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    Shower pump not starting

    hi we have a cold water header tank and hot water cylinder feeding into a Salamander shower pump. This then goes to our thermostatic mixer shower. We've had a few issues with the shower - have to turn the temp to 0 before water will flow but lately have also had to lower the shower head...
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    Which to do first?

    Hi fitting new shower and am wondering which is the correct order to finish the job: do I: 1. fit enclosure then tile or 2. tile then fit enclosure? cheers! : )
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    shower on low cold pressure system

    hi we are planning to install a new shower but have a terrible cold water supply. It's shared with the neighbours so we regularly loose pressure to our supply. We recently had new central heating & boiler fitted, we couldn't have a combi as pressure was too low so now have boiler with...
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    split in dishwasher waste hose

    Hi unpacked my new integrated dishwasher last night to install and discovered a split in the waste hose. As it's so close to xmas and the likely hood of getting it repaired/replaced under warrenty before then is nil is there any thing I can do to temporarily fix it ? Him indoors...
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    Re-Opening Bricked up window

    Hi we've just unbricked a window opening in our victorian house with the intention of fitting a new UPVC window to match the rest of the house. unfortunately we've now got a big hole as blocks were used and extended into the rest of the brick work. is it ok to put a wood lining in...
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    Moving light switch

    Hi we're moving a light switch as we've blocked up the doorway the old switch was next too. The problem we have is the wiring is now too short to reach the new switch position, we can't replace it from the start as that would mean removing chunks of the ceiling and lost of expensive...
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    Gloworm 30 CI combi problem

    ....my plumbing dilemmas continue - all I want is a new bath! My Gloworm 30 CI combi boiler has gone a bit mental, hot water is served on demand fine but when the heating is turned on the boiler runs for a while (hour or so), the pressure rises to 2.7 ish bar then it dumps a load of water out...
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    Stoppers/plugs for boss branches

    Hi I want to resite some waste pipes on a boss branch to the other side of the soil stack, can I get plugs or stoppers to close off the old branches? ta
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    Is it possible to separate solvent welded soil pipes?

    Hi all the muppet "plumber" who installed the ensuite in our bedroom (before we bought the house) was rather "creative" with his pipe work. We're now trying to rectify this bodge up but are faced with a problem. The toilet and sink waste pipes from the soil stack enter the house at an...
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