Search results

like everyone else says just use two slip couplings, make sure you use a bit of lube or fairy liquid on the rubbers or they can move out of place when fitting the joint.

i know they shouldnt but it is the problem because if i remove it the problem is fixed im just wondering would it be a problem if i didnt put it back in.

the manual doesnt say anything about it seems odd to me that since i fitted it on the hot water the cold water pressure reducing valve on the main cold coming in has now stoppped working :S

do you need a pressure reducing valve if your hot water is pumped the pressure reducing valve is on the cold water and since the pump has been fitted it seems to block up ?

i turned the gate valve off then looked at the taps and found my problem so it worked for me but i understand what you are saying as a plumber if i did see it do that i would know it was back filling i forgot to say about the vent lol

i would fit one stops any problems in the future with cylinders overflowing etc.

if you do feel like it might not work i always like to drop the waste pipe down as soon as it comes of out the trap as i find it can help speed the water up from slimline trays but shorter runs are better

hope i helped to fix the problem

you can take the soil pipe from your old toilet out the vent shouldnt be a problem and most waste pipes go straight into the soil pipe anyway so that would be fine if you do find that the waste pipe smells when you fit it you could need to change the normal trap for a anti vacuum trap which will...

salamander pumps are easy to change the washers and as a new pump wont be cheap i would try a new washer try the parts department with salamander

If it Aint Broke Dont Fix It

the other thing this could be if the pipes to the shower has been put through a stud in your wall and they didnt leave expansion room for the pipe so the pipe cant move it will make a tapping noice

this could be your coil . I have just fixed a problem like this and i found it to be ( now i found this hard to understand and im a plumber for 4 1/2 years) the main cold water to a mixer valve ie shower or bath tap etc was passing somehow and back filling the hot water. This was slowly...

the swan necks are ok if your toilet has a good flush i wouldnt use a flexi ever as soils tend to " grate " off on the flexi part and can smell or become blocked

i would use a hacksaw and make the thread a bit deeper also i would make sure you cant see the thread cross if you can get a knife and cut the burr off the thread this should solve the problem apart from that you need a taping set and re do the thread

i would as them to replace and if they wont get the people who made the glass involved as a pin head mark shouldnt be there it could effect how tough the glass is and if the people who make it think this they will change it for you no problem and probs have a good go at the people fitting the...

it its thick sludge a powerflush wont get it out it will only remove about 70 % of it also if it is a old system it can cause valves and joints to leak from the pressures used i would stick a cleaner in the system see how cleans it comes out after that then think what to do next but i wouldnt...

you dont need a vent on your stack aslong as your drains join the main drain which they do cause your stack can vent of the next doors as the drains mix the smell could be a leaking seal at the bottom of the stack theses may not leak water as it passes it quick but can smell alot .

the heating system needs to have water in as this is what heats the hot what in the heat exchanger under the boiler should be some valves close the valves for the central heating and the hot water will work but only for a short time as the ch temp will rise quickly therefore turning the ch off...

2 things could be wrong with this 1 debris in pipe and inlet valve. 2 pressure reducing piece has been left in the inlet valve when you fitted it try removing this but removing the valve from the toilet and refitting without it in if it had a high pressure one in you may have removed it by...