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Davidson's Mains is a former village and now a district in the north-west of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is adjacent to the districts of Barnton, Cramond, Silverknowes, Blackhall and Corbiehill/House O'Hill. It was absorbed into Edinburgh as part of the boundary changes in 1920 and is part of the EH4 postcode area.
Locals sometimes abbreviate the name to D'Mains.

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    Non plumber bamboozlement - part two - developments!

    Morning! Woke up to the same problem of mains water coming out of all the mixer taps when they were turned to hot as well as when they were turned to cold. Got up and decided to do battle with the shower unit mystery. Saw that the hot/cold control on both showers was set to the hottish...
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    Non plumber bamboozlement

    Hi. Here is my problem in a few words. In the attic of a 3 storey house we have a central heating boiler and a hot water tank. The next floor down has two shower rooms. The ground floor has kitchen, laundry and cloakroom. We have no cold water tank. Yesterday morning after showering etc we...
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    New kitchen tap advice

    Hi Customer wants new kitchen tap. Their set up is combi boiler & mains cold which has good pressure. The tap they've seen states for high pressure systems only. Any thoughts? Also, it states that if the hot & cold are unbalanced then a listed check valve must be fitted upstream on both hot...
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    Water mains

    Hi I've got a problem the builder has put a incoming mains on a new build and didn't cap it and the other end is coiled on the path water board has told him to retify it so I've flushed it out with water and capped both ends the water board has come out again and said they wouldn't continue till...
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    Relocate mains water supply

    Evening all, Fresh to the forum so hello first! Well right to it. I am currently mid flow with a new kitchen design but need to establish something before we go any further. My mains water supply comes in directly under where the sink is currently located as normal. But if tou check the...
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    Mains water pump

    Popped over from the tilers forum. I need a bit of advise on mains water pumps and compensaters. I have been looking at the stuart turner mains booster 300 which should sort out the low pressure. I'm having an en-suite in the loft and have a combined boiler. My flow is about 10lt a min but...
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    Discoloured water in toilet pan

    The en-suite toilet is around 10 years old and has had no problems previously. However, a few days ago the water in the pan becomes discoloured about half an hour after it has been flushed. The flush is strong and the water in the pan immediately after the flush is clear. This problem is not...
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    Home Booster Set

    I'm currently involved in refurbishing a19th century building in to 7 flats. The building is set over 4 floors. We are upgrading the water mains an the water pressure won't be sufficient for the top floors There is very limited space to install a new booster pump and tank in the basement and...
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    Honeywell VC4613 actuator CLICKING

    Hey all, i have one of these actuators, its Clicking and failing to turn off the heating, it's stuck always on. I did try to get someone local to do it but 2 people failed to turn up so far, i guess because its a small job..most seem to want to install bathrooms etc!, or does anyone know...
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    New water mains through terrace house

    Mains pipe in concrete floor is leaking. Running new up wall through upstairs floors. What's the regs on logging etc
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    Water main shut off query

    hi I live in a 5 storey ex-council block. the apartment's water mains is leaking and the pipework is too short to freeze. access the manifold for the floor would require scaffolding. so, it looks like I need to shut of the water to the building for a few minutes while we swap my apartment's...
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    Water regulations for back flow into the water main.

    Hopefully someone will be able to give me a web link to the particular regulation. Just had a new kitchen fitted, the tap is a Brita Ceto filter tap. This type of tap is a single channel tap, ie the hot water and mains cold water mix within the spout. The instructions for the tap state that...
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    Running a Combi with out mains water

    Hi In my static caravan I have a Morco GB24 LPG combi boiler on the central heating side its had glycol or some other antifreeze in the system and this is ok to be left over the winter how ever I drain down the domestic water side even through the pipes a lagged I don't think its worth taking a...
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    simple plumbing question re water turn off

    hi many years ago i put in a mira 88 exposed valve (used in conjunction with my old back boiler setup) - recently i had a combi boiler installed and the mira 88 is not great but it seems mira 415 is best suited to a combi boiler setup. anyway, thats neither here nor there. In order to...
    • lockwise123
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    • boiler combi mains plumbing question shower simple turn off water
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
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    Stripped Gland nut on stopcock

    Hi all, I Stripped the gland nut on stopcock like an idiot. I did not pack the gland properly and kept tightening the nut to stop the drip, by doing this i destroyed the nut. Do i have to freeze the pipe in order to replace the stopcock or is there a way of removing the gland nut? At least...
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    Very poor output from taps and shower

    Hi, I have an ongoing problem with the water flow from my mixer taps and shower. Only the flow rate from the mains-supplied kitchen cold tap is acceptable. Over the last 2 - 3 months the output from the other mixer taps has gradually decreased and it seemed likely that my booster pump had...
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    High flow Combi experiences!

    Hi All, have got a customer with a 5 bed house (two bathrooms and a shower). They want to replace and open vented Y plan system and ideally want to lose the cylinder as they're very tight for space believe it or not. Thinking of quoting to put a Worcester highflow combi in and a booster tank on...
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    Blue powdery/gritty deposit in Mains Cold Pipe?

    Hi, A plumber is replacing my bath for me and has highlighted the soft bright Blue Powdery/Gritty deposit that is congesting the Mains Cold 12mm copper pipe. Its lumpy and irregular throughout the pipe. I've seen Scale build-up before, and it was white and very hard. This stuff is easily moved...
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