Frustrating leak
Plumbing
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Help absolutely desperate for advice. I have a large damp patch in my hallway….bathroom is the other side of the wall. I had a new mains waterline put in as leak detection picked up high readings from that. The damp patch is not improving. Asked for leak detection to return …
Draining radiators on a communal heating system
Heating & Gas
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Hi all, I have a small plumbing job to do for which I need to drain the radiators in my property. There are only two radiators, that are fed by a communal boiler, and pass through an immersion heater. I have already identified the isolation valves for the primary flow …
Why does my shower drain slowly then suddenly clear up, despite using a spring unblocker?
Guttering, Fascias & Soffits
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We have a shower with a 6m long shallow drainage pipe run with a couple of right angle bends before it reaches the soil pipe. The layout and shallow fall are unavoidable. Inevitably the drainage pipe clogs sometimes and we use an old fashioned spring unblocker to clear it. But …
Macerator
Plumbing
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Hi, ref macerator outlet pipe, I'm running the out In 40 mm pipe, but was wondering if after the initial 3 meter rise it would be best to continue horizontal run through loft approx 18 meter in 40mm or 110mm soil pipe. Thanks
p trap installation
Plumbing
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I have washing machine and tumble dryer installed using a Standpipe Twin Connector (with air break hole) on a vertical pipe going straight into the floor (drain pipe under floor), there is no p trap installed. I can smell sewer gases i believe reason being no p trap, now as …
fitting a shower with a bottom fee?
Bathroom Fitting
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my existing shower has a side water feed, but the new one has a bottom feed. is there an adaptor available for this change?
Types of undermount sink support?
Handywork
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What types of undermount sink bars do you uses. The one that sits horizonally?
Radiator removal problem - what next?
Plumbing
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When trying to remove the bathroom radiator the pipe has cracked just below the left shut off valve. I have switched the Combi boiler off and shut off the water at the stop cock. What should I do next?
Cause of dripping kitchen mixer taps?
Plumbing
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I have a dripping kitchen mixer tap do the ceramic discs if they have any need changing or is it new taps?
How to remove a tap to change the cartridge?
Plumbing
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How to remove a tap to change the cartridge. The tap is in the corner of a bath. Underneath the bath, the tap has an inlet and outlet that serves a central outlet. Hence the tap cannot be removed from above. The top of the tap handle does not have …