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Can you extend or replace (with longer) flusher cable?
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Hi, hoping you can help! My new flusher cable (flomasta) is too short to fit and then lift the enclosed casing over the cistern (closed system) with it connected. Is it possible to either replace with a longer cable or extend existing one?

shower water pump rebooting
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Shower water pump technician experienced expert needed please. To Stop/Cure a recycle kick in kick out re start from pump. It was about every 2/3 hours with no water running. Its now happening every 1/2 hour. I turned off the isolation values to pump and it got worse lol. Every …

Water cylinder position?
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We have had a new larger water cylinder fitted but it appears to us to be covering access to the boiler. Is there a certain distance that the cylinder should be fitted away from boiler?

Dripping outside pipe cowl vent
Plumbing  •  122 views  •  1 answer

Water is dripping from the pipe cowl vent which is situated on an outside wall. We have a pressure water system and the hot water and central heating is provided by an outside boiler. It is not a combi-boiler. We have two pressure units on the system. One white and …

hot water tap for bath low pressure unless i slightly open
Plumbing  •  121 views  •  2 answers

If i run the hot tap for the bath it is very slow flow (gravity system - hot tank in loft above bathroom). If i slightly open basin hot tap (presume air as no water coming out) the bath tap pressure increases - is there a 'vent' or 'air lock …

Why is our well pump not working?
Plumbing  •  121 views  •  0 answers

Our water just quit working we have a submersible pump with a bladder it has no pressure I just need to know what to check.

solid fuel cooker in the shed
Plumbing  •  121 views  •  0 answers

Hi I have a solid fuel cooker in the shed and want to run it without it blowing up do can I just hook up large water tank and leave it vented ? There is no mains so I have a header tank it's off grid kind of system thanks …

Missing part of radiator
Plumbing  •  116 views  •  1 answer

Hi, I’ve had to remove a hive thermostat on a radiator in my home and want to replace it with a normal knob. However no knob fits. It’s there is no where for the knob to screw in…. If that makes sense. It’s like there is a piece missing. Can …

Water pressure
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We have 2 bathrooms with 2 showers but can only use 1 shower at a time cos the other one gets boiling hot water as the flow slows right down, it also happens when we use the toilet, dishwasher, washing machine etc, what would you recommend? Thanks Norma

Hot water tank - no hot water
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Hello. A plumber replaced some sort of pump to do with the hot water tank yesterday and now we have no hot water. The boiler, central heating and everything appears in working order so I think he forgot to, pardon the terminology, allow the water back into the tank. How …

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