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We have a second washing machine in the garage. Its a zanussi jetsystem 1000 and is over 6 years old. Its rarely been used in that time but was working ok years ago and hasnt been used since until now. When i switch it on it fills then does 2 wash cycles and then trips. It drains fine without...

My gainsborough electric shower is not heating the water and there is power to the pull cord. It is quite old and i was just wondering is there any checks i could do or should i just buy a new one.

A salamander pump that locks out at no 3 with the red light flashing,is it more than likely air in the pump or pipework. The pump is located at the base of the hot water cylinder with a blending valve to keep it cool. The pump is used to boost the hot water only to all the taps. Ive already...

Could anyone tell me how u can work at a toilet where the pan is all one piece, and you cant even see pipes or the pan connector. The dual flush valve wasnt working and i couldnt even turn the water off cos i couldnt see the cold feed pipe ballfix valve. I had to tie up the fluidmaster valve...

I cant understand why when i put the heating on for a couple of hours,the next morning the water is cold. I have a firebird 90 oil fired boiler sealed central heating system, with an indirect hot water cylinder. I couldnt see any flow and return pipes from the boiler to the side of the cylinder...

I have an immersion heater thats not working. Its called a willis type thats situated on the outside of the hot water cylinder, and i would like to test if its the power to the switch thats at fault. The switch is the fused connection type with the neon light. Can i test it with a phase tester...

A friend wants me to plumb a granny flat which basically is about the size of a garage 3 metres wide x 6 metres long split into 3 roms; bathroom = 1m90mm x 3m, bedroom =3m x3m, and living room with open kitchen = 3m x 3m930 mm. The height from the solid concrete floor to the ceiling is 2m 400mm...

Low mains pressure in new build especially at far end of house in en suite meant that the plumber put in a mains pump to boost the pressure and located it near the hot water cylinder. The plumber as we have just found out plumbed an aqualisa aquastream power shower to the mains pump and as a...

My aqualisa aquastream thermostatic shower is leaking at the back of the unit when it is switched on and the water is running down the wall. What is the most common cause of this. could it be the cartridge at fault I tried to take the unit off the wall as the hot and cold pipework was directly...

My creda washing m/c stopped working so i pulled it out only to find the power cable from it going directly through conduit in the wall to the fused connection unit. When i removed the faceplate i was shocked to find the live cable out was melted in its terminal. Would this be the fault of...

Im going to plumb in an electric shower for a neighbour. Its a creda 8500DL model,cheap from argos. My concern is the water inlet fitting that comes with the shower unit. It is a plain 15mm st shaft unthreaded. What is the best fitting to use on this and would the olive get a good enough bite on...

I recently fitted a kitchen mixer tap,and encountered firstly getting the hot water to turn completely off. The cold was no problem as the stopcock for it was under the sink,but as the plumbing was pretty old no service valves were installed to isolate the tap. The system was an indirect...

The 110mm waste pipe comes straight down from the ustairs toilet into the ceiling void,then branches to the left running into an internal soil stack,boxed in corner,and out to drain. As well as branching to the left in ceiling void it also branches to the right approx a foot or so, where a...

I am taking a shower tray out and replacing it with a bath.Its a bungalow with an open vented system with a small hot water cylinder enclosed behind a stud wall .The vent pipe coming off the top of the cylinder is only 15mm and the hot distribution pipe is only 15mm.The cold pipe to the ped...

I have installed 1 rad before,and now my neighbours got wind of it,hes looking 3 installed. The rads are going to be in 3 seperate locations; kitchen, bedroom,and hall. Do i have to rip up floors,or is there an easier way i can pipe these?

would it b o.k to tee into an existing rad to pipe to an additional radiator. The size of the pipework is 10 mm and the extra rad is approx 3.5 metres away in the same room downstairs. The boiler is oil fired,and open vented, with f@e tank. i dont know how many rads the property has but its a 2...

an old bath is leaking between the top of the bath and where its pushed into the tiles. Theres a massive gap in places,and i was wondering could anyone recommend anything to seal it as i think its too large for silicone.

I noticed a gate valve on the return pipe at the hot water cylinder and i was told it was to slow the water down going through the boiler. could anybody tell me is it dangerous to have to large or to small a flow through the boiler and how many turns should you have the gate valve open. your...

This guy has 2 cold rads upstairs,one in the bathroom,and one in a small toilet room beside it. Its an old farmhouse and the previous owner plumbed the whole house himself. The pipework seems to be microbore on most of the rads,with a few rads 15mm. The lockshield valves seem really old,with...

I have a beko wma 1614w washing machine that makes clicking noises at various stages of the wash cycle. Could it be the pressure switch when filling or draining the water, operated by air pressure or the pressure vessel or maybe none of these. Mostly its quiet but then all of a sudden you hear a...