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    What size pipe is this?

    20mm MDP has an internal bore of 15.2mm
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    Liner for a wood burn stove.

    Solicitors are now asking for a chimney survey if you come to sell and have a wood burner.They will put a camera up and check for a liner.
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    Toilet flush replacements on older toilet

    It's an hours work and a new diaphragm or a new £25 syphon.
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    Heated towel rail not working how do I find the valve?

    You should have had a top to fit on that spline ? Just use a pair of grips/pliars.
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    Damp issues

    Someone has already tried to deal with a damp issue judging by all them injection holes.
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    Carpet edge on staircase Question

    I've got the same as you and looks ok.
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    1930s Semi - Large Gaps In Brickwork

    £20............Double that at least
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    Septic Tank

    I have a septic tank that half my roofs rainwater runs into as does my neighbours.It does not cause us any problems. We also have an exemption certificate that allows us to discharge 4 cubic metres per day from the tank onto the surrounding land........no problems for us and it saves us £500+ a...
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    3/4 bsp lockshield valve.

    You dont need anything on them mating surfaces.I never have in 50 years of plumbing.
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    Lead piping, can it have a tee

    The good old days when you had 20 inches of lead pipe that you had to freeze and wipe a joint at the same time.I still have some sticks of solder.
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    Old wood burner (not)

    Buy a multi fuel stove with a back boiler,and you can then remove the back boiler you have and sell it for scrap.They are a very heavy copper and worth about £50 scrap.I have a clearview stove with back boiler and they are great for hot water and running a few radiators.
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    I need help fitting a washing machine standpipe

    There's lots wrong with it and you've been told that waste water does not run uphill.The pipe going through the back of that unit needs to be lowered.You need a new hole drilled lower down as you have been told above.
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    I need help fitting a washing machine standpipe

    Your waste pipe should not be higher than the trap outlet and yours is even higher than the washing machine hose. This is not helping your problem.
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    Pipe and elbow wanted for kitchen sink drainage

    Any pipe,push fit or solvent will fit that trap but not that elbow.Swap the elbow for a compression one.
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