Cost of repairing noisy water pipes?
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When my water is turned on and off, it makes a banging noise. Is it a big job to sort this and how much, approximately, would it cost me to have it fixed?
Hot water cylinder storage?
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Should a hot water cylinder be stored on floor or elevated on timber? What is best option?
Intermittent Hot water in shower
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The en-suite shower (Aqualisa -old model) which runs off the boiler ,every 2/3 days decides not to give out hot water. This has been going on for a number of weeks. The rest of the hot water supply to all other sinks/baths is fine and there is no issue with …
Replacing bath tub drain
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I want to remove my old bath tub drain, (it is the old type with a plug) with the same type of drain and wanted to know if I can do it from above without having to remove the bath sides. Do I need to be able to access the …
Can I fit an "outside" tap indoors to run a garden hose?
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I want to be able to use a garden hose but all my plumbing is at the front of the house, so fitting an outside tap will mean a lot of extra pipework and disruption. Is it possible to fit an "outside" tap indoors (either over a sink or with …
Standard hose for Washing Machine Mains Water Inlet?
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Bought a new washing machine to replace the old one. Old one is fitted with a standard mains water inlet hose (cold only). 2.5m in length due to its position in the kitchen. New washing machine comes with a water inlet hose with a mechanical water shut off valve. However …
Rerouting plumbing
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Hello, I have a bathroom sink that is plumbed into the floor. I have my eye on a metal sink basin that requires plumbing into the wall. Is it possible to reroute the plumbing? If yes, is this very costly? Thank you.
Stop cock
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What is a freezing kit
Leaking Cistern supply line
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Leaking where rigid copper pipe is coupled to the cistern. I tried wrapping ptfe tape over the brass collar but still leaked. Had a second go and was able to tease the copper pipe out a bit and a perished fibre (?) O ring washer came out the threaded coupling …
Noisy and vibrating kitchen mixer tap
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Hi, I was hoping someone might be able to give me some advice please. When using any of the hot taps in the house (including the shower) it makes the kitchen tap (which is a mixer tap) vibrate and make a terrible noise – almost like someone is drilling in …