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Hi everyone, Hope somebody can help! Went to a job on the second floor of an office block. Problem reported was dishwasher blocked and not draining. Upon investigation, found that the problem was with the sink waste which was blocking. Dismantled the u-bend and one wet cupboard base...

Hi Dumbdrill, Yes, the cold food comes from the 50 gallon CWS in 22mm into the pump (reduced to 15mm) then out of the pump in 15mm and increased to 22mm straight to shower valve. It is reduced down to 15mm again to enter valve. All 90 degree bends have been formed where possible rather than...

Do not think this shower has NRV'S. If it has, cannot see how to get to them. Would raising the cws by approx' 500mm give enough natural flow to trigger flow switches? Gary.

What would that do? Would it not restrict cold flow even more? Gary.

Just another thought! The hot feed is fine and is run mainly in 15mm and gets its supply from cws via cylinder. The cold is run in 22mm and comes directly from cws, yet the hot fires the pump but the cold is struggling to fire it! Am i missing something?!! Gary.

Hi, Thanks for replies. The pipework goes from the pump (sat on same base as cylinder), vertical for approx' 150mm, horizontally approx' 150mm then down to floor level and approx' 4m to valve. As i stated earlier, the pump is activated when on full cold or full hot. When set to 38 degrees, it...

Hi, hope someone can advise! Just fitted a MX Neptune thermostatic bar shower in an en-suite. Flow pretty poor but so was previous valve. Gravity fed system with dedicated cold from cws in loft to valve in 22mm reducing to 15 near valve. Hot from cylinder in 22mm then down to 15mm near valve...

Yeah, that`s your story Honest officer!

Hi, been to look at a leak in the ceiling of the gents toilets at a public house. On climbing into the loftspace, found the steel cold water storage tank to be leaking. Got go ahead to replace with plastic type with bylaw 30 kit. My question is what size is the smallest i can get away with as...

Hi, Can anybody please advise? I am in the process of fitting a new shower valve, tray & cubicle for a customer. The guy only has one leg therefore has a fold down shower seat. He wants a traditional exposed chrome rigid riser bar with 8" dia' rose and also a flexible hose with matching...

Hi, can anybody explain why electric hedge trimmers 'flash' from the motor area when trigger released? I have tried 3 different makes and they all do it! Gary.

Hi, can anybody please advise? I have installed a thermostatic mixing shower in a dormer bungalow. There is no loft space and the cold water storage tank is in the airing cupboard next to the shower enclosure. The base of the tank is only 1670mm from floor and the top of hot water cylinder...

Hi, can anybody please advise? I have above dishwasher and when it has finished any of its cycles, it beeps to indicate it has finished but upon checking, I find the soap tablet has not been released and it doesn't seem to have heated the water. I have spent ages trying to do a reset by...

Hi, Some of you might have seen my earlier post regarding a negative head pump. Now that is sorted, i now find that the shower is draining far too slow sometimes causing overflowing onto tiled floor. I originally had a adjustable shower tray on legs and have changed it for a slimline resin...

Hi everybody. Thanks for all advice. Am going to invest in a negative head pump. Hope that sorts it! Gary.

How do you do a diagram on here??!! Gary.

Hi, I have just fitted a thermostatic shower tower in my en-suite. I already have a shower in my main bathroom which is run through a gravity fed pump (both hot & cold). To connect the new shower, i just isolated existing hot & cold feed at pump and tee'd into the speedfit pipe. The problem i...

Hi, Can anybody please help? I have been installing a new en-suite. The vanity unit is a White high gloss item. It has a part inset basin and the top of the unit panel clips on to the unit. I then had to use a template to cut the half moon shape into the panel. To cut a long story short...

Hi, My loft space is currently used as a store room. It has 2 x velux windows and a permanent staircase. The existing joists are only 4 x 2". In order to legally use it as a bedroom, what do i need to do regarding fire door and floor strengthening. Would putting 6 x 2" additional joists in...

Hi, i have been trying to solve a problem with above taps in a relatives pub toilets. Not sure how old or what make they are but when the spring loaded head is pressed down, the water starts flowing and the head returns but the water keeps flowing! Have stripped it down and think i understand...