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  1. JCplumb

    Water flow rate bathtub query

    That boiler is advertised with a flow rate of 10.2l/minute with a 35deg rise, so the flow is set correctly for that boiler.
  2. JCplumb

    What is this and do i need it?

    I'm thinking old water softener or hammer arrestor.
  3. JCplumb

    Fed up with the junk on here

    My guess is that you're refusing all cookies. If the site doesn't have the basic cookies then every refresh or new page means the site doesn't know who you are. My usual preference is to allow the basic cookies and refuse the advertising cookies. I must say though, I visited the electricians...
  4. JCplumb

    Electric shower swap

    Check it beforehand. Sparkys can be tight with cable and generally won't oversize, so it's likely he put the right cable in for the wattage of shower you have now, not a higher one.
  5. JCplumb

    How do I turn this towel rail off?

    There's a few reasons why that radiator may need to stay on and turning it off or restricting it may cause issues. It could be a heat dump, could also have the water that comes out of your hot taps flowing through it (not common but seen it done a few times), use caution when you do it. Do you...
  6. JCplumb

    Macdee pneumatic flush rubber bellow diapragm

    Not sure with your exact model but they usually come apart, repairing them is a fools errand though, never lasts long. Get a new one
  7. JCplumb

    I use a car instead of a van, do you?

    I had a van for a few years when I started out but live in a terrace and if I got home after 5:30 I couldn't park anywhere near my house. My merchants deliver everything I need if I'm doing a big job so I trialled using my car instead for about a month and found I didn't need the van. So I sold...
  8. JCplumb

    strap on boss help please

    There are other merchants, stepping it down from 50 to 40mm isn't recommended, especially on a shower waste where the hair, grease and skin etc. has had chance to cool down and congeal by the time it gets to that point in the waste run. It's not to regs but you might get away with it, are you a...
  9. JCplumb

    chrome exposed bath waste fitting

    Yes you should be able to cut it down with no problems, you want a clean cut though.
  10. JCplumb

    What may be causing this strange leak in a bathroom sink drain?

    Is water running back down the underside of the tap (faucet) and pooling where the tap meets the basin, then after time working it's way through the hole that the tap comes through?
  11. JCplumb

    Toilet not filling up enough

    My guess is old fashioned 'proper' syphon with a split diaphragm.
  12. JCplumb

    Grohe kitchen tap head removal mystery

    A wrench could slip and round off the hex, I'd always go for the right sized deep socket.
  13. JCplumb

    Bauhaus RADVS2 towel rail valve leaking

    Don't put PTFE on where you have coloured in red, those threads aren't the part that create the watertight seal, PTFE there won't influence any leaks. Bottom first as the union fitting can go in slightly skewed if needed and still create a seal. If you feel a need to use PTFE (as most DIYers do...
  14. JCplumb

    Grohe kitchen tap head removal mystery

    Get a deeper socket from a car spares shop, about £8, job done.
  15. JCplumb

    Bauhaus RADVS2 towel rail valve leaking

    Certainly looks like it just pulls off, look for a grub screw, if you don't find one or a hole(possibly with a cap on) then you can be pretty sure it just pulls off.
  16. JCplumb

    Waste pipe issue - 40mm pipe sliced open

    Pushfit waste is bendier imo.
  17. JCplumb

    Waste pipe issue - 40mm pipe sliced open

    Is it under stress, I could imagine that happening if continually stressed in one direction. i.e. if you undo it from the trap does the pipe want to spring downwards? Solvent pipe is definitely the more brittle waste type.
  18. JCplumb

    ceramic disc cartridge set

    I know they don't have the best rep but screwfix/plumbfix do a decent range of ceramic valves. I keep a few of theirs in stock and I can usually do 95% of all the ceramic taps I come across with them. Will have a shufters at my purchase history and give you the item numbers for the ones I use...
  19. JCplumb

    shower leak on floor

    A shower tray riser kit
  20. JCplumb

    Aqualisa Thermostatic Cartridge - Grey 022801- Help

    Nice job, well done :D

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