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I fitted the anti-siphon trap today and it worked. It no longer sucks water out of the upstream shower trap. Thanks for the tip.

Hi Doggit. That thought crossed my mind as well, but if this basin trap lets air in while the basin is emptying, wouldnt that prevent the siphoning effect on the shower? In any case I cant fit anything to the shower tray as it is under a tiled floor so I think I will have to try this option...

I have a compact ensuite shower room, it has a shower, a small basin and a toilet. When I empty the basin, it sucks the water out of the shower trap. (it doesn't happen if I just run water in the basin). The run of waste pipe starts at the Shower, the basin T's into it after about 500mm and...

Hi Dazlight Any opinion on Ardex P82 vs F.Balls P131? The company suggesting the F.Balls products are offering a 2 year warranty on the installation instead of one year so I am leaning towards this one.

I have had two quotes for the supply of a vinyl floor over the top of glazed porcelain tiles on a suspended floor. One quote includes self levelling with F.Balls 300, the other specifies Ardex FA20. Is there much difference between these products? Cheers

I had one loose tile in my bathroom which I have removed. It was in a corner above the bath and I suspect water got behind it and caused the adhesive to let go, possibly because I think the grout gap in the corner is too small. Or it could be because the adhesive had started to go off before...

I would like to put in a thermostatic shower but I have to weigh up the hassle of taking up carpet, floorboards and removing a section of plasterboard from a stud wall against improving the facility in a guest bedroom. In hindsight I should have done it before plastering the wall but thought it...

I have an electric shower in the guest bedroom which produces a pretty poor flow rate at the desired temperature. Could this be because it is old? Although I have a water softener, the shower predates it and was already fitted before I bought the house 9 years ago. I wonder if the performance...

Help me get some more sleep please! My heating comes on about an hour before I get up and the noise from my bedroom radiator is really irritating! It's is a fast rythmic ticking sound, approx. 3 ticks per second. TRV is on flow side. Rad is sitting on little nylon bits that hook on...

Actually, I've had another listen and at times it sounds like water dripping but no sign of any leeks.

I have a Worcester system boiler about 6 years old and I can hear a gurgling coming from it. This has not always happened. It is a condensing boiler, but not a combi. Pressure is about 1.75 bar and doesn't drop. None of the radiators have air in them including a towel rail in the bathroom...

There is no make on the pan or the cistern. It came as a package complete with enclosure, and vanity basin etc. about 6 years ago. As I have come to discover it is all a bit cheap and cheerful, I cant even get the cistern out without removing the worktop/basin etc. because it is bigger than the...

I finally found out why we had a occaisional leak from a toilet and have traced it to a flexible flush pipe. I want to replace it with a rigid one, but none of my local plumbers merchants have a suitable pipe (2" cistern fitting/1 1/2'" pan fitting). I found one in B&Q but it is too short...

Hi Steve 32, the pump in your link is not the pump I have fitted. This is the correct one: http://www.showerdoc.com/grundfos-watermill-amazon-3-0-bar-negative-twin-shower-pump-stn-3-0-b It is a whole house, negative head pump rated for 52 litres per minute! The old one was only 20 litres...

Thanks for the reply petertheplumber12. I am not quite sure what you mean. Do you mean there is a draw off the cold supply between the storage tank and the pump?

Can anyone help with this problem? I have recently replaced a Salamander 2.5 bar, negative head, whole-house, twin impeller pump with a new 3.0 bar Grundfos pump (Amazon STN-3.0B). It was pretty much a like for like replacement apart from a little alteration to pipework to allow for the pump...

I have an Ariston EP15U 2Kw water heater that has stopped working. The light does not come on but the fuse is good and the electric supply is live. Water flows OK but does not get hot. Any suggestions? (prefferably clean ones!) :D

I have a toilet with a concealed cistern in a cabinet. I often find water on the floor which seems to come from under the toilet bowl. I have taken the removable panel off and the floor inside the cabinet is dry (bottom edge of cabinet is siliconed) so the leak must be at the pan. I dont...

This time last year my garden was levelled with about 20 tons of top soil, and a new lawn was laid. I also had two soak aways put in for drainage from the garage and driveway (also new). A year on and it has started going yellow on the east side by the garage, and growth is stunted. I thought...