house. I'm looking for some input on my plan. Ive made a...
I have a potential issue with a toilet on a newly tiled floor and looking for some advice on acceptable tolerances and what to do.
The back of...
Has anyone seen tap heads like these? Trawled the internet cannot find anything similar, after removing the grub screw I cannot for the life of me...
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So, I'm looking to fit a new Monarch Midi HE water softener, upstairs bathroom suite, downstairs WC suite and probably replace the...
I now have a Main 18 HEAT ERP boiler which has its own bypass valve. Should I remove the existing external one to improver system flow?
Can anyone advise me on a possible flexible connection between a water inlet pipe and a cistern? I have posted images of a 150 mm long flexible...
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KTesting concealed shower valveHi all I've finished running the copper for my concealed shower valve and tested both inlets and the outlet with cold mains (full pressure). I...
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RReverse Circulation - Sense CheckHi everyone, I'm a (somewhat, I hope...) competent DIYer and just want to get some advice if my suspicion on a problem we're having is correct...
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New unvented cylinder / Replace old vented cylinder and add a ST pump?Hello, I am renovating a small bathroom in an apartment on the 5th floor. Heating is electric, no gas or oil. I have four (related) questions...- Started by dave100
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DOld pipe sizes and new fittingsHi, my wife decided she wanted new modern bathtaps instead of the old 'supertaps' we've had since we bought the place. So we bought the new taps...
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MLooking for this partHi All, I am looking to purchase this part, if anyone has one or can point to to where I can purchase one then I would be grateful, as local to...
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KTesting concealed shower valveHi all I've finished running the copper for my concealed shower valve and tested both inlets and the outlet with cold mains (full pressure). I...
- Started by kristeva
- Replies: 1
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RReverse Circulation - Sense CheckHi everyone, I'm a (somewhat, I hope...) competent DIYer and just want to get some advice if my suspicion on a problem we're having is correct...
- Started by ronaldjames
- Replies: 2
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New unvented cylinder / Replace old vented cylinder and add a ST pump?Hello, I am renovating a small bathroom in an apartment on the 5th floor. Heating is electric, no gas or oil. I have four (related) questions...
- Started by dave100
- Replies: 1
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DOld pipe sizes and new fittingsHi, my wife decided she wanted new modern bathtaps instead of the old 'supertaps' we've had since we bought the place. So we bought the new taps...
- Started by doughorrigan
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MLooking for this partHi All, I am looking to purchase this part, if anyone has one or can point to to where I can purchase one then I would be grateful, as local to...
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