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I have a downstairs loo with a leaky cistern, see picture of cistern with lid removed. The valve is clearly not seating properly so it's constantly leaking into the WC. How big a job is it to fix or replace this? I was going to try to remove it to have a look but it all feels quite flimsy and...

Hi, I'm wondering if I can put a thermostatic radiator valve on my bathroom towel style radiator but not sure if it's a TRV valve or not. Please see attached the valve that is on it currently. It just has a metal cover that turns that I've taken off, I'm not sure if that adjusts the...

Good morning, all, I recently removed and reattached a radiator when decorating our bedroom. I subsequently noticed that the telescopic valve was slightly leaking when this radiator, or any radiator in the house, was on. We have a combi system, so I presume that some part of the telescopic...

Hi all, I recently installed a 3bar twin universal stuart turner pump and I am having a strange issue with my cold water coming out hot. The cold water from my taps come out warm then goes cool then goes back to warm and stays warm/hot. The inlet pipe to the pump is cold as normal but the...

I'm hoping someone can help me get my head around understanding radiator valve pressure drop. As an example, from the attached chart, a lower pressure drop results in a lower achievable flow rate. To my mind, a lower pressure drop (i.e. less resistance to flow) should give a higher flow rate...

You may ask why I would want such a thing. Our home central heating comes on at 4.30pm. But we don't need to heat the bedrooms until 9.30pm. that's 5 hours of wasted energy every day. If we could time the thermostatic valves to come on at 9.30 it would solve the problem. I know I could install a...

We’re recently moved in to a new house, and we have quite a mixture of radiator configurations. What’s this setup? 2 feeds on the left and lockshield in the right. Is there a reason to setup this way? Haven’t come across it before. I’m assuming 1 flow and 2 return.

Hi I had a problem with the heating coming on when only the hot water was set at the heating controller. I thought that the Drayton MA1 actuator must be faulty as it’s well over 10 years old so ordered and fitted a new one. Turns out that though that the issue was the valve pin not the actuator...

Hi, Recently our shower broke. A small threaded valve(?) had completely disintegrated when I went to tighten it after I noticed it was leaking. I'm trying to find a replacement part but I'm not sure exactly what I need. From what I've been able to look at, I think I need something like a...

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...

Hello! I've been lagging the pipes on my hot water tank in the loft. I noticed this valve on the tank. There seems to be tiny amounts of water coming out of the red button. Anyone know what this is? Is it normal for water to come out? Thanks for your help!

Hi, novice here. Yesterday evening I discovered that a valve underneath my kitchen sink is leaking. To give an idea of the leakage rate, I dried off the valve and the area underneath it last night, and a puddle a couple of inches wide formed over 12 hours or so. I've attached a couple of...

I've replaced a new Drayton trv 4 myself on the first week of November with the same issue. Now it's broken AGAIN! I've attached the image here of the broken valve. Can anyone determine what's the cause of this broken valve? Is it the quality or what are the causes??

I am currently in the process of balancing my radiators. Most of my radiators are new and have new valves, however two of them are old and have these valves on them. Are these lock shield valves? And if so how can I turn them for balancing? These older radiators are heating up super fast and...

I have replaced an electric shower TRITON ENRICH with same model. Very straightforward job because the old onewas already connected to electrical and water supply. The reason i replaced it is because it stopped working. So I thought to buy a new identical shower unit. Basically the issue is...

We're having a kitchen extension and our plumber has fitted 2 x vertical radiators. They don't have any cold spots but they aren't getting hot. After doing a bit of research on here, I think the system needs balancing (as some of our radiators are incredibly hot!) The issue is, none of our old...

Hi All I'm trying to replace Honeywell thermostats with Nest. I don't do this professionally (something similar-ish) but have a fair amount of experience. The wiring centre is simple, Neutral, Live and Earth and six wires from three existing thermostats (two each). I think the valves are...

I removed some radiators in my house and would like to sell them. There is still part of the old valve attached though which I would like to remove. On the image you can see part of the valve that spins on the spot when spun. However, that's not the issue. Inside the radiator this piece is...

I'm thinking about replacing a rather boring radiator with a "designer" one, just for cosmetic reasons. My question is; can I easily replace it with a slightly smaller one? The pipes are coming up through floor tiles (see picture) and I really don't want to dig those up in order to move them...

Hi, I just lost all pressure in my boiler after I bled all the radiators in my flat. I have a Potterton Performa 24 boiler, and am in a flat on the 3rd floor in a building with quite a few other flats. I've attached pictures of the valves and pipes I have in the boiler. Please could...