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Thanks for your reply. So what exactely is the differance between single check and double, and where should you use each. Also is it part of water regs that you have to fit these and do you only fit them on the hot supply.

Hi I am fitting a new bath, basin and toilet and am installing isolation valves to all hot and cold water supplies. Do i also need to fit non return valves and what is the differance between single check and double check valves. Any advice would be appreciated and if I do need these non...

preferabaly I want to stay under the roof height as the pipe is at the front of the house so by putting an external AAv on I would be ok as far as building regs go?? Thanks for any advice

I am putting a new soil pipe externally and want to know does it need to go above the height of the roof with an open vent or can you put a durgo on and not have the pipe going all of the way above the roof height. A friend of mine told me that he thought durgos were only fitted internally...

so if it was water from the rad why would it be warm water when the heating was off all day and believe me it is coming out under a lot of pressure

I want to take a couple of rads of for decorating and have turned both valves off. The rads have TRV`s fitted and I turned them all the way in the clockwise direction to 0 marked on the valve and the same with the opposite valve. When I went to undo the rads the TRV was obviously still...

2 stacks. They go up through the loft space to the roof. Another toilet is connected to the "problem stack" which has not been touched and is fine. I have checked and the water levels etc are not affected when you flush the other toilet so the stacks do not seem to be blocked or the vents above

sorry to sound stupid but I do not quite understand where this vent should be. Although I have moved the toilet around a corner the previous toilet flusged fine. Sorry to sound like an idiot but any help I appreciate :oops:

sorry should have said they are on different stacks and no the stack is not blocked as I did put an access point in and you can see the water running away at a good flow

no the pipe was clear

I wonder if somebody can help me. I have installed 2 new toilets upstairs and when I flush them one is fine but the other one is slow to get rid of the waste. If you just put toilet paper in and flush the paper seems to stay on the top and it takes a few flushs for it to go away. The...

Hello I need to move my toilet in the bathroom. the proposed new layout is from the new toilet a 48" pipe run a 90 degrees bend then another 70 inches to the soil stack. What fall will I need and any problems I am likely to encounter or any suggestions most welcome. Thanks

Hi I had a small leak in the ceiling and it has lifted the painted lining paper from some parts of the wall. 1. What is the best way to remove this as I do not want to do the whole wall just a couple of strips. Can I use a wallpaper steamer? 2. How is the best way to hang the new stuff...

I think i am getting lukewarm water from the bottom element

it last worked properly a cpl of weeks ago. now i get lukewarm water unless i turn on the top element. No the neon has stopped working full stop....