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2 Neighbours in new bungalows both with same system - S Plan, Grant boiler. I have replaced stuck microswitches in the Drayton valves, several times, for both neighbours. I think they just get stuck as turning on the pump and boiler is too much for their rating and the contacts stick. Sometimes...

Hi, Just looking for any wisdom out there before I start. 100k twin burner Stanley fitted with Monoflame burners, Danfoss pump etc. I put the heating on the other night, ran for maybe 45 minutes, then it tripped the house earth leakage trip. I reset it and 10 minutes later the Stanley went...

Hi, Just wondering what is going on here. I have been sent an image from my son's house. Quite a recent build of about 5 years. Wet/leak under the cistern. Initial thought was leaky corroded shutoff valve, simple enough but looking closer it doesn't look right. Looks like it may have been...

Hi, I have had a Veritas 8 for many years with an RKP in the garage. I have just moved the main panel into a cupboard and added a new RKP in the hall. This new RKP, with an address of 2, works fine. I just checked the old RKP in the garage, with an address of 1, and it double bleeps when keys...

Friends bathroom radiator (see image) weeps in several places. Most of the joints 'A' and 'B' weep to some degree. I am interested to know if joint 'A' is a screw fit, taper maybe, so could be disassembled. Similarly how does connection 'B' mate to the radiator body itself ? Thanks...

Hi, Could just do with some pointers and suggestions please. No criticisms please as it already looks a mess to me. I have just been around to a friends house. They have UFH on 2 floors. Apparently it works sometimes and other times it does not so am trying to establish what is going on and...

I appear to have a small leak somewhere as my last 6 month water bill has gone up. Looking at bills over the last 4 years I have calculated I am losing possibly 8 litres an hour. Could be worse if it only started halfway through the billing period of course. The center spinner on the water meter...

I recently removed some board and insulation in a loft so a vertical flue could be passed through a ceiling, then through the 8" or so joist space, and then upwards and out through the loft space and out through the tiled roof. I would like to put the board back and close off the joist space but...

Hi, Couple of images attached. Is it possible to replace this toilet seat without un-plumbing the toilet to gain access to the underneath of the bowl. Thanks andytw

Elderly neighbour ran out of oil. Delivery has just been made. I believe she has a tiger loop as there is a glass device showing oil at the back door. Should this 'sort itself out' if we try and light the boiler or will I need to loosen oil lines etc. Thanks

Hi, It's all happening at once. Let property has Baxi back boiler on LPG. It has provided stirling service and is still going strong. HOWEVER the property only has an EPC 'F' so cannot now be legally rented out. It needs to be an 'E' at least. Apart from digging up the solid floors and...

I need to tee into a rigid 28mm pipe. I can obviously cut out sufficient pipe and would be able to get one end of the tee into place but not the other. So...how would the pros do it...if it can be done ?? Thanks andytw

Just about to fit one of these to reduce some noise when a machine is going through it's motions. Water pressure is, I believe, quite high. Is it just fit and forget or do I need to fiddle with the pressure for best results ? Thanks

I bought a replacement keypad for my main Veritas 8 panel but turns out I bought a keypad for the remote. Looks the same but the flexible connector is too short, making fitting impossible. I do not see keypads for the main panel for sale. Are they available ...

Previously posted this https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/need-to-tee-off-this.480621 So..we turned off the cold main, open up the cold tap, waited for it to stop running, did the plumbing. Turned the main back on, checked for water tightness, all good. Teeing off is achieved. Outside tap will...

I need to tee off this cold feed at the back of a downstairs vanity basin to get a feed for an outside tap. What is the fitting that has been used to connect the 15mm to the flexi ? What is the best way to get a 15mm tee from here ? The 15mm drops down from above in a stud wall. There is a...

Just wondering, do 'The Trade' fit these rings ? https://www.wras.co.uk/consumers/resources/interpretations_and_advice/backflow_prevention/b20/ Seems sensible but prevents someone washing their hair over the bath.

I have an Ideal Standard Playa toilet and cistern. Recently installed. The flush mechanism has one large plate to activate a flush but with a plastic lever to the side which also gets pushed by the full flush button. The cistern is branded as 6/4 litre. Exactly what does that mean ? I thought...

Purely speculative, just thinking aloud really. I have a wood-burner, with back boiler, that is connected via gravity flow to an upstairs hot water cylinder. The cylinder will get completely hot and the back boiler will start to sing. I realise that there needs to be a radiator also connected...

I need to replace an over bath shower screen. I would appreciate any thoughts on what to look for. Any makes to look at, any makes to avoid ? Good reliable value for money is what I am looking for rather than appearance or appeal as it is going into a let property. andytw