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Combi boiler pressure drops
Plumbing  •  597 views  •  3 answers

My combi boiler pressure drops to 0 about 3/4 times a week , when I top it up the radiators heat straight away perfectly fine , my first thoughts were there must be a leak in the pipework but wouldn't the radiators be empty and need aired again etc any …

Shower tray 600mm x 1600. Do they exist
Plumbing  •  594 views  •  7 answers

I am looking for the above. Narrow area.

Washing machine pipe blocked every month
Plumbing  •  594 views  •  1 answer

Every month the washing machine will start not draining so we have to unblock the pipe. Every month yellow greasy clumps come out and we do not know what it is. I don’t use powder I use gel and have tried different ones. So I don’t think it’s the washing …

Shower bar adapter doesn't fit 15mm pipe
Plumbing  •  586 views  •  0 answers

About to put in a shower bar from concealed. I've extended the 15mm pipes, but they don't fit the adapters supplied with the shower bar. Surely they connect like a normal compression joint?

Sink basin crack
Plumbing  •  584 views  •  2 answers

There is a hairline crack in our sink basin and we are not sure whether to try and repair it ourselves or if the entire basin needs to be replaced. If we need a new basin, roughly how much would this cost?

Sensus m22 water meter issue
Plumbing  •  583 views  •  1 answer

Hi recieved letters from anglian water saying I'm using loads of water all time day and night and said have a leak however nothing leaking internally but on the sensus m22 water meter has a solid flag on it turned off the water inside my property and the solid flag …

Boiler..low pressure
Plumbing  •  577 views  •  8 answers

My boiler keeps turning off due to low pressure. My plumber has looked and says it's due to a leak below ground, in the central heating system and will need new pipework. In the meantime I've turned the heating off to enable me to have hot water however the issue …

Shower won't turn on
Plumbing  •  577 views  •  6 answers

We have an electric shower that was fitted back in August last year. It was working fine yesterday and then this morning I went to use it and it won't turn on. The light on the ceiling pull cord comes on but the lights on the shower unit itself do …

Cause of banging pipes in bathroom?
Plumbing  •  575 views  •  6 answers

When we turn on hot water tap on its own the pipes make banging/ knocking noise. The noise stops if you turn on cold water or flush toilet. We have tried draining system - but that has not solved it

Hot water running slow in kitchen but not bathroom?
Plumbing  •  574 views  •  3 answers

My Hot Water in my Kitchen is running slow but in the Bathroom it is ok. My Hot Water comes from Cylinder in the Loft.

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