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    Low Hot Water pressure after burst pipe

    What a way to come onto a new forum! Returned from holiday to find two burst pipes. One on inlet to hot water header tank T'other on outlet from hot water header (feed to shower cold water) The central heating header tank was ok. I have repaired the leaks and filled the header tank - so...
    • MontyMariner
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    • after burst central header heating hot hot water hot water pressure pipe pressure water water pressure
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  2. P

    Burst pipes costing 7 m a day

    Winter weather takes it's toll on busrt water pipework and the thawing showing up more BBC News - Big rise in burst water pipes in Wales, Scotland and NI Not good for next year’s insurance premiums :(...
  3. S

    Attic cistern losing water?

    Hi, I hope someone can help! I am based in Derry in N.Ireland and currently just coming out of really bad weather! Our cistern in the attic seems to he constantly filling up even though no taps are on and no one is in shower or using the toilet. If I put my hand to the bottom of the tank I...
  4. L

    burst cold water pipes

    hi there my cold water pipes has burst in kitchen, i have turned stop tap completly off , which is located in cellar, and opened cold water outlets to drain the system. . but the boiler still sounds like its filling up.? just like when you flush toilet, the water fills up again in back of...
  5. V

    water feed to a combi???

    hi folks i'm new to the forum, i'm not a plumber but joining pipes/tubes together does come into my area of specialization being a welder/fabricator, however rules&regs/recomended practice on domestic water systems don't though. The thing is i've been to my uncles to replace a burst water pipe...
    • Vic Cowell
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    • bathroom boiler burst cold combi combi boiler float valve header header tank hot installers loft no water pipes plumber rules tank taps toilet valve water
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  6. J

    no cold or hot water to kitchen

    Would be very grateful if anyone could assist in solving a plumbing problem: I have no water either hot or cold at all coming from my mixer tap in my kitchen. The water supply is fine in the bathroom. I then checked the flow going into the cold water cistern by pressing down on the...
    • johncrabtree
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    • bathroom burst cistern cold flow hot hot water kitchen mixer mixer tap no water pipes plumbing problem supply system tap valve water weather
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  7. C

    Mains frozen - in a panic

    Hi, After discovering there was no mains water this morning, I've traced the problem part of the way. Looks like the blue plastic mains is frozen somewhere between the street mains and the stopcock under my sink. I've tried gently warming the 6 inches or so of the blue mains that I have access...
    • cronos
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    • blockage british gas burst cold cold water copper free frozen gas heater hot hot water kitchen local plumber mains pipes problem sink stopcock system tank taps tips valve water
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  8. S

    Hot water Problem - indirect heater

    Hi - I wonder if you can help. My immersion heater broke the other day, and I got my landlord to get it fixed. They came back four times to fix it, yet every time there was a problem. I've now had a Backer Immersion heater installed, brand new, yet 5 days later it's failed again. I'm not...
    • sallyf
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    • burst button cold cylinder electric flow heater hot hot water immersion heater indirect lukewarm power problem reset supply timer water water problem work
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  9. J

    frozen pipes splitting

    Quick question: Why dont we insulate the pipes in our houses. I know there are more combi out there now so no tanks etc but is there any reason why we dont lag/insulate our hot and cold pipes going to outputs. Is it because these fall in the envelope of the house and dont usually get that...
    • Jamie Banks
    • Thread
    • burst ceiling cold combi costs expansion frozen heat loss heating hot insulation lead leak loft pipe pipes system
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  10. S

    Homecall Plus

    Anyone contracting to Homecall Plus, just wondering what they're like paying invoices? Cheers in advance.
    • shorticus
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    • advertising bar boiler books burst costs fuse inside iphone job law parts pipes plus price public repair service thank you vokera work
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  11. R

    Vaillant EcoMAX Error

    PLEASE HELP! We had a water pipe burst down the street, which resulted in our water being cut off for a good part of the day! The water came back on about 3 hours ago but our Vaillant EcoMAX Combi boiler is now showing an F.25 error code with a crossed out flame image next to it! I have read...
    • Rachelen86
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    • bar boiler burst button code combi combi boiler ecomax error error code filling loop flame gas lockout pipe pressure problem reset system vaillant water
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  12. D

    I'm working in this adverse weather to repair boilers who else is? and where

    Hi Everyone been a while since i have posted here, Lovley weather for fixing boilers and plumbing, BUT my phone is not ringing in the yorkshire, humberside, lincolnshire areas. Anyone else in the country having the same problem, I'm an ex homeserve contractor highley experanced in boiler...
    • dibbo
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    • baxi boiler boilers burst central heating system electric gas hot hot water jobs oil pipe plumbing potterton pressure problem radiator repair trv van water weather where winter work working
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  13. S

    Pipe above ceiling or under floor?

    Hi Folks I'm installing a loo in a chaps back passage (fnaar!) which will have a boarded ceiling. He's had someone look at it and they suggested that the pipes should be taken from the kitchen below the ceiling and run across outdoor ceiling and drop into wc. The stopcock etc is by the...
    • smudger
    • Thread
    • above building burst ceiling cold costs floor installation kitchen leak paint pipe pipes stop cock tee tiles tips under underfloor valves wall
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  14. Q

    Who's responsible for this?

    Over the weekend the cold water supply to our house burst at the stopcock on the road outside. Scottish Water were quick to attend and promptly dug up the offending section of pipe, and when we got in tonight the cold water was full of silt for a while until it had run through the system...
    • Quidam
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    • boiler burst cold cold water combi combi boiler filter fix hot hot water pipe problem stop cock supply system valve water work
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  15. S

    new gas run

    today did a new gas run ,customer asked to reconnect existing gas appliances i refused to do it as !gas hob did not have isolating valve ,sign of burn on taps ,primary air port partly block with sh''''t ignition button missing!so ID i thought boiler flue less then 300 mm from internal...
    • SafeGasInstall
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    • air baxi boiler burst button combi concrete condensing electric flue gas gas pipe gas supply ideal ideal combi ignition kitchen ncs pipe primary supply taps valve work
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  16. T

    Potterton Combi 80 Central Heating Problem

    Have a Potterton Combi 80. When the remote stat call for heat the boiler is operating in short burst say comes on for 30 secs goes off comes on again a minute later stays on for 30 secs goes off and so on. Works fine for hot water, pump runs ok but because the boiler cut off very quick the flow...
    • ttj
    • Thread
    • boiler burst central central heating system cold combi dhw drayton flow free hot hot water inside pipes potterton problem pump room stat sensor valve water
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  17. V

    Help - Water pouring through hall ceiling

    I've just got back from a business trip and when I came into the hall, there was a puddle of water on the floor and a steady flow coming from the ceiling. I went straight upstairs and found a lot of water in the airing cupboard directly under the cylinder and have quickly traced the source as...
    • vetinry
    • Thread
    • air air vent brass burst ceiling central central heating control cylinder drain drain down flow heating help hot hot water manual pipe plumbing pressure problem radiators through valve vent water
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  18. A

    open coal fire back boiler

    hi, i recently moved into a house. the house is about 25yr old. it has a back boiler in the fire but it is disconnected. it wasnt disconnected for any particular reason. it was fully functional before it was disconnected. the previous owner was getting new rads fitted beside the fireplace and he...
    • angosmyth
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    • back boiler boiler boilers burst central heating system dishwasher drilling eco expansion fire gas job leak local plumber oil pipes plumber pressure rubber system test wall water website
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  19. T

    TRVs

    I know this is basic for most of you out there but can you please advise me as to why when I turn the TRVs in the bedrooms in my house to zero or the frost sign there is maximum output of heat from the radiators!! How can I turn the heat off on these radiators? Are all these TRVs faulty or does...
    • twinkydrip
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    • apprentice boiler burst cheap cold fitting gas head hose hot lockshield public radiator radiators replacement system temperature thermostatic trv trvs turn off valve valves van wall water
    • Replies: 31
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
  20. D

    DIY power flushing or let the pro's do it

    i have had an independent plumber check my system,a second opinion- he says i need to power flush as there is sludge. my contracted servicer will not fix my heating till its had a flush. i've had quotes of 500-1000 pounds and seems too much. i could rent a machine for £180 per week. the...
    • denyason
    • Thread
    • boiler burst central heating system combi combi boiler condensing copper diy drain fix flush flushing gas pipes plumber plumbing potterton power pressure price radiators sludge system
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: Plumbing Jobs | The Job-board
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