Pressure in bath tap and shower
Plumbing
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I installed a hot water pump pressure everywhere is fine but my bath tap and shower drop in pressure after a few minutes like it was before the pump
Does outdoor temperature sensor need to be connected to something?
Heating & Gas
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I’ve lived in a Persimmon new build house for 8 years and only just noticed that on the exterior rear wall there’s a circular grey plastic box that’s not connected to anything, but the neighbours all have a cable coming out and going into the wall. The writing on the …
Plaster cracks that appeared after trickle vent install
Building
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Hi, I just had some trickle vents, window handles and door handles installed today and after workmen left i noticed about 20cm to right of the window up the wall and on the ceiling there is a long hairline crack (about 1 metre) long that appeared in thr plaster. Is …
How to extend a loft hatch without cutting through joists?
Carpentry & Joinery
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Im looking for someone to extend a hatch in a cutloft to accommodate a premade 60cm x 1meter hatch & ladder The existing size hatch is 60cm(w) x 41cm (L) and I need to extend on the length (L) side to 1m So the width is fine already 60cm- but …
Which pipe for gas connection please?
Heating & Gas
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I have a brand new Beko xdg621k freestanding gas cooker which has 2 pipes at the rear can anyone tell me which one is for natural gas connection please.
Toilet Cistern
Bathroom Fitting
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I have a concealed water connection to my toilet cistern with a fibre washer which in time will wear and cause a leak, is there a foolproof alternative please. For your information it is a wall hung toilet, to access this connection I had to remove a shelf above the …
New wall hung toilet leak?
Plumbing
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We are having a cloakroom fitted and a new Nuie wall hung toilet. The first basin was fitted but leaked. The fitters suggested it could be a small drip of glaze on the outlet pipe which was not allowing a good seal. Ordered a new toilet, same model, tried again …
Leak from ceiling from shower
Plumbing
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This is a reoccurring problem but hasn’t happened for years - when the shower has been used more than twice water is dripping from ceiling. It doesn’t happen after first or second use. I fixed it last time by using drain unblocker even though water is not backing up in …
Cause of rattling pipes at night?
Plumbing
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We've been having a problem with pipes rattling in the middle of the night (typically around 1-2am). We're mostly asleep at this time (with the noise waking me up), and no one is using anything in the flat (this noise has never occurred when using washing machine, shower or taps). …
Unsightly pipes, scorching & cracking of plaster & skirting
Heating & Gas
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I’ve just had a new boiler and replacement radiators fitted in a newly decorated and plastered house. As I feel that the gas safe registered heating engineer’s work is untidy, I was dismayed when I saw it. Unfortunately, he has utilised part of the old, (unsightly), painted pipework, so that …