How old is the house? Some old S trap pans had an offset outlet, so drain would have been positioned to suit the pan. You haven't a lot of room to...
Don't worry @Madrab, in this case I'd rather the OP be told the same thing twice than not at all. I think we're both reading from the same page...
As above, check for a blockage first. Once you've either ruled that out and/or cleared it, get someone to CCTV the line, and see what is going on....
Sunvic valves are renowned for having problems, (I'm not saying this is the cause of your issues, but it might be worth knowing in the grand...
Regs state the 'Head of the drain' i.e. the highest point should be ventilated. I'd personally put at least one one vent on each property, drains...
This is AW we're dealing with... Had an issue before with another property, single Occupier and I suggested she'd save money going on a meter. AW...
I think, for yours and your family's safety, it needs to be stripped out and inspected properly. The joists are a fundamental part of the...
Thanks All. Doesn't help matters that the SiL and the Neighbour are not on the best of terms. She and Family have lived there for around 30 years,...
Good Grief, that is NOT safe if he's done what I think he's done. You have nothing supporting an area of the floor now, looks like sections of the...
Not to my knowledge, (it is a fairly long garden), and then drops at the end into the garden of the property below them in the next street. I'd...
Good thinking, and a lot cheaper than a crane! (We have some huge ones serving small villages, attended a job where they need to lift the disc...
It's a shared supply, comes in from the road under Number 39, then splits off to feed 35, 37 (Sister in Laws), 39 and 41. Stoptap in the road...
Single feed cylinders have an arrangement internally which provides the cold water feed and expansion for the Primary system. Advantage is it does...
Struggling with this one so can I throw it out there? (Ex) Sister in Law has had a visit from Anglian Water to inform her they have a leak on...
Polypropylene pipework, that's the effect of UV in sunlight over the last 40 odd years. Only solution is to replace, you wont patch it up as whats...
Blocking off an open vented stack can cause all sorts of issues, drains need to breathe. Any back pressure created wil lcurrently vent out the...
I'd also tie a plastic bag over the remains of that trap, or remove it and cap the pipe, otherwise you may get a bit of a hum in there from the...
If you can scrape the lead out the cast socket, then a plastic spigot may well go in, then fabricate some sort of seal. Seem to be what they've...
Garden tap, isolate the supply and if it's been installed properly, drain the pipework down. Empty pipes cant freeze.
Keep a piece of rag handy to wipe off excess glue once joint is made.
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