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    Plastic overflow pipe in 70s building

    i live in a mid 70s built block of flats in London and ever since I've lived there have experienced the occasional leak through my bathroom ceiling. After much effort and investigation, it would appear to be coming from an overflowing cistern two floors up. The plumber who visited thinks the...
  2. S

    condensate, overflow pipe brittle?

    Hi guys, recently sorted out a leak on overflow condensate pipe from a valiant boiler , on the vertical a coupling had split and also the 90 elbow directly below had also split out, im blaming the alignment of the pipes which clearly put both fittings under strain, but I had no idea these...
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    My WC cistern empties itself, but not into the pan or overflow. Where does it go?

    Hi All I am a new member and this is my first post. I have been doing DIY for some 50 years, but I find this one a total mystery: My WC (mains water) inlet keeps running, but slowly. I have replaced the valve but still it doe not shut off. To save wasting water I turned the maintenance valve...
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    overflow problem

    Hi ! Is there anybody that can tell me why I'm getting hot water back into the central heating header tank in the loft causing it to overflow ? And any remedies . thanks in advance !
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    Overflow problem

    Hello expert plumbers, I need some help. I've had two plumbers round to look at an overflow drip from a hot water tank up in the top floor of my house. The drip is constant yet sometimes more frequent when the heating comes on. I previously had the immersion heater on 24/7; having been advised...
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    Overflow drip problem

    Hello expert plumbers, I need some help. I've had two plumbers round to look at an overflow drip from a hot water tank up in the top floor of my house. The drip is constant yet sometimes more frequent when the heating comes on. I previously had the immersion heater on 24/7; having been...
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    Overflow constantly dripping

    Hello I have a tank in my loft I think it's called a header tank (sorry for the non technical descriptions) it has a big tank on the bottom and a small one on the top with a ball cock in it. To get hot water out of the taps I have to flip a switch which I can hear turns on the immersion? in...
  8. R

    Overflow drip

    Friends For years my mums has overflow has dropped. She's due home from rehab soon & been at her place with the spark as stair lift going in. Anyway, this drip has been investigated by BG as she has her insurance etc. Never fixed. I got in the loft - f & e not over flowing - pic attached...
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    solvent weld waste fittings/overflow fittings turned yellow

    Thought these only turned a yellow tint when uv hit them? Had some kept in a dark shed for a while in a plastic tub and they have started to turn yellow, especially the overflow fittings.
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    Metal tank for hot water overflow in loft?

    Hello, we just moved to a new house and have a boiler and a solid fuel burner that feed a hot water cylinder with a Dunsley heat exchanger. There is water tank in the loft in case there is too much hot water. My plumber said this plastic tank should be replaced with a metal tank in case the...
    • StuartP
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    • hot water overflow tank water
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Bathroom Advice
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    Overflow gushing water when mains turned on!

    Hi there. Any help appreciated with this one. I've had no hot water coming from the kitchen mixer tap, so I adjusted the cylinder mechanism in the tap so that hot water flowed OK. However, when I turned the mains water back on, the overflow pipe outside began to gush water. Looking at the...
    • Mattsky
    • Thread
    • mains overflow water
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Bathroom Advice
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    Overflow head scratcher !

    Hi, been to a customers house tonight . Overflow running from domestic tank , took a ball tap - thought I already knew the problem! Ball tap tap is working fine , submersed under water ran some hot water off , level in tank dropped . Bent arm arm down on ball tap , it shut off around 3"...
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    Overflow help

    Hi. Outside my property, looking up towards the roof. There are 2 little white pipes sticking out. 1 is leaking water. Not just a trickle. Its quite fast!! Its coming from the cold water tank in the loft! I have emptied the tank by turning off the stopcock and running the hot water tap...
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    Overflow Pipe Issue in flats

    I live in a block of flats, with three flats on my side of the building. Management company have said there is an issue with an over flow pipe and they think it is mine. Looking on the outside I can see a dripping pipe but it seems to be beneath the flat below mine, and can see another pipe...
  15. R

    Overflow pipe

    Friends Talking about over flow pipe. The pipe is 20 mm odd. Now then, is it solvent weld or push fit? I'll tell you why after!
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    22mm toilet overflow pipe

    Hi all, Just on the last knockings of my bathroom refurb. I need to extend the 22mm plastic overflow pipe to the toilet. I assumed this was 21.5mm until I tried some solvent weld fittings that were overly tight. Where can I get fittings at 22mm? Are they solvent weld or some kind of push fit...
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    Dripping hot water cylinder overflow pipe

    Hi, I have copper hot water cylinder in the loft wrapped with a puffa jacket. Its a very old fashion type of copper cylinder where you can simply lift the top off. I've noticed the cylinder has been leaking lately as water has leaked through the ceiling. When I've been in the loft to inspect...
    • Adam78
    • Thread
    • cylinder hot water overflow pipe water water cylinder
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Bathroom Advice
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    Overflow Pipe indoors

    Hi, I've recently purchased a new property and need to replace the hot water system. The property only has electric and for simplicity I'm thinking of fitting a vented, direct water cylinder. The overflow pipe on the current system comes through the bathroom wall and terminates just above the...
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    Constant water stream in overflow pipe

    Hello I am brand new to this forum and wondered if anyone knows how to stop what looks like a constant overflow water stream through the tundish. I have a tribune HE unvented cylinder ? I'm sure it must be a Simple tightening of a valve but I have no experience of plumbing at all. Thanks I hope...
    • Stewart Hopkirk
    • Thread
    • overflow pipe water
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Bathroom Advice
  20. J

    Mystery cold water tank overflow

    I have an oil fired boiler supplying ch & hot-water cylinder coil-heating via a pressurised primary circuit. I have two venturi type showers located on the first floor supplied by mains cold and hw from the cylinder located on the ground floor. The other taps (mixer) in the house are fed from...
    • Jobie
    • Thread
    • cold overflow tank water water tank
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Bathroom Advice

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