water tap

Hello first time user to this forum and novice diy plumber. Was hoping to find some advice and help. My problem is that hot water is coming up from what i believe to be the hot water system and trickling into my central heating cold water feed tank i think its maybe some kind of overflow from...

Wondering if someone could help me. I live in a flat with an unvented system. The problem I am having is the pressure through the kitchen hot water tap is really poor, however the bathroom is brilliant. The distance between the bathroom and kitchen tap (the way the crow flys) is about three...

Hi guys, I have got a problem with my hot water, not sure if it is my boiler or taps or what to do! I have a Britony Combi 80 boiler and have had no problems with the boiler so far. The only problem is with the upstairs bath/shower. I have a bath with has a shower mixer on the taps, and...

Was wondering if any of you chaps/girlies have come across this one? Just installed a baxi duotec 40 on to an existing system. All new TRV's, magnaclean system installed, good strong mains pressure. Fired up boiler and central heating is working a charm, unfortunately when the hot water tap is...

Hi I tring to install a brass water tap on my garden sink, but there is a problem, I add 1-2 layer of seal tape (white color very thin) on screw part of brass tap, turning it into a brass tap connector, then tight it up. The problem is: when the tap and the connector are in tightest position...

well did a syphon change today women already had bought the syphon it was an oppela and didnt fit so had to go and buy her a round syphon, anyway, bath and toilet tank fed and i aquired an airlock the women said it happens all the time she said it will correct itself eventually but i said any...

Hello all, our Baxi 80 eco boiler has started firing up the CH whenever it's switched on, no matter what the timer, integral thermostat and room thermostat are set to, and even if the function knob is set to HW only. Had a guy come to look at it, and he said "it's probably the frost stat" but...

How many of you guys still have plumbing jobs on your own house awaiting attention! 1. no basin in bathroom ( the lad smashed it 2 months ago) 2. vent over eaves still drunk. 3. hose from outside tap leaking. 4 soft closure seat on the Thomas Craper is still loose. If the "er behind the...

I'm enquiring for one of my customers. They recently had a new cylinder installed (not by me) and since then they get very little hot water from any taps (just trickles out). All valves are correctly open. All I can assume is that the system was not correctly flushed when the cylinder was...

Hi everyone. Figured this would be worth a shot. Ill explain it like im 5 years old. I have cold water, it runs and runs no problem what so ever. The hot water tap runs (and hot water will eventually come out as normal) but it only runs for 30 seconds. Begins running on normal pressure, 10...

I have a biasa riva compact boiler model M90E.24S.If i turn hot water tap on the boiler starts for a couple of seconds then shuts down. So i put the C.H. on for about 30 seconds so the boiler fires up. Then i turn it off. i now try the hot water again and the boiler fires up to heat the water...

Maybe it's todays blistering heat that's making me finally ask about this. As the post title says, all of the radiators (upstairs and downstairs) in my house get hot (fully hot!) when the hot water tap is run. The longer the tap is run for the hotter they get, but it never takes too long to get...

is it the law to have to have a mains water tap in home

Hi Had a customer ring me today saying when he turned on the cold water tap on the washbasin for the 1st 30 seconds he got a eggy kind of smell but after 30 secs the smell went away he says it is not happening at any other outlets in the property as anybody experienced this before Thanks

I have a problem with a hot water tap which is a Bristan Victoriana. I've been informed by Bristan 'Support Hotline' that I need to renew the tap's valve. I've managed to remove the handle but have no idea how to remove the cover to gain access to the valve. Bristan are not very helpful with...

Bee nasked to supply and fit one of these for a customer one that supples hot water at nearly 100 degress Any one got any ideas or anything i need to look out for Tap is looking at £500+

Hi, Ive got a 5yr old Ideal Mini C28 combi. The central heating side of things works fine, but recently the direct hot water has been playing up. If the central heating is on, then the DHW works fine. If the central heating is not on, and I turn on a hot water tap, then sometimes I get hot...

Hi all I'm looking for some advice on my boiler. I have a Vaillant turbomax (either a 242e or 282e model going by the wiring diagram on the panel door) that keeps locking out. The sequence of events is identical each time and is as follows: When hot water tap is switched on , Flue fan kicks in ...

looking for recommendations on these,i am contemplating installing one in my own home and would appreciate all opinions/views. regards simon

i have a worcester 35CDi, had it for 10 years Its a combi i have a 3 bed house, no water tank. right from the start i have intermitent hotwater in the kitchen sink, the boiler does not fire up sometimes when the hotwater tap is on and also when having a shower (i have a THERMOSTATIC control) the...