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    Phantom toilet flushes....

    Hi all, I wonder if anyone can help? My downstairs loo has started to flush itself 3 or 4 times after each flush. It's obviously overflowing and them somehow rectifying itself but I can't work out how or why this is happening. I've attached a few pics of the inside of the inside of the cistern...
  2. J

    How do I turn my radiator on?

    Just moved into a new house and can't figure out how to turn the radiators on. There are no obvious dials or valves to turn. Central heating is definitely set up however it's just the radiators that are off. Tried turning the dial on the side of the radiator shown in pic but didn't do anything...
  3. gassafe

    Saniflo replacement hoses (rat chewed)

    Been looking online but seem tricky to find the correct hoses... Rats have chewed the inlet & outlet rubber hoses on sanivite 3! Anyone know the part numbers or place to get spares? thanks
  4. A

    Worcester Combi boiler & pipework, advice requested.

    In January 2016, we had a Worcester combi boiler fitted in our garage, it works OK, but the pipework consisting of 3 pipes about 1.5 inches in diameter goes across the top of the garage doors and down the other side where the main house wall is situated.(see photo) One pie is for the gas...
  5. S

    ideal logic + 30 combi boiler

    Hi if someone can help I have just replaced the main pcb on this boiler everything was ok switched the boiler on via the instructions 99k pcb replaced reset turned to reset and nothing is happening they are genuine logic parts.I am not a plumber but i am a sparky.The codes match up for the chip...
  6. G

    renew old soldered stopcock

    I live in an old terraced back to back property in Yorkshire. The main water supply comes in from the neighbours house and supplies my house and the house behind me: The stopcock tap is leaking when in the off position and I would like to change it. Also I am experiencing knocking pipes in...
  7. S

    Plumber says 2 telescopic extensions on both sides of rad??

    The plumber I'm using has odviously orderd the wrong size radiator.he has used 2 telescopic extensions on both sides of the radiator.is this ok?i have no idea if this is safe or not please help
  8. Chalked

    Macerator below toilet

    Got a basement shower room to do. Its ta going to need a macerator. The customer wants a low level tray, and to do this they have left out a channel 6 inch below the back of the toilet. The macerator will go in that and the shower waste can run to it. Can this be done, so that the macerator...
  9. R

    Custom flush pipe - I can't use off the shelf!

    Hi there, I know this has been asked a zillion times, but has anyone here got experience of bending their own flush pipe? I'm fairly sure I can't use an off-the shelf 3 piece set because the WC pan is fitted so it faces outwards from a corner so is at 45° to the cistern and there is a need to...
  10. K

    Kitchen mixer tap - how to expose headgear nut?

    Hi everyone. Hoping someone might be able to help me out with a quick query. I've got a dripping kitchen mixer tap - which drips only when the hot water is switched on. I'm presuming it just needs a new washer, but I'm unable to access the headgear nut. I've removed the cap from the tap...
  11. M

    Moving or raising radiator to fit a larger waste pipe behind it

    Hi all, New guy here with a fairly specific query. Hope someone can help. If this is in the wrong section please let me know. I'm the facility manager of an old town hall building. We have a persistent problem with a first floor toilet that is very prone to blocking. The reason is that the...
  12. Worcester

    testing for unknown inhibitor

    The two most common branded products, Sentinel and Fernox, offer simple test kits for their own products, they claim that they are different chemicals, so their test kits are specific to their product. Additionally not all our clients us the 'retail' brands. As we work on many different systems...
  13. R

    £££ though it was a locomotive lol.

    exclusive customers mansion i found this, the top is foot level with the first floor airing cupboard, the rest is in a wall above the aga (breast)with a 2x2 service hatch. how the hell am i going to get it out as its weeping around those top bolts:skep: the house is at least 1920's or older so...
  14. P

    Looking for a replacement cistern tank

    Hi, I bought a back to wall close coupled toilet from Bathrooms.com a couple of years ago, and only got round to installing it recently (I know, but I'm doing the whole house!). The toilet was called Chetsford on the Bathrooms.com website, and recently they changed the name to Leoni. Anyway...
  15. W

    Identifcation of washers for Drainage sink

    I'm not a plumber and need to save a bit of money. Wondering if someone could help me identify the parts I need and where I can get them online. After deciding to clear the undersink cupboard it appears we have a slight leak coming from drainer part of the sink, the water slightly leaks from...
  16. gassafe

    Ancient shanks siphon repair

    Anyone tried repairing one of these old relics... Is it just a regular membrane inside? I cant replace for a regular as it has a really weird connection on to the pan, plus 2' plus siphoning pan!
  17. G

    plug superser into gas socket?

    me and my friend have just moved into a new flat. it's august now so its quite warm, but we're concerned about the winter. we've just bought a superser on ebay, but we aren't allowed to bring LPG into the flat. On the other side of the wall that we want to put the superser, there is a disused...
  18. Chalked

    Now that's a boiler....

    Went on HMS Belfast on Saturday. ( very good) took a couple of pics of the boiler room. Here is one of the 2 steam boilers that drive the steam turbine engines. three storey boiler room. One of the boilers.
  19. G

    Scottish Gas Coyboys

    Recently purchased a house. One of the selling points was a hardly used year old heating system installed by Scottish Gas. After a week I noticed a drop in pressure so decided I better get this sorted before moving in. I found most of the 30 year old back boiler system still in place including a...
  20. G

    Make and model of flush and fill please anyone????

    Hi guys,,,,, can anyone identify this flush and fill..... the fill is attached via a flexi that comes into the actual cisten which is a very compact one. Ive never seen a Diaphragm like the one pictured either. And before anyone says it, its not an option to just replace the valves. what i...

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