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In @Wayners photo it seems that the dishwasher waste is not going through a trap (U-bend). That means you could get sewer smells coming up through the dishwasher. How do you find that grey pipework? I had some but found it poor quality e.g. threads mis-threading, leaks etc. If you have similar...

The sort of valve in the “TV1” i.e. a float so that air can go in or out but not water is, I think, the ideal solution. But i bet no-one ever uses them!

I don’t know - do I? Please tell me. My feeling is that in most installations there is an air gap (i.e. in standpipes or under-sink-waste connections) so perhaps I always need one.

Hmm, actually that “twin hose connector” doesn’t seem to have any sort of valve in its air vent; it is literally just like sticking two hoses into one standpipe. But McAlpine do have this, which does have a valve. But it is rather long; can I cut that down to, well, almost nothing and still work?

Thanks Madrab. That’s air admittance on the downstream side of the trap, right? Any thoughts on my concern about the upstream side? Googling finds lots of American references where they need to have an air gap upstream of the trap for regs compliance. I know we din’t need it for that reason, yet...

Maybe I should be using a HepVO ?

Thanks CBW. Pipe disappears into the wall in the middle. There is a tee. To the right is the sink, with a conventional trap and washing machine connection. To the left is the dishwasher. Thinking a bit more… (dangerous I know!) … air admittance is normally downstream of a trap, to avoid...

Dear Experts, I am attempting to connect the waste from a dishwasher. It is not next to the sink and the plumbing is awkward at the back of a corner unit. For extra fun, the drain goes into the wall relatively high up. I am considering running a length of waste pipe from near the sink with a...

Right, exactly what I did, but the moment it touched the varnish melted into the tissue, leaving bits of tissue melted into the table top.

Hmmm, well apparently not a hot iron. Try a cool iron and cautiously turn the temp up. I’ve managed to melt the varnish in one spot - instantly, when the hot iron touched it. With a cooler iron the white, milky marks have faded. There are still some more damaged areas where the finish seems to...

Yes, I’ll do that if I go back. Ha! No, definitely not working.

A neighbour has a Vaillant ecoTEC plus combi. It appears completely dead, i.e. the LCD display shows nothing at all. I believe power is present at its FCU as the neon is on. I’m not familiar with this boiler. Does it normally show something on the display if power is present but the boiler is...

Dear Experts, I’ve recently acquired a free table. It’s in very good condition except for some water marks on one leaf - photos below, though they aren’t very conspicuous on a photo. It’s a shame because the other half is perfect. I’ve tried some silicone wax furniture polish which might have...

Yes, since I now have a pile of useless bits of old washing machine spread around the kitchen floor and the front garden I have been considering how intact it needs to be for the council to take it away - I can imagine them complaining if one of the concrete weights drops out the bottom as they...

It’s not a “sealed drum” and there are videos showing very similar models being dismantled. They whack the bearings with a cold chisel, drift, or similar and eventually they come out.