Hi. I own a three storey house. 4 toilets. 3 showers.
Since I moved in a couple of years ago there’s been a recurring (and very mild) sewer odour. Most can’t smell it but I can and it’s coming from the shower traps mostly. And sometimes the kitchen sink. At first I assumed a pipe blockage and...
Hi. Yes. It seems almost certain that it’s a blockage on the return. As it’s the only thing we haven’t tried. Question is what we can do about it. Plumber says microbore won’t tolerate pressured water / air through the return pipe to try to block it. And it’s not feasible to replace the pipe...
Thanks again for the replies. The rad is new so it’s not a problem there. The flow is fine on the flow pipe if you take the rad off. No we haven’t tried forcing water / air / powder through the return pipe - which is what I think might fix it - because my plumber says it’s just as likely to blow...
Hi. Thanks for the replies.
To answer a few questions:
It’s 8mm Microbore throughout.
The flow pipe is fine. If you disconnect the rad hot water will flow fine from it.
The rad only got luke warm at the top when every other rad is turned off.
If you drain the rad you can pull the hot water...
Hi everyone. I moved into a new house last year and I have one cold radiator. It’s the furthest from the house, in an extended part of the dining room.
When we moved in we needed to replace the boiler as it was on its last legs. But still it was cold.
So I bought and fitted a new rad, in...
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