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  1. M

    uPVC pipe leak - is there an easy fix?

    Morning Noticed a brown patch in the ceiling.. lovely. Poked finger through and it was wet ie active leak. Have cut away plasterboard and can see uPVC pipe with a gentle drip. From what I can tell this pipe is the combi boiler condensate to waste pipe. Problem is in its an extremely difficult...
    • Mjward
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    • america easy fix leak pipe usa
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: USA
  2. B

    boiler makes a loud click and turns off fix needed

    I currently have a Maxi SOLO 2 RS boiler fitted in the house, last year the 3 way valve upstairs next to hot water green electric tank was changed. after changing the 3 way valve the boiler behaved in the same way. ( will make a clicking noise and would shut off with the pilot also going off...
    • boxer29
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    • america boiler click fix makes needed turns usa
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: USA
  3. G

    URGENT What is criteria for on site assessment and portfolio. Can first and second fix be at same location

    Level 2 plumbing apprenticeship prove of work for portfolio. Can first and second fix be at same location . Can prove of work be carried out at apprentices home address.
  4. W

    Use On/Off Showerhead to fix faucet leak

    My bath faucet (in which only the Showerhead works) leaks water, a drop a second. I want to avoid bringing a plumber due to CoVid. I tried a Showerhead with on off button but it didn’t work, it still leaks a drop a second when in Off. Do you think it is because of low quality, or all...
    • WManba
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    • america bath faucet fix leak showerhead usa
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: USA
  5. O

    How to fix sulphur smell from single hot tap

    We have a really awful smell coming from a single hot tap in our house. All the other taps hot and cold are fine. It's just this one tap that has the really bad rotten egg sulphur smell. It empties into a hopper rather than the drain so I really don't think it's the drains. Research suggests...
    • OliSmi
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    • america fix hot single smell tap usa
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: USA
  6. M

    Best fix for a pipe repair on a bend?

    Hello! Only myself to blame, using the jigsaw as I was taking up the bathroom floorboards and the one board I didn't look under ... Had the H&C feed. If it was on a straight I'd be quite happy to use these copper patch repairs but as the cut is on a bend I'm assuming you don't get an adequate...
    • Mjward
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    • america bend fix pipe repair usa
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: USA
  7. I

    Second Fix Price work

    Second Fix Price Work I've been given the opportunity of second fix price work from an old employer 3 and 4 bed houses with heat pump cylinder, rads, main bathroom, ensuite, manifold and kitchen sink, Question is how long would that physically take some to do never done price before was...
    • Idealplumbing
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    • america fix price second usa work
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: USA
  8. I

    how to fix this leaking tap

    ~i cant find any way of dismantling the tap ,opening the top of the taps or anything. it says visions on top of the taps. any help would be greatly appreciated thank you
  9. G

    Grohe cistern, fix or replace?

    Onto my 2nd loo that’s currently turned off as it’s constantly flowing into the pan. Grohe concealed but with no flush plate. Flush panel removed. I attempted to pull out the flush valve to source a replacement but the stupid previous owner put the countertop on too low down and it won’t come...
    • Gem1983
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    • america cistern fix grohe replace usa
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: USA
  10. as2421

    Dripping taps - easy fix or a more complex issue at play?

    Hi to all, Seeking your advice here - a very long back story to get you well informed: I am a complete DIY and plumbing novice with very little knowledge or aptitude, located in Australia. We have a small two-storey home, with a bathroom on each level. The house is about 80 years old while the...
    • as2421
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    • america dripping easy fix issue taps usa
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: USA
  11. M

    Trying to fix leaky tap. Screws absent, so confused!?!?

    I’m trying to fix a leaking tap in my kitchen. I’ve located where the grub screw should be but it’s just an empty hole. I’m looking at it with a mirror and I can see the screw rails on the inside of the hole and at the bottom of the hole a little copper dot. I’m in a new build and this is the...
    • MissTabs
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    • america confused fix leaky screws tap trying usa
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: USA
  12. L

    First fix pipe size?

    Hi, I'm about to pipe up my upstairs cold water to sinks and showers. It's a large 4 bed house, stopcock in the kitchen, middle of house outside wall, presently with 25mm pipe into a tap for building water. So upstairs sinks and showers are piped with tails hanging down in 15mm JG speedfit...
    • Luggsey
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    • america first fix pipe pipe size size usa
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: USA
  13. J

    Shower mixer failure - replace or fix?

    On bad advice our builder installed a no brand/cheap built in shower mixer in our new bathroom 5 years ago. It has stopped working - and the water is almost impossible to adjust to the right temperature - and changes temp when other taps in the house are turned on/off. We have been told that...
  14. B

    How can I fix a banging noise in CH system- 14 years new drayton and sunvic valves -sealed system?

    This started last night at 11.25 and has me completely flummoxed. A banging noise that is hard to track down. When I'm in Bathrooom that has airing cupboard it seems to come from hallway when in hallway it seems for come from cupboard. The system is a grant boiler in an outside house, purpose...
    • bomitie
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    • america banging drayton fix hot rads new noise sealed system sunvic system usa valves years
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: USA
  15. W

    Bath not draining thru macerator. Need a fix

    Hi, we have a bath that has been connected through a macerator and won't fully drain. Macerator is a Stuart Turner WC4C. It has been plumbed so that the sink and bath pipes go into a single connector on the macerator. WC on the other side. Bath drains most of the way then we are left with a few...
    • Weegee
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    • america bath draining fix macerator usa
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: USA
  16. Reddwarf4ever

    Fix for poorly installed shower control or good replacement

    Hi Many years ago a builder installed my Gainsborough ambassador shower https://www.gainsboroughshowers.co.uk/parts-store/Gainsborough-Showers/Gainsborough-Ambassador-Concealed/ unfortunately it was installed too far into the wall, maybe 2-3mm, consequently the temperature control arm found on...
  17. W

    I have a cracked 1.5" pipe elbow going into a 4" main drain under basement floor. How do I fix this?

    Hey guys My wife noticed water on the floor in our basement. What I can see is that the elbow is cracked where a 1.5" down pipe enters a 4" pipe that goes beneath the basement concrete floor. My thought is that I have to break up some concrete to replace the 4" pipe/clean out and reattached...
    • Whitbydad
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    • 1.5" america basement cracked drain elbow fix floor going main pipe under usa
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: USA
  18. M

    Half diagnosed problem, how to fix and what info to give a pro Plumber

    Like many people I have one of the dreaded pulsing showers once it is switched off. I read many posts here and elsewhere on the internet and came to the conclusion mine could be due to incorrect installation and or air trapped in the system. So diagnosing, my shower is a mixer with a thermostat...
    • motomob
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    • america fix plumber pro problem usa
    • Replies: 25
    • Forum: USA
  19. R

    How to fix Hot water but no Heating

    Hi All Seems I have hot water but no heating. I seem to have a two pump system. The green pump (high left) throbs gently but the red one (low right) does not vibrate at all. Pipe at the top of the red pump is very hot, pipe at the bottom merely hot so I presume the red pump does the heating (how...
  20. A

    Will an external thermostat allow me to set two different temperature for water/heating?

    Hello team, first of all, I apologise if this isn't the right section of the forum to ask, if so, please dear moderator, move the thread! I am here to ask help as I just moved in a new house where I have a boiler that doesn't allow me to specify the temperature for water or for the heating but...
    • ade
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    • allow different external fix heating temperature thermostat water
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Gas Engineers Forum
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