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    Tree roots leaking water.

    Hi I have been preparing for a garden overhaul and cut through a largish tree root. I'm now getting water coming from the broken root. At first I thought it was from a drain but I've dug all around the root and underneath and around the soil is dry albeit clay. I can see the water coming from...
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    Leaking Cast iron joint repair

    Hello folks. I've got a joint on my cast iron down pipe. I had a new bathroom fitted a few years ago and the fitter replaced some of the pipe with plastic and connected it to the cast iron down pipe. A few years ago I noticed a small leak so scraped all the joint out and used plumbers putty to...
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    Random vibrations in pipes.

    Hi folks. For a year or so I've been having what only I can describe as a small vibration sounding noise coming from a water pipe I presume. I can hear it more when I'm lucky enough to catch it in the bathroom or under the stairs where the stop cock is. Lasts around a second and then stops...
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    Slight humming in pipes...

    I have recently had a new boiler fitted but before this had some taps changed in the bathroom. We had to turn the stop tap off as the tap had no isolation valve and obviously when the boiler was fitted. Randomly I can hear like a spring board sound which basically lasts a few seconds. Almost...
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    Normal pressure drop variation help

    Hi folks. A quick question about boiler pressure. During the day we obviously use hot water and heating and the pressure when cold on the system reads about 1.4bar. If we have been out all day and not used the heating or any hot or cold water I can see that the pressure has dropped a tiny bit to...
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    New expansion vessel fitted but......

    Hi. BG under their homecare plan came out to fit a new expansion vessel. I can see that we are still losing pressure albiet a tiny tiny amount compared to last time. The copper pipe outside is wet....probably the odd drip every now and again. I'm beginning to think that it could be the PRV valve...
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    Boiler help. Baxi advanta exclusiv 35c

    Hoping that some WACCOE plumbing engineers can help. I noticed that the pressure in the boiler had dropped slightly so went to top it up. I could hear the water going into the boiler bit the needle on the pressure gauge didn't move. Put a bit more in.....nowt the needle still didn't move. I...
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    Boiler help Baxi advanta exclusiv 35c

    Hi I noticed that the pressure in the boiler had dropped slightly so went to top it up. I could hear the water going into the boiler bit the needle on the pressure gauge didn't move. Put a bit more in.....nowt the needle still didn't move. Thought forget and tapped it and went in the shower...
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