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Hi all, The temperature of the hot water taps is being controlled by the shower mixer even when the shower is turned off. People have mentioned before about fitting a non return valve but surely if the shower is turned off the position of the temperature control shouldn't make any difference...

Hi, I need to replace an isolation valve as it leaks through the screw when turned off (I need to repair a leaking joint above so might as well change the valve at the same time) so reading through this forum I may have either 15mm or 1/2 inch copper pipes (house is 150 plus years old and...

Hi, The toilet has a leak where the copper pipe joins the cistern ball valve which I'm having problems stopping. The main problem seems to be that the copper pipe does not align properly with the ball valve plastic pipe. Not being a plumber I've tried to tighten it up, used PTFE tape...

Hi, By varying the water temp control on the shower mixer I can vary the temp of the hot water from other taps around the house. This is a pain as I have to go upstairs to vary the temp control (to max heat) every time I want very hot water downstairs instead of warm. The cold water supply is...

Hi, Due to increased vandalism to cars and kids running riot across the back gardens I'm thinking of installing a CCTV system. However, I know very little about them apart from what I've seen at maplins, etc. My requirements would be (I think): : Up to 4 cameras with 2 working at night with...

Hi, We've just had out combi fixed as there was no hot water and the rads got hot. The 3 way valve was repaired which has now stopped the rads getting hot when the hot water tap is on. However, when the hot water adjuster is set to ECO (recommended setting which worked fine originally. Its a...

Hi, I have a combination boiler but lately I have found that the water temp from any hot tap varies as I change the temp setting on the shower mixer (which has 2 manual rotating controls, flow rate, i.e. on/off and temp control). This happens no matter what hot tap I use (4 different ones in...