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Pedestal waste type
Plumbing  •  223 views  •  1 answer

I have a bathroom pedestal with a 40mm waste connection, the outlet is 32mm into the waste pipe through the wall. At the moment there is a 40mm to 32mm flexible pipe on. I'm wanting to change it to something abit more rigid. I cant see any adjustable inlet wastes …

Hot water problem
Plumbing  •  221 views  •  2 answers

Low water temperature in bathroom unless really slow water feed hot enough if the tap is only on a little

Toilet options with floor soil pipe?
Plumbing  •  221 views  •  0 answers

Just taken our old toilet but the floor soil pipe means fewer choices . Are there any toilets that would fit without a boxing in or 500 unit behind ?? I have 20 cms from wall to end of soil pipe , soil pipe is 11 cms . I’d really …

Cold feed to Triton “silent” shower unit gravity fed?
Plumbing  •  220 views  •  1 answer

Does the cold feed to this unit have to be gravity fed if so what head is needed?

Urinal waste size
Plumbing  •  220 views  •  1 answer

Hi all, I have a urinal with a waste hole size of 40mm. I brought a 1.1/4” bsp waste but it doesn’t quite fit. I can’t seem to find anything smaller, what am I missing?

KBB valve right next to the boiler
Plumbing  •  220 views  •  1 answer

ok, so wont go into the legal side of whats going on, but our kbb valve was placed in the garage, right next to the boiler. Just how dangerous is this? only found out its meant to be outside three months after we moved into new home after some revovations. …

How to fix wobbly tap?
Plumbing  •  218 views  •  1 answer

Hole in wooden kitchen sink surround has been drilled too big so tap is loose fit. What can I do?

Boiler sounds on when not asked for
Heating & Gas  •  218 views  •  0 answers

We've just recently moved house and we have a Ideal Logic+ system boiler. Every now and again the boiler sounds on but we've not asked for it to be in and the indication on the panel indicates the letter C which in the manual say "the boiler has called for …

I want bath removed and immersion heater removed.
Bathroom Fitting  •  217 views  •  3 answers

Hi, I have a studio flat with a small bathroom that has a shower over the bath. The bath and sink gets hot water from the immersion heater (which is very old and gives low pressure). I want to refit the bathroom by removing the bath and making it into …

Water softener connected to Samsung fridge
Plumbing  •  216 views  •  1 answer

I have Kinetico water softener installed. I also have Samsung fridge with water dispenser and icemaker. This fridge has a separate Samsung water filter installed. Softened water is passing through my Samsung filter, then going through my fridge which passes water and makes ice. Can I drink this water and …

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