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hi , my shower/bath mixer is leaking out of the shower head or the tap depending on which ones on. i have to turn off the service valve to stop the leak. Any ideas why its leaking and how do i get this type of tap off? i have attached photo, hope it is visible!! cheers Andy

what do i do if there is cupboards in the way? i have a jigsaw

I have to replace a kitchen sink but keep the existing work top, the dimensions of the new sink are slightly bigger than the original sink so may have to cut out a bit of the work top. Does anyone see or had any problems with this type of job? Im not a plumber , just doing a favour for my...

hi lcgs, yes its next doors supply but we are on a shared supply with the water first coming to my property then on to her property,but apparantely the leak is situated under my property! like i said, i could just cap it off but where would that leave my neighbour?

as we are on a shared supply with the neighbour, and just say both properties were on water meters, so we would both only be paying for water we used from the point of our meters. Then who would be paying for the leaked water between the properties?

i rang a plumber and he said it would cost around £1000, seems a lot :o

the next door property is a council owned property but the tenant is an old lady so i dont want to cut her off

hi, had a severn trent engineer round to determine the cause of the hissing sound under the floor of the conservatory. Found to be a leaking pipe which goes under our conservatory to serve the next door neighbour. we have been told that it isnt severn trents responsibility and we should...

the boiler was already in the cupboard and the vent was in the wooden suspended floor (about 150x150mm) but cus the underfloor is cold you get a draught coming up. i was thinking of closing this off and putting a vent in the cupboard door. just wondered if this was ok?

Hi, my boiler manual says cooling ventilation is required and should refer to BS 5440-2 as my boiler is enclosed in a downstairs cupboard. its a Biasi 28SE combi the vent is in the suspended timber floor and there is air bricks around the house. could the vent be through the cupboard...

its a BIASI 28S combi

Hi, my boiler manual says cooling ventilation is required and should refer to BS 5440-2 as my boiler is enclosed in a downstairs cupboard. the vent is in the suspended timber floor and there is air bricks around the house. could the vent be through the cupboard door instead of to the...

thanks to all for advice etc .. i will start the job tomorrow. thanks

i thought the sludge just stayed in the rads :?: and if it got into the pipework it would block it, ps is sludge thick like mud or just black water?

Ah but then if there is sludge in the rads it may block the microbore pipe if i tried to drain the entire system (wouldnt it? :?: )

because im taking the rads off and draining them!