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Been doing a job at the local replacing some waste pipes and sorting out a few leaks. Sorted out the visible problems which i thought were causing water to run under the floor and down the cellar(behind the bar) from the top step. The floor is ply lined on top of floor boards and water seeps...

A mate of mine as an heatslave boiler 12/14 i think. He had recently run out of oil without realising. Since the oil tank as been refilled the boiler lockout light comes on after around 2mins of switching the boiler on. Then if you switch the boiler on soon afterwards the lockout light comes on...

just bought a bath pod and having a new boiler fitted as well. Need good flow rates for bathpod to work well but only have 7 radiators in bungalow. Was looking at Baxi 40he for flow rates but would this be too big for heating side and inefficient any advice appreciated.

Got the opportunity to tender for some work renewing bathrooms,soil stacks,wash basins, wc, traps, taps, shower trays ,cylinders etc etc all on council properties. Only done domestic work was wondering if anyone has any information re this work and whether its worth quoting. Are prices similar...

All of a sudden the shower has become too hot and when the hot is turned off the cold water comes out very slowly. Shower has worked ok for years and water is getting to the pump ok but doesnt seem to be going from pump to shower could it be some blockage or air lock on the cold side any advice...

Triton power shower with no blockage on h or c side and when switched on the pump is working fine. The problem is that no water is coming from the shower. Have read somewhere that it could be a solenoid valve that is stuck but could be something else any info appreciated

Ive been reading threads regarding shower cable size etc and have found differing opinion on certain areas regarding what kw shower can go on what cable. Was led to believe 6mm cable would take up to a 8.5kw shower but a council plumber i know says they wouldnt go over 7.5kw. Just done a couple...

when central heating is turned on the pressure gauge goes up to three bar and blows out of blow off pipe after about 15minutes. Also the pressure has dropped to nearly 0 baron occasions. There are no visible leaks, when system is off pressure stays the same am i right in thinking the pressure...

my mates got an Alpha 240x which has a small leak at the front of the boiler where the diverter valve is. The water is seeping through where the pin/rod comes out any advice much appreciated

Balancing some radiators up in a pub. There are seven rads and in the bar area there are 22mm pipes running under a seated area with what looks like run of silver fins probably 5 inch thick all the way around the pipes under the seating probably 10 metres. This area is banging hot. Ive managed...

A mate of mine lives in a downstairs flat with a back boiler, a copper cylinder and one tank which is f&e size. All of a sudden the pressure on his hot water tap has become a trickle. Could this problem be caused by an airlock? The system has not been interfered with for about 6 months. The...

A bit of advice required. Currently have an old redring shower fitted and want to change to an 8.5kw shower. There are two consumer units a modern one and an old one (4 Fuses)with fuses that are pulled out like a plug which the shower is currently connected to. The shower has a 32 amp fuse which...

moving a cold water tank and f&e tank higher in a bungalow with a loft conversion. The cylinder is on the ground floor next to the boiler with the tanks in the highest part of the roof. We think we might have problem with the hot water pressure in the bathroom in the conversion. From what ive...

Just removed a radiator from a system that has an header tank,cwc and copper cylinder. The radiator does not tee off to another. I capped off the rad pipes and filled the system back up. when full there was quite a loud vibrating noise from the cylinder and cw tank.We run off a bit of hot water...

working on a loft job in a bungalow. There is a cwc and header tank in the loft space with a cylinder and glowworm spacesaver boiler on the ground floor. All the pipes for the rads in the bung come up into the loft space and then drop down the walls to feed the rads on the ground floor. A ll...

Working on a loft job where the cw cistern and feed and expansion tanks need moving about three feet higher and slightly to one side. Is it a case of turning the incoming supply off, draining the ch system and cw cistern.

Freind has a coal fire with back boiler. In the bathroom the flow from the hot tap is very poor on the wash basin. ANd on the bath the flow on the cold is non existant. What could be the cause. Is it the taps that are shagged or a system problem. There are no isolation valves or flexible...

Having four new radiators fitted on downstairs extension and utility room. The flow and return connections are easily accessible. All rads and valves are supplied what would be the cost to have this work done. The boiler is a Worcester Bosch combi. Do the pipes that feed the up pipes for the...

Removing a cast iron soil stack and replacing with plastic on a two storey house. All pipe provided by builder and all old pipe removed. What is a reasonable price for this work

Baxi combi boiler with c.h working ok but with no hot water at the taps what is the cause of this problem?