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Hi ive got a dripping kitchen tap, ive removed the ceramic disk valve which has DAMIXA KK 2001 D etched into the side of the valve body. Has anyone got any suggestions on where I can purchase a replacement. Many thanks J

Im looking to install a power shower using a salamander ct50 pump, what is the minimum hot water cylinder capity required? Also the cylinder is heated via electric so what sort of replacement cylinder would I require? Cheers

Hi I have 2 radiators upstairs in my house, running off a gravity fed heating system. They used to work untill recently. I have bled them and there is water in both. I tried removing the rads and pulling water through each pipe using a hose untill hot/clear water came through, when I re...

Hi ive got 2 radiators in an upstairs bedroom wich are on the the end of the pipel run upstairs. All radiatorsin the house are hot, I bled the rads and found no air in them. I then closed the rad valves and removed the rads wich both had alot of sludge in. I then put a hose on the end of each...

Hi ive recently drained down my central heating system fed by a combi boiler. Unfortunatly 2 radiators dont work downstairs, their pipe runs drop down from upstairs where all rads work. I have bled the radiators and they are both full. Im presuming their is an airlock, what is the best way of...

Hi ive just fitted a bathroom in to a house that has a newish combi boiler. Since fitting the new suite the boiler now starts when u run a cold tap. (THE COLD IS PLUMBED TO THE COLD) before u state the obvious. Is their any reason for this and could you advise me on how to rectify the...

Hi ive just changed a tap in the kitchen of a 1 bedroom flat, the hot water flow appears to be quite low. The water system does not run of a combi boiler. Is their anything that could be causing this and how would I rectify the problem. Cheers

Hi ive just changed a bathroom suite on a bungalow that has a sealed hot water cylinder. The plumbing in the house is old including the cylinder. When turning the hot water back on the hot water dousnt maintain pressure. When turning the hot water taps on their is a sudden burst of mains...

Installed a free standing bath with the bath mixer tap on the wall. The feed for the tap is 15mm as this is the size of the connecter on the mixer tap. I have 22mm pipework running to the wall reducing down to 15mm for both hot and cold. The cold is fine as it runs of main pressure but the hot...

Hi got a shower tray that drains slowly causing the water to build up in it. Its brand new so not blocked. It came with its own trap and flexi conecter which is smaller then the 40mm waste pipe its connected to. When I fillled it with water to test for leaks I found the water did not drain...

Hi i've got a central heating systom that only operates if the hot water is selected aswell. I think its probably the 3 port valve but would like to no how to test for this and wether it could be anything else? cheers

Hi i've got a faulty kitchen tap which had problems turning on. You could turn the handle and instead of progressivly coming on it would suddenly come on full, then have to turn tightly to turn off. Ive changed the washer which has sorted that problem but unfortunatly it now has a squealing...

Hi I have recently had a leak from the flat upstairs come through my hallway ceiling. The water came through fast and the leak was rectified straight away. Unfortunatly the artexed ceiling has been left with brown water marks down both sides and across the middle where the plaster boards...

Hi I have a pumped central heating system, the boiler is a Potterton Netaheat profile 2-4-97. It was apparantly installed approx 1995 after the old one had packed up. The system has a header tank in the loft flowing down through the airing cupboard (their is No 3 Port Valve) and through to the...

Hi I have a problem with the header tank to the central heating overflowing. I have drained and run the system through and refilled. I have now noticed that at the point of the heating turning off it discharges water into the the heating header tank. I have also noticed that the radiator...