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Hi, Can anyone help, the vent pipe above my f & e tank is letting boiling water into the f&e tank and oveflowing at a high rate. As a matter of course I have changed the p2 float valve to no avail. as soon as the c/h is switched on the water commeth. This does not happen when the h/w is on and...

This will probably sound stupid but hey ho. I am trying to replace a washer on a tap and cannot loosen the valve section without the tap turning. I have tried a towel round it with a set of grips but it still turns (ideally need three hands) any suggestions apart from removing the tap from the...

Hi, I had to change a rad valve due to a crack. I drained down the system, replaced the valve opened the bleed valves and filled up the system. Once filled then switched on the hw & ch the boiler then fired up. Approx 3 hours later the hw was only luke warm when it used to be boiling hot. The...

Hi, When the central heating is on and the hw off the rads are all hot, as should be. When the hw comes on with the ch the hw is hot and the rads loose there temp. Any ideas?? This is a vented system with a three port valve.

Can anyone help me, I am trying to find where I can buy a manhole /Inspection cover lifting tool. I do have the small keys that you insert and turn, however, the one I am trying to locate is for the covers that have two round holes at either end approx 7cm wide. The tool locates both and lifts...

Hi, please forgive my naivety but when installing a bath, should you need to cut the height of a front panel or should the bath be set to the panel height so not height cut is needed? Hope this make some sort of sense. Last question, when the plasticish panel is in place it seems quite flimsy...

should the plastic pipe that connects the overflow to the waste be siliconed or solvent/cemented or nothing?

When I installed my bath the legs were firmly fitted and adjusted to the right height. Now the silicon keeps splitting when the bath is filled and someone is in it. Prior to siliconing it I did fill the bath. Any ideas why this is happening and what did i do wrong??

Having replaced the siphon on a close coupled wc, the doughnut was totally distorted. The problem is that the “universal” type you get from the likes of b&q are to thick, so the cistern sits to high and naturally when you flush (because the end of the siphon only goes into the pan a few mm) more...

I have to replace the siphon diaphragm on a wc. Naturally the wing nuts are totally corroded and there is not enough room to get a small hacksaw on one side due to the bath being in the way. Plan B, remove the wc complete, only to find that the pan is screwed in with four screws (rather than the...

I am trying to replace the plastic diaphragm on a close couple wc siphon. Naturally the siphon is a one piece cheapy version so I have to remove the cistern. The problem is that the two wing nuts are completely corroded. Any ideas?? I have tried WD40 however the bolt is so corroded that even if...

Hi, Can you tell me if a 15mm stainless steel pipe can be jointed the same way as a copper one; ie can you use a copper solder ring or end feed joining it to copper, also can you use a standard olive on it when using a compression fitting? Also can you use a pipe slice on it? Thanks

Is their a rule of thumb for tightening fittings? I keep hearing and reading about over tightening. i.e isolation valves, tap connectors.

Hi, I have just installed a new WC with a new straight pan connector which appears to be leaking a little from the pan side. The connector is pushed home as far as it will go but still a small drip. Should i use any kind of sealant on the joint?