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  1. B

    Flooding at Dad’s house – no heating or hot water (+video)

    Hello, There was flooding at my Dad’s house which has given us electrical problems and no central heating or hot water. I’d be very grateful for any advice what to do. I have made a video of the problem: https://sendvid.com/dsxmtsko The flooding led to a fuse which made the green switch in...
  2. F

    Can I identify plumbing material on an old house?

    Hello! I'm looking to buy a second hand apartment. I've been talking to some real estate agents asking what I should be careful with in an old house, but nobody talked about the pipes. And when I raise the issue, it seems none of the agents I talked to had any clear idea of what to look for...
  3. A

    Whole House Filters - Heavy Metal Removal

    Good evening all, hope everyone is keeping well. First of all I hope this thread is in the right place, it didn't really fit into any other sections. Please let me know if it belongs elsewhere, and i'll move it! I've had a look around the forum and not found an answer to my question, at least...
  4. J

    Advice on optimal system for large house?

    I am looking for advice on the best boiler system for my home. It is currently: a 4-bedroom mid-terrace period house of stone construction 1 toilet on ground floor 1 bathroom with bath and electric shower on 1st floor 28kw combi boiler fitted in kitchen 2000 sq. ft. with fairly high ceilings...
  5. H

    Some advise on soil stack connection on a 100+yr house

    Hello all, First off I am a plumber by trade but I work almost exclusively on new builds so after buying my first house which is a little over 100yrs old this is a bit new to me. I'm wanting to get a bathroom in upstairs in order to do so I need a stack up the side of the property, there is...
  6. E

    Green crystals coming out all the hot taps in the house? help please

    Hello, the house was refurbished over a year ago and now we have Green crystals coming out all the hot taps in the house? The water board say it's not limescale These green crystal like pieces are coming out of all the hot water taps and showers: we collect them from the tap filers: there are...
  7. M

    Pipe from House to Sewer Clean Out

    Hello all. Introductory post here. I am in the midst of a point of sale inspection to sell my house. One of the things I need to provide is a video of the inside of the sewer pipe from my house to the street. I had a plumber in today to do this. Because the only two toilets in my house are back...
  8. davidw

    Low pressure around house

    I'm trying to track down the cause of low pressure around our new to us house. I've measured the output, thanks to the advice on this forum, and its around 10 secs per litre. I'm attaching a few photos of my cylinder. if someones having a shower and I run a cold tap then the temperature changes...
  9. S

    Moved house - boiler broken and needs replacing

    Just moved in and we knew the combi boiler, a Ferroli, was a total piece of the proverbial! Anyway it’s losing pressure - called out our home emergency and they said the boiler is on it’s last legs! In summary we have 16 radiators, 2 showers, 1 bath and 6 sinks, although they won’t all be used...
  10. R

    Whole house pump fitment

    Hi all, I have a customer that is in need of a whole house pump fitted in a bungalow. The problem being is access from the hot water cylinder to the loft space is inaccessible and no additional pipework can be fed from A-B due to loft conversion. The current set up ihas a raised header tank a...
  11. R

    Plumber has caused leaks throughout the house

    Hello I thought I'd post a post. I am currently under going a full re dec of the whole house, new flooring, skirting, architrave window boards and nice new rads. Plumber came to fit the new rads, drained down the system. To begin the work the next day. I had a call from the kitchen floor...
  12. M

    Thermostatic shower cause water in house to go cold

    hi everyone I have a thermostatic shower on my middle floor, which when turned seems to make all the hw taps in the house run cold and to avoid this we don't use the temp valve on the shower. the shower is now basically either running too hot or too cold. so seems like a new shower but cannot...
  13. M

    Thermostatic shower controlling hw in house

    hi all I have a thermostatic shower in my bathroom. we have to keep the shower set at a certain point. if we turn the temp one way the hot water for the whole house becomes cold and we turn it too far the other way the shower becomes too hot Any ideas as to why the shower seems to be...
  14. P

    Mystery Sewer Smell in House after Extension

    Hi, new poster hoping someone might be able to help me with an issue that has me at the end of my tether! For almost a year we have been experiencing intermittent sewer gas smell in our house. 2 years ago we had a rear extension done, including a downstairs WC, which involved re-routing some of...
  15. J

    Oil boiler size for large house

    Hi I’m looking to buy a new Combi oil boiler but don’t know what size to go for my old boiler was a Worcester heatslave 12/14 which was running originally 12 rads and one bathroom when I moved in. I then added a rad I believe it was to small to begin with as it was always breaking down it now...
  16. J

    Meter in house, Value out of house ?

    Hi I have my gas meter in the house and shut off vale ECV out side were the meter was before, not very convenient but is this correct reg's wise ? (This work was done yesterday by gas provider) I also have a small leak by the boiler and gas supply has been caped off in ECV value. If anyone...
  17. K

    Whole house pump and existing pumps

    Hi hope you are well. I have a gravity fed hot and cold. Hot water cylinder is on ground floor. Cold tank is in loft. I have 2 showers on 1st floor. One is pumped by a pump in the loft. Other is pumped by pump in shower itself. The latter is noisy and I want to replace it. But pressure in house...
  18. T

    Electrician DIY plumbing in own house, advice needed

    Hi guys, before anyone jumps to tell me “get a plumber”, I’m extending my house and doing a loft conversion myself, so looking to save money, that’s my only reason for not getting a plumber. I see mixed opinions on whether to go plastic or copper, I’m happy to learn how to join copper, but at...
  19. K

    hi i am looking for gas engineer. no heating in my house. i have got a cylinder

    hi i am looking for gas engineer. no heating in my house. i have got a water cylinder. help please
  20. N

    Will a combi boiler be adequate for my house?

    We recently moved into a new home that currently has a Super Hot MG-100 Hydronic Boiler (installed in 1986, when the house was built). Clearly, the boiler is way past its life expectancy and in need of replacement. We had a couple of boiler companies come give us a quote and one of them...

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