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    Toilet Dual Flush Button Setup

    The flushing system inside our close coupled toilet cistern has one round white button about one inch in diameter on top of it plus what looks like a black plastic spring alongside it. The cistern cover has one chrome button for a short flush plus another button for a long flush, both set in...
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    Shower Pump Running Dry

    Richard C, thanks very much indeed for this which which is very reassuring. With best wishes, GSD.
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    Shower Pump Running Dry

    Thanks very much for getting back to me so quickly and, as instructed by the pump manufacturer, I did allow water to run through the pump by gravity for a few minutes so as to expel any air before switching the power on again. I can't detect any leaks from the pump at the moment so hopefully...
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    Shower Pump Running Dry

    I recently replaced our twin impeller shower pump and being very concious of the fact that these mustn't be allowed to run dry I made quite sure that the power was turned off throughout the process. However when I tested the new pump and found the hot water flow to the shower be rather low I...
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    Vent Pipe

    No, not yet, as access to that part of the loft is not easy. However I will try to do this and get back to you. In the meantimeif you do have any ideas I would be very grateful if you could let me know. Many thanks, GSD.
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    Vent Pipe

    I have just noticed what looks like a flexible open ended vent pipe coming out of the top of our roof adjacent to the chimney. This is about two foot long and hangs down along the tiles. We have a normal vented (not sealed or pressurised) central heating and hot water system fired by a natural...
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    Shower Temperature

    Thanks very much for this from which it's quite clear that there is a way to adjust the maximum temperature of the shower. I'll either try to do this myself or contact the plumber again. You've been most helpful, GSD
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    Shower Temperature

    Thanks very much for this but how do I send you a PM, which I presume means Personal Message? Many thanks again, GSD.
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    Shower Temperature

    I don't have a picture but the shower is a Bristan model PM SQSHXDIV C. The bill for replacing the cartridge quotes SKBQ 1503-973C as being the part number used. The plumber told me that as far as he was aware the thermostatic cartridge didn't have any adjustment so all I really want to...
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    Shower Temperature

    I'm afraid not - these were retained by the plumber who fitted it. GSD
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    Shower Temperature

    Many thanks to seco services and Axel for getting back to me and I can confirm that I did indeed check the pump filters which were completely clear. As far as the calibration of the cartridge is concerned I can confirm that the 'off' position of the temperature control knob is in the vertical...
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    Shower Temperature

    We have Bristan Prism shower which is fed by a Grundfos twin impeller automatic shower pump. The cold feed to this is from the tank in the loft and the hot feed is via a Grundfos Surrey Flange attached to the hot water tank. We recently had to have the thermostatic cartridge replaced to try...
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    sealing joints in plastic pipes

    Update: I assembled the pipework this morning using Fernox SL-X to seal the connections between the boss adaptor and the boss plus the elbow connections to the intermediate piece of pipework and the waste pipe stub coming out of the wall. However I had a terrible job getting the 44mm outside...
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    sealing joints in plastic pipes

    OK. To go into a bit more detail I've inherited a very bodged job where a 40mm drain pipe from a bath buried deep under the bathroom floor exits through an external wall, then immediately enters and then exits an elbow joint, and then enters a strap boss adaptor in a soil pipe. The main...
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    sealing joints in plastic pipes

    Thanks for this. However I don't want to use solvent to weld the fittings together because I might well need to take them apart in future. In these circumstances I do need an alternative to effectively seal the joints without making this permanent and would have thought that there must be...
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