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Hi Guys Any idea what this tool is? Thanks for any help. :wink:

A showerhead leaks from the threaded hose connection. I have tried replacing the original rubber washer with the same and a fibre version but all to no avail. The leak persists. Anyone have a clue as to what the problem might be? The showerhead is one of those cheapish looking chrome plastic...

I am trying to identify the manufacturers of a thermostatic shower bar which is leaking at the shower head as it is unable to be fully turned off. There is no obvious logo other than a set of markings on the supply control on the left of the bar: a set of tilda-like symbols that denote the...

I need to tile a solid wall in a bathroom but am rather confused as to how to fix the vertical and horizontal battens accurately. Any advice would be very welcome. Cheers. :wink:

My friend has asked me to install a bath/shower mixer in his council flat. The flowrate to the bath taps for the cold is twice that of the hot and I am want to avoid problems the unbalanced supplies will cause re using the mixer. It would be possible to fit a service valve on the cold supply...

Having a real problem in trying to fit a 22mm Pegler service valve to ¾ inch metric copper pipe...even with a ¾ inch olive. Is there some reason that this type of valve will not tighten on pipe with a 3/4 olive? Thanks for any help. :wink:

A leak has occurred on one of the joints of a plastic flushpipe from high-level cistern. I have obtained an identical piece to the defective section but I am not clear on how to dismantle the existing pieces. Should any heat be used when making the new joint? Is it best to use plumbers’ grease...

I wish to cut off a thin section (about 0.5 – 1 cm) of the end of a worktop. The worktop is fitted in place and supports a kitchen sink so it is not practical to remove it from this position. The material is chipboard with a laminate surface. What is the best way to make this cut in situ with a...

I am unable to properly seal the WC flush pipe where it connects to a high-level cistern. The siphon holds the water in the cistern perfectly but upon flushing a fair bit of water runs down the flushpipe. I have tried replacing the rubber washer but this makes no difference. Any recommendations...

I have got a leaking bottle-trap. It is stainless-steel and the leak is coming from the waste section that enters the trap. Any ideas as to how I can put a stop to this, please? Thank for any advice. :wink:

I am having real difiiculty in removing a failed heater element from the cylinder. It is the upper of two 14inch 3kw type. The lower element has never been connected as there is not sufficient current available, so the upper one, now failed, provides all of the hot water to the flat. I am using...

While cleaning out a central heating radiator, I managed to spill some of the contents on some paving stones in the garden. Any suggestions as to what I could use to clean the mess? The stains are from the black sludge rather than the red stuff. Thanks for any help. :wink:

I seem to be having a problem with the motorized valve on my CH system. All of the rads have failed to come on but hot water is still plentiful. I switched the manual lever on one of the MVs and this did the trick of bringing on the pump and moving heated water to the rads. Presumably the...

I am trying to connect a flushpipe on an old low-level loo where the cistern is mounted at 90° to the WC. Previously the connection between the loo and the cistern has contained a section of solvent weld waste (40mm) and what appears to be a couple of compression elbow fittings (one of which...

Call me an imbecile but in trying to deactivate Automatic Numbered Lists and the Automatic Auto Bulleted Lists in the Tools > AutoCorrrect feature, I seem to have invoked a setting that produces a margin and has set all text to be printed in red and underlined. :shock: As a result have been...

Anybody come across this kind of water heater before? My neighbour seems intent on having one fitted yet I am unable to find any information details as there seems to be no available website. Apart from the Dani another company that makes something similar is Marey who I think are based in the...

This installation looks to be unsafe. It is there to provide a supply to an unused shop the owner of which seems pretty unconcerned as to any problems ti might constitute. As not being conversant with the prevailing leccy legislation I wonder if anybody could give me some advice as to what the...

Ever had a pop-up waste that that fails to sit square in an appliance? :oops: I am going out of my mind trying to get this item fitted to a bidet. First of all when fitting the top half of the waste (with washer for flange) and then attaching lower half of the waste body upon tightening as...

I have tried repeatedly to secure a new close coupled WC, but am continually getting a leak which runs down each the screws that hold the cistern to the WC. They are the type that have a tapered rubber washer held in place by a steel washer, with steel butterfly nuts at the base. I have...

I need to fit a levered mixer tap to a bathroom basin. The tap comes with flexible connectors which are about 8mm wide. As the water supply is from a cistern is it likely that the water will drip rather than flow? On the base of the taps they have '8mn' embossed if this means anything...