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as the tittle says, my downstairs toilet water, after flushes rises to the top of the bowl and then goes down the pan underneath the normal water line and stays there. any suggestions please of what this may be and how to repair it ?

yes, am very sorry about my spelling. i will take more care in future. just because Bamber uses the spell check, what a prick. why do so many people replay just to pick you up on your grammar etc and dont give any advice which people on here are looking for. bunch of cock ends p.s...

they are so many types of pluming training. i know this as i went throug it myself to get trained up. i basiclly depends on the experience you have. if you working with a plumber ect. ring your local college to see what they offer. i started on a RVQ plumbing level 2 for 2 years part time as...

iam currently taking off all the radiators in my house. a few have drain off valve, which made the job alot easier. but a few didnt, is there any other way to drain off radiators or is it just as simple as cracking the nut on the valve and bleeding it into a dish (opening the bleeding nut to...

How did you get on fixing you problem? am very interesd to know the out come of this as i am a plumber ad taining in gas installation and repairs. all this really helps me thanks

My Whirlpool oven seal has broken ( the seal when you close the door and it keeps the heat in ) does anyone know where i can get one ? been on the Whirlpool website and the seals are on there for £17. thought that was a bit too much.

it is possiable to reseal, the water seal in the the bottom of the wc pan ? could it be anything to do with self siphonage ? ill take a look at the drains outside in the mean time. cheers

ever time i flush the toilet i lose all the water in the bottom of the pan. any ideas how i fix the problem?? this has only just started, it slowly fills back up but when i flush again, the water goes again ?? any ideas ?

i work for northumbrian water up in newcastle, and i know this water board has to provide enough water pressure at the tap, not just the boundary. ( not sure of the pressure's ) phone them, its worth a try, the worst they can say is "no"

the water board will be able to check the flow and pressure rate from outside the building. if it is to low then its the water boards problem.

is the pressure and flow ok at you first tap ( normally the kitchen tap) fed directly from the service pipe ? if No, then you may have a problem with your outside service pipe which can be renewed. if YES, then it could be a number of reasons, your pump in your boiler may not be working or...

Dr Red, did you go up into the loft with your bathroom on and see if it was the cold water storage cistern that had run dry ??

the waste water will flush away if you bend the flexiable waste pipe in a S shape as you say. it will flush away as long as the pipe isnt running at an incline, just as long as the flexible watse pipe is either in a downward or a horizontal postion.

i had a leak in my bathroom and the wet patch in the kitchen (the room underneath the bathroom) ceiling and wall will not go away. i have tried painting on those "wet patch removal" paints but it doesnt seems to do the trick. the wall and the ceiling are plaster, anyone got any ideas i can try ?

18mm fall per metre run max run 6 mtres

in a nut shell. the flow should always be hotter than the return pipe. in hot water boilers , coming from the boiler it pumps hot (flow) water around the systems pipe work and it cools down in the system (return) and retunrs to the boiler to start the cycle again.

generally speaking, should the trv go on the flow or return to the rad ? i know you can get trv that go on ethier but in the general case, is it the return or flow ?? cheers dom

i am a trainee plumber, i was wondering if there was any experienced plumbers who could tell me an easier way to install a pedastal sink. i have been putting the sink ontop on the pedastal then marking the holes for the screws up against the wall, is this the hard way of doing this...

when installing a new bath room suit from a direct hot water cylinder, do u firstly need to drain the hot water system down and turn off the heating ?

ill do that mate but i have put the highest level of water into the cistern that it will take i know your only supposed to put in 6 litres now but i think i put more in cheers