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    How to check water pipe earthing?

    Oh yes! This has been on going for some time, with regular water testing. the initial problem was put down to the manganese in the water, so a £2k manganese filter system was installed, but we are still having problems so other avenues are being investigated, such as this!
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    Earth testing?

    The pH is very slightly acid, at about 6.9, although the water engineer reckons a dose of soda ash in the brine tank every 8 weeks will sort that out, and we have a UV filter in the system to eliminate any bacteria. The whole system runs: well, pump, brine tank, crystalite manganese filter...
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    How to check water pipe earthing?

    Thanks for that. Would an electrician be able to check if the earth is sufficient, or seeing as it's in connection with the water pipes would it be a plumbers job?
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    How to check water pipe earthing?

    Hi, I've posted this in the plumbing section, without any reply, so thought I'd try here instead! We've had major problems with well water and manganese filters in an old cottage, and the water engineers have suggested that maybe the water pipes are not adequately earthed. They seem to think...
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    Earth testing?

    No one? Would this be better in the elec section?
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    Earth testing?

    I don't know if it makes a difference, but we have a right mish-mash of copper and flexi grey plastic pipework all round the place. The main water supply is pumped in via a blue plastic pipe to a header tank in the loft, with the cold tap in the kitchen being fed directly from the pumped...
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    Earth testing?

    Hi, We've had major problems with well water and manganese filters in an old cottage, and the water engineers have suggested that maybe the water pipes are not adequately earthed. They seem to think that the whole water system may be acting as a huge battery and causing copper from the pipes...
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    Septic tank overflowing

    Thanks guys for all your help, just thought I'd give you an update. Had a local firm round to look at it who said "Your soakaway is shot, you can either have it re-dug/renovated for £8k, or you can have a treatment system installed for £4k!". After a short time my eyes stopped watering and my...
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    Septic tank overflowing

    I think it's a septic tank, it has a large center chamber (5ftx10ft ish), rectangular in shape, brick built, covered with concrete sleepers. Inside is a lot of "stuff" covered with a muddy crust. At either end is a manhole cover over smaller chambers (about 3ft square), one end that you can see...
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    Septic tank overflowing

    Maybe I should add that as a temporary stop gap measure, I've run 20m of garden hose from the outflow (grey water) chamber of the tank to the ditch where the grey water discharges to, and have had it syphoning water out for about 12 hrs now. This has dropped the level in the tank by about 6"...
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    Septic tank overflowing

    Hi, We moved into a property about 9 months ago which has a large brick built septic tank (it used to service 2 cottages, but now just ours). The previous owners said they'd never had any problems with it and had never had it emptied in 10 years. After several days of really heavy rain, we...
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    Can I connect a BT main socket to another?

    No, we've only 2 phones plugged in, but could do with utilising one of the idle sockets foe the sky box, saving a long, unsightly extention cable trailing around the front room.
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    Can I connect a BT main socket to another?

    Hi, We have moved into a house with 8 BT installed sockets, but only half of them work! Having spoken with BT, it appears that there were 2 lines running into the house, 1 residential and one business, with BT reconnecting the residential one. Both main sockets are located together (the...
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    Shower pump replacement

    That's great, thanks so much. Fitting a TMV may well be the way ahead, but is it something a basic amateur can do, or is it worth getting someone in to do it for me? Would it be a hour for a plumber but a days work and a lot of heartache for me?! Just trying to think ahead, if we thought we...
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    Shower pump replacement

    Sorry, been away for a few days! Are these pumps the "Rolls Royce" of shower pumps, or just a good standard make? Just a couple of observations: 1, The pump installed at present is a 1.5 bar, will increasing it to a 2 bar pump pose any problems when only running 1 shower? 2, The...
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    Do I have a Surrey Flange?

    OK, thanks for that, but how do I know if one is already fitted? Will I be able to see it?
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    Do I have a Surrey Flange?

    So I've got a replacement shower pump which looks fairly straightforward to change, but it recommends the use of a surrey flange. Can someone tell me what one is, and how I can tell if there's already one fitted?! Cheers, TT
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    Shower pump replacement

    Hi, We've just moved into a house and discovered the shower pump is very noisy and intermittant, so I guess it needs replacing. In the pile of paperwork left by the previous owners I found a receipt for it (an Aura 45) from 2003. Is this about the right life for a shower pump? So, what...
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    Flexicom 30cx losing pressure

    Thanks Lightning for your help, have finally found a leaking pipe joint under a floor board via a damp ceiling!!
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    Flexicom 30cx losing pressure

    Thanks for that, I'll pop off and do it now. Am I ok to leave the hot water side of the system on?
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