Can’t turn TRV valve
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The hand-turning valve on our radiator in the bathroom will not turn on. I have been googling around it and it doesn’t seem like the TRV valves most people talk about on forums. I can’t seem to remove it and it’s beside a corner so it’s tough to try to …
How to undo the tap to access possible defective washers?
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I have a white handled dual lever mixer tap and I cannot workout how to undo the tap to access possible defective washers. I 've taken off the small plastic cover cap on the side and unscrewed the white handle but inside appears to be neither a Allen key or …
hot water tap for bath low pressure unless i slightly open
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If i run the hot tap for the bath it is very slow flow (gravity system - hot tank in loft above bathroom). If i slightly open basin hot tap (presume air as no water coming out) the bath tap pressure increases - is there a 'vent' or 'air lock …
Toilet waste pipe
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I have a huge lump of either some sort of metal or concrete above my waste pipe that’s been painted over several times (not by me) it has got some signs of rust.I wanted to install a modern toilet and I’ve no idea on how to remove it any ideas?
Can you extend or replace (with longer) flusher cable?
Plumbing
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Hi, hoping you can help! My new flusher cable (flomasta) is too short to fit and then lift the enclosed casing over the cistern (closed system) with it connected. Is it possible to either replace with a longer cable or extend existing one?
Over expansion continuous flow on HWT
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Hot water is flowing continuously from the over expansion 7 bar valve on the HWT. There are 2 cold water inlets off the meter into the house, one which serves hot water regulated at 3 bar and the other entering the house separately to serve cold taps which is unregulated. …
What part do I need
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I've got a water filter with an outlet in 3/8" pipe. I want to connect it to a kitchen tap that I have bought, the connection on the inlet is about 1.8cm female. I already have a 3/8" x 1/2" BSP push fit adaptor for the filter outlet. What part …
Turning off water to oil boiler
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Need help with turning the water off on an oil boiler? We've turned the water off at the stop cock to drain the radiator system, but need to know how to cap the water to the rads in order to turn the main water back on?
Ghost chemical flush
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The radiators in my living room, and another in my bedroom (both furthest from the combi boiler) stopped working a while ago. I got a plumber in to service the boiler and asked him if he could fix them. He said the radiators needed flushing and that chemicals were needed. …
What Radiator size to buy
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I need to buy a new radiator for my bathroom, but the old radiator has been removed, so I can't measure the size. I have measured the space between the pipes sticking out of the ground, which is 71cm width What width size radiator would I need to buy to …