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Hi, I'm a new homeowner and learning basic plumbing. I've just carried out my first successful piece of work - I replaced the smelly old sink trap in the kitchen with a new trap. No leaks (so far!), and I think I can count it as a success! When I replaced the trap, I chose a McAlpine Trap with...

Hi all, I live in a small block of flats about 10 years old. Over the last year or so many of the flats have developed "clunk" sounds when taps are turned off and whirring when the water is running. The mains water pipes run behind my bedroom wall, so I am trying to figure out the problem...

Hi all, I have a piece of dead-end piping attached on a junction to my mains pipe just before the stop cock. It leaves the main pipe at 90 degrees before bending upwards to the vertical. It has a stop-cock of its own, and turning this appears to do nothing. It is clearer in the picture...

Hi all, I was helped on these forums to diagnose a smelly kitchen sink. It turned out that the overflow pipe was to blame. I now periodically clean the pipe, but the smell and gunk come back. This is due to a design flaw. I am looking for advice on how to fix this. The sink is a double...

Hi all, I recently repainted my bathroom, so unscrewed the shaver socket to paint around it. I now wish to reattach, and am puzzled with how the screw attachment works. The screw is embedded in a pronged, double semi-circular piece of metal which is free standing from the socket casing...

Hi all, I am suffering with sewer gas coming from my sink when it drains. I live in a block of flats and need to find out if the problem is my plumbing (my responsibility) or the drains (management company's responsibility). I had the trap replaced recently, which did not solve the...

Hi all, I have moved into a new-build flat which suffers quite badly from creaking and moving floorboards under the carpet. The builder is trying to assure me that this is due to a combination of new building regs and the fact that a floating floor has been used to reduce sound travelling...