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waste trap for thick stone sink?
Plumbing  •  133 views  •  0 answers

Hi! I have bought a double stone sink which is thicker than your norm. My plumber is struggling to find a waste trap for it as none of the screws that come with them are long enough.... Stone sinks are in vogue. I can't be the only with this problem. …

Water hammer?
Plumbing  •  133 views  •  0 answers

Cistern making thumping noise at filling, drain taps ok for 24hrs then starts again

Blocked PVC header overflow pipe
Plumbing  •  132 views  •  0 answers

Hi All, any advice on how I can unblock a 1 inch PVC header overflow pipe? The pipe is not draining and I have cut it as low as I can before it disappears into a boxed of channel that runs downstairs to the drain. Hoping there might be some …

Over expansion continuous flow on HWT
Plumbing  •  132 views  •  0 answers

Hot water is flowing continuously from the over expansion 7 bar valve on the HWT. There are 2 cold water inlets off the meter into the house, one which serves hot water regulated at 3 bar and the other entering the house separately to serve cold taps which is unregulated. …

Turning off water to oil boiler
Plumbing  •  131 views  •  0 answers

Need help with turning the water off on an oil boiler? We've turned the water off at the stop cock to drain the radiator system, but need to know how to cap the water to the rads in order to turn the main water back on?

bath tub hot water low pressure water flow?
Plumbing  •  131 views  •  0 answers

The bath tub hot water tap has low pressure flow. Both the cold and hot water taps were replaced with new ones. The cold water tap flow is fine, but the water flow from the hot water tap is slower. I have a combi boiler if that helps with the …

Poor flow for new combi boiler/shower?
Plumbing  •  131 views  •  0 answers

I had a new shower etc fitted by council recently but the water heat and flow is quite poor. They mentioned something about a flow regulator being law now for safety reasons. What can I do to give me better flow to at least be able to wash my hair. …

Mixer tap only produces cold water?
Plumbing  •  131 views  •  0 answers

One of the mixer taps in the bathroom only produces cold water from both sides - it doesn't fire the combi boiler up when opened like the other two. Any ideas?

Water hammer from multiple washing machines
Plumbing  •  130 views  •  3 answers

Hello, I live in an apartment building and has been experiencing water hammer (banging pipes) from washing machines in 3 neighbouring apartments. It started with one next door, which is the loudest and worst, the hammer goes on for up 6 hours. I contacted maintenance months ago and they tried …

specialist in pump installations?
Plumbing  •  130 views  •  0 answers

Please help, I have purchased two different pumps, and I don't want to get the 3rd one wrong too. I need 5 litres in 15 seconds in order to operate this smart toilet: https://uk.homary.com/item/modern-black-smart-onepiece-128-gpf-floor-mounted-elongated-toilet-and-bidet-with-seat-42877.html I live in a flat in Central London - old building, water pressure is not good. …

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