Immersion query
Heating & Gas
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We have a tank in the airing cupboard and an electric shower. We normally only switch the water on when we have a bath, and for the past few weeks with the hot weather, have only been having showers. So the water hasn’t been on. However, some of the pipes …
low pressure in bathroom
Plumbing
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I have just had a new baxi 800 combi boiler installed. The mains water pressure is very good. and the cold and hot water feed to the kitchen is also very good. I have now moved the bathroom from downstairs to upstairs taking the feed from the pipes supplying the …
Bathroom Knock Through
Building
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We are looking to renovate our bathroom which is currently a separate bathroom and toilet. The wall in between is a supporting wall so will need some sort of support once removed. When looking in the loft directly above the wall in question there is a single stack of bricks …
Solution to wrong size of mixer taps?
Bathroom Fitting
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I have the old style bathroom sink with separate hot and cold water faucets. I wanted to replace these with a mixer tap but ordered the wrong size. Should I just have a plumber remove the existing hot and cold water taps, fill the holes with tap hole stoppers, and …
How do I remove a glass shower screen
Bathroom Fitting
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My shower screen is fitted onto the tiles with an unusual fitting. It looks like a stainless steel disc on a rubber pad with 4 holes in it. I can send a pic if that is possible!
Heating capacity of radiator vs underfloor heating?
Heating & Gas
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Confused whether a large vertical heater would heat up a kitchen which is approx 6m by 4m includes a sky lantern Compared to underfloor heating only that may not be able to afford underfoor heating
Unstable water temperature
Plumbing
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I live in a residential caravan and I cannot regulate the water temperature in my shower. Sometimes it's really hot and other times it's an ok temperature. It fluctuates whilst I'm in the shower. Do I need to buy a new unit. I have the water temperature turned right down …
Worksman C H Pump
Heating & Gas
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Pump setting on low (1) I can hear it operating when heating is on. If I turn it up to 2 I can hear it going faster. When I switch it back to 1 it goes quiet. Why?
Do I need a plumber or a drainage company?
Plumbing
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After two weeks of rodding, snaking, pressure washing, and One-Shot treatments, the out pipe in my kitchen is still draining too slowly to be able to use the sink. I'm pretty sure it was a rat which has now decomposed to a great extent but I guess the bones must …
Can only get hot water through shower
Plumbing
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The shower only delivers hot water despite having a blender valve. I replaced the cartridge but the problem remained and would cut out if I tried to cool the flow down, so I stripped the unit down to basics and found that there doesn’t seem to be any cold water …