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Hi Guys. I had a look at a leak for a mate, He has an old asbestos soil stack, and the boss (joining the bath waste to the stack) has snapped! Any idea for fixing this without replacing the entire stack?

Some has asked me to paint a cast iron drainpipe. The older paint on there is flaking off so i take i i should rub it all down first. Is there any particular process to follow or is it just rub down and paint?

Hi guys, My parents decided to let a painter and decorater to fit a bath a few years back! The seal around the bath just dosnt stick, bit of a problem when where having showers as the water finds its way down the side of the bath into the kitchen, Tried re-sealing it numerous times but always...

Guys, i see alot of plumbing where people have put ptfe on compression fittings? i never have used it, but are you meant to or not?

I have a gainsborough electric shower at home, But the temprature isnt constant, Some days you will turn it on and it will be fine, others you can turn it on, put it on hot but it will be cold! Also the temprature is very sensitive, Even the slightest of turn can sometime make a drastic change...

Hi guys, the seal around my bath keeps cracking. The feet are stood straight onto floorboards, should there be some other support there, some baton etc. to spread the weight? When resealing am i right in assuming the bath has to be full ?

Hey guys, I have a bottom entry float valve for my w.c, Its been dripping for a while so i've only just got around to sorting it. Put a new flex connector on there, and the compression end of the flex is still dripping. Took it off and the end of the pipe looked a bit battered, Cut the pip...

Hi guys, a friend of mine has asked me to look at a leaking stop tap (inside there house) If its not the packing gland and i have to turn the water off from the external stoptap, i was wondering wether it would be safe to do so as at the moment in my area we have very bad frost. would u...

Hi guys, Just wondering, if there is any sort of leaflet or publication on Electric showers i can get hold off? Or wether you know any decent websites where i can just read up on how they work, common faults etc. Cheers guys

Hey guys, first of all i was just reading that post about the apprentice, haha made me laugh. Anyway down to buisness. My living room has one 600 in the middle of the room. supplied by microbore pipe. Im hoping to fit two 300's in there instead, can i just connect onto the microbore...

one question i forgot to ask guys, is can i actually change a connector on a water meter? there wasnt any ties on there like i see on some, ?

Hi guys, i have a water meter in my place, very smilar to the one in this link http://www.brass-plumbing.com/productsimages/watermeter_95563.jpg The threads on the end look 22mm but a 22mm nut dosnt fit on them, what do i need to connect the meter to the pipework? is it just a tap...

My brother has asked me if in a few weeks time i can fit him some new bath taps. The end of the bath that holds the taps is tight up against the wall, when i take the side panel off between the bath and the wall there is barley enough room for me to fit both my hand and a tool whilst turning...

Hi There, I have recently moved into a large house with 4 floors. I have a combi on the bottom floor. the radiator on the top floor is the last one of the string. This dose not get hot no matter how long i keep the heating on. I understand that the last radiator of a string may never be as hot...

Right, this is my second post on this subject, but i have much more information this time. In my friends flat, when the hot water tap in the bath is running, no water comes from the basin hot water tap. when the kitchen hot water tap is running, water will come from the bath tap, but again...

I am about to do a few small jobs for someone i know. What is a reasonable price for fitting a outside tap on a wall that is about 2 meters from a cold feed pipe? How much should i charge to replce a float op ball valve? And the last one, What price wold i charge to fix a leaking waste...

In my friends flat, the hot water tap in the bath is very low pressure, and when the hot water bath tap is running, he gets no water from the hot water tap on the basin. Any ideas what this problem could be? cheers.