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The Flats is a mixed-use industrial, entertainment, and increasingly residential area of the Cuyahoga Valley neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio, USA. The name reflects its low-lying topography on the banks of the Cuyahoga River.

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  1. B

    High chlorine content with too many flats

    Hi everyone, Is it possible for chlorine content in mains water to be increase when everyone has been connected to the mains supply after being disconnected from water tanks. I feel that the water quality smells more of bleach and the cold water is a a lot drier on skin ever since the other...
  2. C

    Flats bathrooms fed by tank?

    Hi guys I did a job today in a block of flats, fairly old place, plumbing was all a bit ropey in this particular flat. The job was to change an electric shower over, I changed it, didn't work.. noticed the water pressure was a bit pants.. I could stop it with my finger on the basin.. thought...
  3. Naseemkhan1682

    Converting house into flats, do I need larger main pipe?

    Hello, I am converting a house into 11 flats run by electric only. Each flat will have a kitchen and a mini electric boiler to power the sink and the shower. We were told by a plumber that we would require a 50mm diameter supply from the water board, this is quoted at £11,000. We have also...
  4. C

    Water pressure for block of flats

    Hi, I will try to explain best I can, please bare in mind I am currently in a learning stage so just trying to understand the process behind things. A building with three floors and 69 rooms. How do you work out the pressure needed on the hot water system? I’m sure there is a calculation to...
  5. tbokris

    Difficult leak on waste stack in block of flats

    Hi all, Excuse the length but this seems like a complicated fix. I lived in a 1930s block of flats. Brick building with concrete slab floors. The waste stack is internal and bricked into corner of the bathroom. I noticed paint peeling and brown staining recently at the bottom near the...
  6. R

    Sediment Filter on main supply Block of Flats

    Hi all, I'm on the committee on a community of owners for an apartment complex in Spain. It consists of 130 apartments. We have continual problems of sediment in the incoming water supply, blocking aerator in the taps, filters in shower mixers and even flexible pipes. It's a common problem...
  7. E

    Smell of 'toasted sesame oil' from boiler flue vents. (block of flats)

    I live on the 3rd floor of a 6-story block of flats. (26 flats in total). During the evening when all people are inside their flats and using their boilers to heat their flats, there is obviously lots of steam coming out of all the different Boiler Flue Vents. if I open my window or go outside...
  8. M

    Waste for 100 flats?

    Hi guys. I’m on a job at the moment where the building has 100 flats over 4 floors. The problem is there’s no mechanical supervisor on site or any drawing in regards to the waste pipe work. One of the issues seems to be, there’s only 5 vents going out to atmosphere. today we’ve been told to run...
  9. M

    Where can I buy a box spanner for a 1.5inch BSP immersion heater? (2" across flats)

    I need such a spanner to remove a failed IH, and to install a replacement; in a domestic hot water cylinder made by Opus (Cyprus). I am aware that in general the distance across the flats may vary somewhat from brand to brand, despite all having 1.5" BSP threads. In my case, both old and new IH...
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  10. ShaunCorbs

    Gas in flats

    Got a set of flats that I need to sort out gas for (lpg) now what are the regs / am I able to run gas piping through the floor / ceiling that isn’t going to that property eg flat I think yes but needs to be sleeved and fire clips just doubting myself / questioning
  11. C

    Boiler Flues in High Rise Blocks of Flats Deemed Possible Fire Ingress Point on Post-Grenfell Fire Regulations Review

    Sorry - I should have posted this in the Central Heating section. Hello All, I don`t know how many Members would be affected by this and at present it is only a Boiler Manufacturers interpretation of possible amendments to the Building Regulations Fire protection relating to Boilers in Flats...
  12. J

    ** Splitting gas supply for conversion to 8 flats

    Dear all, Long time lurker of these forums but first post for me as some advice needed on an upcoming job. Details: One, 35 mm supply of gas already serves 3 storey detached building which used to be offices. Plan is convert to 8 flats mix of 1/2 beds. Landlord wants x8 combi's, 25kw units...
  13. J

    Pipe size and peak flow rate for converted flats

    Hello everyone, I have a building to be converted to 8 residential flats. It will be 7 one bedroom and 1 two bedroom flats which have one bathroom, one kitchen including washing machine but no dishwasher in each flat. I submitted the application to the water company to add 7 more water meters. I...
  14. M

    AECV rules on blocks of flats

    Hi Can someone just confirm that if an upstairs flat has no AECV at the entrance or anywhere in the property for that matter then this is AR? Even when a meter cupboard is more than 6 metres away? I have found a few threads on here with different warnings. Kirkgas says it is NCS? Cheers
  15. J

    Plumbing and Pipe labels/tags in Ex Council flats

    Hi all, Just moved into a new flat which is ex local authority and am struggling trying to work out the plumbing. I've taken some down of the plasterboard that boxes in the pipes in the bathroom and downstairs (below the bathroom) and there are a number of pipes, three of which are labelled...
  16. S

    2 flats what system?

    Hey all, I have a house that is currently set up as 2 flats, the heating system is a mish mash of electric heating upstairs and a badgered oil boiler downstairs, I need to replace the boiler and tank due to a fit and forget practice by the previous owner, I thought about just installing an oil...
  17. S.P.S.

    Un-vented cylinders servicing 10 x flats.....

    Hello, Im new to this forum and have a query for you all. Firstly, I am not G3 trained. I am fully aware of the legislation involved and have worked with G3 qualified plumbers on un-vented in the past. (Its on my list, as I'm currently doing my CCN1, etc) Secondly, I am not installing any of...
  18. A

    anyone experienced anything like this

    called out friday to a block of new built flats and found the water outlets keep blocking as there is this translucent grit it the water system, and lots of it, clean the filters in the taps run the tap and fills up again. the grit visually look like salt, however has a different consistency...
  19. R

    Soil and Vent pipes and Basement Flats

    Just installing a bathroom in a basement flat. Kitchen, bath, basin and toilet waste are all to go down single underground drainage pipe which then connects to the underground drainage from rest of property above, then runs to sewer under garden. Would the basement flat be ok if we installed a...
  20. D

    Variable water pressure on 3rd floor block of flats (built 2003)

    Hi...can you give me some advice please?. I have lived here for about a year and for the last month only have had severe problems with water pressure ,even the toilet cistern (ALL my water is fed from the mains and not from a tank). In a split second my pressure can go from strong to weak...and...
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