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  1. I

    Soil pipe inside or outside the property

    Hi, Need some advice on the soil pipe inside or outside, I have searched on google and read couple of forums but don't find the right or wrong answer of soil pipe being inside or outside the property. We are adding two rooms on the side of the house and one loft into dormer conversion. Please...
    • ifti12
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    • america inside outside pipe property soil soil pipe usa
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: USA
  2. topalondon

    Leaking ball valve from outside mains

    I have a Plimex ball valve that is the inside stop tap for the mains supply that has recently started leaking. It’s only 2 years old (when property was renovated) and suspect it could be due to thermal cycling with the cold weather. Access is restricted as the pipe work was put behind a plywood...
    • topalondon
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    • america ball valve leaking mains outside usa valve
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: USA
  3. C

    Outside hot and cold tap advice

    Hi everyone, I need your advice about this. So I want to install 1 hot and 1 cold tap outside but not sure which idea to do. Either straight down from where my bathroom is or around the living room window so it’s a more reachable height. There’s drawbacks to both. If I go around the window...
    • chris012797
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    • advice america cold garden tap hot outside tap usa
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: USA
  4. A

    Installing Outside Tap To Front of Terraced Property

    We are currently looking at the possibility of purchasing a new build terraced property. The outside tap is located at the back of the property. How easy would it be to install a outside tap at the front of the property? Ideally it would need to have its own valve inside so knowbody else could...
    • AOIS
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    • america front installing outside outside tap property tap usa
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: USA
  5. R

    Outside bib question

    I am trying to stop an outdoor bib from leaking. Im assuming it is original to house, built in 1992. the handle is stripped and basically crumbling. i cant figure out if the whole valve is soldered on or if a small extention (.87) was soldered on (to .63) and the valve was screwed (or soldered)...
    • Rcsupercat
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    • america outside question usa
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: USA
  6. B

    Aircon outside wall grill

    Hi, What outside wall “grill” is suitable for a mobile aircon unit exhaust please. I’m using 150mm plastic piping. Many thanks
    • buff69
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    • 150mm america mobile outside pipe plastic pipe suitable through usa wall
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: USA
  7. A

    Pipes clanging after renewing outside tap.

    Newbie on this site...first post. Just replaced old outside tap, turned off water supply under sink and completed job. However since then, when I turn off the indoors cold tap including flushing the toilet I hear a fairly loud clang as though there may be air in the system. If that is the case...
    • al shookup
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    • after america outside outside tap pipes tap usa
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: USA
  8. K

    Can I terminate a rainwater down pipe into a waste water gully outside the kitchen?

    Hi Just came across a customer whom had an extension built many years ago but It seems as though the builder forgot to allow for rainwater to be terminated. He's run a rain water pipe all the way from the back of the single storey extension, along the side and to the front of the house. This...
    • kev
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    • america gully kitchen outside pipe rainwater usa waste water
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: USA
  9. tinyshinybeth

    Installation of outside tap has caused toilets to fill slower?

    Hello! I had a friend install one of those 'tap into pipe outdoor tap kits', and since that both my upstairs and downstairs toilets are filling much slower than they did before. Has anyone any reason why this might be? Thanks in advance!!
    • tinyshinybeth
    • Thread
    • america installation outside outside tap tap toilets usa
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: USA
  10. R

    Low pressure to outside taps

    I have 2 outside taps that used to be fine. They are now just a dribble! I had a plumber out yesterday who said we would need increased water pressure and he couldn't fix them. I have checked the pressure and the cold tap in the kitchen fills a 1 litre jug in 7 seconds so United Utilities can't...
  11. O

    Can anybody tell me what this outside pipe does?

    Hi all, I was wondering if anyone could tell me what this pipe does. I had to change a washer in an inside tap, and I turned this outside tap off thinking it may be the main waterline. It wasn't. However, since I've turned it back on it is leaking from the tap. Any ideas as to what this...
    • OutsideTap
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    • america anybody outside pipe usa
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: USA
  12. Paulf67

    £250 for an outside tape

    Hi all. I know absolutely nothing about plumbing, I've had an outside tap fitted it cost me £250. After talking to neibour he got one for £95. How do I go about getting money back I feel a bit of fool right now.
    • Paulf67
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    • america outside tape usa
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: USA
  13. L

    Outside Waste Pipe Leaking

    Hi I have no idea what I'm on about in technical terms so please bear with me! When I drain my bath water gushes out of the side of the house ; I'm guessing that theres some sort of blockage or obstruction near the top as it seems to be coming from just above where the pipe starts. I bought...
    • Lucy89
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    • america leaking outside pipe usa waste waste pipe
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: USA
  14. B

    Outside Tap,Low Pressure

    We have been in the house now a few years and I want to get the low pressure on the outside Tap sorted out. I thought it was the tap so took it off the pipe and it's not that since the flow from the pipe was low. Water pressure in the house is fine. I have taken a couple of photos to see if you...
    • Bfdcity
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    • america low pressure outside outside tap pressure tap usa
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: USA
  15. J

    Soil stack inside to outside?

    The soil stack is currently inside the property.Is it within regs to angle it take it through the wall and outside?
    • Joef
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    • america inside outside soil soil stack stack usa
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: USA
  16. A

    Building Control Regs on Changing the Boiler Position to Outside Cupboard

    Hi all, We want to change the position of our boiler from the Kitchen to the outside cupboard at the front of the house. The cupboard is 1m x 1m and 2.4m height and currently has a wooden door - so temperature wise will be close to outside temp. We want to install a Viessmann Vitodens 100-w...
    • Andrei_A
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    • boiler building building control changing control cupboard outside position regs
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Gas Engineers Forum
  17. S

    Broken pipe outside

    Hi folks, I have this broken pipe outside and just wondered what the best way to fix it, I’m kinda assuming I have to put another pipe inside and seal it somehow, but not sure 😕 Thanks for any help, hope it isn’t too much of a big job.
  18. C

    External pipework for Outside Tap

    Hi all Just after a bit of advice. I work on site and don’t do much domestic work. But a neighbour has asked me to install an outside tap and I’m unsure how acceptable this would be. She wants the tap in the back garden and there is absolutely no pipework at the back of the house. Kitchen...
  19. Scott_D

    Outside taps. How do you pipe yours?

    I go down into the tap so it can be drained for winter. I see lots of adverts pictures where they are piped upwards.
  20. J

    Low flow rate in outside and mains cold tap only. Mains pressure combi system

    Hi, We have been in our house for just over two years, we have always had low pressure in our downstairs cold tap (mixer tap), hot is fine, and also in our outside tap, this branches off the main cold line before it hits the cold side of the tap. (please see images, cold is the right side...
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