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Combi boiler drainage pipe
Plumbing  •  422 views  •  1 answer

I have a combi boiler and the drainage pipe does not have the cuff at the end to join it to the sink, it has been cut on the pipe. Is there a product that will connect the pipe to the sink drainage without having to replace the pipe?

Mains Water Supply Issue
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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  •  420 views  •  3 answers

Are armitage shanks baths ok and do they compare with carton?

Should my soil drainage vent be higher?
Plumbing  •  419 views  •  4 answers

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  •  419 views  •  2 answers

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 …

Pipes old and new joined together
Plumbing  •  418 views  •  4 answers

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  •  417 views  •  1 answer

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?

Bad egg smell in kitchen?
Plumbing  •  407 views  •  3 answers

For the past week there has been an egg smell in the kitchen that has gradually got worse and can now smell it all downstairs and assumed it was coming from the kitchen sink. Its not blocked, the external drain is clear and fine. I've been flushing the sink with …

Imperial flush valve
Plumbing  •  402 views  •  3 answers

We have an old imperial flush valve. The blue pipe in the centre usually has a cap on (not the overflow pipe) This has popped off & is nowhere to be seen & water is going down this into the toilet continuely. Does anyone no what this would be called …

Low flow with shower head on
Plumbing  •  400 views  •  5 answers

We have an electric shower, when the shower head is on we get low flow/cold water. If we take the shower head off then the pressure/temperature goes back up. We've had this with a couple of shower heads, so it's not because they are old Thanks

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