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    Toilet not flushing away contents effectively....

    there could be a few problems,, there could be a part blockage which would cause the problem,, is the vent blocked ??,the toilet looks very similar the the band q one which is not the best of flushes
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    Seized stop cock under sink

    i do that type of job quite often,,, you or he need to clean around the top of the valve to see if it says 1010 bs there no grantee it will,, as there is a very similar size which as a finer thread.. beware as it will go in but not hold,, the date sugests its 1010 if so its an easy one
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    very unusual ballvalve

    thanks charnwood its not a torbec and its not on that list how ever there is a one on that list the A206 That looks similar by tiled in its a concealed flush box which is covered in 3/4 ply then plaster board and tiled,, access is though a cut out for the button and a very small opening in...
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    very unusual ballvalve

    thanks foxhole,,its non of them,, whats annoying is i have the washers to fit all of them listed on the BES site and thought i had every washer,,,, not so
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    very unusual ballvalve

    cant belive no ones come across this type of ball valve????theres got to be a stockest
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    very unusual ballvalve

    yes tryed cleaning no joy its really difficult to get at,,, had a camera snake in and a ispecion mirror to see it,,, and it avery well tiled bath room,, which makes it all the more difficult
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    very unusual ballvalve

    hi mate its not an armatage as i have them on the van,, similar but as no pin and bit bigger the pins in the valve and its nylon thanks for the link
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    very unusual ballvalve

    went to a ballvalve yestertday it is side feed and i think is is a PNC 100 i have most of the ball valve washers on the van,, but this was one ive never seen ....similar to a tor bec but the pin was nylon and it went through the middle of the washer,,, there is no option to change the valve as...
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    drain cleaner

    knock outs worth a try,, i've had problems with these before,, even replaced a 2 pipe in the past,, this stuff is incredibly difficult to shift,, just wounded if any one as had any luck unblocking these
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    drain cleaner

    I have to unblock a urinal tomorrow. I usually just renew the trap as i know urinals are very difficult to remove that build up of is it calcium or what ever that white stuff is that crystallize in the trap.This one will be difficult to swap Has any one had any success with chemical...
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    disable toilet

    just to add there is a mixer valve fitted below this whb so that may suffice the building regs? but is the a reg for the tap handle???
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    Close coupling Toilet - Leak or Dew?

    close couple can be a pain,,, here's a few,,, the pottery is almost certainly made abroad,, when it arrives in the UK the internals are usually added ie ball valve etc some like china come complete,,,, 1 its likely to be a drop valve,, but if it is a syphon make sure its not a... McDEE as...
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    I have 6 of these...what are they?

    looks like its for ajusting tappets on lawn mower,,, for somthig siMar see SPQR TOOL
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    disable toilet

    have a call to repair dripping tap in a large factory,, the tap is a armitage shanks it a mono block one its just one leaver which when off,, is over to the left hand side,, and as its moved to the left it starts cold and gets hotter the more its turned to the right,, they seem to be fitted to...
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    diy windows

    im soon going to be putting in some new windows in a proberty i rent,, i have been told that a fencer registered company must put these in ,, as if at a later date want to sell the probery,,, if ive installed them my self there will be a problem with selling ????????
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    do i need another inspection

    i have a rented proberty just less then a year ago i had an electrical inspection carried out,, it recommended a few items in class 2,, one was to upgrade the consumer unit,, and the others were 6mmm earth bond to be 10mm and anothe Miner item,, i can get some of this paid on a grant , and i...
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    rubber gaskets

    the rubber is to make a diafram for a drop valve and to Carrie in the van,, should i come across any thing unusual,,, story is i visited a customer who told me thay had a very old toilet 30 years old, and it worked by pulling a button on top,,, i thought thay were mistaken as ive never come...
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    rubber gaskets

    need to get hold of some rubber to make afew gaskets what im after is simler in size and thick ness of say the sealing rubber that comes on a flush sypon,, any on know were i buy it from??
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    plumbing invention

    the device set up time is a couple of minits,, there no risk of leaks and its fail safe.. it may do a primatic system but ive not tried on one..looking on the inventors sites it suggests seeing if any thing else currently exists that is simler,,,ive never heard or seen any thing simler can any...
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    plumbing invention

    what is your thoughts on this invention,, ive got a prototype made up of a devise that ,, will guarantee to fill an old styly central heating system ie tank and cylinder,,,with out creating air locks in the dwh or heating,, it will do this in under 15 mins ,, ive used it were plumbers have...
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