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    Problem with connecting washing machine waste hose to sink

    Can you replace the washing machine hose? for a hose with the correct end fitting Failing that you will need to turn it up on end so that it hangs in the end of a vertical pipe. Normally get a U shaped guide with the machine for the hose so it hangs in. you may need to install a second u...
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    Outside Tap in garage, frost protection

    Yea, big conduit pipe about 6ft long at head height. Oh I see, fit a stop cock and drain valve at the top, Stop it off then open the drain and it will empty out. Superb! Didnt think if that! Oh its if the mains goes off! Makes sense. I think your right most of the decent tapes have...
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    Outside Tap in garage, frost protection

    Thanks. The garage already has water supply so its just a matter of breaking into that line. I will keep the runs plastic and indoors and let the tap poke out the outside wall. In fact thinking about it I could even install the tap inside the garage since modern hose connectors are so good and...
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    Gravity fed vs mains pressure systems

    I think you have realised the pro's and cons. When we went to mains pressure hot it blew the system to bits. House is 1968 and previously owned by someone in the trade (never buy a house off a professional, not one job been done properly). Including under the bath, under the fitted...
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    Outside Tap in garage, frost protection

    Hi all, Newbie here, post one. Looking for some advice re fitting of a new outside tap in a garage. The garage is an outbuilding and unheated. Ive started plumbing in plastic lately and find it much much easier and more watertight. I intend to lag the pipes still concerned that with the...
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