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pop up bath drain twist knob
Plumbing  •  553 views  •  1 answer

i have a loose twist knob on the pop up bath drain, it has no grub screw, how do you remove it . . .

Room thermostat
Heating & Gas  •  552 views  •  3 answers

My mother in law’s house has TVR’S fitted to all but one radiator, however, the wires going to the room thermostat have been cut. A new boiler was fitted about 15 years ago. My question is whether she should also have a room thermostat.

Been gone 2 months, how do I prevent pipe issues?
Plumbing  •  551 views  •  2 answers

Hi, I have not been home for 2 months and I need advice on what to do before I can turn on any water tap please. I'm worried about flooding or pipes bursting.

Cellar
Building  •  549 views  •  5 answers

I have recently gained access to the cellar my house hasn’t been seperated and none of the fuse box’s are for my property

Freestanding bath taps won’t fit 3/4 inch connector
Plumbing  •  549 views  •  2 answers

Freestanding bath taps won’t fit 3/4 inch connector. Bought second hand. 3/4 inch is too big think screw thread is 22mm. I’m no plumber so really need advice. Am I missing a part I.e. nuts olives I really don’t know what to do

Broken coals bed - Pass or fail gas test certificate?
Heating & Gas  •  548 views  •  0 answers

There are a total of four beds in my gas fire, to which the coals then get located. The front bed is clean broken into almost two equal halves, which unless unbuilding the beds, you wouldn't actually know it is broken. I don't know who made the fire (there's no …

Pump position for hot water?
Plumbing  •  547 views  •  1 answer

I need to install a single impeller pump to increase the hot water flow to the taps. Its an indirect heated hot water tank gravity fed from the cold water tank. Is there any reason I can't install the pump on the cold water feed rather than the hot water …

Outside tap stopcock
Plumbing  •  545 views  •  4 answers

We have recently moved. We live in Yorkshire. E have a hot and cold outside tap just under the kitchen window. Im looking to turn the outside stopcock off to prevent the pipes from freezing over and potentially bursting. There are 2 stopcocks under the sink. One seems to control …

Cause of banging pipes in bathroom?
Plumbing  •  543 views  •  6 answers

When we turn on hot water tap on its own the pipes make banging/ knocking noise. The noise stops if you turn on cold water or flush toilet. We have tried draining system - but that has not solved it

No Cold Water
Plumbing  •  542 views  •  5 answers

Since we renovated our bathroom we have been unable to run any cold water through the shower, the water comes through scalding hot. All other taps in the flat work fine, including the bath taps directly below the shower. Is this an issue with the shower fitting or could it …

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