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  1. A

    Leaking cistern feed.

    Today i replaced the cistern flapper diaphram. Never done anything like this before but im fairly practicaly minded. I fitted a new o-ring kit as the toilet is a closed couple type and the original o-ring was decayed. Everything works fine now and flushes with one press of the handle;) Problem...
    • av monkey
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    • cistern connector copper hose job leaking novice pan pipe problem sealed supply supply pipe toilet valve valves washer water website
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  2. S

    Banging Boiler

    Hi Wonder if someone could help me??? I have a problem with my boiler making banging noises. It happens when I have had the hot water on for about an hour or two following the hot water not being on for 4 or 5 days then when I run my bath the banging starts and is there constantly. I am a...
    • Samantha Fascia
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    • banging bath boiler boiling hot hot water novice oil plumbers plumbing problem system tap water
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  3. J

    Connecting toilet to 15mm copper

    Hi, This is my first piece of plumbing work, so treat me as if I know nothing (which isn't far off!) I want to connect a toilet to the inlet pipe (15mm copper). I have read that a flexible connector is best, but these all look too long. I have no more than a few inches from the top of the...
    • James100
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    • 15mm brass cistern cold connect connecting connector copper flexible hose hot novice oil parts pipe pipes plumbing screw tips toilet valve water work
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  4. W

    Leaking tap under sink

    I am a novice DIYer and so I'll try and explain myself as best as I can. My wife and I have recently moved into a new house. Under the sink where the cold water pipe t's off to the washing machine, rather than having the normal valve/connector, there was a tap - like an outside tap. This was...
    • weltonmark
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    • brass check valve cold cold water connector dishwasher fix hot hot water job leaking merchants novice outside tap pipe plumber plumbers pressure remove screw sink tap under valve washer water
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  5. H

    you Find open ended gas valve in landlords check

    what would you do if you Find open ended gas valve (Waterheater removed) in landlords check Just put a cap on it. problem solved or something else?
    • heatman
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    • boilers building check courses ended find fix gas gas fire gas valve job landlords law newbie novice paperwork pipe pipes plumber problem public rules safe test training valve water heater work
    • Replies: 25
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  6. V

    Vaillant 242 turbomax trouble

    Last year I had a load of grief with the vaillant turbomax 242 i've got. I took the dhw heat exchanger off and cleaned it out with vinegar to remove limescale and changed the prv. The prv is leaking again so pressure drops when the heating has been on again and I have to keep topping it up (I...
    • voodoocars
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    • Replies: 24
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  7. U

    Water pressure to cistern

    I have a cistern with push button that has been working fine since fitted 3 yrs ago, however, today the cistern is taking ages and ages to fill. Had a look inside and water pressure entering the cistern is very, very slow, yet the pressure to taps in the house is fine - any suggestions??? When...
    • useless
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    • assistance button cistern diy flush hose inside job merchant novice plumber plumbers plumbing pressure skills taps valve washer water water pressure
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  8. K

    Waste pipe problems

    Hi Please bear with me as I am a complete plumbing novice but have a bit of a problem I hope you can help with. We had a new bathroom installed (by a friend of a friend - big mistake!) a few months ago and the shower has never drained properly. To get it to drain you have to fill the sink then...
    • KJH
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    • 40mm anti-vac basin bathroom building building regs difficult drain inside installation novice pipe pipes plumbing problem problems shower shower tray sink system trap traps waste waste pipe water
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  9. W

    Plastic pushfit

    Im going to sound like a right novice here but bare in mind i have no plumbing knowledge so please be gentle. My Question is this. Can you fit Plastic pushfit to copper tube? And without any trouble, Would it just be like connecting plastic pipe?
    • womble
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    • 10mm copper damage fitting gas novice pipe plastic plumbing pushfit tap trade water work
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  10. A

    Hello fellow plumbers!

    Hello to one and all. I've just registered here with the hope that I'll be able to pick the brains of old experienced hands and newbies (like me). I'm about to complete a City & Guilds Level II in plumbing with a view of then going on to do unvented systems, gas and solar heating. The idea is...
    • alantheplumber
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    • city gas guilds heating hello novice plumbers plumbing self-employed solar solar heating unvented web work
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  11. G

    Old LSVs - how to adjust?

    Hi guys Hope someone can help a novice out! I just want to remove a rad so that I can have the wall behind re-skimmed. The LSV looks rather old and I have not seen one like it before. I've attached a couple of pics. One shows the valve with the cover on and the other off. To get the cover...
    • gomez
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    • adjust drain drain down novice old problem radiator remove screw system valve valves wall
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  12. D

    Blocked drain.....rod snapped inside!!!

    Was just unblocking (trying to) a drain when the bloody rod snapped inside. There is a rubber plunger on the end and at least one length of plastic rod is stuck, I'm guessing somewhere about a 1m-1.5m from the point I started rodding. I already tied a binliner round my arm and had a fumble...
    • Dan909
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    • 40mm bits blockage blocked brass cheap drain guage hose inside novice pipe remove rodding rubber snapped tank tools waste water worm
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  13. S

    Gas courses

    Hi all, I have been working as a painter & decorator for a building company for the last 5 years or so. Due to having a baby on the way I was looking for a more stable and rewarding career. I have been looking at some sites for gas courses and was just wondering what the proffesionals thought of...
    • sima24
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    • boilers bpec building courses fitting gas gas safe heating hose install job merchants novice placement plumber plumbing safe school tools training van work
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  14. J

    Hi everyone-total novice needs help!

    Hi all, I'm a total DIY plumbing novice. Here's hoping you can help with this problem: I have a Sanitan Edwardian style pillar tap in my bathroom basin which has become loose from the spout upwards:The style of the tap is such that there is a joint above its base.Upwards from this joint is the...
    • j00lz
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    • basin bathroom diy help hose hot needs novice parts plumbers plumbing problem replacement skills spout supply tap taps tee water
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  15. W

    Novice needing help!

    Hi There, I am a complete novice so please forgive me if I say something stupid - this is my first post here and I am after a little help. We have an oil fired central heating system which fires our radiators and hot water. Last week, we stupidly ran out of oil :mad: I had more delivered and...
    • wonderfali911
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    • air boiler burner central central heating system cleaning cold filter help hot hot water lockout needing novice oil pipe pipes pump radiators system tank valve water
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  16. R

    'Renewing' your business?

    Especially for the lads (and ladettes) who work for themselves, what do you see as the main barriers to getting into renewables instead of (or more realistically) along side gas/oil? I'm interested in what would make it easier, what hurdles you have encountered, training and accreditation...
    • Renewable M
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    • air baxi boiler business central heating system combi concrete courses gas high hot water jobs novice oil pump solar system technology thermal training underfloor wall water work
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  17. G

    novice tiler

    hi all,thought id join site to pick up any tips and tricks,from the plumbing side of life as a tiler.:)
  18. R

    Room Stat Installation

    Hi guys I've been asked to fit a wireless room stat to accomation with a Fagor Feb 20E combi boiler. Can I buy any wireless stat for this boiler or does it have to be a certain one? Also is it easy wiring in the recever to the boiler? Cheers Rob
    • rob jefkins
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    • boiler cable combi combi boiler connections copper drayton free installation job mains manual novice pump remove room stat supply system valve wireless
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  19. E

    Hi there from Ed

    Hi, New here and new to plumbing. I'm rennovating a small house and have quite a few questions about all things plumbing... I'm a novice so bear with me ! Thanks, Ed
  20. K

    moving a radiator

    I am re-boarding a bedroom wall so that i can insulate the single brick wall and need to take a radiator off the wall and then extend the pipes to the radiator to put it back on the new plasterboard wall. is this something i can do myself or do i need to get a plumber out to it? (budget is...
    • kjl4480
    • Thread
    • central central heating difficult drain electric gravity hammer heating hose moving novice pipe pipes plumber plumbing radiator refill save money system tap tools valves water work
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
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