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Should not be a proble#m but you would need to give the guys on tghis site some idea of where you are siting the second boiler and the pipe layout so that they can advise on connection points. I have a system in my holiday cottage which includes both an open coal fire with back boiler and an...

Best bet is to post a photo of tap so that people can see what's involved.

What about the plastic clips used for 40mm waste pipe?

Suggest that you assemble outlet in cistern. Washer inside, washer outside, steel plate and then nut. Tighten up (hand tight is not enough you will need a spanner) and support cistern vertically over the actual bowl of toilet (not in its final position. Fill with a bucket and see if it leaks. If...

I assume the washer is a flat disc with a hole in the middle. Slightly thicker should not be a problem. Try using one with a slightly bigger diameter and buff it down to the correct diameter rather than use a smaller one.

Cheaper to buy a new doughnut.

Surely you will be feeding the shower with cold water from the tank not the mains. So if you tie up the ballcock you can drain both the cold and hot feeds to the bathroom. By the way what is your strategy to deal with a burst mains pipe in your house. You need that stopcock sorted. you really...

Problem with the diverter on a bath mixer shower tap. It is a 15 or 20 year old gold finished tap set that has a plated cover that can be removed once the tap heads (white plastic), hose connector and diverter pullup knob are removed. This exposes the pull up spindle for the diverter...

There should be a length of tube that fits down into the trap and which can removed for cleaning. It should have a rubber ring on the outside to create an airtight seal with the body of the trap. If the tube is missing you have no seal at all. If the rubber ring is missing the trap will not...

Could the slate and/or groutlines be any way porous? Are the tiles fitted around the toilet or was the floor tiled first and then toilet on top. If latter case is base of toilet sealed to tiles with silicone. If not seepage from two small boys' poor aim might have found way under toilet.

what type of floor covering have you?

If no water comes out the problem may be either blocked pipe leading to radiator or valves on radiator, (lockshield and TRV), shut or stuck respectively. Lockshield is one cannot be turned withot removing cap to expose the square spindle top. TRV is the thermostatic adjustable valve you...

Back syphonage: Theoretically if the shower head is left lying in the bathwater and the cold feed is mains fed then under some situations you can have a drop in pressure in the mains to such a degree that bathwater is syphoned back into the mains. This is also the reason an outside tap must...

Listen to Chris. What happens when your inlet valve eventually fails and your drip becomes a flood???

I have a bought a new hose for my pressure washer. Hose has M22 female connector while washer is 1/2 inch BSP. Are there plumbing adapters available, ie 1/2 inch female Bsp to male M22, which could connect hose to pump and cope with 100 bar rated pressure. If not does anyone know if special...

Could be a twist in the internal rubber tube within the flexible hose. Disconnect at the unit and see if flow is still poor.

I am tiling to half way up a window with plastic tile trim fixed to the face of the main wall. I am at a bit of a loss as to how to mitre these main pieces of trim and the small piece at right angles, on the window reveal, where all three meet.

Hope your insurance man is correct about responsibilities. Here a householder is responsible for everything on their property unless sewer is shared with neighbouring properties in which case authority is responsible.

Is the electric shower on the partition you want to remove? Is electric shower going to be used in the final shower room or are you disgarding it? First thing you need to do anyway is isolate the power to the electric shower right back at the customer unit/fuse box. How you do this depends on...

Try your local plumber's merchant. Failing that B&Q. Screwfix do them. see item 44047