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    Intermittent loss of combi hot water

    Twice now we have lost hot water from our combi boiler. The boiler is firing and the hot water outlet pipe is getting hot, but the tap water is just tepid. British Gas visited, but the engineer was stumped and thought it might be a mixer tap gone faulty. I isolated all cold supplies to the...
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    Low pressure toilet valve

    I'm looking for a really low pressure toilet valve because I use water from a rainwater tank to flush the toilet. There is only 1m head of water. The new toilet came with a valve but the pressure isn't enough to open it and fill the cistern. I bought a Torbreck one from Toolstation as it went...
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    How to stop taps turning

    Do any of you have any tips to stop taps turning on baths and basins? I always tighten the big nut with a basin spanner as hard as I dare, but invariably, the tap gets knocked, straightened and then becomes loose. It drives me mad it does! :evil:
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    Shower mixer not getting hot

    I did some plumbing work recently (new en suite bathroom) but the old mixer shower doesn't get hot anymore. My guess is some crap in the pipes has got into the valve? The combi is delivering hot water as the pipes are hot and the sink next to it has hot water too. Are there any tips or...
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    Adding radiators - plastic fittings

    I'm adding new radiators in my new extension. I have lengths of 22mm plastic pipes under the floor linking exisiting copper manifolds. I plan to install the new radiators by inserting a 22mm Tee for flow and return and linking to a 22mm to 4 x 10mm Speedfit connector. I will use inserts...
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    Worcester 28CDi combi boiler over pressurising

    Hi, I've read most of the posts on the site about Worcester combi boilers over pressurising and the main faults seem to be: 1. Mains pressure water inlet open (or faulty) 2. Water to water heat exchanger faulty 3. Expansion vessel faulty I am confident it isn't the first one as...
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