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    How do we manage a new combi boiler moving in to the loft and relocating the kitchen so the cooker is the other side of the house? Help needed please?

    I need some advice… Our gas meter is currently in the garage conversion and runs under the stairs into the kitchen where we have the boiler. We want to do the following things: 1. Replace with a combi boiler and move to the loft. We are a semi detached house so need to the pipes run up from the...
  2. D

    New build house smell

    Hi, we just moved to a new build. There is a dreadful 'sewer' smell in the house. No outside soil stack. AAV is sited behind bath panel in family bathroom upstairs. Had this replaced as plumber thought may be faulty, no change in smell. We are one of three houses and there is a joint pump...
  3. M

    Greener heating for Grade 1 listed house

    I've been contacted by the committee of Grade 1 listed house which is now a museum. They currently have a semi-commercial Rehema Quinta 65 which is on its last legs. They want a new heat source/boiler which will be greener and future-ready as we move towards reducing CO2. The building is 800...
  4. S

    Humming noise all around house

    Hi I'm hoping someone can help with a problem I've had since November 20. I got a new circuit board fitted to my gas boiler and since then have had a loud droning/humming noise all around the house. Had engineer back 3 times and he says nothing wrong. Called water suppliers and they have checked...
  5. M

    Completing work in void house

    If doing work on a vacant house. When finished do you see it as good practice to turn the water off. I usually do. I'm confident in my work but see this as good practice. Can I ask for others opinions? Thanks
  6. S

    How can I improve Hot Water pressure and Volume throughout the house?

    I have a bungalow ,which has Gravity fed hot water, pumped heating system (S Plan). The house is 20 years old, has 3 showers (2 of which are fed by pump), 1 bath, 6 wash hand basins and 3 teenagers, wife and dog. There is a fight every day for hot water for either the bath or shower. Current...
  7. P

    Old house garden water supply

    Hi I've recently moved to a garden maisonette which does not have a garden tap. I had a little poking around in the garden and found a small pipe coming out of the back of the house. After moving the square end around with a pair of pliers it turns out that's the water supply. Does it seem that...
  8. candell

    Problem with toilets in 6 year old house

    Our new build home is now 6 years old and the toilets are starting to have some issues. The soft close seats and lids no longer soft close, I've searched everywhere and found many tutorials but can't see one that matches our seat type. I even contacted Ideal Standard many times but they fail to...
  9. A

    Importance of tap pressure matching house pressure?

    Hi all, Just a quick one - what's the effect of not matching taps to house water pressure? Ie have a bath tap rated to 0.5-0.9bar and the house is generally about 1.2bar What effect does this actually gave? I assume there's no risk of damage, but does it mean anything could not work optimally...
  10. M

    CH change: large house & 2 boilers

    Hello I am renovating an Edwardian property with a two-storey extension that was built 10 years ago and currently has two boilers individualy covering original house & extension as below: Original house (system boiler, 10-15 years old) 4 ground floor rooms all with wet UFH 4 first floor...
  11. T

    New house with 32kw combi boiler - I need 3 showers running is this enough

    Hi Many years ago I upgraded my house to 3 showers, had a megaflow and worcester greenstar 24i fitted, and upgraded external connection coming into the house, had 3 showers running lovely, no problems with pressure nor flow and no system hiccups. Love the system. I have just bought a old...
  12. S

    1920’s House Drainage

    Evening guys, Currently doing a renovation on a 1920’s house. We have an existing RWP going down into a gulley at the moment which is connected to the main Sewer. This needs to be changed or run alongside a new SVP to cater for a new Ensuite bathroom. Been trying to do some research about...
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    Outdoor water pipe around house

    Hi All This is my first post and I really need help in figuring out what to do. I have looked through the forum to see if anyone has asked a similar question but cannot find one. Im looking to fit an outside water tap to the front of the house. However the only way I can get pipework there is...
  14. J

    No Water in the House. Plumber gone AWOL

    Hi, hope someone can help. A few days ago I noticed that the hot water was not as hot as usual and the overflow pipe outside was pouring out water like someone had put the tap on. This was more or less continuous for the duration that the hot water was switched on. Had a plumber who came out...
  15. P

    Saniflo short ciircuiting house breaker

    Hi, Our 5 year old Saniflo (Saniplus) triggered the house electrical circuit breaker. I reset the circuit breaker the unit hums for one second then trips the breaker again. I checked around the box there are no lose connections or a leak. I also checked the fuse near the wall outlet. Any idea...
  16. L

    New Build House - Central Heating Issue

    I have just moved into a new-build house and can't for the life of me get all the radiators to come on at once. There doesn't seem to be any issues with the downstairs radiators but on the 2nd floor it's random, some days one radiator comes on, another day it will be a different radiator. Then...
  17. J

    Regulations for fitting new water main from meter to house

    Hi, I'm having some issues with my current water main leaking. We had an extension put onto our house back in 2013, during which we moved our kitchen into the extension on the opposite side of the house. The stop tap was positioned in what would become the middle of our lounge, so the plumber...
  18. M

    Old farm house advice

    Hi there, looking for some advice as To How to Go about a duel fuel system, I will get this professionally installed once I am at that stage but just trying to get my head around how it will all work at the moment. currently there is an electric combi boiler providing all heating and hot water...
  19. A

    Stopcock not turning off all water to house - pipe leaking underfloor

    I’m looking for a bit of advice as I’ve just had a plumber around so wanted to see if his theory matches others. I’ve just inherited a house so wanted to start renovations, when I went to pull up utility tiles noticed they had started coming up..remove them and there is a stretch of cement that...
  20. N

    Use shower pump for whole house

    Hi all, We have a gravity fed system and are getting a new shower installed as part of a whole new bathroom fit out. It's been suggested we could connect our bathroom sink taps to the mains, rather than the water storage tank as it is at present. Is there any reason why a shower pump can't...

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