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Bidet Toilet Seat Attachment
Plumbing  •  149 views  •  0 answers

Good Day, I am planning to buy and install a Bidet Toilet Seat Attachment, Hot&Cold Sprayer which would involve connecting it to hot water pipe that feeds the bathroom faucet, which is near the toilet; However since i am renting here, the landlord is concerned that would require drilling into …

Shower drain
Plumbing  •  148 views  •  0 answers

How to remove old shower drain

Toilet push button sticking?
Plumbing  •  148 views  •  0 answers

Hello, I have a push button toilet. The mechanism inside it sticks when button is pushed, causing the water to continuously flow. Have to lift cistern lid and pull it up to stop running.

Water hammer?
Plumbing  •  148 views  •  0 answers

Cistern making thumping noise at filling, drain taps ok for 24hrs then starts again

Parts for outside tap?
Plumbing  •  148 views  •  0 answers

Had a new outside tap fitted. My original brass Y splitter is too loose even with white tape. Is there a female to tap and a female reducer to the Y fitting available please?

Automatic Bypass Valve
Plumbing  •  147 views  •  0 answers

Has anyone experienced an automatic bypass valve that just runes and turns with no hard stop. Tried to change the setting but it just turns - 30 turns in either direction so far

waste trap for thick stone sink?
Plumbing  •  147 views  •  0 answers

Hi! I have bought a double stone sink which is thicker than your norm. My plumber is struggling to find a waste trap for it as none of the screws that come with them are long enough.... Stone sinks are in vogue. I can't be the only with this problem. …

Sand in tub?
Plumbing  •  147 views  •  0 answers

Sand in tub after inspector ran all faucets for ten min live on lake high water levels.

Moving a toilet
Plumbing  •  146 views  •  2 answers

Hiya. Currently looking to buy a house and upstairs there is currently a separate toilet at the left of the house and then the full bathroom on the right of the house. How realistic is it to move the toilet in the full bathroom? If it helps there is also …

Aqualisa Aqua Rise Shower - wastes tons of water
Plumbing  •  146 views  •  0 answers

We have one of these digital showers, installed about 6 years ago. It works fine but it takes FOREVER to get up to the right temperature (more than 2 minutes) and seems to be getting longer by the day. We have a pressurised Megaflow system with a newish combi boiler. …

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