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  1. R

    Help with leak radiator

    Recently changed valve on radiator. Where the valve enters the bottom of the radiator its wrapped with ptfe but still has a small leak does this need time to set ? Is it normal for it to leak a little for a dsy or 2 afterwards the leak is slowing and is minor . Thanks in advance
  2. D

    Second opinion on toilet installation/leak

    New here so hopefully I'm posting in the right place. I've just started having a problem with a toilet we had professional installed and wanted to get a second opinion on whether it was installed correctly or not. So we had a toilet with an integrated sink and concealed cistern installed 6...
  3. Know nothing

    Plumber needed to do leak detection

    I live in first floor flat. Flat below has a leak from ceiling. One plumber has fixed leaking trap beneath shower. Other plumber re-silconed shower trray. Leak persists. Plumber checked toilet cistern and bathroom. How can i find a plumber to do water pressure test on all my water sources to...
  4. J

    plumber's unable to source leak, help, bathroom into living room

    I have a leak from the bathroom into my living room directly below. I cut the bulge and even cut a hole in the ceiling to try and locate the problem and ultimately allow the water to drain out. This has been going on for at least two weeks. I initially had a plumber out to fix the toilet cistern...
    • Jude Henderson
    • Thread
    • bathroom leak plumber room
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
  5. R

    New boiler leak advice

    Hi. We recently had combi installed. Today i noticed some water underneath. Seems to be coming from this pipe with open end in the attached picture. Small amount currently. Bolter is working ok. The company who installed it are closed until tueday but will get them back out next week. In...
  6. B

    Gas Leak - 2 plumbers haven't resolved

    We have been in our house (2 story) for 2 months. Smelled gas when we moved in around gas fireplace and room. Gas company detected gas and shut off gas. Plumber came out and couldn't find a leak after conducting pressure test. Gas company came back out turned gas back on. Started to smell...
  7. M

    Foam leak from underneath shower tray

    New shower tray and waste recently installed and thankfully have a cut out in ceiling below from when I was checking it's initial seal, when I spotted yday foam (from shampoo/shower gel) escaping from underneath the shower tray, out the sides of the waste. I never really liked the initial seal...
  8. R

    Can this leak have sealed itself and should I leave it alone?

    Hi When my boiler was serviced this year the plumber found the leak as shown in the photo. I was told that the problem may have resolved itself but if not I may need a new boiler. I have three questions please: 1) What has caused this problem? 2) Now I know the problem is there (it's normally...
  9. P

    leak detection fluid - respirator to use this stuff?

    Hi, Been meaning to ask this for a while now. Commercial leak detection fluid - the stuff in the hand-pump action spray bottle - it makes me cough and I feel a choking sensation at the back of my throat every time I use it. I keep well away from the thing I'm spraying, but I still get the...
  10. T

    Ideal Logic Combi 24 pinhole leak

    I have a Ideal Logic Combi 24 and the engineer to who comes to service says there is a design fault. It is not a question of if it will fail but when. Apparently the heat exchanger develops a pinhole leak and has to be replaced. Always in the same place. Known about for years. Design has not...
    • Triplemaya
    • Thread
    • combi ideal ideal logic leak logic
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Central Heating Forum
  11. OscarZee

    Where is This Leak Coming From?

    There is a drip coming from the ceiling in the living room and down the inside of a shared wall. There is no plumbing upstairs except in the bathroom. No radiator in the room above where the drip is. There is one in the bathroom which hasn't worked for years - the house has no central heating...
  12. S

    Leak in lounge below my flat

    Hi, A leak has been noted periodically in lounge ceiling of flat below mine. My flat is tenanted. Leak starts as bulge. Normally stops after an hour. Owner of flat below mine is saying it must be coming from my flat. But plumbers have found no water damage in my flat. Leak noted a few days ago...
  13. I

    Leak Coming from shower onto skirting board

    Hi, I thought I’d post this on the forum here as I appear to have some sort of leakage. This is being a period of over three years Is this something that I need to get a plumber in or something that I could fix myself by using sealing. Before I get a plumber in it will be useful to know where...
  14. N

    Unvented system leak issue

    I had my old boiler replaced and changed to an unvented system and relocated into the loft. Everything worked well for the first month or so. I then had a different plumber and builder to create new bathrooms and also put on new radiators throughout. The original plumber came back to...
    • Novice needs help
    • Thread
    • leak system unvented
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
  15. T

    Gas fire supply pipe leak

    Be careful cutting coated pipe people. Went to a pretty bad leak today. House was empty, neighbours reported the smell of gas. Fire was installed 8 years ago....lucky
  16. M

    Finding a small leak on UFH

    Hi all. Got a leak on an underfloor heating system 2hich is dropping 2 bar of pressure in 2 1/2 weeks. Would one of those infrared flir phone attachment cameras work at all? Thanks all
  17. S

    Noisy stopcock no leak!

    Hi I have a permanent gushing noise coming from the mains pipe to my stopcock, that continues even when the house stopcock is turned off. When it is off there is still a trickle of water that comes from an open tap. Could this be the noise what is causing the noise or could there be a leak on...
  18. M

    Twist pop up waste leak

    Evening all. Need to fix a twist pop up waste which is leaking where the cable from the twist overflow which operates the pop up waste connects into a square box on the side of the waste. Is this just an o'ring or something? To change the overflow (whole waste contraption) I would need to have...
  19. S

    Gas boiler leak/advice please

    Hi all, looking for some advice please. So I've got a 25 year old Ideal classic NF40 boiler. We live in a naturally warm house so only have the heating and water on for an hour in the morning and an hour at night. The last week or so we've noticed it's stinking of gas on start up. Pilot light is...
  20. N

    Baxi combo boiler leak from DHW when not used for 5-6 hours

    Hi I have a BAXI NETA-TEC COMBI 33 GA boiler and every morning I come down to a small puddle of water underneath the boiler. The gas engineer has replaced two washers in the DHW and a new baxi brass adapter and tightens all connections, still the leak remains. It does not leak when the hot...

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