Plumbing :balance return valve position?
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My kid was playing in the water storage area and turned the return balance valve at the bottom of my water tank. Is there a certain position this valve should be in?
Pedestal waste type
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I have a bathroom pedestal with a 40mm waste connection, the outlet is 32mm into the waste pipe through the wall. At the moment there is a 40mm to 32mm flexible pipe on. I'm wanting to change it to something abit more rigid. I cant see any adjustable inlet wastes …
KBB valve right next to the boiler
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ok, so wont go into the legal side of whats going on, but our kbb valve was placed in the garage, right next to the boiler. Just how dangerous is this? only found out its meant to be outside three months after we moved into new home after some revovations. …
Urinal waste size
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Hi all, I have a urinal with a waste hole size of 40mm. I brought a 1.1/4” bsp waste but it doesn’t quite fit. I can’t seem to find anything smaller, what am I missing?
Water softener connected to Samsung fridge
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I have Kinetico water softener installed. I also have Samsung fridge with water dispenser and icemaker. This fridge has a separate Samsung water filter installed. Softened water is passing through my Samsung filter, then going through my fridge which passes water and makes ice. Can I drink this water and …
Air lock noise from cold fill to tank in loft?
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Run any hot water tap in the house for a minute, then air lock type noise comes from cold fill pipe that goes into large tank in the loft. Turn off hot tap then put any cold tap on full bore eventually helps to stop the noise (which goes on …
Can an HIU be replaced with an electric boiler?
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I live in a 1-bed flat in fairly new apartment building (2020) that uses HIUs (Heat Interface Unit) in every flat, with heat delivered from a central boiler in the building. The building management recently signed a new energy tariff that has created absurdly high bills of £250+ per month …
Can I just replace the metal switch on my shower diverter, or do I need a new valve?
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My shower has 2 seperate heads which are controlled by what i believe is called a 3-way diverter valve. The metal turn switch which controls where water flows to has fallen off, so now my shower only operates one of the shower heads. To fix it, would i be able …
Broken shower knob.
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I have a Neptune solo shower approx 8 yrs old. The power knob has broken having major problems finding a replacement. Any suggestions please?
Bathroom smell
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Hi. My bathroom is currently suffering from an eggy/sewedgey smell. I've run the water extensively to work through the p-traps and there has been no change. I've tried to smell the sink plug, shower plug, around the toilet and the fan vent to see if the smell is more present …