Recent content by jonbenj

So farit's working better than before,cos it hasn't burst yet, tho the temperature today did rise to an almost equatorial 4.5 degrees 8) Is the plastic pipe more or less frost resistant than copper? One other probably dumb question: what's the difference between a double and a single...

Aye right enough. The floor at the back of the house where the kitchen used to be is solid, so I guess the builders took the path of least resistance. There obviously wasn't enough profit in the job to stick some insulation on :x So do you think my external plastic pipe repair will be ok...

22mm leads through wall to combi boiler. Think you're probably right. Didn't know this could happen. I thought on modern mixers the hot and cold flows were seperated right up to the end of the tap spout. How can water backflow if this is the case?

Don't think it's the neighbour's as the supply's coming from MY side of the house. Next doors empty at the moment,mjust been sold.

Like I said, no tank in loft. Hadn't thought about hot water backflowing through mixer tap. Could that happen?

Definitely not. Wouldn't be surprised if there's a stopcock buried under the patio somewhere. :(

Hi there. I'm new to this forum, so be gentle. Looking for some advice. I've had frozen pipes over the last week, but my system doesn't seem very logical. I've got a main supply coming out of the ground which supplies combi boiler and upstairs cold water. This has a stopcock just above the...