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My sister called me saying that her boiler was losing pressure over the course of a few weeks. I went for a look and found an AAV on the C/H return into the boiler. It was passing so i checked the manufacturers instructions and found that the boiler (ideal isar) has its own AAV. I shut the...

Tomorrow, I have to change a gate valve (tried wd40 and as much force as I dare)on the hot water. The customers are very elderly and do not have a lot of money. They are also on a water meter. Here's my problem, the cold water tank is 100 gallons. I want to drain the tank, it'll make me feel...

All need some help. Im trying to replace my basin and I have the old copper pipes installed. So I went outside my flat and turned off the mains. I also turned off the stop valve under the kitchen sink. This stopped the hot and cold water for the kitchen and the hot water for the bathroom. for...

Can anyone help. Sometime ago now I noticed a very bad sewerage type smell which seems to come from under the bath. On inspection it appears that the bath drain pipe has been leaking onto the floor boards for some time however the smell seems to come and go. I do not believe there is a problem...

Hello guys, and gals of course. I have been recommended this forum for impartial heating advise so here goes with a first post. My son has just bought a 3 bed terraced house with an ancient gas back boiler. The rads and pipework are much younger and look to be in good shape. He has been quoted...

Hi, I have a rather a long house and continually have problems with the long runs of central heating pipes expanding and contracting. I have heard that it's possible to buy expansion joints that you can use to reduce this effect but I have been unable to find a stockist in the UK. Has anyone...

just been to sort out a toilet that wont flush tryed replacing the plastic bit in the syphon didnt work need to put a new one in .in the morning its a CC toilet and i dont think the donut is sealing back up again properly cos from the base of the cistern it drips slightly i can only think i...

Could anybody please tell me how to remove the cistern off a Serel toilet. It is a close coupled setup but the rear of the pan is enclosed with no visible access to the bolts holding the cistern in place or to the water supply. The problem we are having is: After flushing, the cistern fills but...

At last a guy has taken the time to write this all down Finally , the guys' side of the story. ( I must admit, it's pretty good.) We always hear " the rules" From the female side.... Now here are the rules from the male side. These are our rules! Please note.. these are all...

I have just replaced a faulty header tank ball valve and now have a loud whistling noise through the cold water supply pipe, as the valve starts to close. How can i stop the noise?

Hello, We live in a 3rd floor flat and about two months ago we started to smell something foul on and off, especially when we got home or hadn't used the water for a while, in our kitchen area. Took a while to figure out where it was coming from but it seems to be the kitchen drain, although...

What is the manual button used for on a honeywell mid position valve, is it for when your draining the central heating system, and filling it back up? Is it a case of when draining the system, then going to the valve and keeping it on manual while the rest of the system drains? As much help...

Hi Does anyone here have the newish shape Transporter? What model do you own and what's it like? Is the T28 SWB underpowered? Thanks. T.

hello i am not a professional plumber but understand the system ok. but i am confused with the heating system. i am building my own house and doing as much as i can myself. boiler, rads, bathroom and kitchen no problem. but, i am installing a solid fuel stove, with boiler in the kitchen, and a...

Hi I have just received my new bath and have unpacked the cradle to find that I am being told to stick it on with double sided sticky pads, is this the norm for the cheaper end of baths ?. The bath has no lugs on it . Thanks for any help you may offer. Ron

Sorry for the basic-ness of this question but I don;t know the answer and it's the only way to learn. The measurements for kitchen sinks is it the outside size of the sink or the size of the whole it needs? E.G. 1.5 bowl stainless sink 960mm x 500mm Is this the outside/maximum size of the...

Hi, Just my the best part of the day on this computer looking for a toilet seat to fit my loo. The pan is made by Gala bought from B and Q about 5 years ago. The model of the seat is loa , well that is what is embossed on the lid . It's seams to be a good quality piece of kit with no colour fade...

I've got a Dudley 850mm wall hanging frame (goes under the window in the bathroom) and I'm attempting to fit a Zone Mars toilet pan. The hanging bolts are M14 and these are supplied with rubber bushes. However I've now had two of these Zone toilets and the holes on the pan to hold the toilet to...

hi all, Just took delivery of a hudson reed (palero) designer rad. It comes with 4 fixing brackets which the rad hooks over. However there is no fitting instructions in the box as to the correct spacing between brackets and because its an s shape from the wall cant see how to get accurate...

looking for some input, have been using knee pad inserts for 5years but getting sick of how easy they they compress after a week or two's hard use. Has anyone used the snickers floor layer inserts how do they feel/last. Don't like using full on kneepads (circulation gets cut off at knee after an...