Mains Water Supply Issue
Plumbing
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Hi I work after from home 2 weeks at a time and recently started to turn off the water supply to my flat. But on the two that I have done it on my return from my trip when I turn the water back on I get nothing. Eventually I …
Good quality baths?
Plumbing
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Are armitage shanks baths ok and do they compare with carton?
10mm microbore to 15mm copper pipe.
Heating & Gas
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Hi, All 7 of my radiators are fed with 10mm microbore from a combi boiler but over time have become bent, warped and unsightly. All work fine but can I change the last foot or so of the feeds to 15mm copper pipe for aesthetic purposes using a 10mm to …
Should my soil drainage vent be higher?
Plumbing
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I’ve recently had a soil pipe replaced in my property. The old pipe ended above the roofline, but the new pipe terminates below that. I’ve read that the pipe should terminate about 900mm above openings into the building, but the vent of the pipe is below an extraction fan outlet …
Hot and cold water supply has stopped.
Plumbing
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I have a Combi toilet with basin on top, I fitted it in 2019 and everything was fine until earlier this month when the feed to the basin stopped. The cold feed to the toilet which is a T off from the basin supply is still running. I’ve turned both …
Pour Concrete Slab after timber frame garage built?
Building
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Hi, Is it possible to pour a concrete slab after a timber frame garage has been built. Story: - timber frame garage built upon paving slabs which are embedded in backfilled ground (dirt/sand/stones) - no concrete slab was laid, as honestly the ground and concrete slabs haven't moved ever and …
Pipes old and new joined together
Plumbing
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We moved into an 1970-1980 Bungalow and it would appear the water feed originally came from an attic tank, the feed was then changed to mains supply and each house has it's own water drain covers in their drives. We have water hammer issues in the bathroom and the pipes …
Sludge appearing in toilet
Plumbing
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When my toilet has not been flushed in while brown sludge appears, it is not smelly and goes away when flushed - but comes back after a while. Is there an easy remedy?
Cast iron toilet stack
Bathroom Fitting
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I am currently trying to refit bathroom floor which meant removing the toilet. The toilet ran into a flexi connector which ran into the old cast iron waste stack going into the wall. On removing the toilet the old flexi ripped so I am trying to replace it. The diameter …
Radiator not working as used to
Heating & Gas
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Had system boiler replaced for combi boiler and one of my radiator is very hot on the top and warm on the bottom, what can it be the problem.