Hello, I’m renovating a house and I can hear what sounds like water flowing through the seizes up stopcock. I have checked everywhere including the loft but the tank is disconnected and there looks like a new combi has been recently installed anyway. There are no tap or toilet leaks and no visible ceiling water […]
Hello I’m trying to find a replacement flush button but although the thread looks like a siamp I don’t think it is. I found what I thought was the correct button but it didn’t have a strike bar which should fit in a rectangle hole in the centre of the top thread. I’m wondering if […]
I need to replace the 2 old toilets. I measured the rough in as seen below. Seems that I need to buy the 14 inch rough in toilets (which is hard, because only few models are available at Home Depot and Lowes, since this is a non-standard size). Am I doing it right? Any advice […]
I know of multiple estates built during the celtic tiger where the closed system heating is topped up by teeing into the cold feed to the copper cylinder using a check valve and expansion vessel left permanently connected. Recently went to one of these houses just to fit a new tap, but discovered while i […]
Has anyone come across a rounded screw on a plate heat exchanger on a baxi duo tec and not been able to get it out? How did you overcome this on what is essentially an easy job. If possible I don’t want to have to take the whole manifold out on the right
I need to replace 2 of these valve bodies & head but never come across them before, the TRV threads into the radiator thread not sure if I can remove TRV valve body from TRV and this will fit thread of radiator. Customer doesn't want to replace the radiators as they are unique seat type […]
I've recently had a Baxi heat only boiler fitted and just noticed there is excess water coming out of the flue. I obviously will ring the company to get them back. I just wanted to get a bit of information beforehand. Can these flues be repositioned? On mine you can see the water pools forward […]
Hi all, I recently changed programmer to a Drayton lp112. Fitted by a registered plumber. Now when I select hot water only to come on the central heating comes on as well. Plumber saying last plumber at fault and wants £400 to rectify. Is it possible that he has wired programmer wrong and got wires […]
Hi, just had a Drayton lp112 programmer fitted. Now when the hot water is programmed to come on the central heating comes on as well, even though it's not selected. Is it possible that the programmer wired wrong
Doing my own home refurbishment and frequent handyman jobs for family friends neighbours I can usually find answers to my questions in existing posts and have so far not needed to start a post myself. Thanks for the wealth of info from those willing to share.