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    Advice on Unvented Cyclinder not enough for 2 showers

    Hi, I have a Bosch unvented cyclinder (fitted last year) and it works great but only has enough pressure to run one good shower at a time. The shower pressure also drops when the toilet is flushed. We have good water pressure to our house and i believe the cylinder PRV has been set to around 3...
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    Advice for bathroom floor and fitting shower Tray

    Hi, Im fitting a new bathroom and am after some advice. As you can see in the pictures the current floor is a mixture of 18mm chipboard and OSB board. Im installing underfloor heating and then tiles on top. What should I put on the floor as ive read lots of conflicting advice? Does it need...
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    Problem soldering Yorkshire 22mm to 3/4 coupler

    Hi, Im trying unsuccessfully to solder a 22mm to 3/4 yorkshire straight adapter. Ive done a fair bit of soldering before without issues but its all been on 15mm pipe. With Yorkshire fittings im used to seeing a ring of older appear after about 15 seconds and then stop. However with this...
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    How to connect to old Grey Hep20

    Hi, I have this Old Grey Hep20 pipework in my bathroom and i need to reconnect to it. How do i do this? Id replace it but its all over my loft! Thanks
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    Anyone used Easy Bathrooms and Tiles?

    Anyone has experience of using Easy Bathrooms and Tiles? just wondering what the quality of the products are like and the prices seem OK
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    Do I need a new Soil Pipe Vent in the roof?

    Hi, I am installing a new toilet into my en-suite bathroom (there isn't one there currently). There is an existing soil pipe under the floor that I can connect to but it is not vented and is currently just used for the shower waste. There is a toilet on the other side of my house that does...
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    Can i use a ball lever as mains stopcock

    Hi, Is it OK to use a ball lever as a mains stopcock? ive read a few old threads but none of them seem to have definitive answer! also can you use plastic / push fit off a mains stopcock or does it have to be copper?
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    Help with boiler cutting out to early and bypass valve

    Hi, My boiler is cutting out before my rads are getting properly hot. Im 99% sure its the "water thermostat" doing its job and cutting out as the water temp gets up to max heat as the feed pipe is boiling hot but the return is only luke warm. It does restart itself once the water cools down and...
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    Air getting drawn into sealed heating system

    Hi, Ive posted this before but still not found the cause of the problem. I have a sealed S plan system with expansion tank that is drawing in air. I have to bleed one of the rads every week for 5-6 seconds. Details below: 1. The system is NOT loosing any pressure until of course I bleed the...
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    Help with noisy hot water heating loop

    Hi, I have a sealed S plan system which is noisy BUT only when i have the hot water on alone. If i have the central heating and the hot water on together there is no noise but as soon as i switch the central heating off it sounds as if there is air or something moving inside the pipes (sounds a...
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    Connecting washing machine to soil pipe

    Hi, I am connecting a washing machine in my garage directly to a cast iron soil pipe that connects to the toilet in bathroom above. I have managed to cut a hole in the cast iron pipe and have fitted a 40mm boss adapter to this. My question is can i connect the washing machine connector directly...
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    Help with my mystery of air in radiator system

    Hi, Every week i have to bleed just one radiator in my house for about 2-3 seconds and i simply cannot find out why. - Its a sealed system and I can see no drop in the pressure. - Its the radiator closest to the boiler and pressure relief valve if that helps. - I can find no leaks anywhere...
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    Should i go for an Unvented Hot water cylinder?

    Hi, I am about to have an old asbestos water tank replaced in the loft and also have a new shower pump fitted, however it occurred to me if i switched to an unvented cyclinder i wouldnt actually need either of these. Ive seen them in screw fix for about £550 which seems reasonable. I...
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    asbestos water tank and cracked wood support advice

    Hi, I recently had a leak in the mains water pipe to my asbestos water tank. Ive fixed the leak and in the process ended up draining the tank down and refilling it. I have 2 questions - 1) ive noticed since the tank support beams have large splits in the wood (see pics). Im assuming they have...
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    Can I drill into this cast iron waste pipe

    Hi, Im moving the washing machine into the garage so need to connect the drainage hose to the waste pipe. Can i drill a hole and fit a standard connector to the caste iron pipe or will i need to replace the waste pipe with a plastic one?
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    Can i switch to cold water mains for upstairs taps

    Hi, sorry another question, im replacing my cold water tank and was wondering if there are any reasons not to switch the upstairs cold water taps to mains water rather than an indirect tank feed. The cold water tank feeds 2 taps and a shower. I have a mains pipe very close so would not be a big...
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    Hot water cylinder has no overflow?

    Hi, I am replacing my cold water tank in the loft as its made from asbestos. There is an overflow pipe feeding into it as expected however oddly this doesn't come from the top of the hot water cylinder, it comes up from the floor boards so i cant see where the pipe is connected to. Has anyone...
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    New central heating system - do I need OFTEC plumber?

    Hi, I am having my one pipe system replaced with a two pipe. The Oil boiler is only 2 years old though so that is staying. Do I need an OFTEC registered plumber or doesn't it matter? Thanks
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    Advice for one-pipe system

    Hi, I recently moved into a house that has a one pipe system. It all works absolutely fine however when I replaced one of the old radiators it isn't as fast and hot as before. The plumbing is the same except I used pushfit connections so perhaps they have a smaller bore or perhaps new rads dont...
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    Advise needed on Connecting a new rad pipework

    Hi, I am connecting a new radiator and the down pipes are about 2 cm away from the pipe circuit. I was planning on fitting tee junctions to bridge the gap but there isnt quite enough room. Should I bend the radiator down pipe (which looks a bit pants) or is there another option? Ive attached...

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