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Thanks for the replies. The inspection chamber with the standing water is also fed from a new soil stack, which connects to a toilet, bath & shower. Building Control haven’t inspected it yet, but the drain has already been covered over & the trenches filled in. I'm assuming this shouldn't have...

I’ve recently had a new drain put in partly to replace an old one, but also to re-route it because of an extension I’ve had built. The new drain runs from a gully, half way along one side of the house, across the back and into a manhole on the edge of the lawn. This has meant 3 new inspection...

I had some solar panels installed about a year ago, which meant having a new cylinder fitted, along with new pipework, pump & control unit. A couple of friends of mine recently had panels installed, and out of curiosity, I had a look to see how theirs compared with mine. All seems the same apart...

Thanks for all your comments. To answer a few questions – the installation was done at my sister’s house a few months ago, in the roof space above an extension she was having built. The pipes lead into the bathroom, and connect up to the boiler and hot water tank that are there, inside a...

I'd be interested in anyone's thoughts on this: This is a new installation of gas, water & central heating pipes, and electric cables. The gas pipe is the 22mm one to the left, water & central heating are underneath, and ring main, lighting & main feed to consumer unit cables, are...

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I had a new hot water tank and pipes installed a few months ago, and looking through the installation guide, there are few things I don’t quite understand. The cylinder is a Hot Spring “Dual Fuel” unvented type, with a 300 litre capacity. It has two coils, the second of which connects into a...