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One tap noisy
Plumbing  •  228 views  •  2 answers

The sink tap in the bathroom make a noisy whooshing noise when open. Every other tap in the house does not. any ideas

Can you help me find a replacement ceramic cartridge for tap?
Plumbing  •  228 views  •  0 answers

We have a mixer tap (this one: https://www.homebase.co.uk/homebase-gemma-twin-lever-chrome_p519505 ) whose cold tap has started dripping water when turned off fully (i.e. when the handle is in the fully vertical position). We can completely stop this happening by adjusting the handle "on" by a couple of degrees so that the handle …

Cost of replacing lead pipes?
Plumbing  •  228 views  •  0 answers

Hi there, I'm looking at buying a house, but it needs a fair bit of work and I'm trying to get some ideas on costs! We think it needs all lead pipes replacing, but I'm struggling to find costs online. Does anyone have a very rough idea on a three …

Installing a false wall in the bathroom
Bathroom Fitting  •  227 views  •  0 answers

Can I get a false wall installed in front of a horizontal large waste pipe to encase it thus moving a toilet forwards in order for closed back toilet? At the minute, the toilet and the pipes are in a "nook" in the bathroom between a wall partition (which contains …

1/2 BSP shower connection size?
Plumbing  •  227 views  •  0 answers

I need to buy a new fixed shower head. I removed the old head at the pipe which extends from the wall and bought a replacement 1/2 BSP shower head. I bought this Wassa shower head on Amazon High Pressure Shower Head - 3 inch Anti-Clog Anti-Leak Fixed Chrome Showerhead …

Not All Radiators Heating Up
Heating & Gas  •  226 views  •  4 answers

I've fully bed all the radiators in my house multiple times and there's no trapped air. All valves are fully open but the upstairs radiators only seem to turn on occasionally and I can't understand why. Any ideas? The pressure on the boiler is unchanged and in the target range …

Is a logic combi 2 c30 good for a 2 bedroomed house?
Plumbing  •  226 views  •  2 answers

Hi I was wondering if a logic, combi2 any good for too run a 2 bedroomed house and bathroom,

Outside tap in townhouse
Plumbing  •  226 views  •  1 answer

Good evening all. I desperately want to fit an outside tap in our rear garden. Easily enough I hear you say! Unfortunately we live in a 3 storey townhouse and the only water supply is in the kitchen on the 1st floor. Can I run a pipe from the kitchen, …

Rimless Pan - Flushing?
Bathroom Fitting  •  224 views  •  5 answers

Hi everyone, As part of a recent Bathroom and WC refit we had two Nuie rimless toilet pans installed. Both are connected to new dual flush (3/6L) concealed cisterns. (fitted inside wall mounted cabinets) The problem we have is that, even using the full 6L flush mode, the water doesn't …

Boiler water supply
Heating & Gas  •  224 views  •  1 answer

My hotwater tank upstairs was leaking. I drained it. Now I try to fill it up again. But the water doesn't really come through. Glow worm shows error message F9. No pressure. How can I get the tank to fill and the water to reach the boiler? Please help?

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