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    Bathroom Sink Coupler Down Pipe Issue

    Excuse me for my lack of knowledge in this but i'm a first time buyer so this is all very new to me. Last month i moved into a property in SE London which seems to have developed a bit of an issue since the weekend. The back of the bathroom sink isn't connected properly - as you can see in the...
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    Bathroom Waste Layout - Horizontal Soil Pipe

    Hello, I would very much appreciate some help/feedback on what I am proposing for my very small ensuite bathroom. While refurbishing it I’m proposing to add a shower. It’s just 1.2m x 1.6m. I have seen similar posts to this on the forum but not quite my situation. I am proposing to run one...
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    Help with under bathroom sink pipe work

    I have tried to unblock my bathroom sink and managed to undo the u bend pipe and clear any blockage inside. But there is still a blockage in the pipe leading out of the wall but I can’t see anyway to undo this section. Please advise ASAP. Thank you.
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    Ideal Standard Dualux Bathroom Monobloc Taps

    Back in the 1980's we bought a few of the above which have ceramic disc cartridges. Generally been very reliable although have dripped which I think was caused by tiny pieces of grit scoring surfaces. Our water supply is from a reservoir and when the Water Authority did routine cleaning water...
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    LVT flooring in a Bathroom

    Morning I have fitted this twice now as part of a bathroom refurb - small rooms 2m sq approx. I've not had any issues. However MI's say not to put heavy items on this type of flooring but instead cut around with appropriate expansion gap. Well that to my mind eliminates a bathroom !! for this...
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    Replacement Manrose 100mm Bathroom Extractor Fan

    The motor winding on my Manrose 100 mm Timer Chrome LP100STC 12473 has failed due to ingress of debris into the ducting jamming the fan. It was purchased about 6 years ago. I didn't particularly want a timer model, and consequently now want to fit a standard replacement, preferably one that will...
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    Bathroom leak mystery

    Hello. I live in 1400 sq ft townhouse with a downstairs powder room. There's a leak but plumber can't figure out where leak orginates. Here's what I know: 1. The leak only happens when the water shutoff valves are off. 2. Running water through the sink doesn't cause water leak or...
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    Can I add an overflow (i.e. secondary) rainwater drain in an internal lightwell that feeds into a bathroom's soil pipe?

    I would appreciate some advice. I have a flat on the 3rd floor of a converted house, which has a lightwell in the middle of the flat. The bottom of the lightwell reaches the 3rd floor (my flat’s floor level) and has a roof lantern for the flat on the 2nd floor. I plan to build a small bathroom...
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    Cold tap in upstairs bathroom flow problem

    Hi all, I'm having an issue with the cold tap in my upstairs bathroom. There is barely a trickle of water coming out, while the hot water tap is running fine. I'm not having any problems with any other cold taps in my house. A Google search suggests that there may be an airlock in the system...
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    Soil pipe from upstairs bathroom into downstairs

    hi, new to the forum today, i had a bathroom installed a couple of years ago upstairs which was a bedroom above what was a downstairs bathroom in a dorma bungalow, the plumber plumbed in the soil pipes from the toilet and shower etc into the existing low level system doenstairs and used a swan...
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    Bathroom mixer/shower diverter query

    Hi, I am looking for some advice regarding the diverter on my bathroom taps. Please see attached picture. The diverter lever is very stiff and difficult to move, so I want to remove it but I have never serviced these types pf taps before so am not certain what is inside. So, my first question...
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    Bad smell from Master Bathroom / En-Suite

    Hi All, I've got a recurring really bad/strong smell coming exclusively from the 1st floor Master Bathroom and En-suite (Ground floor and top floor bathrooms are fine!). To help explain, I've added two photos showing the layout/setup below, in which i've tried to show the soil pipe layout too...
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    Tap Connection Centres 200mm bathroom sink

    I have a traditional British bathroom sink with 2 separate taps for cold and hot water. I need a bridge mixer tap for it. The problem is I only seem to find ones with 180mm tap connection centres, while mine needs 200mm. IS there hope?
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    Pipework under sink and bathroom basin with pics query

    Hi everyone, I took pictures to better illustrate my questions and hope it helps. The hot water pipe under the sink (top pipe) has a valve on it with the number 15 on it and the cold pipe (under top pipe) has a stopcock which stops the water coming into the kitchen sink. Does the cold pipe...
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    Bathroom waste layout

    Hi! I'm currently planning a new bathroom and have a few questions, hopefully someone can help :) All of the coloured lines on the diagram are waste pipes. The red waste from the shower will be around 5 metres to the stack which is too much to meet regulations (3m for 40mm and 4m for 50mm)...
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    Install a tall 1800mm x 600mm rad in my bathroom fed from above.

    Hi everyone, apologies if this is a dumb question. I want to fit a tall rad in my bathroom which will be fed from above, but I would like to keep the pipework to a minimum. Is it necessary to run both pipes to the bottom of the rad, flow to the bottom and return to the top, or will it work with...
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    Constant use of cold water after bathroom/kitchen renovation???

    I renovated my bathroom and kitchen recently and installed new piping+ faucet + thermostatic mixer and new dishwasher in kitchen, the work was done by a professional plumber. I have noticed that during the night I use cold water when all the taps are closed( around 9L each day, it has been a...
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    Bathroom plumbing advice

    Hi everyone, I'm a home owner, currently building a two floors house and having some discussions with the contractor around bathroom drain pipes. I live in a country where people are used to have a floor siphon and connect all appliances to that siphon, 95% of houses are built like that...
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    Replacing towel radiator in bathroom - pipe question

    Hi all, I hope you are able to give me some advice. I have recently been upgrading the bathroom and want to replace the towel radiator. I need to move the pipes a metre or so but have come across a sticking point. It looks like my central heating system (combi boiler) is run in 15mm pipe but...
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    Metal bits in Bathroom Basin

    Hi lads, my bathroom refit was finished about 4 months ago, strangely only just noticed as plug rarely in, this fine -- i think metal bits -- in the cold water. No Tanks unvented system. Took filter off basin mixer tap a Deva and sure enough quite a bit of this stuff on it. Black in appearance...

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