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thanks for that....why do you suggest a T for both wastes...surely the upstream one will work with just a bend? Can you tell me what a "durgo" is? Ive not heard of them, many thanks for your input

You are correct the next toilet will be "upstream". about 5 feet away....this i guess means it only needs to be a couple of inches higher, which as the floor is being plied and tiled i hope may just about be achieved. Particularly if i can lower the branch/stack junction by a few inches (going...

Hi, Im quoting for a customer that currently has a bathroom (no w.c.) with a small sperate room (with w.c.) nextdoor. These rooms are adjoining and the customer wishes to add another toilet in the bathroom that currently has no W.C. This would basically mean extending the current branch...

hi, im installing a saniflo into my apartment and need to drill into a communal cast iron soil stack. we have recieved permission to do this, but im just wondering if anyone can give me advice as to how I get between the stack and the wall to drill the hole without removing the soil stack? is...

thankyou, can anyone reccomend the best way to fit the small condensate pipe into a main waste pipe of 42 or 50mm pipe? ive not seen anything suitable in my local B&Q! cheers,

thanks for the info, my las couple of points for clarification if someone familiar with boilers can clarify... Can the condensing boiler pipe be connected into a kitchen waste pipe?id love to hear from a corgi guy on this.... If had a look for a suitable fitting today, but not seen...

Hi, Im helping a mate install his new kitchen in a very tight flat. We need to put in washing machine, sink and dishwasher in a row across the back wall....currently away to the right on this same wall is the combi boiler and its overflow pipe runs along the wall behind where the appliances...

thanks for all the info....unscrewing the spindle inadvertently seems to most likely reason....is it fair to say that closing a stopcock should always involve screwing it clockwise? cheers

Hi, id like to share a problem i had today, and get some advice. I was helping my sister put in a shower in her new house. we couldnt find the internal stoptap so loked outside for one. We found one that looked in good condition and was clearly marked as belonging to her house. It was only a...

Hi, im going to be upgrading my mixer shower by adding a pump to it. I have a vented cylinder and im under the impression that I can add a pump to it to improve the performance. I have a couple of questions based on what this mornings three plumbers have said....and id really appreciate a...

i was going to replace the lot, but the cylinder is vey old, and there was not a chance of getting it out whole....i'll try turning down to temp and if that doesnt work it will be a whole new cylinder..... As it is just for hot water, no central heating coil, how much is a sensible price to...

is that what is causing it to trip? sorry if im asking dumb questions but why do they make them go so high? Is it worth replacing the element if it keeps happening? thanks for your advice...

the old thermostat (more than 10 years old) went up to 80 and had been set on exactly that...the new one i put up to just under the max (70).... does this make a diff?

Hi, ive just replaced a thermostat on a very old immersion cylinder as the cable leading from thermostat to element had burnt out and had no hot water. I replaced the whole thermostat and cable and this seemed to be working fine. Two weeks on the hot water is off and I see that the reset button...