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Ok thanks. Irony is I have one of these but can't use it.... I might give it a shot from the toilet end Anything I can do from the gully perhaps? Cheers for the response... Especially given its a Bank holiday weekend. [/list]

But if I don't have one will my neighbour also be having issues?

Any thoughts what I can do now? Is it worth trying to plunge loo?

Hi - bath and basin look like they flow into the gully along with washing machine and kitchen sink. Haven't had a chance to check next door yet though. If they do have one - will my soil pipe be flowing in there? And wouldn't they be having an issue as well? The soil pipe slopes down along...

I forgot to add - the downstairs toilet flush is fine. No problems

Hi, have an issue with the upstairs bathroom toilet. When flushing, bowl fills up and takes an age to drain. It does eventually drop to normal level. Now, the other thing which could be a complete red-herring is that I've recently noticed a drip coming from the outside guttering where the...

Sleeve it? Can you explain

Yep, that's the issue. Leak is below drain off valve. So sounds like serious pipework required then? Is there anything else I can do to stem the dripping? Thanks

Here's the pic

So it's still worth trying to drain down the rad? The leak is coming from the bottom of the pipe where it comes up through the floorboards. Will try and get a pic up.

Oh I see. So the drain valve let's water out of the system, not the rad. Bugger! OK, so rad is fine The leak is on the pipe under the drain valve so doesn't sound like I can isolate. Tried sealant but don't think it's going to take as there still a slight drip.

Thanks guys. What I should clarify is the leak is on the pipe leading up to the lockshield rather than the base of the lockshield valve itself. Does that make sense or any difference?

Hi all, I need some guidance on isolating a leaking rad please. First place post. I found the leak is at the base of the pipe for the lockshield valve. I have set zero on thermostat and closed the lockshield valve and attempted to drain it from the drain valve. It looked like it...