Liability when installing tap
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When installing a new tap in a domestic property, should a plumber check if a backflow prevention device is required? Even if there was no backflow prevention device in the property prior to the installation, and the plumber has just been asked by the customer to complete a like-for-like installation? …
Can inline thermostatic valvem be removed?
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Hi changing bath to shower ,at present there is an inline thermostatic valve to bath taps can I remove this as I am fitting thermostatic shower. System is combi boiler. Thanks
Should radiator pipes go under concrete floor?
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All my main radiator pipes are in a cupboard with a concrete floor, I want to fit a radadiator in the room next to cupboard so do I route pipes through wall or under concrete floor?
Drain air vent terminal drips
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Hi, my house drain air vent (or soil vent) terminal drips. Is this a problem? Note for whatever reason, the previous owners fitted this horizontally instead of it facing upwards.
How do I locate the toilet shut-off valve if I can't see it?
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My toilet seems to be on a constant flush and the tank water is low but keeps dripping water to refill. I’ve just checked behind the toilet and the pipe seems to be slightly loose showing water dripping. I can’t locate the toilet off valve to turn it off until …
Connector for thermostatic shower valve to mixer valve?
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Does anyone know what connector I need to attach a shower mixer valve to 15mm copper pipe(new valve has no connectors in package). One side of the current one is soldered, so cant use existing the other looks like a tap connection, bought it from Ebay , Hot cold and …
Baxi duo tec 28 HE A won't re-ignite
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We had a leak on our boiler 2 weeks ago managed to stop it then got the plumber out to check it and do a service on it. Day after it stopped working properly, it wouldn't re-ignite, especially when using the hot tap. The plumber has since changed the following …
washing powder blocked toilet?
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kids have thrown a 2 kilo box of washing powder down the toilet and its blocked how can i fix this
Dripping tap which I can't get into
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Hi there. I have a dripping tap in my bathroom basin. It has one tap but a separate handle on either side for hot and cold (placed horizontally so the unit looks like a T shape). I need to get into the 2 handles to replace the washers to stop …
Moving hot water tank
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I want to move the ground floor hot water tank from one side of an external wall to the other (new extension). I think this just entails turning horizontal feeds to tank through 180 degrees and leaving all other pipework in situ (its against the wall). Husband says it's impossible. …