Leaking mains tap
Plumbing
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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 …
Shower overheating
Plumbing
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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 …
Common water main pipes
Plumbing
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Can you tell me what the common types and sizes of pipes are for water mains?
3 port valve replacement
Plumbing
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I have an old Atmos multi 24/80 boiler and I need to replace the 3 port diverted valve but it is only a three wire valve. Can this be replaced with a 5 wire valve and not use the orange and grey wires? Alternative, could someone suggest a 3 wire …
Gravity fed electric shower?
Plumbing
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Hey! I currently have a mains fed electric shower… pressure isn’t great… even with a pressure booster pump. I’m thinking about installing a dedicated shower header tank in my loft to hopefully achieve more pressure than mains… but can you even get a gravity fed shower that runs solely from …
show/aerator attachment for mixer tap?
Plumbing
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I'm renting a flat which has a mixer tap in the kitchen like this one https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bristan-VAC-SNK-MT-Monobloc/dp/B00B9IZMXC/ref=sr_1_86?crid=3L9LWTCERIKT9&dchild=1&keywords=tap%2Battachment%2Bsink%2Bkitchen&qid=1609096831&sprefix=tap%2Battachemnt%2Caps%2C182&sr=8-86&th=1 The problem is the water pressure is quite high, and when I turn the tap on, it splashes everywhere. The nozzle seems to be plastic and welded to the tap. Is there anything I …
Water pressure and flow rate
Plumbing
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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 …
Cracking plaster?
Plastering & Rendering
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I bought a new home two years ago and on the outside wall above the patio doors in the lounge and kitchen the plaster keeps blowing and cracking. It has been scraped and unbounded twice and had done it again. Can anyone help please?
Sewage smell that comes and goes
Plumbing
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Hello, looking for any advice please! I live in a small terraced house and for the past few weeks have had a foul smell (like sewage/drains) in the hallway that comes and goes. It seems linked to when I empty the bath or the washing machine drains but not consistently. …
Internal door measurements
Carpentry & Joinery
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Hi, I have doors internally that are 1940 / 1950 and 1968 mm height for each but everywhere only sells 1981mm as the smallest height. No where can you trim that much off and I’m not sure what to do