plumbing

Hi. I have an old back boiler. The system has an F&E tank and a Grundfos pump. This week I turned on the heating for the first time of the winter and the boiler turns on but cuts out quickly. The pipe nearby gets hot, but none of the radiators do. Around 5 years ago, a Fernox Total Filter 1 was...

Greetings, I’d really appreciate any advice on this problem, I’ve done some googling but ended up even more confused. my problem is 2-fold: 1. the middle tap (mixer) doesn’t provide 100% cold water (always luke warm) even when turned all the way clockwise. 2. the top tap (shower...

Hi, About 30 months ago, a plumber replaced the Mira 415 cartridge to fix the shower going hot and cold. It fixed the problem but at the time he scratched his head and suggested that the pipework had been installed the wrong way around because the once the new cartridge was fitted, the cold and...

Hi there moved into a new build. Have always wondered why the cold tap in the kitchen seems to feed water that is not very cold (Even when ran for a good few mins) Realised today that when I run the cold tap , a pump beside a tank in the attic activates which makes me think it’s feeding water...

Hi, I have an old tap on the bath. Please see the attached image. Recently the water pressure is very low and flow is very slow. I cleaned the aerator. It is clean. The next step is to check the washer in the cartridge. But, I cannot open the top cap of the tap. How do I remove the tap cap...

I’m not a plumber firstly, but here goes. I’m doing a loft conversion, the new bathroom toilet is directly above the existing downstairs toilet. The plastic soil pipe in the downstairs concrete floor comes up about 9 inches from the wall. (I don’t want to take the soil pipe through an outside...

Hello, I'm currently in the process of having a new kitchen fitted and having my washing machine relocated. Unfortunately the waste pipe which I think is 50mm is slightly too far from the wall. I ideally need it to be attached to the wall but it is currently at least 3cm away from it...

Hi all. I am completely dense when it comes to plumbing/DIY. We recently had a leak in the valve that supplies the toilet. Inlet I think? The toilet is upstairs, but whilst fixing it, the plumber ran the taps up there, the shower and the downstairs kitchen tap. I didn't think much of it at the...

Hi, hoping someone can help me here. I have a 36mm OD solvent drain pipe that is cracked and has a piece missing at the concrete surface (circled in red in the attached pic). I don't want to have to dig out the concrete floor. I could cut the pipe about 2cm above the concrete surface. I could...

I am looking to replace our inside stop tap, but the outside isolator cover has a square headed inset, which frustratingly is smaller than a 3/8 socket adaptor... This is what is looks like: Does anyone know where to get the tool to unlock these? Cheers.

Hi Looking for some advise, so we have "your repair" but its £60 a time to get them out, I had asked them to come but due to some issues thats not happening yet but thats another story but based on below I think I can fix this my self as I changed the bathroom tap with little issue, hence...

We are in the process of installing a new kitchen, and we've hit a problem with the sink. Everything has been replaced, so it's new units & worktops with a 1.5 bowl ceramic top mount sink which has replaced a metal 1 bowl sink. We bought a new waste to fit the 1.5 bowl but when we fitted it...

Hello, I'm looking to make my downstairs area open plan but don't want to sacrifice the downstairs toilet if possible. I want to move the toilet to be under the stairs, which is about 4m away from the current soil pipe (Soil pipe from bathroom above current location, house is end of Terrence...

Hi everyone, I am having a problem with my wet room drain, it’s air locking. If you pump it few times, the water drains, leave it few minutes and turn the water on again and it stops draining. I was advised it is air lock and it needs an AAV valve, the problem is it’s a wet room with linear...

I'm delivering water feeds (via Speedfit 22mm) for a newly installed unvented cylinder in a cellar under the front sitting room to a utility room in the back of the house also on the ground floor. This will involve four separate 22mm feeds (cold supply, hot return, and supply/return for...

Hi, I have an issue with the hot water supply to our new bathroom which has stumped a couple of plumbers and a builder, short of spending a lot of money for something that might cause more problems. I'll try to explain it clearly and would be grateful for any ideas: We live in a 200 yr old...

Hi guys, So I’m desperately after some advice! Since moving into our house a few years ago the sewer pipes always get blocked. We’ve had professionals clean them but they still clog up after a few months. What I believe to be happening is my waste pipes are not on a steep enough gradient and/or...

Hi, I need to install a reverse osmosis system under my sink. It requires to drill and mount a waste water connection to the P trap. See images attached or video Relevant clip is at around 5:00. My P trap is different because of the washing machine and dishwasher waste hoses connecting to it...

Does anybody know if the 45 degree 'post' in the back of an overhead corner cabinet (Wickes ca. 2010) pops out i.e. is fitted by pressing into clips, or whether it is pre fitted to the back of the carcass? I have a plumbing problem to fix, and have just discovered that the kitchen fitters have...

Soo I’m looking at changing the solenoid on my three way valve (hence it’s not on in the picture) but looking at the system I cannot work out what the branch offtake between the pump and the three way valve is? Take a look at the pic