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    Black plastic water supply pipe - please help

    Hi, I've only just registered on this forum and hope there is someone out there that can help. I've just dismantled an old kitchen in our house ready for a new one to be installed. In the process, i unearthed a stopcock connected to the incoming water supply pipe which comes up in the middle of...
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    Getting a new gas supply

    Hello, Just wondering what is the best (cheapest) way to go about getting a new gas supply installed. The property is a first floor flat which is a converted Victorian house. I own the whole building freehold but someone else owns the downstairs flat leasehold. They have a gas supply to...
  3. J

    ** Splitting gas supply for conversion to 8 flats

    Dear all, Long time lurker of these forums but first post for me as some advice needed on an upcoming job. Details: One, 35 mm supply of gas already serves 3 storey detached building which used to be offices. Plan is convert to 8 flats mix of 1/2 beds. Landlord wants x8 combi's, 25kw units...
  4. gassafe

    Lpg supply to cooker!

    Gotta replace a regulator feeding domestic cooker in a house. The current set up is just a lpg regulator onto orange hose (jubilee clipped) onto an adapter / 15mm copper with lever valve / test point. Is this within regs? Looks a bit Mickey Mouse, Iv only ever used regulator & twin...
  5. Pickwickpick

    Waste pipes & water supply for dishwasher in pre existing kitchen

    This one has been bugging me for days so thought would run it by you guys in case I'm missing something really obvious. Had a call off someone who had bought a dishwasher as a surprise for their wife and wanted the waste and water pipes fitting, only issue is that the dishwasher had to be on...
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    Braided flexible pipe to supply a radiator?

    A damp wall and peeling paper led me to investigate the radiator on the floor above it. Lifting a floor board revealed a braided flexible hose connected to the radiator. This didn't strike me as standard practice not to mention the severe kink in the hose. However I think the small slow leak has...
  7. E

    Isolate water supply to shower attached to comb boiler

    Just in time for a happy new year, we have discovered a leak in our loft where a shower was installed. It looks like it is leaking from a plastic fitting on pipe work - I want to isolate the supply until I can get it looked at/replaced etc. I have attached some photos to my post to give an idea...
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    Underfloor heating - supply & return flow temperature question

    Hi I have a wet based underfloor heating system and I've noticed that the stone floor in our kitchen isn't warming up evenly. There is one patch that is much warmer than other areas. I have noticed that when I look at the manifold the supply temperature is running at around 50 to 55 degs but...
    • dl1973
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    Smart meter for Gas supply?

    Hello. Could anyone please advise, if a Smart Meter for the Gas supply to a house would require a connection to its domestic electricity supply? Thank you, Pete.
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    Landlords saftey cert gas supply query

    Hey guys Just been out to look at x6 boilers that need servicing and land lords saftey checks. And have a question as I've not come across this particular set up before. So there's x6 boilers located in chalets all with separate gas supplies fed from one G10E meter. As a domestic engineer can...
  11. C

    Electric water heater in line with combi hot supply

    We have a gas combi boiler for water and heating and are also on a water meter. To get hot water for washing up in the kitchen means running the tap for a minute or so, wasting lots of water each time. I am thinking about an electric water heater under the sink, such as the Ariston 2kW 10l...
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    A lead gas supply; is it a safety issue?

    Firstly, thankyou for including me in your membership. I do general jobs and may ask for help in several different areas from time to time. Some time ago a pensioner customer, for whom I do odd jobs, had a smart meter fitted for gas and another for electricity. The fitter went ahead with the...
  13. R

    Flexible hose to main supply

    The main stopcock in my house (22mm - under the sink) has, it seems, at some point become stiff and unusable. This original stopcock has been left "open" and a new stopcock (15mm) has been fitted with the onward connection to the 15mm copper house supply pipework being made in 15mm braided...
  14. J

    Any boilers that can still use 15mm gas supply?

    My boiler is over ten years old now and last time I had it checked I asked the engineer about getting it replaced. He initially said no problem, but then discovered that the supply pipe is 15mm and apparently modern boilers need 22mm? Unfortunately the gas pipe enters my house at the front, and...
  15. B

    Loss of cold water supply to bathroom - conflicting views on how to resolve the problem! Need advice

    Hi there, firstly I should say that I am not a plumber however we have a plumbing problem that seems to be tricky to solve and the two plumbers that have come to investigate have completely different views on how it should be resolved! So I was just wondering if anyone on the forum has...
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    How to connect 4 burner hob to gas supply

    Not sure if this is the right forum so if not please delete- So I’ve just purchased a gas hob and wondering if I can just use a gas hose to connect it up or does it need to be done by copper pipe work? Any help would be great!
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    Driveway Shared Water Supply Leak

    Hi, Apologies as I don't know exactly where to post this so hopefully this is an appropriate place. My neighbour has a leak under his driveway which started as a small puddle, but has developed into something bigger and now flooding part of our new bloc paved driveway which was only laid in...
  18. 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...
  19. B

    How Do I Shut Off My Water Supply?

    Hello! I'm planning to replace my bathtub mixer, but obviously need to shut off the water before I begin. There are no valves for the hot/cold water pipes in the bathroom. The problem: I'm in an apartment and my water tank is old (circa late 80s/early 90s). I can't figure out what needs to be...
  20. MrGatch

    New Water Supply - Domestic Connection Options

    I have a new 32mm MDPE supply pipe being fitted at my property and my builder and I have been discussing how best to connect it up to the existing 22mm copper water pipe inside. There obviously needs to be a stopcock, meter adapter and drain-off valve in between the two. There doesn't seem to...

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