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  1. N

    How does water in mains pipe make a noise like water running?

    In our semi-detached house - and also other houses 50 yards away recently had an issue whereby we could hear the mains water pipe sounding like water was running somewhere - not the actual trickling of water - but the sound of like a high pitch hum etc 24/7. The water board inspector came out...
  2. M

    Best practice for releasing air when filling up cold water supply from mains

    Hi all Any tips please on how to release air from taps without all the water hammer and spluttering? I have had to drain down and fill up my system in the house which is all mains fed and on a combi boiler. However, when I fill up the system and open the taps to release air it splutters water...
  3. M

    Water leaks when mains switched on and off ?

    Is it likely there could be a leak in a join /copper pipe work that only really occurs when water is either flowing through or when it is initially filled/pressurised - as opposed to statically sitting in the pipe under mains pressure? The actual scenario is the mains was switched on and off...
  4. T

    Mains gas connection

    Hey guys does anyone know how much they charge to connect a house to the mains? Less than 10m Cheers
  5. A

    Strange problem - mains water running for 10 secs every few mins

    Hi, Got a strange issue and hoping someone has some ideas please. The other day I needed to switch off the stopcock to work on my toilet. Water was off for an hour or so and since then there is a strange noise every few minutes. It sounds like water running in a pipe and is coming from the...
  6. M

    Mains water flow reduced - found this in pipe.

    My mains water flow dropped off the other week. No leaks, pressure good. Elbow fitting from Toby copper pipe to plastic pipe just inside my garden. Turns out there was a piece of plastic in my pipe, couldn't go any further into my pipe so plumber was able to pull it out after opening fitting...
  7. S

    isolating mains water to building stop valve

    Ive got a installer out fitting a new kitchen and doing a few mods to the existing pipe work. one of which requires turning off the mains water supply to the building in order to move the location of the cold feed stopcock located in the kitchen. The fitter said he wasn't able to isolate the...
  8. J

    Low mains pressure, need ground level header tank?

    Hi, I get my water from the nearest farm. So pressure is very low, have recently had a loft conversation, which means I have no room for a header tank. Can I install a header tank in my brick shed, near the mains meter with a pump to get the required pressure to the first floor? Do I have to...
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  9. D

    Lack of mains pressure after turning roadside tap off and then on again.

    The mains pressure into the house was fine until I turned off the outside tap / valve on the roadside to do some work inside. It's a newish looking valve which has a plastic handle. It only takes a quarter turn between on and off with no effort. Is it usual for this type of valve to give...
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    Boosting mains pressure - suck or blow?

    Hi. I've been looking for info from websites of various manufacturers of mains booster pumps - Salamander, S-T and Grundfos, etc - and also that of some 'specialist' suppliers like 'pumpexpress.co'. I'm trying to get a definitive answer to; "Can you suck as well as you can push'? Ie, how much...
  11. N

    Boxing In Mains Gas Pipe

    Recently bought a house with the other half, in the living room the gas main comes in through the front wall then goes down under the floor. I was hoping to box it in as it is unsightly, is there any reason whybi could not do so, as I am getting conflicting opinions on the matter? The boxed...
  12. D

    Using a mains booster pump/store and cold kitchen tap.

    Hello. Trying to work out options for my bro's top-floor flat which has truly pants mains pressure and flow. I estimate it (not actually measured, but from my recollection) to be something like 5lpm and well under 1 bar pressure - the kitchen cold is a 'fast trickle' at best, and the CWS takes...
  13. M

    Do we need a filter on our in coming mains

    we completely refurbished our house 4 . 5 years ago. All the taps have ceramic fittings and they are all needing replacing. A local plumber has suggested adding a filter to the incoming mains. Is this worth doing? I don't mind spending the money if it will prolong the life of all our traps...
  14. S

    moving mains cold feed pipe

    i'm in the process of remodeling my kitchen. At the moment the mains cold feed comes up through the floor and enters the house pretty much at the front of a cupboard so i want to reposition it somewhere that it wont be as much of an obstruction Id like to move this so that: 1: the stop valve...
  15. R

    Which way does the mains flow on this boundary box?

    Can anyone tell me which way the mains flow please? i have a feeling its to the left of the picture but if anyone could confirm that would be much appreciated :) I am trying to work out which is the service pipe to the house . Not very straightforward because of the pipe arrangement. I am...
  16. W

    I thought you couldn't pump mains legally?

    So why is this allowed to be installed? Salamander Pumps HomeBoost HB Booster Mains Water Boosting Pump 1.6bar
  17. R

    Can I turn water off at mains and leave heating on?

    Hi All, Sorry for a very basic question but I wanted to double check, I have a Maxol Supacombi HE28 boiler in the kitchen and as I'm away for a couple of days wondered if I could turn the water supply off at the mains but leave the central heating turned on? Thanks in advance.
  18. N

    Mains Water pipe capacity

    Hello, I have found It impossible to find even a rough answer to the following question, I'm hoping someone on hear can give me a educated answer. Our property was built in 2007, the mains water pipe comes from a main on the edge of a village 550 metres away. The pipe travels level for 400...
  19. N

    Problem Mains Bath Tap...

    Hi all, I’ve registered here as I’ve had 3 ‘plumbers’ who have looked at this and are all stumped. To begin with, I had a leaky outside Tap, no problem, I shut off the stopcock and replaced it. Now, whether by coincidence or not (I’m unsure) my cold feed on the Bath Tap (Mains fed) lost...
  20. H

    Intermittent noisy creaking mains water pipe

    Hi everyone. I'm a homeowner with no plumbing experience and I'm wondering if anyone can help me with a problem I've been having. I live in a flat in a new-ish build (completed early 2013) on the top (5th) floor. We have a combi boiler. In the last couple of months my wife and I have noticed a...

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