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  1. L

    Dodgy landlord /house seller not having correct certs

    In Brief !! About to purchase a 2 bed apartment that was let out for the last 2 years and the landlord has done a full refurb . During a visit a neighbour came over as we left and informed us that The previous tenant had complained no Gas safe landlord cert was issued to her during her...
  2. jakehowl

    Converting My House To Manifolds. Feedback Appreciated

    I'm sold on the idea of sanitary manifolds. I'm an avid and capable DIYer but finding the information out there on domestic manifolds systems lacking to say the least. Here's a diagram for my proposed approach to converting my house over from your usual 15mm pipe with T junctions everywhere...
  3. P

    House wall wet - prior plumbing work completed, potential leak?

    Hello all, I hope you are well. We have a question if we may regarding the outside wall of our house. We have noticed that the house has a wet look to the wall in a particular area. And while this may seem a little silly considering its winter in the UK and most house walls are wet this one...
  4. B

    Column radiators cost to heat house

    We have recently installed column radiators (stelrad regal) pretty much throughout our house during renovation/extension work. We choose steel radiators for the classic design. I knew they would contain more water than traditional radiators but that information isn’t really advertised and I just...
  5. A

    What amount of water pressure comes through a normal house ?

    Every time I use a stop end when I turn the water back on I think to my self that’s going to pop off and flood the house. What amount of pressure can they with stand ?
  6. D

    Radiators in a farm house

    I hope this is the right part of the forum. We are going to place a central heating system in our house. But I came across some question and was hoping for some advise. I will use a 25kw pellet boiler to heat up my hot water for my radiators and showers. I will use Pex piping on the ceiling...
  7. P

    Knocking from front of house

    Hi, I have heard knocking from the front of the house pipes/radiators? for about a year now. I can hear it when sat in the living room and also the bedroom above it. All night, every two minutes a knock knock knock - three times always on the dot. Especially when its cold or the radiators...
  8. S

    Replacement boiler for 4 bed house with bathroom and ensuite

    I'm hoping to get some advice about what type and size of boiler to get to replace current boiler. Property was built around 2000. Currently have a magflo cylinder upstairs and an ideal classic boiler in the garage. One bathroom (with one thermostatic shower and bath), one ensuite with one...
  9. N

    house pump issue - noisy

    hi chaps....having spent most of yesterday installing a whole house pump the customer is now complaining about the noise........is there anyway of damping this down a tad? many thanks Dave
  10. L

    Shower screen leak in new house

    Hi all, I recently bought a house. The shower screen has a small leak, which can result in water ending up on the bathroom floor (quite a lot of water). I had a plumber come and have a look at it, but all he did was put some silicone around the edges on the inside (he didn't check where the...
  11. B

    unvented hot water cylinder in a roof space of a two storey house

    unvented hot water cylinder in a roof space of a two storey house in an existing property what is best option for discharge pipe to terminate.It will be 22mm copper but didn't want to run it all the way down the back of the house to ground level if possible.
  12. S

    Boiler Sizing - Large 3 Bed House

    Hi All, Hoping to get some sound advice regarding combi boiler sizing for a large 3 Bed House. We are refurbishing the house and plan to strip out the old boiler and pipework from the loft to relocate to the kitchen / diner whilst also renewing all copper pipework and installing new radiators...
  13. C

    1990 FL house, split plan, pvc pipes. Grey water backup @ master tub.

    Hello. I have lived in this circa 1990, split floor plan house in FL for 23 years w/ no plumbing problems. Recently, slight amounts of grey water sporadically back up in the master tub. Timing is unknown—never actually see it happen, however the dirty evidence is there. Plumber has used...
  14. L

    Finding where the main line enters house

    Hi everyone, I'm trying to locate exactly where my main line enters the house (inside the walls, not the slab etc..) i need to cut and cap it because i have already diverted it. Previous concrete renos have hidden the straight line from the main valve straight to the house, now i cannot see...
  15. G

    Hot water to all of my house except master bathroom

    I have a Vaillant ecotec plus 838 boiler and yesterday morning I used the shower in my master bathroom and it was working fine with plenty of hot water, however that evening I went to have a shower and there was no hot water, so I tried the bath and tap in that master bathroom and there was no...
  16. C

    House is urinating?

    There's a little black pipe sticking out the side of my house and it releases water for about 18 hours out of the day. Someone claimed it's the stopcock on the water tank up in the attic, but I think it's something else. One of the upstairs toilets is busted. I think the valve is too tight...
  17. C

    Mapping out pipe work in house

    Hi all, I live in a house that is 20 years old and I am trying to get to know it. How easy would it be to map out the pipe work in the house? It’s for my own interest more than anything else Thank you
  18. W

    What is this pipe? Old Victorian house

    Hi - we have recently taken away a false basement ceiling and discovered this pipe that runs along the top and branches off into some of the basement rooms. Any ideas what the pipe? It looks old and redundant, and Suspect asbestos?
  19. W

    I live in a split level house and water is slowly seeping out from under my bottom stair behind the front door.

    It’s not coming in from the door. The wall along the staircase is part of the garage and nothing appears to be wet in there. The staircase is behind the laundry room and nothing is wet in there either.
  20. C

    Why has pressure dropped throughout the house after fitting an outside tap?

    Hi, I fitted an outside tap kit yesterday, it works fine but pressure has dropped a lot in all other taps?

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