Urinal waste size
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Hi all, I have a urinal with a waste hole size of 40mm. I brought a 1.1/4” bsp waste but it doesn’t quite fit. I can’t seem to find anything smaller, what am I missing?
KBB valve right next to the boiler
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ok, so wont go into the legal side of whats going on, but our kbb valve was placed in the garage, right next to the boiler. Just how dangerous is this? only found out its meant to be outside three months after we moved into new home after some revovations. …
How to fix wobbly tap?
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Hole in wooden kitchen sink surround has been drilled too big so tap is loose fit. What can I do?
Water softener connected to Samsung fridge
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I have Kinetico water softener installed. I also have Samsung fridge with water dispenser and icemaker. This fridge has a separate Samsung water filter installed. Softened water is passing through my Samsung filter, then going through my fridge which passes water and makes ice. Can I drink this water and …
Bathroom smell
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Hi. My bathroom is currently suffering from an eggy/sewedgey smell. I've run the water extensively to work through the p-traps and there has been no change. I've tried to smell the sink plug, shower plug, around the toilet and the fan vent to see if the smell is more present …
Plumbing :balance return valve position?
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My kid was playing in the water storage area and turned the return balance valve at the bottom of my water tank. Is there a certain position this valve should be in?
Help please! Radiator BTUs
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We have had a plumber in, we originally had a black milano aruba radiator 1780 by 580 (best heating company) (vertical) in black and btu was around 8866 at 65. Anyway this one started leaking and asked the plumber to replace. He turned up with a radiator 1600 by 445 …
Air lock noise from cold fill to tank in loft?
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Run any hot water tap in the house for a minute, then air lock type noise comes from cold fill pipe that goes into large tank in the loft. Turn off hot tap then put any cold tap on full bore eventually helps to stop the noise (which goes on …
Rumbling under house every five seconds
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I keep hearing a rumble/rattling noise come from under my building every few seconds. It is loudest in the under stairs cupboard on the ground floor, but could be from the basement which is not accessible. The building is a Victorian detached with three flats in it. I have tried …
Can I just replace the metal switch on my shower diverter, or do I need a new valve?
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My shower has 2 seperate heads which are controlled by what i believe is called a 3-way diverter valve. The metal turn switch which controls where water flows to has fallen off, so now my shower only operates one of the shower heads. To fix it, would i be able …