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Dripping, also known usually as beef dripping or, more rarely, as pork dripping, is an animal fat produced from the fatty or otherwise unusable parts of cow or pig carcasses. It is similar to lard, tallow and schmaltz.

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    Dripping Expansion Tank - Please confirm diagnosis!

    Hi, I've got an oil fired Central Heating system and the overflow pipe drips intermittently. There's a blue expansion chamber just above the overflow that sounds 'full' (compared to the red one that sounds empty. In other systems I've had, when this blue expansion tank was full of water, it...
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    Shower leaking from multiple places!

    Hi all I have a Bristan shower fitted which is leaking from the bar valve and from the removable shower head. On the bar valve the leak seems to be coming from the white seal. I’ve tried using plumbers putty which hasn’t helped. So I took the bar off the wall to see if there were any issues and...
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    Dripping connection

    We have had what I have now discovered a dripping mains to cistern connection ( heavy dripping ) in up stairs bathroom ,only discovered when we observed stains on the ceiling in the room below the bathroom. Is it possible how this could manifest the problem or would it be likely I have a more...
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    Dripping tap controlled by bidet tap?

    We live in a UK bungalow that has bathroom & kitchen on the same level. We have a bidet, obviously in the bathroom which the hot water tap controls the flow of pressure of hot water from the kitchen tap. The kitchen HW tap has to be running at the same time creating a spluttering air lock...
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    Water Dripping from Pipe Connected to Filling Loop for Central Heating

    Hi All, I recently increased the pressure to the central heating using the built in filling loop. In doing so, I noticed there is water dripping from the bottom of the pipe that the filling loop is connected to ( the pipe that allows water to the enter the system). This also looks like it is...
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    Temperature relief valve dripping

    On an unvented cylinder if the expansion vessel has lost its charge. Can this still be the cause of dripping/discharge from the temperature relief valve. Or if the expansion had lost its charge would it discharge through the pressure relief on the composite valve? Thanks
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    Dripping overflow from pressurised CH system on duplex tank line

    There is a constant drip from the 22dia overflow line which terminates at the HW cylinder but it is not the cylinder which is leaking as the tundish is always dry. There is cold water feed to the cylinder which has branches to 2 off expansion vessels with a PRV which can release across into the...
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    Hudson Reed Genie shower tower (AS361), dripping help.

    Inset square fixed head continues to drip. I disconnect water pipe to shower head and switch off the power, but the water still coming from the pipe. I enclosed the video and the photo of the back of tower ,can anyone help me which part i need to order to fix the problem, please? I contact...
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    Can a dripping tap be too old to fix

    I have an old cast iron bath, the kind with feet, and old taps attached, one of which is dripping. I’m not sure how old it is but it was there when I bought the flat 20 years ago and I imagine it’s at least 40-60 years old as the flat doesn’t look like it’s had any work done since then, and the...
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    Shower tower unit make/model? Temp knob dripping issue

    Hi Can one of you you recognize brand/model of shower tower unit in attached image? Think it's a hudson reed but not sure and do not know the model; over 10y model. It has been dripping off the temp knob (bottom one of the 2) for a few weeks, getting gradually worse, looks it needs replacing...
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    Dripping hot water cylinder from upper thermostat... Is it safe?

    Hello I live in a rented flat and have noticed water dripping from the top thermostat of the water cylinder (see picture). It worries me as there is clearly electric wiring nearby, and also another thermostat at the bottom that the water is dripping towards. My landlord's plumber is...
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    dripping hot water tap

    My hot water kitchen tap downstairs is leaking. I can't find a valve in the hot water feed. There's a red wheel valve in the airing cupboard upstairs next to the immersion heater that controls the water into the bottom of the immersion heater (there's also a normal square valve just before it...
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    Tundish dripping on a Joule Unvented Cyclinder

    I have recently noticed that the tundish is dripping ever so lightly. I had a new boiler fitted in Nov and at the time the tundish was flowing a lot but the plumber fitted a water pressure valve which seemed to stop the dripping, but it has started again. Pressure on valve is same as was...
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    Dripping sound kitchen sink

    Hi, we have a long drain run in the kitchen . We had some plumbing work done to the drain pipe as it had dropped and wasn’t draining very well and now it has been realigned if we drain water down the sink (1.5 bowl) or have used the dishwasher or washing machine the sink makes a dripping sound...
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    Tub/Shower Faucet Eventually Starts Dripping Again After Replacing Valve Stems

    Ah, the joys of older home ownership (1974). We thought our major plumbing issues were dealt with when we got rid of our orangeburg sewer line and our rusted out galvanized supply line to our house. It's still galvanized under the house, but we live in a very dry climate and the pipes/joints...
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    Water leak from toilet, water dripping from living room ceiling

    I had a water leak in the toilet overnight, broken washer in the fixing, had a plumber come and fix it, but it was leaking probably a good 10 hours before I woke up to find toilet floor flooded out with about an inch of water, managed to stop additional leaking, but then all day water been...
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    How to stop toileting dripping constantly

    Hi. I was hoping someone could advice me I’m getting a constant dripping from the part with the arrow on. Sometimes it’s faster but never stops. Can’t work out why or how to fix it can anyone advice please
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    Fixing dripping tap help

    Hi, I'm trying to fix a dripping tap in my kitchen. I can get the tap off but does anyone know what tool I need to get the main cartridge(?) part out? I only have a standard spanner and I can't get enough leverage on it because of the protruding grey cover(pic 2). Is this fairly simple to...
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    Heated Towel Rail Valve Dripping

    Heated Towel Rail Valve Dripping. I was cleaning the bathroom and the heated towel rail and I noticed afterwards there was a very small drip. See Photo. Should I try gently tightening this ? I doubt if I have the correct spanner, would it be a special tool? I could use a rag and some mole...
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    seized? or am I missing something!?

    Hi All, View: https://youtu.be/TxkVkcsD9AI I cannot find any more grub screws, is it seized? (I am assuming that I need to replace the rubber washer to stop the drip) ..any help greatly appreciated :)
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