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    identify hidden wc cistern?

    hi could anyone help identify hidden cistern, having a nightmare getting a new flush valve, cheers
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    wc suited to soil pipe coming out of floor

    .. 6 odd inches away from wall, can anyone recomend a close coupled toilet that suits this setup? i found one in b and q but is part of an expensive set, cheers
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    outside run on saniflo outlet

    hi just wondered how you guys would go about running a 22mm pipe from saniflo that would have to go outside for 1500mm(vertically). Would it be best to do that bit in copper, if so will a pfit straight work for going from overflow 22mm to 22mm copper? cheers
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    lagging pipes below first floor floorboards?

    hi guys as title says is it necessary to insulate pipes below floorboards and joists on the ground floor of a building, i havnt personally seen any that have frozen down there, even last winter.. cheers
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    could anyone identify this propane regulator?

    is there anyway for my plumber to calculator the pipe sizing for a commercial burner that is 350kw from this propane regulator? he lives a distance away im not sure if it is low, medium or high? can anyone identify it from this picture alone? cheers
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    oil boiler lock out

    hi, the burner has locked out on our parents boiler, and i know from talking to them over the phone that the pressure in sytem is low. I cant explain to them how to top it up but just curious could low pressure lock the burner out? or is it just oil or burner faults that would case this...
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    Pipe insulation

    is it a problem putting on bigger pipe insulation onto a pipe, say 22mm onto 15mm pipe. just got a load left over and wondering whether to use it for all the 15mm copper pipe i have in loft cheers
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    halstead hero 75

    had problems with this boiler not starting, or the fan starting and clicking off after a second, then coming back on a second later and off- and carrying on like this. i changed the air pressure switch, this seemed to work for 10mins before fault reocurred, the fan was snagging so i changed it...
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    leaking thermostatic mixer valve on firebird combi 90

    any way to fix this or is a new valve the only way? it is leaking from the head that has min, max, 1, 2, 3 on it would this drop the pressure of the boiler, im thinking not because it is the hot water and cold mains that go into it. thankyou
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    no heat upstairs, combi

    Hi, we are struggling getting heat into out upstairs radiators, the system is pressurised and the downstairs ones all work fine. We turned the downstairs ones off and bled upstairs individually until hot water came through but as soon as downstairs are opened they take all the heat. upstairs...
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    immersion heater off mains?

    Hi, just wondering if theres an easy way of powering an immersion heater off a mains 3 pin plug. theres no wiring in my house yet except for plugs near mains and would be brilliant if we could get some hot water going. thanks in advance
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    immersion heater off (plug and socket)

    Hi, just wondering if theres an easy way of powering an immersion heater off a mains 3 pin plug. theres no wiring in my house yet except for plugs near mains and would be brilliant if we could get some hot water going. thanks in advance
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    teeing in to 110mm cast

    is there anyway I can do this where the cast is a vertical stack above ground and im coming in with 110mm plastic horizontally. thanks for any help
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    combi with header tank

    Hi I've got what i thought was a combi but it has no filling loop. is it possible it is connected to the header tank and through the CH pipes and it refills this way. Its just the pressure is reading at 0 and I was thinking it should be between 1 and 2. THe place where the booklet says...
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    electic shower cutting

    I recently had two electric showers fitted upstairs in my house and since the second one was fitted we've noticed fluctuating temperatures and when they are both operating at the same time they both run stone cold. Is this a lack of flow and is there a chance they'll ever work together...
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    Stain from gold mixer taps

    Hi, after fitting some gold bath mixer taps from homebase yellow liquid drips from them and stains our bath, and has done for a few months. This stops when you run the taps for a few seconds and it washes itself clear but starts again when the taps have been off for a few minutes anyone else...
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    Free Standing bath taps

    Hi, Im having trouble getting the upright pipes to fix to the bath taps without leaking, the bath taps have the usual threaded tails and the stand pipes tighten onto these. Tried using plumb blue, ptfe tape and a combination of both, it seems like the threads are so tight it just pushes the...
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    Different radiators coming on at different times

    Hi, our downstairs radiators stopped coming on, think the 3 way valve was sticking so put a new one on, now some rads come on and some don't. But it changes regularly which ones are on and which arn't. But they're never all on at once! any idea of the likely cause? Thanks
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    Recomended shower pump

    Any recomendations for a single impeller shower pump (hot water) and what size it should be for running one shower? I currently have a stuart turner 1.2 bar pump, which is very noisy and has been from new.
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    Tumble dryer vent

    I've had to use a piece of plastic channel for the vent on my tumble dryer, and connectors at eithe end to fit back on to the 4 inch hosecoming out the back of the Tdryer. Do you use solvent cement to stick the channel to the connectors? The type of connectors Im talking about...
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