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Grohe Toilet Cistern Abrupt Shutoff I have purchased 2 x GROHE Flushing Cistern Solo 0.82 M 38691000

I am pleased with them for the most part and they replace existing Grohe cisterns that were in place for 14 years prior. However, these new ones appear to shut off the water supply very quickly after filling. Whilst the rapid shutoff does not cause our pipes to bang, I wonder if the abrupt shut off may cause issues further down the line. Is there a way to adjust the shut off so it does...

 

Inline potable expansion valves Has anyone fit inline expansion valve on the cold water supply to an unvented cylinder. The normal style were you just tee of after the composite valve can leave a dead leg in the pipework? A local water authority has pulled some. Thanks

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Advice on a Drayton EB valve body leaking from the top A routine check revealed a leaking valve body on the en suite bathroom radiator.
I removed the thermostatic head and found the range limiting pins to be severely corroded.
Now, I’m resigned to draining the heating system and replacing the faulty valve body.

My question: In the interim, is there any point in fitting a decorator’s valve cap in place of the thermostatic head?

I’m thinking that if the cap were screwed right down it would...

 

Hello , need advice about rusty faucet I am newbie here , so it was a rusting spot i scrub with sponge and cif now i scrubed down Chrome it is bad? Do i need replacement or it will cause leak ?

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Tiling Cost Just had wet room done on disabled grant, wall 13" above door and 11" at side of door to do, got tiles and a bucket of adhesive, also a wall nearly 4 sq/mtr to do in different tiles, not got tiles yet, walls newly plastered and painted, just a new small radiator to remove to tile behind. Need a guide to cost of labour and grout to do job, in Brigg Lincolnshire area.

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Plastic hot water connection. Which compound to use?? Hi, I have a leak on the hot water inlet of my concealed Aqualisa Gainsborough shower.
I have stripped it back and with the hot water feed on I can see the drip appear at the bottom of the plastic screw fitting.

I want to ensure that when I re-tile it, I won't have the same problem in the future and was wondering what to use around the plastic thread to make a well sealed connection, (PTFE, boss white, etc etc) bearing in mind it is the...

 

Mixer tap ring sheared during seal replacement - how remove In serious trouble here, was going to replace seals around base of mixer tap spout as it was stiff to rotate. Allen removed ok, but spout very difficult to remove, but working it back and forth got it out. But a part has sheared and is stuck in tap base. How on earth I am going to get this piece out. Boy am I in the dwang!

Mixer tap ring sheared during seal...

 

Fire valve external oil boiler We have an external grant vortex pro and the fire valve is on the oil supply line 1.4m away from the boiler . Read somewhere should be a distance of minimum 1 metre away .

The sensor end is clipped into clip above the burner correctly . Just wondered if the fire valve should be closer or if that’s ok at 1.4m

Thanks .

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Replacing Radiators with Heated Skirting I am getting prices to replace my existing radiators with heated skirting.

Any advice

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10 years on the forum Just realized that I have been on this forum for 10 years and 1 day.

Joined up when had some real horrid things going on... death of my dad + health issues + bad financial issues.
Personally didn't think at the time I would be around now.

I would hate to read some of the posts I've posted over the years.....

Seen many come and go and forum dropping off to almost nothing many a time.

Not as active as I was when I needed to vent.....but still here.

Still enjoy...

 

DHW supply from Vaillant turbomax 828e Hi,

We have a combi boiler supplying dhw and c/h to our 4 bed, 2 bath house. The boiler is in a cupboard on the first floor bathroom and supplies shower, bath and sink.
There is an attic bathroom with bath and sink, and a kitchen sink on the ground floor. Recently the dhw does not fire up if kitchen tap or attic hot taps are turned on. If we
leave one of these taps on and turn on a hot supply in the main bathroom then hot water will be supplied...

 

Asked to notify DNO of heat pump installation Recently had job where could not get Electrical Installation Certificate completed because we had not got approval from DNO for the installation of 4 7kwDaikin air con units. seems they sometimes are not classified as heat pumps, but trying to get clarity. What have you found>

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What valve is the flow Hi all
I removed a radiator off the wall and forgot to note what valve was the flow as I'll be replacing with a new radiator with a trv. Without putting back and re connecting how can I tell what pipe is the flow and what pipe is the return because I assume the trv goes on the flow. Btw both plastic caps are missing off the valves. Cheers in advance.

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Where does the bellows fit on a Grohe adagio single valveflush? I can't see whether the bellows which activates the flush is supposed to fit inside the opening at the top of the valve or press down on the edge.
It doesn't seem to be aligned with the top so I don't know what's up with it.

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Unvented Megaflo Strange Noise Hi,

I have an unvented megaflo that it or nearby components make these strange noises shortly after drawing hot water and then shutting off. In this example, water was drawn for 10 seconds and then shut off. The noise continued for around a minute. I couldn’t find where it was coming from and no pipes were vibrating.

The boiler was not heating water at the time.

I have an external EV as well as the internal baffle in my scenario. I believe the internal...

 

Pressure reducer/regulator for plastic water line? Good evening,

Wondering if i could get a little guidance, I have a 3/8 plastic line running from a softener to a coffee machine (because laziness), however the line pressure seems to be maybe 2.5 bar. The manufacturer state the max line pressure is 2 bar (29 PSI). for the life of me i cant find a device to let me lower the pressure in the line which will connect to the 3/8 plastic line. im happy to throw on some adaptors, but it doesnt seem...

 

Where to put softener in water system? I live in Azerbaijan, the house has three full bathrooms and has had up to 7 people living there. We store about 5-6 tonnes of water - a necessity because we've had no mains water for the last 2-3 days.

We currently have two plastic tanks but they are impossible to clean, so I am replacing them with a tiled concrete tank, about 5.75m3 (see pics). This is a fairly typical method in Azerbaijan. I'm just at the stage of revamping the pipework.

At the...

 

Looking for a smart water meter I live in Azerbaijan and am looking to revamp the water system in my house. The first thing is that I don't have a water meter - probably a good thing as my mother in law pours tonnes of water on the garden in summer, mostly watering weeds as she can't tell the difference from grass.

But the practical issue is that it means that I have little real feel for how much water we actually use. The house has three full bathrooms and has had up to 7 people living...

 

Heat resistant paste?? Hi guys
What do you guys use when having to solder close to plastics? Are the pastes any good or not? If so, what products are they?
Cheers

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Possible airlock We have a sink, washing machine and shower in a ground floor utility room. Cold water is supplied from a loft tank. This otherwise only feeds a hot water cistern upstairs and all other cold taps in the house are mains fed. Cold water to all the items in the utility room has stopped running after we did some work elsewhere in the house. Thinking it must be an airlock we have fed mains water through the shower cold outlet via a garden tap and hose. We opened the sink tap until...

 

Gas Boiler and Radiator Replacement I bought my house 31 years ago with its 8mm and 10mm micro central heating pipework and existing radiators.
There are leaks, the system works poorly.

In a first phase of work before winter I am starting again with:-

A new gas boiler to supply central heating only.
New 15mm (or 22mm) pipework which is being installed behind new coving in my utility room, reception hall, lounge, and dining room.
New skirting board heating replacing all radiators upstairs...

 

Plastic flow/return into boiler case normal? Hi

I was viewing a house today and came across a few questionable plumbing practices. Looking at the outside oil boiler I noticed pushfit plastic flow/return going into the case and wanted to know others opinion on this? I would of thought building regulations required copper from the boiler for a certain distance.

I couldn't see the actual boiler as the case was padlocked though.

In addition to this I noticed 2 pan connectors linked for the...

 

WC into understairs pantry - queries... anyone here? Hi, looking to do two projects:



PROJECT (A): Want to bring garage WC to below the stairs pantry
PROJECT (B): Then maybe turn the garage WC area into a shower room

Pic of the PROJECT (A) basic move:

Pic of the garage WC:

Pic of the pantry area...

 

Low pressure mixer spray tap recommendations ? I'll be installing a new kitchen, DIY, and the Mrs wants a mixer tap with a switchable spray/regular flow. No pullout with hose but more like one with a spiral round the outer hose that lifts out of a mount and you can move it about a bit. Something like you see on catering sinks. Now stay with me on this as I'm not a plumber !
I have gravity fed hot water, but mains fed cold, and the cold pressure is very high.
Currently the mixer tap we have...

 

Leaky elbow on bath drainage - I screwed up!! Hi all

I could kick myself! I finished the drainage for my bath today but upon testing there was clearly a leak from one of the elbows just before it hits the soil pipe (see photo). I'm not happy, this was a simple joint with all the space and time but somehow I haven't applied enough solvent weld. Do I have any options? I'm guessing I'm going to have to cut it out on the straights and use a coupler, any pro tips welcome?

Cheers. P...

 

What plumbing qualifications will I need when I entering the USA for work? Hi, I’m a uk resident with plenty of plumbing and heating qualifications. However I was wondering what kind of qualifications are required for installing and servicing your warm air heaters? Thankyou in advance!

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Resolve toilets Hi folks, any idea who manufactures 'Resolve' toilets? Possibly in the UK but not 100% on that.

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Vent valve greenstar 35cdi compact how to get back inside Hi

Took the vent valve off which has a spring clip and sits in the top right hand side of the boiler, particular to this install it's in a cupboard making access difficult on top of a step ladder and sliding into the cupboard.

I have
Drained the system.
Silicone greased the new valve for reseating

It's difficult to reseat the vent valve and then get the spring insert back into position there must be a technique to get it back in...

 

plumbing in portable gas stove? I'm moving to a flat currently fitted with an induction hob, but I really can't live without a wok burner. The best wok burner approved for domestic indoor use is a German propane-fed portable burner. I'm told the manufacturer can re-jet it for methane - but is there a compliant way to get a portable device permanently plumbed into the mains? If so, is it something any registered engineer should be happy to do?
(I have not yet found out whether the...

 

Signing in Hi Dan, just to let you know that there were no issues regarding signing in on the new platform.

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