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Standing water in bath plughole
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Hi - I’ve just moved in and had slow draining issues which are now sorted. the bath seems to be draining fine but when I look down the plug hole, I can see standing water about 2 inches from the plug hole grate. Is this normal or should there be …

Faucet connector
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Bought a tap from Homebase and has a plastic facet connector.... Can anyone tell me how to remove the thing.... I have a photo ..if you Google US Patent number 9212474 B2 someone has posted about it ....many thanks

Outside tap in townhouse
Plumbing  •  233 views  •  0 answers

Good evening all. I desperately want to fit an outside tap in our rear garden. Easily enough I hear you say! Unfortunately we live in a 3 storey townhouse and the only water supply is in the kitchen on the 1st floor. Can I run a pipe from the kitchen, …

Moving mixer tap, no room behind Belfast sink
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My mixer tap is moving, I want to tighten it up. The unit the sink sits on leaves no room to get your hand up behind the sink to the bottom of the tap. So my question is can I disconnect the waste pipe and pull the sink out in …

One tap noisy
Plumbing  •  232 views  •  2 answers

The sink tap in the bathroom make a noisy whooshing noise when open. Every other tap in the house does not. any ideas

Hot water problem
Plumbing  •  232 views  •  2 answers

Low water temperature in bathroom unless really slow water feed hot enough if the tap is only on a little

Toilet options with floor soil pipe?
Plumbing  •  232 views  •  0 answers

Just taken our old toilet but the floor soil pipe means fewer choices . Are there any toilets that would fit without a boxing in or 500 unit behind ?? I have 20 cms from wall to end of soil pipe , soil pipe is 11 cms . I’d really …

How to deal with suspected leak
Plumbing  •  231 views  •  2 answers

I live in a flat and have a water meter outside the property on the pavement, about 10m from my front door. My flat is upstairs. I went online and found my last bill was about 19 times what previous bills were. I suspect a leak. I queried the bill …

How to fix wobbly tap?
Plumbing  •  231 views  •  1 answer

Hole in wooden kitchen sink surround has been drilled too big so tap is loose fit. What can I do?

Cold feed to Triton “silent” shower unit gravity fed?
Plumbing  •  230 views  •  0 answers

Does the cold feed to this unit have to be gravity fed if so what head is needed?

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