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Does water reverse back to overhead tank
Plumbing  •  13 views  •  2 answers

I have a question when I was washing my hands some water felt on cp flange of wash basin I want to know does the water goes reverse back to overhead water tank through pipes.

Pipes banging while no water is being used.
Plumbing  •  7 views  •  0 answers

I have lived in a semi detached house for 5 years. Since I moved in, I noticed that my water pressure when I run a tap or shower, sometime goes down for a few seconds (up to max 5 seconds), then back to normal pressure. There is also a clanking …

What new cistern and flush pipe do ineed
Plumbing  •  5 views  •  6 answers

I have an old high wall Dolphin toilet cistern that needs replacing, but as it’s a high wall cistern, i have no idea what to replace it with. I’ve been told i can get either a new high one or a mid/low level cistern, but everything online seems to come …

Paint problem
Painting & Decorating  •  1 views  •  52 answers

I have painted my kitchen walls and 99% of the area is fine. There is one small section which is about 50cm by 15cm which is just plain weird. I sanded and cleaned the walls, I undercoated, allowed drying time, I painted, dried, then painted again. Everywhere apart from this …

best way to seal around a shower tray
Bathroom Fitting  •  1 views  •  28 answers

The seal around my shower tray has failed badly, with serious leaking. I'm contemplating using plumbers mait to fix this to accomodate movement but I'm concerned about the surface. What's the best solution?

Shower problem
Plumbing  •  1 views  •  8 answers

Mira advanced flex mains feed shower won't work without Basin taps on , once basin taps are turned off red flashing lights and beeping sound and shower water flow cuts off.

Lockshield valve
Plumbing  •  1 views  •  7 answers

I'm hoping for advice. I have a dripping leak from my lockshield radiator valve and I would like to replace the valve. I have tried PTE tape and tightening the fixings but still a dripping leak My question is... When replacing the Lockshield Valve, after turning off water supply and …

Kitchen Ceiling Drip
Plumbing  •  1 views  •  7 answers

Just bought a house. Turned on mains water supply and we've a drip from the kitchen ceiling. Directly above the kitchen is a separate toilet and bathroom with toilet, sink, bath and shower. Is this the source of the problem ?

Toilet fitting with vertical waste
Plumbing  •  1 views  •  3 answers

My toilet waste is in the floor Can I buy any close coupled toilet and use flexible s trap connector

Cold water supply to kitchen
Plumbing  •  1 views  •  2 answers

I was hoping to install a dishwasher next to the kitchen sink unit by removing the adjacent kitchen base unit. However today I removed the base board and looked underneath the cupboard I need to remove and found that the cold water supply comes up from the concrete floor then …

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