Shower valve
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My shower is dripping. Two controls. I have unscrewed and exposed supply lever. Unscrewed but not removed thermostat. There is a safety push button. There isn't any sign of grub screw or alan key. I feel that I need to remove the button. I can't pull the handle off.
What do I need to connect the trap to the waste?
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What do I need to connect a sink trap to the waste pipe? I've googled all sorts and haven't reached a conclusion.. I hope you can help! It is a standard 1 1/4" bottle trap. I can provide pictures of it helps!
How to replace a valved tap connector?
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I want to replace a valved flexi tap connector with a slightly longer one. As regards a new connector I can see it seems simple enough to connect the sink end but I am worried about a leak when fitting the valved end. I can see it connects to the …
Mixer tap replacing two pillar questions
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I want to replace a pair of taps but only taps I like seem to be mixers. Can I fit a mixer tap on a sink that previously had 2 taps and 2 holes in the sink?
Shower runs cold after 1 minute
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There are 2 showers in the house. When the 1st floor shower is turned on, the water first runs warm but then cools off after about a minute or less. On the ground floor however, both the kitchen tap and the shower give hot water normally and there is no …
Radiator System
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Issue is 2 x rads remain cold when the heating goes on and our plumber cannot work out a solution so we are stuck. Background - Added new rads in the house but the number is still well within the range our 1 year old working boiler can handle. All …
What is loud low pitched noise when toilet flushed?
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Problem with I think the mains supply pipe as when toilet flushed there is a loud low pitched noise from the main inlet pipe in the kitchen. Also the kitchen tap sometimes makes squeaking noise when turned on. Any ideas? Thanks
low pressure in bathroom
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I have just had a new baxi 800 combi boiler installed. The mains water pressure is very good. and the cold and hot water feed to the kitchen is also very good. I have now moved the bathroom from downstairs to upstairs taking the feed from the pipes supplying the …
Can only get hot water through shower
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The shower only delivers hot water despite having a blender valve. I replaced the cartridge but the problem remained and would cut out if I tried to cool the flow down, so I stripped the unit down to basics and found that there doesn’t seem to be any cold water …
Do I need a plumber or a drainage company?
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After two weeks of rodding, snaking, pressure washing, and One-Shot treatments, the out pipe in my kitchen is still draining too slowly to be able to use the sink. I'm pretty sure it was a rat which has now decomposed to a great extent but I guess the bones must …