Bathroom Fitting Questions

Cast iron toilet stack
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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 …

Which Ideal Standard tap?
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Hi, I am in a 4 year old Redrow 'new'build and the bathroom basin mixer tap developed a small leak, seemingly where the hose go into the tap unit. My skills are not good enough to remove the hoses (seems to be a spring clip holding them in) so I …

Broken toilet seat
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Hi, I have a toilet with closed sides. It obiously uses top down fittings for the seat. However, the seat has broken on one side and the screw for the fitting has broken at the head, leaving the fitting in the hole. I can't get to the back, or underneath, …

Underfloor Heating Manifold in a bathroom
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Is it normal practice to use a 3 way underfloor heating manifold in a bathroom, that supplies the bath, basin and toilet with cold water? Our 5-6 year flat in the building has it and it leaks. Two pipes and been tightened and leaks stopped there but where the mains …

Toilet cistern water keeps flowing, flusher not working
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I have a very old toilet system (mcdee) and after flushing the push button now won't work and the water is constantly flowing into the toilet. A small grey clip was inside thee toilet but I cannot find out where this has came off of

Toilet flush plate
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Does anyone know where I can find one of these large toilet flush plates? This site is the only place I’ve found them but they don’t have any in stock at the moment and I need one asap. It’s called a Europa large flush plate and is 330mm x 195mm. …

How do I remove a glass shower screen
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My shower screen is fitted onto the tiles with an unusual fitting. It looks like a stainless steel disc on a rubber pad with 4 holes in it. I can send a pic if that is possible!

Solution to wrong size of mixer taps?
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I have the old style bathroom sink with separate hot and cold water faucets. I wanted to replace these with a mixer tap but ordered the wrong size. Should I just have a plumber remove the existing hot and cold water taps, fill the holes with tap hole stoppers, and …

Walk in Bath
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Is fitting a walk in bath a specialist job, or can it be done by any qualified plumber? Thank you.

PVC panels
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Can I stick pvc panels direct onto a tiled surface