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  1. M

    1980 delta shower valve body leak

    Have a leak in one of the three small copper pipes on a 1980 vintage delta shower valve body. Leak is where the copper goes into the brass valve body. What can I use to stop this leak. I do not want to tear the wall out.
  2. S

    Slow leak on my pressured central heating system

    Hi, new to this forum. I hope someone experienced out there can help me find the fix. We recently finished a building project and had a major re-design/move of all of our hot water (megaflo), boiler and central heating system. I am not a plumber nor do I know much about plumbing but I know...
  3. D

    Leak ceiling ?what to do

    Hi. We have a leak somewhere as shown on the pfoto This is on the kitchen room. Directly above the space is our main bathroom, took the bath panel off don’t see any thing there. And nothing on site on toilet or sink Can anyone suggest the course of action to sort this before it gets worse and...
  4. D

    bathtub drain leak at elbow/shoe

    i have a leak at the elbow of the drain. i think its the limescale/calcium bluish greenish buildup thats causing the problem but im not sure. i cleaned up it up the best i can. its hard to reach,i would have to cut some drywall in the basement to fully access it. the tub is upstairs. i made the...
  5. Jock Spanners

    Has anyone ever used leak sealer in a boiler?

    Evening All, I have a customer with a 13 year old Potterton 25 combi. It's weeping from the hydraulic assembly. I suspect a hairline crack in the plastic block. I've costed a replacement and it's about £400 which she can't afford at the moment. It's losing about half a cup a day. I'm wondering...
  6. C

    Leak hard to find - possible pressure issue?

    Hi all Totally new to this forum and hoping for some guidance. Two weeks ago we noticed a brown stain on our kitchen ceiling. Above it is the bathroom and airing cupboard where our hot water tank is. We have a closed system. The pressure had dropped on our boiler and so we topped it up (have...
  7. P

    Do i have a leak from by bathroom?

    There is a small area of discolouration on the kitchen ceiling beneath where the bath is located. I first noticed this a few weeks ago. Can anying help?
  8. K

    Constant Leak outside my house

    Hi Guys, I have discovered leak from some safety outside my house and have no idea what it causes it. Any ideas please?
  9. P

    Help me fix this leak

    Hi Would someone know how I fix this leak, the arrow shows where the water is coming from. My concern is that part b might be welded/soldered to part the copper pipe labeled c,. I’ve tried Shelley’s aqua putty, to just cover all the threads/join but other than making way more work for me, I’m...
  10. goblindog

    Where is the water going? (Leak)

    Bit of a long video here, but I'm really hoping someone can help. We clearly need to get someone in to fix the leak, but meanwhile I'm concerned where all the water is going to. There is no water damage in the surrounding area. Walls and floor seem perfectly fine. I can't work out where the...
  11. R

    Can an old mixer tap leak uncontrollably?

    Can an old mixer tap leak uncontrollably? The mixer tap in my kitchen is very old,maybe nearly 20 years. For the last year or so it has been leaking and getting worse. Get it replaced you say. Not as simple as that. The pipes into the house are very old lead pipes and years ago did leak where...
    • Richard Ryan
    • Thread
    • leak mixer mixer tap
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
  12. G

    Advice please on a leak that appears to come from the SOIL pipe

    Hy all, So i noticed the corner in the living room was getting damp. investigation showed that the corner skirting board that goes around the boxing in of the SOIL pipe was rotten with mould and the carpet was saturated. Obviously been going on for a long time. I dried the area out. I then...
  13. E

    Baxi solo 18he water leak

    Hi After some advice if poss, my boiler is dripping water and it seems to be coming from behind the heat exchange, is there anything behind that could be the cause or is it the heat exchanger ? If it is the HE should I get it repaired or would I be better getting a new boiler ? And if I get a...
  14. G

    Condensation or leak

    Hi wondering if anyone could tell me if this is a normal pool of water from condensation coming from pipes. Or does it look more like a leak? Am I best cleaning it all up then trying to identify any small leaks? Thanks
  15. deepblue

    Worcester-Bosch 8000 repressure question (leak related)

    Currently have a 11yr old Ideal Plus35 Combi in the loft of a 3 bed bungalow serving 6 rads + UFH in lounge/kitchen. Had problems with leaks and pressure drops to boilers resulting in new mains supply pipe plus digging up internal floors. Still have pressure loss of c. 0.5 bar over 2 weeks in...
  16. O

    Where's my leak? They say not the boiler, but I am not so sure.

    Hello, Can anybody please advise. For months now our old Ideal Mini HE C24 (combi boiler) has had pressure problems. It won't stay above 1 bar. Occasionally I top it up, to above one bar, twice in a day, other times if I am happy to leave it about a 1/3 of a bar it won't complain for a week...
  17. N

    Temporary leak into tundish when boilers fires up

    Hi. I've just had my unvented hot water cylinder replaced. Works fine, apart from a slight trickle into the tundish when the boiler comes on after a period of inactivity for about 10 mins, which then slows to a drip and stops. He replaced the expansion vessel, all valves etc with new parts...
  18. 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...
  19. S

    Oil boiler cutoff valve leak, fuel has got into insulation lagging

    Worcester Danesmoor 20/25, about 18 years old. B11 burner. We came home a few days ago to find our boiler in lockout, and not wanting to restart, instead simply doing a pitiful whine. We called an engineer out yesterday who, after a quick diagnosis, worked out that the capacitor had gone. We...
    • Shannyla
    • Thread
    • boiler leak oil boiler valve
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Boiler Advice Forum
  20. R

    Leak - water getting into shower control unit

    Hi We have a Ideal Standard Connect Easybox Slim Built-in Shower - When using the shower, water is getting through the control faceplate and causing a leak. We were advised by one company that there was probably a problem with seals inside, and advised that they needed to buy a new unit as they...

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