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Many thanks for your replies I called the builder back He had used a flexi pipe for the waste and it had a kink in it. The shower had drained fine before the final part of the waste was installed But with the waste installed the shower was trying to empty through effectively two U bends...

The stack is vented. Bath/ sink and toilet also drain to the stack and all draining well.

From the shower this morning! As water hits the waste there was air trying to bubble up past the O-ring. Removing the "Plug" made the water drain rapidly after a gurgle of air - and then reinserting in Plug didn't stop the rapid drainage. And there was gugrling again at the end of the...

I have had a new shower fitted by a builder - but it doesn't drain well Cooke and Lewis low profile tray - the water drains quickly to the corner with the waste. Relatively shallow drain gradient on drain across bathroom http://media.diynot.com/169000_168081_58692_31770377_thumb.jpg If I...

Thanks again For the record there are no screws holding the levers on to the cartridge I unscrewed the shroud and then the levers just lift off with a little persuasion. The vertical shafts are made to slide up and down within the shrouds and the balls don't come off The cartridge has a...

Thanks again Tony No brand - they were here when we moved in (But look expensive!). The fact that the cold has no isolator and the hot is in the basement doesn't fill me with enthusiasm for the installers I've tried getting a flat bike spanner up but its just slightly too thick. I then...

Thank you for your help There is an allen key below the central mixing stem - nothing to do with the taps as far as I can see The shroud comes up enough to just see the nut - but if I try to get a spanner or wrench in I can only get to the thread of the shroud - which I'll trash if I try...

Sorry for the simple question Ceramic 1/4 turn taps kitchen taps have started dripping (cold tap) I want to change cartridges - but can't remove heads to get the shroud off http://s1181.photobucket.com/albums/x428/stroods/ Plastic red / blue cap on top has blank metal under Levers...