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drainage
Drainage is the natural or artificial removal of a surface's water and sub-surface water from an area with excess of water. The internal drainage of most agricultural soils is good enough to prevent severe waterlogging (anaerobic conditions that harm root growth), but many soils need artificial drainage to improve production or to manage water supplies.
Hi guys, I have a strange problem that I can't figure out the cause of - my bathroom sink plughole often smells of the drains, and after investigating it, I've found that the water somehow goes through the u bend until it is below the level of the top of the bottom part of the u bend (i.e. there...
goandkickit
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Hi this is my first time on the forum and I would like some advice. I have laid a new mains water pipe to my property at the required depth however my stumbling block now is an underpinning block of 1.5 metres deep and 1 metre thick. If I went above this it would only be around 20 to 25 cm...
paul simmons
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hi, I am trying to replace a bathroom suite, I have a problem in that the toilet pan is about 10 inches away from the wall due to the soil pipe being well out (10ins) away from the wall is there an adaptor or anything that can sort this out or am I stuck with a pan well away from the wall. :(...
High Tide
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I am putting a washing machine into my garage which is seperate from my house i understand that i will have to put some sort of waste in. I have a inspection chamber between the house and the garage is it possible to tap in to that. The IC is the concrete and brick type
gates1979
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waste
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I am looking at putting a washing machine in my garage that is about 10m from the house what is the best way of getting a cold feed into the garage what type of pipe/fittings should i use
gates1979
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winter
im new to this forum so first off, hi everyone. I am currently half way through my city and guilds level 2 plumbing course having already completed the level one. I have tried and failed to find someone to take me on as an apprentice so I can get my NVQ 2 aswell as this was recomended by my...
andyskint
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Hi, got a broken collar joint on the down pipe of 4" asbestos soil stack. I dont want to replace full length as terminates through roof (night mare) obviously there is no flexibility in the existing so need fittings to insert pvc spigot and connect back on to original. Suggestions on fittings...
brianthegas
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Hi y'all.
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( I like the choice of smilies:D)
I need to drain down my CH system, it is full of sludge, and I wish to fit on new wheelhead/lockshield valves to 4 rads downstairs and 3 TRV valves to 3 rads in the bedrooms.
I was intending to flush out the system, remove rads and hose then...
hussy
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The property is on a 3rd floor and there is the dishwasher and sink down the same waste pipe.
There is also an anti syphon which lets air int he system.
Worked well over last 4 years suddenly the sink drainage starts to fill the dishwasher and then the dishwasher sometimes starts to...
SafeT
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water
Hi Everyone
I completed a plumbing 6129 course about 4 months ago at my local college, have sent out 100s of c.v.s looking for a plumbers mate job but with no success.
I registered with this agency last week and they have offered me a temp job as a mechanical mate working on a new block of...
Luke20
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hi
can i fit a soil and vent pipe without it going through the roof ,what are the buiding regs for putting a turn in a soil and vent pipe or does it have to be vertical ...as you may have geussed i am not a plumber :)
mattsimmons
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oil
pipe
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system
valve
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vent
water
Questions about smells commonly asked here but never seem to get much of a conclusive answering. Probably because it's quite an investigative process?
Two problems: One smell for me, one for neighbour.
1. Me: Downstairs bathroom. Contains: Toilet, basin, shower.
Shower is never used, basin...
air
basin
bathroom
building
building regs
compare
drain
drainage
drains
pan
pipe
price
shower
smells
system
temperature
tiles
toilet
trap
valves
waste
water
work
I have a bungalow style property where the 2 toilets drain straight down into a 110mm drain run under the floor. There has never been a vent pipe fitted and this is causing drainage problems. I have only just gained access to under the floor and the pipe runs and my question is where should I...
seagulls
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air
building
bungalow
drain
drainage
drains
flow
pipe
problem
seal
smell
svp
system
tee
vent
wall
A friend wants to install a floor drain in his fish prep room, so he can wash down easier. He says hes been told that he can connect into a rainwater drain pipe running from roof through concrete floor, this is situated in far corner of unit. I dont think it is feasible, what are anyone elses...
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Hi, I'm a newbie here and really just looking for some advice as I'm finding ever plumber I call is quoting me something different.
We had an extension built a few years ago with an en-suite (shower and WC), and against my better judgement it was a SaniFlo system which was put in. It has been...
benmohagan
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regulations
remove
saniflo
saniflow
shower
soil
soil pipe
system
tee
travel
valves
waste
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