Hi everyone, Hopefully someone here will be able to help me out here with a problem I have thats doing my head in every time the house next door use any water. My house is in the middle of a terrace of 4 houses on a shared water main, everytime the house next door (to the right of mine) use...

Firemonkey
May 26, 2011

main neighbours noise pipes water water pipes

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Jul 23, 2011

Firemonkey

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Top fixing toilet seat

I have a back-to-wall toilet and the seat has come loose. I can't get underneath and behind the pan to tighten the screws. I need a top fixing so i can tighten it from above although locating a fixing i can retrofit to the current seat is proving difficult to find. A suggestion where i can...

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Jun 2, 2010

lkm020

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Removing Tap cover

I need to replace the washer in a tap, however it is difficult to remove the cover. It looks like it is pushed on but it is a flush fit with nowhere to prise it off, as it is domed then it is also difficult to grab it to twist it. I have included photos below, if anybody can help I would...

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Mar 23, 2011

paulbaker1954

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Central Heating Flow pipes burning hot - Return Pipes cold

Hello Folks. Looking for some extra advice regarding our new CH System. We recently replaced our Old Electric System with a Worcester Greenstar Camray Condensing External Boiler (Oil) which has been connected to a new Megaflow Systemfit within the house. We had some problems after...

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Views: 66K

Mar 3, 2013

jfb

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Scrap Metal Prices

Anybody got any recent prices for copper and brass? What if anything do you get for old rads? Thinking of clearing the cellar!!!

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Mar 31, 2017

Dan

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Central heating pipes 'banging/knocking'

Hi, I am looking for some guidance regarding a problem that has developed with my central heating system. A couple of days ago, the pipework started banging/knocking when the heating was going on and when it is cooling down, this banging can vary from a large thud to a series of regular bangs...

callum84
Jul 10, 2012

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Jul 16, 2012

petercj

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Ideal logic combi 30 boiler with error F1

hi I have an ideal logic combi 30 boiler thats showing F1 error i believe this is the water pressure as its sitting at 0 i have opened the valved but the pressure wont rise what else can i do to fix it as Im freezing my chacha off its -3 outside and i have no heating and the council do see me...

Vonnie
Dec 13, 2011

GAS boiler
combi error ideal ideal logic logic oil

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Oct 27, 2012

bodypiercedmale

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How much do you earn bein gas engineer?

How much you earn a week?

Jammie
Oct 22, 2008

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Sep 21, 2009

Bernie2

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Worcester boiler 24i junior problems

Hi, I have a Worcester Greenstar 24i junior. This morning the boiler was making strange noises and has since failed to work. Due to the cold weather I have tried to warm up the outside condenser pipe (just incase of it becoming frozen) but this has not worked and was not frozen. The fault light...

Replies: 33

Views: 63K

Dec 7, 2010

mc55

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How can i hide these pipes?

I've just had central heating fitted in my house and im really struggling to find anything which I can use to cover these pipes. I gathered someone here on the forums may be able to help me and provide me with information on where to purchase the parts needed. Thanks in advance, its highly...

MichaelMJD
Mar 2, 2009

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Mar 31, 2017

Dan

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longest run for horizontal soil is 6 metres, but what about when u add bends

hi i understand the longest run you can have on soil is 6 metres (horizontally), but what about when you add bends, is there a equation? or do certain bends equant for .25 of a metre or anything? any advice would be greatly aprreciated cheers

plumber89
Aug 9, 2011

about bends horizontal metre metres oil should soil stack

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Jan 2, 2012

kay-jay

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Pressure testing - how do I do this ?

Hi there - currently putting in copper / yorkshire 15mm / 22mm pipework in my house for hot/cold and central heating. How do I pressure test this ? Should I be testing it in sections as I go or do you cap it all off at the end and then pressure test ? Or both ? Also my brother...

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Views: 62K

Oct 12, 2016

ShaunCorbs

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Garden tap how to increase pressure

Hi i have just moved house and i'm having some problems with the garden tap. When i connect a short piece of hose pipe say about 1m in length to the tap and turn it fully on there is a good amount of pressure and also on the jet setting of the nozzle i can reach a good distance to the back of...

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Views: 62K

Jul 7, 2016

Howsie

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Is a combi boiler safe with NO mains cold water? (Urgent)

Thanks in advance for any replies to this. Basically this morning a hot tap would not turn off and was gushing hot water. I couldn't find an isolation valve for the tap so had to turn off all the water via the main stopcock. The only worry is a plumber I rung said that without the cold water...

Lycanfox
Dec 16, 2012

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GAS boiler
cold cold water combi combi boiler mains oil safe urgent water

Replies: 89

Views: 62K

Dec 19, 2012

Reg Man

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olci construction training anygood?

Hi just wanted to know if training with this company to become a plumber is actually worth it,had a look around and these seem the best although don't wanna part with 6 k and have no job at the end of it. Will i be employable with a city and guilds 6129 certificate? Any feed back would be...

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Views: 60K

Sep 24, 2014

helpsy

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wiring diagram

was trying to explain the way a three way valve works and i realised ive actually dont know exactly has anyone got a internal wiring diagram of a honeywell three way ?

Replies: 9

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Mar 31, 2017

Dan

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What temp do most people set their boilers to ?

I have a vaillant combi and i have had the heating set at 60C. However i have just had a new main combi installed on a property i rent out and we had the heating on 80C (its max) to see how it performed this aft. Well the house really got hot quickly and the rads were too hot to touch. I was...

marsaday
Mar 12, 2012

GAS boiler
boilers oil people temp their

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Dec 1, 2015

Rickster123

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Waste through joists

Fitting a shower tray directly onto 9'' x 3'' joists. Am I OK taking the 1½'' waste through the joists to couple to existing waste pipe. Sound advice much appreciated.

Replies: 25

Views: 59K

May 24, 2009

mogwai

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Kudox Radiators

I am looking to replace my radiators and settled on Kudox premium from Screwfix. My plumber has now offered to use his discount at B&Q. B&Q stock Kudox but I am not sure if I am comparing like with like. Radiators are a similar price but Screwfix describe the range as "Kudox Premium" with a 15...

Kane
Oct 17, 2014

radiator radiators

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Oct 20, 2014

TBServices

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Ideal Logic 24 plus combi boiler says ignition lockout but no fault code

Hello, i need some some advice please. I have an an ideal logic 24 plus combi boiler, it's had problems for a couple of months saying flame loss and not working, it has to be reset several times before it will work, my landlord had a plumber come out who reset it and said it was working fine...