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I have had multiple contractors round to fix drains stack pipes and yesterday found condensate pipe under sink had small crack and they thought this was causing the smell. Since then smell is now worse under sink and behind cupboard were the internal stack is . I have only recently noticed the...

Hi I had a washing machine delivered today it was connected by the company I bought it from. Can anyone tell me if the grey drainage hose should be looped around like that? After the machine has finished the pipe is still full of water. I'm worried it'll start smelling if it can't drain correctly.

Hi, there is a leak in my outside tap copper pipe, I want to remove the pipe that connects under my sink and replace with a new one, do I need a blowtorch to remove the old one and what all would I need to install the new one again? I have attached a pic of the connection that goes to the...

Hi all, For the past year we have had parts of dead bugs (ie spiderlegs, bits of wings, shells) and odd debris coming out of our hot water tap only in the bath. We have a classic boiler (not combi) so we have a large old hot water tank/cylinder in the airing cupboard in the bathroom and a tiny...

I have a shower, bath and basin that all drain slowly, and the bath emptying now results in water coming up through shower trap. A lot of gurgling noises too. The shower trap does not empty quickly enough and will overflow over the shower tray if take a shower over a couple of minutes. I have...

Hi- we recently replaced our kitchen doors to give the old kitchen a refresh, and replaced the stainless steel sink with a Belfast sink to match the new style. The sink we bought was the same dimension as the old one, but as it’s curved it doesn’t fit the space. Annoyingly the plumber broke the...

Does anybody come across similar tap cardridge please? I have tried to replace it, that should be easy task but I have tried everything to pull it out and couldn't. Does anyone have any advice as to how to access the cartridge please? Does it merely need pulling straight out or does something...

Hi Everyone, I have a question with regards to a specific requirement I have for an electric 3 way diverter 28mm valve on an ASHP installation? As far as I know most 3 way valves are configured so the flow comes into the bottom of the 3 way valve (Inlet: C) and then the water either flows out...

I have a toilet with a concealed cistern and there is an issue with one of the flush valves leaking (the bit circled in green in the photo). The flush plate says Geberit but it doesn’t seem like the flush components actually are Geberit (Geberit replacement parts don’t fit). Can you identify...

Evening all. After suspecting for years that our property never had an internal stopcock when we fitted the bathroom a couple years ago, I recently had the kitchen plinths out to investigate some rodent activity and set some traps and I ended up finding a lead pipe in the far corner which the...

Hi there I hope somebody can be of help. My Baxi boiler keeps blowing the 2 amp fuse. We went away for a couple of days and turned the heating to zero on the thermostat. I’ve come home and noticed a leak at the foot of one of the radiators and no heating. I’ve checked and the pressure had...

Adding a vertical rad into our new extension. I noticed the pipes were centered in the wall which I didn’t like so I asked the plumber could we move the rad closer to the corner. Does anyone know of this affects the efficiency of the rad? We were told by moving it closer it would reduce the...

Evening all, I've just bought a Drayton Wiser Kit 1 to replace my EPH Controls (RF1A-OT) and just want to clear something up with the wiring. Here is the current wiring setup: And here are the instructions for the Drayton Wiser Kit 1 (Combi Potterton boiler) Am I missing anything from the...

Hi, This is my radiator in my bathroom. I want to change it to a towel rail. As a chippy I’ve done fair bit of plumbing but want advice on changing this. What would be the best pipe lay out? It’s a 500 rad getting changed to a 500 towel rail. I know the tails come underneath. Could I put a...

I’m trying to remove the brass thermostatic valve, per original instructions. Managed to get everything off to find the retaining sleeves completely tiled and grouted in. Had a “professional “ do tiling, and a plumber do the plumbing 10 years ago. Question: do I have to break through the...

Hi all, We've sourced 2 new rads that we'd like installed in place of our 2 existing ones and have been quoted £350 for getting them swapped over, I wanted to get the opinion of any plumbers/people in the trade to understand if this was in the right ballpark as it sounded a little steep but...

Just added some rads to the system and when I went out to check the external boiler it was sitting in a puddle of water. I realized we must have over-pressurized the system. However when I look inside and the plumber has installed the pressure release pipe inside the boiler. As such when the...

Hi Can people please offer some advice on the following choice? We are in the process of fixing our old central heating system which is open vented and has almost no hot water pressure upstairs (cylinder and boiler downstairs). Our plumber suggests sealing the system and installing a mega flow...

Hi. In the process of changing bedroom around and want to move radiator from bottom of bed to outside wall, either in corner or under the window. Can the feed pipes go along the top of the skirting board rather than having to take the carpet and floorboards up. Is that ok as a permanent...

Hi Folks, I can’t see that anyone has answered this anywhere else… Plumbers are coming next week to fit new boiler and nest thermostats, Replacing a pair of oldish wireless ones. I have asked for the the thermostats to be wired in rather than wireless, which they are happy to do as long as...