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Guys, Having just bought a new houseI have discovered that the taps on the cloakroom wash basin spray out water at a pressure far too great for the size of the basin. I have a pressure reducing valve on the incoming mains but I can't turn this down anymore because it affects the pressure...

I have encountered some 1 /14" pipework at one of my properties. Am I able to use a 35mm compression fitting without changing the olive? I know that 15mm olives work on 1/2" imperial pipe, and that 3/4" olives are required for 3/4" pipe, but am unsure about 1" and 1 1/4" pipework. Thanks...

Guys, Wonder if any of you would be able to provide details of the part (& part number) I need for my Worcester Heatslave 9-24 boiler (The previous householder lost the instructions). I seem to have a leak on the curved section of pipe where the cold mains enters the boiler (jut above the...

Guys, I recently changed a valve on a radiator at my mothers house. She has a Potterton Kingfisher floorstanding boiler. After draining the system I then fitted a TRV on the radiator, refilled the system and then turned it all back on. Everything was fine until I noticed that the radiator...

Thanks for the response guys, the problem seems to have started a month or two ago, prior to that everything seemed fine. It therefore wouldn't have anything to do with the distance between the feed and vent pipe would it? I'll dig out a magnet and check for iron deposits within the pipes...

Hi guys, I wonder if you'd be able to offer me some advice? I've noticed that there is a lot of condensation on both my water tank and header tank. Both are situated in a cupboard (it's an old Victorian house) in the attic of the property. Recently it has got so bad that I've noticed mould...

Funnily enough the log book han't been completed. It's a barn conversion but I'm not sure who fitted it as I wasn't the owner from new. The system has worked up until Saturday night. I spoke to a merchant today who confirmed that Protea are no longer. Apparently they have been taken over...

Sorry, yes there was a rom stat as it turns out. From what you guys have said it sounds like the cylinder stat is not to blame? If it isn't the stt what else could it be? The thermal cut out device does not seem to have tripped, at least I haven't had to reset it. Yours, Tery

Wonder if you could shed some light on a problem I have. I have a combi boiler that feeds an unvented hot water cylinder (don't ask me why). Last night I found that there was no hot water from available from the cylinder. When I turn on the heat or hot water the mid-position valve opens and...

Cheers Kevplumb, I'll give that a shot, I take it that you find it unlikely that it's the siphon itself then? Terry

Guys and gals, My WC recently developed a faulty flush, as a result I changed the diaghram in the siphon. For about 10 flushes this worked fine, however it developed a rather strange fault. When I flushed the toilet only a small amount of water entered the pan (not enough to flush the...

I have a push button WC, however I seem to be having a few problems with it. I believe that the flush valve may be broken. I get a constant (slow) stream of water into the pan after I flush the toilet (by that I mean after the flush has taken place). It would be difficult to detect by the eye...

Guys, I recently had a Megaflo unvented hot water system installed in my property. I must say that I am very impressed with the results. I do have one or two questions with how this is set up though and wonder if one of you may be able to shed light on these. The unit came with a two port...

Bacho, Thanks for the advice, as I'm not a plumber can I ask what an air admittance valve is? Where can I get one from? I've seen one in screwfix, it appears to be quite large though. Is there one for 32mm pushfit? Where could this be installed, would it have to be visible or could it be...

I recently plumbed in a new bathroom, this included two glass bowl basins, a thermostatic shower, shower tray and enclosure. All was well until I came to use it, I noticed gurgling from the basins when they emptied. I have also noticed that when the basins are emptying together it takes ages...

As far as I was aware there was no way of doing anything with cast iron other then replace it. However I ain't no plumber so someone may disagree. Other than that I agree with Keyplayer. Terry

Guys I have recently moved into a house with a Glow Worm Economy Plus Boiler (Model EP40B). Initially it seemed to work fine. About a month ago I was not getting any hot water, I suspected the motorised valve was dead and changed the motor and it worked fine. Over the last couple of days...

Guys (& Gals), Sorry to add to my original posting, however I have even more questions to ask about the boiler and a general heating setup. Went to visit a customer today who was experiencing problems with their hot and cold (tank fed) water. The original problem was: * The flow from...

Does anyone know if this is a traditional open vented boiler. I suspect it is but went to see one today and could not find a feed and expansion tank anywhere?

Cheers Keyplayer, it's appreciated.