Waste water not draining away
Plumbing
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I recently fitted a new kitchen sink, the sink has a deeper base and so the waste kit goes lower than previously. The main waste pipe that leads to the outside is fairly high and sits just below the bottom of the sink. This means there is a lot of …
3 port valve
Heating & Gas
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Hi My central heating diverter valve is passing and I need to replace it. The valve is a Salus sbmv32 but I cannot locate one locally. Can I use any 22mm 3 port valve to replace it? Thanks
Toilet flushing
Bathroom Fitting
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Help! My toilet stopped flushing, I searched the net, found the problem was probably a worn flapper. I bought the full kit, a Dudley 88, which was the same model as in the tank. I fitted it, fairly straightforward, but it refuses to dump the water, just trickels the water …
Limescale Airing Cupboard on Ceiling
Plumbing
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Three central heating pipes ( one assumes) enters the expansion tank in the loft above from the airing cupboard. A brown condensation stain has developed on the ceiling below the expansion tank with brown limescale crusting. The stain appears to be old ( it is dry now) and the system …
Drain radiator into toilet?
Heating & Gas
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Can I drain my central heating system into my toilet or into a sink?
Shower has no hot water
Plumbing
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Our mixer shower was fitted initially in May and within a few days, the cold water supply from the shower stopped and it was just boiling hot all the time. We thought it might have been an airlock because the valve/bar controlling the shower temperature kept getting stiff like there …
Drain a Worcester 24i
Plumbing
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I have a static caravan and wish to get it ready for the winter. I need to drain water from the hot water side but unsure how. The central heating is closed with anti freeze. Thanks for any help!
Is a dark lintel stain from water or internal sweating?
Building
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I have a very dark stain above my window on the lintel plaster, it doesn't feel damp. I painted it but the dark brown stain came back. I also noticed a stain on a lintel above my bi-fold doors. Is it water coming in through the rendering and settling on …
Recommended shower head to increase water pressure?
Plumbing
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Are any of the shower heads that say they increase water pressure actually any good? Can anyone recommend one if so?
Servicing a faulty boiler
Plumbing
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Heating would come on intermittently, morning or evening or not at all. I called a plumber to fix the problem and service the boiler. Heating worked for a few days then stopped again. Plummer called out again and switched it back on, 2 min job. Lasted a couple of days …