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Reducer issue related to water hammering
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Is a direct 40-25mm pipe reduction suitable for a two-story house's plumbing system, serving two geysers, two washbasins, and a sink? Shouldn't a gradual reduction (40-32-25mm) be used to minimize pressure drop and water hammering risks

Kitchen tap spray head.
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I am after a kitchen tap spray head without a diffuser or aerator. I just want a spray head that can be switched from normal running tap to a spray. The tap has a standard spray head thread.

Crosswater shower valve fittings
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I have a Crosswater Central thermostatic shower valve which has G3/4 bsp threads for the hot, cold & outlet. Crosswater states on there instructions NOT to use tapered thread fittings. I’m struggling to find 3/4 male iron adapters with a bspp thread they all seem to be tapered. Can anybody …

What is this bracket called
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I have a rectangular rainfall shower riser rail and the top bracket holding the rail has sheared off. The fitter used a plastic one sadly it seems. It appears to slide over the rail then attach to the wall. I have photos Height 50mm , width 30mm depth 20mm The …

Plumbing issue in Bath
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After using the sink, I noticed a towel I had hanging off the side of the bath was soaked, on the side that was inside the bath. I did not see any water on the floor or in the bath. I noticed it once before but thought I may have …

Replacement boiler
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I have a 30 year old floor standing ideal standard Mexico boiler with a water leak. I am being advised to replace with a wall mounted Vaillant boiler but this would be very disruptive. Any advice would be appreciated.

Mira airboost shower head replacememt
Plumbing  •  44 views  •  1 answer

Replacing the shower head on my Mira shower. Unscrewed the original head and there's a thin clear tube inside with a white plastic thing on the end which doesn't fit in my new shower head. It detatches from the tube no problem and I've attached the replacement head (not the …

About my thermostatically controlled mixer shower
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I have just had a new thermostatically controlled mixer shower installed. The thermostat control is on the right but this is my hot supply and my cold tap is on the left. Will it still be ok does the thermostat control need to be on cold tap.

Does water reverse back to overhead tank
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I have a question when I was washing my hands some water felt on cp flange of wash basin I want to know does the water goes reverse back to overhead water tank through pipes.

Pipes banging while no water is being used.
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I have lived in a semi detached house for 5 years. Since I moved in, I noticed that my water pressure when I run a tap or shower, sometime goes down for a few seconds (up to max 5 seconds), then back to normal pressure. There is also a clanking …

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