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Water softener connection?
Plumbing  •  490 views  •  1 answer

Does a water softener need to connect with drain/waste pipeline?

Shower overheating
Plumbing  •  487 views  •  2 answers

Hi my shower continuously overheats, we originally replaced the thermal cut out in our 1st shower, it worked for a while but then did the same and we’d have to wait hours after the 1st person showered before the second one could, we then bought a new shower, it’s worked …

strange noises from central heating/plumbing pipe work
Plumbing  •  487 views  •  2 answers

Hello I have a strange noise problem in central heating/plumbing pipes. it is almost a thud type of noise and the noise occurs mainly late night and early morning when the heating may be off. However, it can happen when heating is on. I can send a clip of the …

Toilet sink drainage query
Plumbing  •  487 views  •  2 answers

Hello, I just had my toilet sink drainage pipe replaced today because the old metal one was leaking and when I tried to tighten it the whole pipe snapped off (the new one is also a metal one with a larger lower trap body). I noticed a problem after the …

Leaking mains tap
Plumbing  •  487 views  •  1 answer

Hello,the mains tap situated in house is leaking so when we don't need it,we switch it off to stop the leaking tap.I cannot tighten the tap cos its very old.How else can I permanently stop the tap from leaking so we don't have to keep switching the water tap on …

Common water main pipes
Plumbing  •  486 views  •  5 answers

Can you tell me what the common types and sizes of pipes are for water mains?

Clicking radiators?
Plumbing  •  486 views  •  2 answers

Anyone have any idea why my radiator is clicking so loudly?

How much for a stone wall to be repointed?
Brickwork & Repointing  •  484 views  •  16 answers

How much should I expect to pay for a 40 square meter stone wall to be repointed in a lot of places

How to solve hot water flow for large 5 bedroom house?
Plumbing  •  484 views  •  3 answers

I have an old property with a gravity fed water system and a "system boiler". The hot water flow is extremely soft and so I was advised to fit a water pump to increase the flow and pressue. A salamander pump was fitted but it was extremely loud and the …

Water pressure and flow rate
Plumbing  •  482 views  •  2 answers

I currently have a problem with water flow and hot water feed to upstairs bathroom when the Kitchen sink tap is open. I am doing a loft conversion and a plumber mentioned make sure your builder put 22mm pipe feeding up from the new Megaflow Cylinder. Hpowever my builder says …

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