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  1. J

    slimline overflow/waste for new bath

    DIY coxk up! Can anyone advise please? New bathroom make-over required drilling new acrylic bath ready for 4 hole tap/mixer/shower hose installation. After completing drilling operation and fitting the taps etc to the bath end, the space available to instal the overflow is very restricted -...
  2. H

    Sink overflow with washing machine/horizontal run/AAV

    My sink is draining slowly. My washing machine is pumping water up into the sink and overflowing it. I believe this is caused by drain blockage. I'm pretty sure this is caused by drain blockage. The waste pipe comes down from the sink, through a t-piece between the sink and trap (where...
    • Hobsy85
    • Thread
    • machine overflow sink washing washing machine
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
  3. J

    Overflow challenge!

    Hi All, We have an overflow that is driving us to distraction. It's been pushing water out sporadically for years and we cannot get to the bottom of it. I"m looking for a plumber that has enough experience to look at this and understand the fix. We've had many plumbers look at it and scratch...
  4. A

    overflow leaking yet again

    Hi to you all, I only registered last night and this is my first post. I hope someone can come up with a solution as I'm at a loss with my leaking overflow from the larger water tank in my loft. It started a year or so ago, I renewed the rubber washer in the ballcock valve of the larger tank...
  5. P

    Thermal Store Dripping Overflow

    Hi, We installed a combination, open vented thermal store last year. As the header tank sits on top of the main cylinder the water in the header is really quite hot. I have noticed very slight drips coming from the overflow (more on a cool day) which I think is down to condensation. It’s not...
  6. D

    Confused by Dripping Overflow

    Hi all, Just wondering if anyone cant point me in the right direction with a dripping overflow. I had noticed that the overflow in the attic was dripping but only at random times. I went to have a look in the attic last night to see if the water level in the cisterns where high but they were...
  7. D

    Replacing Sink waste and overflow - how to bridge 1" gap

    I need to replace my sink waste and overflow. I think I have found the necessary part (Mcalpine FSW2PR-70) as it has a rectangle overflow connection instead of circle. However, the old waste had a waste adaptor that screwed into the old waste above and a connecting pipe (1 1/2") below. I...
    • Drew Beaton
    • Thread
    • overflow replacing sink waste
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
  8. cr0ft

    Making an internal overflow on a cheapie syphon.

    Hi all. I don't know if this will help anyone but it helped me the other day. Had a new WC supplied with a syphon valve without an internal overflow. Never had that happen before so I guess it's not a common problem. Not keeping overflow pipe and fittings on the van I made a simple...
  9. J

    cutting into pipe that looks like overflow pipe

    hi all, Just been to see a job that I am starting next week, the mains pipe is on pipe that looks like overflow pipe, rather then copper or plastic, I need to cut into it and convert to copper somewhere. Any idea what it is? the whole building is run from 1 mains pipe and boilers in boiler room...
  10. J

    Bathroom overflow pop up plug mechanism

    Hello, can someone please help me with some troubleshooting on my bath pop up plug overflow mechanism. When I turn the chrome disc (lever) the plug does not move up/down. I have removed the chrome disc (lever) and tried to actuate the spindle in which attaches to with plyers however plug did...
  11. P

    Wanted: Some cheap bits of PVC overflow pipe, for a DIY project! I'll buy your scrap!

    Evening all, So I'm not a plumber, but I'm trying to get my hands on some PVC overflow piping to put together into a DIY homemade Steadicam that I'm building. So far, I've found that I either can't buy things in very small amounts, or it costs an awful lot to do so. The sort of stuff I'm after...
  12. L

    Toilet overflow pipe problem!

    I own a ground floor flat in a mixed small block of private and council owned. The council flat above mine has an overflow pipe from the toilet cistern which does not extend out from the wall at all. Water has leaked twice from the pipe for extended periods in the last two years. This has...
  13. R

    Blanking cap to block off overflow on kitchen sink?

    hoping someone can help. Trying to fit a washing machine under a sink and the only thing that's stopping it is overflow into the waste - would like to just remove and cap off. Is there something out there I can use as can't seem to find anything so far. I've attached a photo thanks in advance
    • radus135
    • Thread
    • kitchen overflow sink
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
  14. C

    Water from top overflow on grant boiler

    I am an oftec trained engineer. I was at a call out this evening and have to fix the boiler in the morning. There is water coming from the top over flow on the boiler it is a relativley now grant I am unsure of the exect model. Any Ideas? I am replacing the Expansion vessel was it is Corroded...
  15. S

    Ideal Logic 18 condensing boiler overflow pipe dripping

    We moved into a newbuild 18 months ago but over the last 2 months the overflow pipe to my boiler (located directly outside the side of the house, not to a drain) constantly drips. This only happens when the hot water is activated, and not when central heating is activated. The pressure of the...
    • sumnic
    • Thread
    • boiler ideal ideal logic logic overflow pipe
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Boiler Advice Forum
  16. B

    customers calling safety relief pipe ,the overflow !

    Amount of times i have been to flat expansion vessels ,customers saying the overflow is leaking . Am i going to look at a boiler or a toilet !So ANNOYING.
  17. D

    Air locks and water coming from overflow

    Hi, I have in my house two heating systems, one is oil-fired central heating, the other is a back boiler. I've started to notice water coming from the over flow from the small tank up high in the roofspace. (When the oil heating is on) The hot water taps are forever air locking. I have to run...
  18. K

    Help needed with kitchen sink overflow

    Hi I have a problem with a kitchen sink recently fitted. I have noticed water running through to the cabinet below. When I've looked closer I can see it is because there is no pipe connecting the overflow vent to the main waste pipe. The overflow is on the sink drainer near to the basin and...
    • koivunenr
    • Thread
    • kitchen overflow sink
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
  19. J

    Overflow cover plate removal help

    Hi all, I have just registered here and new to the forum. I am having difficulty figuring out how I remove my overflow cover plate, there is a hole in it which I expected to see a set screw or allen screw, however just looks like a solid sqaure? Please see attached photos, any help appreciated.
  20. N

    Tank overflow dripping

    Firstly, please excuse my ignorance on this topic - any pointers would be much appreciated. My loft contains a cold water storage tank which I understand feeds hot water supply in house via cistern and pump. The overflow has recently started dripping quite steadily. I've checked the tank and the...

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