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Sounds like you tap is cream crackered ,Good news is you should be able to pick up replacement innards at local plumbers merchants or shed. Bad news no good to you if you canny get old one off, just got to keep at it. Try a ring spanner providing you aint chewed up hex . Wrap a old cloth round...

Go 4 it son keep a couple o carrots handy 4 when your fingers go numb 2 stick in pipe . No seriously stick 1 in your vent pipe (no comments please)and other in tank outlet then go 4 it afterwards use em to make a pat o soup. Omake sure you dont ram em in too tight or you gonny spend rest o...

Never ever reshape them short of a miriacle you gonny have to renew pipes . How you do this without seeing problem am not too sure . If wall is tiled and no movement to push pipes back into wall you got to either remove tiles for access "bet you dont have or cant get replacements " Or you can...

Prob drained down in case of any frost. Depends what system is installed ,if storage tanks in attic just close all valves at tank open main Vv test upto tank then open other Vvs checking 4 leaks as you go .If heating system drained will have to add an inhibitor .I would run system for a wee...

Get along to your local plumbers merchants and ask 4 a bottle of 1 shot drain cleaner or similar .For about £6 its worth trying 1st. Follow safety instructions cause its powerfull stuff, smear some grease or similar on your metal plug hole sometimes can etch the metal.

Right, you got to bed it on sand and cement ,am pressuming its not on legs ? Ensure the floor boards are screwed down as well . I would lift the whole lot out ,A nice job for a sunday afternoon.At least the walls not tiled should be a couple hours work .Get a bag of sand cement mix at local...

did or did you not bed the tray down on a bed off mortar ? If not you have small voids underneath and the first time you drop the heavy shampoo bottle your gonny be replacing the tray again,however you may be experiencing some form of paranoia use one off them cheap waterproof radios in...

Hard to tell but looks like solvent welded couplings, Like gas4you said try local ,Get in touch with one of the local reputable plumbers they may have some kicking about in the back of the workshop.Looks like Durapipe or something similar,If its solvent your better leaving it to "cure" for 24hrs...

Come on son reveall all "steady" has hit the nail on the head so to speak.will put my beer money on lads we dont get a photo or reply

Chain wrench or stillies with a scaffold pole attached wee bit o heat and oot it will pop (The hernia that is).

why do u want to clean it is it blocked? If it is fire some one shot drain cleaner bought from your local merchants but be very very careful when using ,wear appropriate ppe as its powerfull stuff (Stinks when it eats away the crud but very effective)

You need to eat your porrage in the morning an get along to the gym . no seriously try a ring key spanner on it .Has to turn anti clockwise .

jeez am doomed Better tell the missus no to get me cremated will take about 4 days. :D :D :D :D

see if it's draining any better first . Wont do any harm if bottom tube is say 30/40mm from base. sometimes seals on metal traps can be a pig to seal ,usually just a hard plastic v shaped washer try wrapping some thread tape around washer Another reason for slow drainage is you may have a...

Try a wee bit ptfe tape 3 or 4 turns or & liquid locktight ptfe ,most likely fibre washer has gone,you only need to reseal without looking at it. hope this helps .

Agree with gasandoilman . Buy a pair of "footprints" or water pump pliers Probably under a tenner remember you dont need to horse it up too tight Ps you can always sell em on in ebay if your a tight wad.

Air locks can sometimes be a pig to resolve was at one once after the the other lads had been attempting to resolve it for 3 days!! Try back pressure through the washing machine hoses ,connect the cold hose on to the hot supply valve ,that is providing its not just a cold fed machine and there...

if you canny see how the cistern connects to the pan a canny see you fitting a new syphon without it leaking get a plumber oot.Ps get down on your knees and look at rear of pan wingnuts both sides remove ,switch off water (should be Vv underneath)undo coupling .there may or may not be an...

Probably what you want or can try is a 1" female to a 15MM Comp straight you should be able to screw the shower on the 15mm end wont look too pretty but heh its better than nothing.What we usally do is canabalise a couple of fittings and silver solder them .