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Washing machine pipe blocked every month
Plumbing  •  592 views  •  1 answer

Every month the washing machine will start not draining so we have to unblock the pipe. Every month yellow greasy clumps come out and we do not know what it is. I don’t use powder I use gel and have tried different ones. So I don’t think it’s the washing …

Broken my tap after changing washer?
Plumbing  •  589 views  •  1 answer

I replaced the washer on my bathroom basin tap and the water stopped dripping, but now I have another problem. I turn the tap to turn off the water and it stops fine, but even after the water has stopped the handle keeps going for a little bit more before …

Header tank venting?
Plumbing  •  588 views  •  2 answers

Should there be hot water venting into the small header tank?

Sink basin crack
Plumbing  •  580 views  •  2 answers

There is a hairline crack in our sink basin and we are not sure whether to try and repair it ourselves or if the entire basin needs to be replaced. If we need a new basin, roughly how much would this cost?

Sensus m22 water meter issue
Plumbing  •  578 views  •  1 answer

Hi recieved letters from anglian water saying I'm using loads of water all time day and night and said have a leak however nothing leaking internally but on the sensus m22 water meter has a solid flag on it turned off the water inside my property and the solid flag …

Shower bar adapter doesn't fit 15mm pipe
Plumbing  •  575 views  •  3 answers

About to put in a shower bar from concealed. I've extended the 15mm pipes, but they don't fit the adapters supplied with the shower bar. Surely they connect like a normal compression joint?

Shower won't turn on
Plumbing  •  567 views  •  6 answers

We have an electric shower that was fitted back in August last year. It was working fine yesterday and then this morning I went to use it and it won't turn on. The light on the ceiling pull cord comes on but the lights on the shower unit itself do …

Boiler..low pressure
Plumbing  •  565 views  •  8 answers

My boiler keeps turning off due to low pressure. My plumber has looked and says it's due to a leak below ground, in the central heating system and will need new pipework. In the meantime I've turned the heating off to enable me to have hot water however the issue …

Hot water running slow in kitchen but not bathroom?
Plumbing  •  564 views  •  3 answers

My Hot Water in my Kitchen is running slow but in the Bathroom it is ok. My Hot Water comes from Cylinder in the Loft.

Tap problems
Plumbing  •  564 views  •  2 answers

Why does the hot tap in the bathroom turn on when I turn the kitchen cold tap?

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