Can’t turn TRV valve
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The hand-turning valve on our radiator in the bathroom will not turn on. I have been googling around it and it doesn’t seem like the TRV valves most people talk about on forums. I can’t seem to remove it and it’s beside a corner so it’s tough to try to …
Fix or replace?
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I am no where near capable of being a plumber and anything written below is taken from my research only. Bought a 1995 one bed single story flat in London. The flat has electric wall mounted heaters and a vented direct cylinder for hot water. The cylinder is heated via …
Would a boiler with low pressure increase energy usage
Heating & Gas
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Hi, I live in a rented apartment that uses a heat pump system for both heating and hot water. I've observed that the system's pressure is frequently low. Usually the highest it goes is 1.2 bar—I have seen it as low as 0.5 bar on several occasions. Although the landlord …
Mira relate erd diverter valve
Bathroom Fitting
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How do I remove the temperature control handle? The reason I need to do this is to adjust the maximum temperature from the factory settings. I am performing the task exactly as described in the instructions. It will just not separate from the valve. The shower is new, so it's …
Toilet losing water after flush
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Downstairs toilet losing water after flushing . Usually around an hour after the flush the water has gone down very low in the pan . Have had a vent fitted to the pipework but the problem still occurring . Have had a camera survey from main sewer to the toilet …
Can you extend or replace (with longer) flusher cable?
Plumbing
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Hi, hoping you can help! My new flusher cable (flomasta) is too short to fit and then lift the enclosed casing over the cistern (closed system) with it connected. Is it possible to either replace with a longer cable or extend existing one?
shower water pump rebooting
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Shower water pump technician experienced expert needed please. To Stop/Cure a recycle kick in kick out re start from pump. It was about every 2/3 hours with no water running. Its now happening every 1/2 hour. I turned off the isolation values to pump and it got worse lol. Every …
Water cylinder position?
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We have had a new larger water cylinder fitted but it appears to us to be covering access to the boiler. Is there a certain distance that the cylinder should be fitted away from boiler?
Dripping outside pipe cowl vent
Plumbing
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Water is dripping from the pipe cowl vent which is situated on an outside wall. We have a pressure water system and the hot water and central heating is provided by an outside boiler. It is not a combi-boiler. We have two pressure units on the system. One white and …
hot water tap for bath low pressure unless i slightly open
Plumbing
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If i run the hot tap for the bath it is very slow flow (gravity system - hot tank in loft above bathroom). If i slightly open basin hot tap (presume air as no water coming out) the bath tap pressure increases - is there a 'vent' or 'air lock …