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Hello, Situation: In my bathroom, the concealed cistern/toilet is situated 1metre away from external wall. The soil pipe travels 1 metre to the wall, then exists and bends left about 2 metres to join the building's main soil pipe. The bathtub, shower and vanity sinks are linked...

Hello, please help. I have had a builder/electrician redo my home/kitchen. They have finished, and I am now going to install a kitchen. However, something seems incorrect: Challenge is that I had an issue with the builder, and though I'm on good terms with the electrician, I want...

Hello, I am planning on having an integrated washing machine (without dryer) in my kitchen next to the dishwasher. The electrician has put the cable etc, during a full scale refurb, and now, months later, we are going to install the kitchen. I looked on the wall where the units will go...

Hi, I have a suspended timber floor, not screed. When I turn it on, 45min on, and the temperature on the manifold (there is a temp gauge) only reads 30C and the multiple flow pipes from the manifold going into the floor don't seem warm to me, and the major return pipe that links the...

hello, Thanks for your reply. Hmm, I have a worcester/bosch 440cdi, and it's new. All the plumbing is new. It's really concerning to me that the return pipe does not get warm… but it seems there is flow b/c those little red things in the valves do drop a bit. The underfloor...

HI, Thanks for the message on earlier post. Here's a modified question: On my Axios UnderFloor heating manifold, if I close down each of the zone valves, but call for heat via the thermostats, after a few minutes, the actuators open, and hot water from boiler comes to manifold, as well...

hello, Ok, revised question: Situation:2 Axios manifolds for underfloor heating and 5 radiators. Problem: My plumber turned out to be a deadbeat, which is so disappointing as I foolishly paid in advance, etc. Anyway (lesson learned), he filled up the manifolds by way of the boiler...

Hello: I have two axios manifolds. On one, I can see that water is sitting in the balancing valves (there are about 10 of them, which look like glass test tubes, sitting on red plastic rings. Of the 10, 2 do not have water visible inside them, while others have water at different levels...

Hi, So, I already understand that venting is usually common for toilets, but here's my question: Situation: A concealed Geberit wall mounted cistern with the waste travelling 1 metre to the outside wall (this is accessible as it's boxed in by a built in bath space) and then on the exterior...

Hi, Could I get feedback from a plumber please? Issue: When I flush my toilet, there is gurgling in the shower drain of the same bathroom (maybe even the sink, but it's visible in the shower area). I read already that this is caused by poor/lack of venting. AND: When i pour water into...

Hello, I am surprised that I could not find this in the wiki... I have a high ceiling, 3.2m in my bathroom. I have 2 questions: 1. I found a fitting that said it's IP44 and for zone 2, however, it can be used for zone 1 if there is a 30maRCD thingy installed. Is this correct? For...

Hello, I have to replace all of my doors in my flat: 3 external doors (external to flat, but opens to common area) and another 4 internal doors. All of the previous doors did not pass fire safety, and none where original sadly. They were all rather cheap, actually. Anyway, I came across...

Hello, I'm asking this here b/c it's about putting down the copper plumbing in a bathroom, and the timber joists of my floor. Is there a rule of thumb around how one is supposed to lay down the pipes? Do you just cut out a notch of the joist at the top, or are you supposed to go through...

Hello, I'm new to this site, but impressed with the dialogue. Super. Question: I am renovating, and am replacing my condensing boiler. I have employed a 'gas safe' plumber, who is taking care of it all. I hired him b/c I understood that he a. follows the necessary procedures b. if he...

Hello, Does anyone know a manufacturer who can custom make the following item? I would prefer ready made, but I only have 50cm maximum in width to work with, for a very small guest shower room. I just can't find a narrow one anywhere, and prefer this over a porcelain/ceramic basin only...