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yeah I used full bore isolators.... and the flexis are pretty much straight

Well just chopping the old pipes and sticking a flexi on them.

The water pressure was good with the old taps though. And we have a similar tap in the main bathroom which literally the thickness of a partition wall away and that one works fine

Just got my new bathroom sink up and running but I'm not the the monoblock tap is working right. The bit where the water comes out is kind of a wide thin letterbox sort of a shape and When I turn the tap on 4 separate dribbles of water come out rather than one wide torrent that I expected...

Hi all. I'm trying to install a new bathroom sink but in having trouble fitting the waste without it leaking. When the plug is its fine, so it's underneath that is the problem. The waste i have just came with 2 flat rubber washers and I've looked up online and it says the its a common problem...

Fingers crossed and touching wood.... i think its sorted . All pressurised and and thr heatings been on a couple of hours with no drips Thanks for all the advise guys...

Ok ive bought them.... the tail seems to slide in and out of the body .. is this t o adjust the lenght of the tail or do i still need to cut the tail to lenght

They replacement tails in screwfix that look like they have an o seal. Could i just fit those? Catalogue number 10954

Ok ... latest update.... the only stuff mentioned in any of the solutions that i could find locally was the fernox. So ive just bought some. Applied some to the tread along with lashings ptfe tape screwed the tail into the radiator... i think the threads are totally goosed though. The tail...

Ah i didn't realise it was a tapered thread. Is there a chance ive knackered the thread putting it in and taking it out a few times then? It seemed to be making worse the last time i put it in

Ok I'll give fernox a go. Is fernox Any different to other jointing compound? I already have some that's all? So are all towel radiators the same? just have a screw in tail with no seal of any sort? Thanks for the help guys

Where the tail screws into the radiator . Should there not be some sorry of seal on it? Its literally just ptfe tape on it

that's what i thought the first time it started dripping. So i took it off and put loads on....seemed to make it worse... and speaking of making things worse... it looks like the olive is jammed solid right on the end of the pipe... will not budge one way or the other. Don't want to cut it...

Hi all. I'm in the process of putting a new bathroom in and I'm having a few issues with installing a new towel radiator. I'm not sure if it's because I'm doing something wrong or it's because ive bought a cheap radiator and valves. I'm relatively new to the world of plumbing so forget any...

thanks for the suggestion guys. yeah its a good solid resin tray, its the partition walls and the floor im worried about flexing as much the tray. if I go with batons suggestion, should I glue the tray to the batons as well? as the tray would still only be held in place by the tiles and sealant

hi, im not sure if this is classed as a plumbing issue or not. im installing a shower tray in my en suite bathroom . its in an alcove so theres wall on 3 sides and its going on a riser kit as I cant get the waist pipe under the floor boards. Im not sure how im supposed to fix the tray into...

Hi. Im replacing or old rusty panel radiator with a towel warmer. Never changed one before but thought I'd have a go. I bought the radiator from b&q but it didn't com re with and valves so I've bought those separate. I've gone to screw the valves into the radiator but they seem very loose...

hi, im in the process of fitting a new bathroom. im having trouble connecting my new 40mm waste pipe for the sink and shower up to the existing waste pipe that runs through the wall and connects to main soil stack outside. the existing waste pipe seems to be 55mm (external) . i cant seem to find...