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Just listening on the radio about this new British Gas contract employees are being made to sign before the end of March.
It seems on the report...
Anyone know what might be causing this situation please? We have replaced the EV and non-return valve but still happens.
Normal static pressure...
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Could someone please explain if this set up is normal and what changed:
Stopcock under kitchen sink turns off cold water supply in...
There's a leak in the ceiling of my Dad's living room which is on the ground floor and has a bedroom directly above it...
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I have a Bristan Manhattan mixer tap in the kitchen. Five years ago, it started to drip. I replaced the valve in the cold water side and the...
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I am trying to increase the pressure in my gas boiler and was under the assumption it just involved opening these two small black valves. I...
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Just a quick question. I have a log burner and a gas boiler on a dual fuel system (Central heating and Hot Water) either can do both. The...
Hi guys. A couple of things. 1 am I better fabricating bends in 14 mm copper for my ch or are 90 degree elbows fine, ref flow, friction ect.
2...
Has any one done work for ERG Facilities Ltd
Hi I'm going to replace the 3 way vale on my open heating system. Hoping someone can advise.
In the picture, to isolate the valve I am going to...
I have a cracked close coupled toilet cistern. It's an Armitage Shanks Tiffany 9776, which I believe has been discontinued. The water feed is on...
How a thermal store boiler works!
I’ve got an old thermal store boiler and I’m trying to work out how it works. From what I understand the boiler...
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We have recently had water hammer issues. Plumbers have installed an arrestor near our kitchen sink and a device in the toilet cistern to slow...
Hi have surplus water feed and return pipes in my home. I can't isolate them so will need to freeze. House built 1970's. They're as far as can...
We have recently moved into a property which has a Worcester Greenstar Highflow 440 Standalone Combi gas boiler. This appears to be a relatively...
We have had an ongoing issue with low hot water temperatures in a school.
During the recent repair of a leak, the plumbers isolated the hot...
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Gas combi Boiler
Mains fed in all taps and shower
How do I balance the water pressure in all faucets in my flat. Every tap/water...
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Turned my heating on for the 1st time today, i bled every radiator as haven't done it since last winter.
upstairs worked fine but an hour...
I recently moved to a house with an oil fired Aga. After it sooted up, I adjusted the settings on the BM-30 type oil control valve but am...
Hi all, just moved a radiator from one wall to another, straight forward job, heating is working, problem is that on turning on a hot water tap...
Mira shower head.
Does anyone know anything about this shower head (I will post pics)
Its gotten a bit dishevelled, does it come apart easily &...
Where to source this type of toilet seat from ?
Does anyone know where to source one of these nowadays, been advised it's about 35 years old now...
My toilet flush valve is continually draining (the rubber seal has perished) . . . I'd be grateful if someone could give me a link to parts that...
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I have a badly blocked feed pipe to kitchen rad, was running very slowly but I’ve made it much worse trying to clear blockage with curtain wire...
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My chimney failed the test so I need to install a flue liner for my Gazco Stockton gas fire. It was over a year ago when the engineer...
Hello guys, a couple of months back I installed a new shower and sink into a part of the house that hadn't previously been plumbed in. This forced...
Hello guys, an easy one: I recently had to drill through two outside walls to run 15mm pipes for a shower and sink. The holes are neat enough but...
What the easiest way to find why my boiler is losing pressure. It is about 5 years old Vaillant combi boiler, we have just had 2 vertical radiator...
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I wonder if I could have some advice please. I have a rental shepherds hut with an outdoor copper bath. I expect to close down for winter...
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I'm blanking a couple of openings in a hot water cylinder.
The Screwfix Flomasta 1" BSP plugs fit perfectly but no washer supplied or...
Suddenly my downstairs toilet stopped filling this week, I suspected a blockage in the filter or cistern itself, however after removal of...
I have a viessman vitodens 222F combi storage boiler on the ground floor. It has 100l capacity inbuilt cylinder which is delivered on mains...
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Iam hoping someone can provide guidance on a heating problem.
I have a (old) Ideal isar HE35 where there is no hot water for the 2 showers at...
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Hi, I've installed a macerator a while ago to manufactures specs, toilet, sink and shower.
One problem I've always had is the shower tray is slow...
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I am a plumber but I do not carry out works to boilers as the majority of my is bathrooms so I am not gas safe.
I have completed a...
I wanna buy a good quality faucet with a good price. I come across two similar faucets that I like. Does anyone hear about WOWOW and FORIOUS...
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I'm currently working on a job for a customer. their radiators are not all heating up. in total there is 12 radiators. 4 of these are...
When I put the central heating on the hot water gets drawn through the pump but is then being diverted straight back to the boiler instead of the...
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I have four solenoid valves connected to the main water supply, and they seem to break quite often. I believe...
Hi all. I hope one of you may have the answer i am looking for.
I have four solenoid valves connected to the main water supply and they break all...
The previous mixer tap developed a leak.
I ordered an exact replacement.
The hot &cold tails were too short so I had to replumb the water...
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I have a Honeywell ST699 programmer which is working fine but I want to learn how to decommission it (disconnect it from the rest of the...
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I'm having issues with my wireless Honeywell thermostat. It's sat in the living room, set at 18C currently. It makes my Worcester Greenstar...
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I have been a plumber for 3 years now, I haven't come across many issues with water hammer so I'm not to sure what to do.
it happens...
Hi, would anyone like to hazard a guess at what's causing this problem on the ground floor of our house? As you can see, the bottom of both sides...
Hi, We have a large Heatrea Sadia unvented hot water tank, not sure of the size in liters but its about 1600mm tall.
The tank is around 3 years...
Hi guys can someone explain to me how the wiring of UFH with the use of actuators is wired into an S plan please? its a 3 zone valve set up, Rads...
I have been trying to turn off my outside tap for winter. When I turn the valve under the kitchen sink, it fails to stop the outside tap from...
Morning everyone, if anyone could please offer advice on this issue it would help me with a massive issue regarding the water supply in my flat...
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What brand/make of 50mm waste pipe clips is the narrowest? All round band I believe may not pass a building warrant inspection and I'm...
I want to replace a radiator that has a drain valve. Do I need to replace like for like and keep the drain valve in or can I replace with a...
Found water coming up from under laminate floor in new bathroom. Once leak found should the bathroom fitter lift up floor dry and replace floor to...
So, I had an old and disgusting Geberit dual flush that didn't work very well, so I decided to replace it. Cistern is 110.830.00.1, so got a...
Engineer has installed several boilers for me. All the condensate pipes have been connected externally into soil stack or rain water downpipe. In...
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We have a Gloworm Ultracom 38CXI combi boiler.
During the Summer the taps and mixer shower run hot water consistently...
How to fix this?
I am in a pickle here. Have to converge water two pipes into one. He fixed something honey trap or something idk.
Hello all, I want to increase the system pressure to 1.5 bar. Following the user manual (found one online) and some YT videos the filling link...
I have a vented hot-water cylinder that was installed when the house was built - 38 years ago! It has a header tank in the loft and the cylinder...
Low hot water pressure
Hi everyone, I'm hoping someone is able to shed some light on my situation before I have to call out the professionals...
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I'd be very grateful for any advice. My Ariston microGenus boiler is at least 20 years old. Every few years I've had to repressurize it. I've...
I have a Turbo Edge recently fitted to a close coupled wc.
The configuration on the syphon is all 3 white plastic plugs closed together with the...
Hi all not a plumber but am an engineer I have pressure drop in the system Worcester Bosch came back after repressureising the expansion vessel...
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I'd like to install new radiators in my home which are currently fed by copper pipe via the floor boards. I live in a bungalow and access...
Grant Vortex 50/90 condensing oil boiler where the air tube spigot over the fan is not connected to the existing flue, should this be closed off...
I have a downstairs rad that has a 23 year old TRV and it's barely heating up. I bled it, and removed the TRV head and it still just gets a bit...
Honeywell made a natural gas leak detector for the home this is now discontinued. What other ones are available, and is it worth fitting them.
Is there anyway of testing electrically with a multimeter or any other way. Of testing that when you turn a room stat up it is creating a demand...
I have had some old radiators replaced. Having checked the btu calculation myself, the new radiator is slightly undersized. It should have been...
hello we have an unvented system. we have an issue where the hot water is hot for 10 seconds and then luke warm, turn off taps / wait and turn...
I have moved our washing machine into the garage but there isn’t a drain for the waste pipe. The attached image is of the waste pipe with the...
Hi, A newbie here but need expert advice,
I have installers who have started fitting the boiler (Vaillant ecoTEC plus 637) replacing an old...
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I replaced a cartridge about 18months ago for somebody and it’s failed again. Are they really only designed to last a couple of years...
Firebird boiler not firing up oil getting to pump just not getting to nozzle. It's brand new
Context for issue:
Last winter the temperature switch on my boiler shorted somehow, the boiler was then running WAY too hot and ended up...
I can see the small leak in back boiler, have tried all sorts of products to seal it. have drained the radiators but pressure from water in actual...
Context for issue:
I'd like to start by saying I'd rather not read 100 "Hire a professional comments", I will do that when/if it comes to it, but...
I have a dead 1990s Triton T70 shower and, for purposes of replacement, I'd like to know if it's mains or gravity fed. As it won't even switch on...
when I removed the back coal saver I can now see the mental back boiler. I could not see the back boiler when I put the coal saver in place last...
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I need to replace the O rings on the spout of my kitchen tap.
What lubricant do I need to use in order to aid fitting the new O rings...
My heating system comprises an Ideal Logic 12 boiler located downstairs and a Gledhill OV SOL cylinder located upstairs . The problem is that when...
I have TemCon balancing valves fitted on my sits and a questions been asked whether these require servicing. Can't find much info on the...
Hi wonder if anyone can help.
Had no issues last year.
Have Valiant ecoTEC plus and Drayton thermostat. I have tended to leave thernostat and...
We had a plumber come to fit our concealed shower. He plumbed it in, then we fit the plasterboard and tiles. However he soon realised that he had...
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We have a leak in the expansion vessel, which is on the first floor, above the hot water cylinder.
As we wait for a plumber, can we keep the...
Hey there I'm looking for some advice on a potential issue I'm having with an old back boiler.
So just moved into my parents' old house with my...
Hi.
I moved in to a new build home and 3 years later (after the builders warranty expires) the boiler is slipping off the wall at one side...
Hello all, first time poster so if there is any additional information I can provide that may help, please let me know.
Our kitchen mixer tap has...
Hi, I have an electric towel rail which has stopped working. All the lights are flashing from blue to red and the boost light is flashing green I...
Hello I have a mystery, my bathroom has a sewage smell appears to get far worse 5pm-9pm. I have plugged my bathroom/sink with plugs and its 100%...
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as you can see pictured I have a stopcock without a packing gland. Over the past few days my cistern inlet was suffering from an airlock and...
Hi All,
Just found this on old cistern in a loft. Looks to be original from the 1960s.
Google brings up nothing.
Any ideas?
Apart from...
hi all,
i need help to fix the leak from a pipe connected to the water pump via flexi pipe and it is feed from the immersion heater.
I have...
Hello guys, first post here.
While I prefer copper-and-solder, I've used compression fittings successfully in the past, and I opted for...
Hi, I am currently having issues with an Ariston Combi A series boiler giving an E08 - "No water in primary circuit" error code, the circuit is...
I was told by the plumber to keep an eye on the pressure, to ensure it stays above 1.0.
The red one is… but the black one is not…. What do the two...
I am repiping my radiators with pex al pex, manifolds.
2 zones one 4 rads and one 2 rads.
I will have the circulator pumps on the return.
The...
Hi All, I replaced my existing washbasin bowl set with new Shaw and Mason forward bowl set spindles and chrome handles. The water pressure has...
Hi All, I have replaced my existing Shaw and Mason chrome set with the Shaw and Mason forward bowl spindles/ Handles. I have kept the same tap or...
Has anyone used WOWOW brand faucets? I happened to see this brand of faucets. The price is affordable and the quality seems to be good, but I am...
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I'm trying to install a rimless toilet and I just cannot get the flush to function as it should. Here's a video of what's going on -...
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