kitchen appliance valve/hose leak
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I had a leak behind kitchen cabinets. A plumber said this was coming from the washing machine valve. He replaced the separate washing machine & dishwasher valves with a dual tee valve. He didn’t replace the washing machine inlet hose attached to the valve. After this work was done we …
Splitting cold water feed
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I have a standard cold water feed in my utility room with a 3/4 inch thread which has a washing machine attached as normal. I will like to split this feed and be able to attach a garden hose as I have no outside tap. Obviously I would need to …
cost of replacing faulty water pump?
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No waterflow ..handyman who doesn't do plumbing jobs had a look and said the pump is broken and needs replacing. Question is how much would be a plumber charge for this job and how much would a pump cost approx ? Many thanks
Brown sediment in pressure water accumulator?
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Installed a water accumulator in my loft 4 months ago. All of a sudden notice the water when showering smelt funny. Have isolated the water from the accumulator and it is slightly brown. Have emptied and refilled twice and still brown. What is casing this and how do I stop …
Ventilation Pipe Location?
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I have a ventilation pipe coming off the top off a stack. Unfortunately it emerges out of the floor then turns to the wall - once inside the wall travels up to the loft. This was fine because there was a bath sat over it keeping it hidden. We are …
Boiler unexpected startups
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I have a Vaillent EcoFIT 630 system boiler with Megoflo Unvented cylinder. The system has Nest thermostat installed recently. The issue is at a random time of the day, approximately once a day, boiler comes on and go into heat and idle cycle (when max water temp reaches) without Nest …
Radiator not getting hot
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Radiator not getting hot. Radiator removed and flushed through. Added inhibitor refilled and bled radiator. Still not getting hot.
My combi-boiler failed shortly after a service, thoughts...?
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I had a combi-boiler that was serviced annually by British Gas, then SSE. In 17th November 2020 the boiler had an annual service by an SSE sub contractor as they farm the work out now. On 8th December a different engineer attended an emergency call-out and diagnosed that the Venturi …
Ok for T to be around 1-2 feet from the boiler?
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I’m installing a digital shower and I need to take the cold water off the incoming mains water pipe to the boiler, the T will be around 1-2 feet from the boiler itself, is this okay to do on a combination boiler?
Small front garden wall
Bricklaying & Repointing
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Our next door neighbour's side garden extends around a corner and is up against the path into our house. They have a bush which is left to overgrow over our path and the rubbish which collects under it then spreads onto our property. We did put a small trellis fence …