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Hi I’m Julie New to the Forum, but not “New to Plumbing” Hi Friends
I’m a Premises Manager responsible for a large Primary School, its actually two Schools combined with differing vintages of Buildings, and as the person in charge of maintenance I come upon some interesting problems with a mixture of Old and New plumbing fittings, any specific advice you can offer to help solve my problems would be much appreciated.

But please, I beg you don't try to be a Smart Alec and say “Call a Plumber”...

 

trying to fix a Old very Large Tap in a Commercial Kitchen I have a Very old commercial kitchen in my School, it dates originally from the 1950’s, it has had modernisation, but many of the Plumbing Fittings are original or contemporary with the period.

I need to replace the Washer in a Hot Sink Tap, just getting it apart required an impact wrench due to accretion of Limescale inside the body, I now have the Tap Disassembled but the Washer Size is 1” And I can’t find this size anywhere...

 

Toilet won't stop filling Hi All,

I need a assistance. I have toilet with buttons instead of a handle.

We had issues before we it would not stop filling and just pressing the button a few times would fix that.

That stopped working and then upon inspection the mechanism was covered in black gunk.

This was cleaned and the toilet still didn't stop. I then filled the cistern with warm water and citric acid to see if that would clear any scale that may have built up. The toilet worked for a...

 

Hello from Ipswich Hi All,

New member from Ipswich.

I am a DIYer looking for some advice.

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Replace a Faucet Tap Handle Hi,
How can I remove the handle of the attached Faucet tap? I thought removing the screw will be enough, it is not. Thank you for your guidance.

Cheers

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Hot Water For Bathing Ideas I live in an apartment with a cold water tank. The cold water tank feeds the cold water tap in the sink and the bath. Recently, I refurbished my bathroom, and according to the plumber who fitted the new taps, high-pressure taps were fitted. Consequently, the water from taps is of a low volume and rate. I wonder if the main water supply could supply them? Please let me know if this is possible. The plumber who fitted them said there was a reason it could not be...

 

Concealed Cisterns My daughter has received a quote to replace all items in a bathroom. The quote includes the replacement of a toilet with one having a concealed cistern. I am a little worried that replacing faulty parts in in a concealed cistern will involve more work and therefore more expense than doing the same for a normal non-concealed one. Is my concern justified?

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PEX Crimp ring test I'm installing PEX b for the first time, and I was wondering if the Go no go tool needs to fit correctly on all sides of the ring after crimping. I did one fitting and it fits correctly on one side but doesn't fit if I try the other direction. Any insight?

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Underground oil tank feed problem This unit is located in France where they use diesel not kerosene. The feed from the underground tank is not getting through to the boiler. The boiler works fine if I connect the hoses up to a remote tank of diesel. I am assuming that a filter is blocked somewhere but there is nothing between the boiler and the tank. On the top of the tank I can see the return pipe, the supply on/off lever and another pipe which I assume to be the inlet pipe. There is also a...

 

Hissing sound from under sink Heya,





So there's a hissing sound coming from underneath my sink that feeds my washing machine and dishwasher. I initially thought it was a weeping connection or a pinhole in an old pipe, so I turned the water off. The hissing was still there but as soon as I drained what was left in my cold tap it stopped. My brother who is not a plumber but has been in the building profession for many years also took a look and neither of us could find any leak or any wet...

 

Atkinson Tanktop general info & service advice Hi all, we spotted threads on this forum, thought it would be good to create a general thread with some useful advice and service info.

Top off take systems are a bit more complex than standard gravity feed and often certain service aspects are overlooked causing issues down the line....which are then often attributed to the valves themselves.

To my knowledge I don't believe we have actually had a faulty Tanktop valve in itself(10+ years!)...

 

Cold Water Tank In Loft - Cause Of Flood Dispute? Having just moved into a property and discovering the central heating not functioning, after 3 months we eventually was able to get the property management to have one of their heating engineers attend. He was literally here 10mins and in the loft space for 2mins, where he stated he discovered the header tank bone dry and the ballcock jammed, which he said had freed and the water flowed again. This header tank is directly behind the larger...

 

New build flood The bottom house of our new build flooded, clear clean water with no smell or noise to indicate a burst pipe and it was a large amount of water in approx 20-30 mins. Third party plumber (hired by builders) couldn’t identify source but confirmed it wasn’t the mains or toilet overflow. We’ve also had boiler and water tank serviced with no issues and confirmed not the overflow. Leads me to believe it must be a drainage issue but fact water was clear means NHBC have ruled that...

 

Heat pump hot water cylinder Has anyone fit one of these? A hot water cylinder with a mini heat pump on top with ducts for air in and out.

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Bubbling shower trap Hi
For the past 2 months my shower has been draining slowly and bubbling like there an air block. I've put 3 loads of drain cleaner down, but still not draining properly.
Any advice would be very greatfully received.

Thanks
Jim

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Strange Fitting? What is this?, its installed between the mains and a electric shower, when the weather gets very hot the (newish) shower stops flowing, its a dedicated flow to the shower.

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Radiator advice Hi

was looking for some help,
I am looking to change out a radiator in my Hallway, my issue is the center of my pipes to the skirting is 35mm and I cant seem to find any radiator with his minimum clearance let alone any nice designer style ones, can anyone help me out please

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Immersion Heater Leak? Has anyone got any suggestions as to what is going on here?
My 25 year old megaflo cylinder in the airing cupboard has a secondary immersion heater and I noticed the plastic cover felt damp at the bottom, but no signs of drips on the floor below. I removed the cover and saw lots of moisture inside. The cover thread has gone rusty, and there are blue-grey signs of tarnishing or scale or something on the brass mounting. If there's a leak in the brass mount into the...

 

Getting the right length pan connector for a toilet with plinth Hi all,
We recently had to have our toilet pan replaced as the old one cracked. Plumber installed new pan as in pics below, and says we have a choice - 3 inches behind the plinth or 3 inches sticking out over.

This can't be right can it? Is there no solution to get the connection length right?

2 pics below showing replacement install (even the downpipe from the cistern is going back at an angle)
and one to show how it was...

 

What part of a dwelling counts as usable? In terms of heating zones. What part of a dwelling counts as usable? In terms of heating zones.

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Heat pump hot water cylinders Has anyone fit the hot water cylinders with a little heat pump on the top that has ducts to bring inside and outside air in to the unit. Piping up wise is it just the same as a normal direct cylinder?

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Atkinson tank top oil feed As title anyone using one, good? bad? ugly? has to feed through a de-aireator to the boiler, but should not be a problem, my question is, should the oil line be insulated up the side of the tank, if so how do you attach the insulation to a plastic tank? Pipe being used is green PVC covered, would this be sufficient?

https://www.tanksrus.co.uk/assets/media/2024/04/26/atkinson-top-off-take-valve-datasheet.pdf

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Boiler sounds like a plane Can anyone advise why my Worcester Bosch System boiler when heating hot water does this sort of surging/woosh/hum that's a slightly higher pitch than the normal water heating noise noise like a plane taking off every 5 to 15 minutes? It last about 10 to 15 seconds each time. It's very noisy and our old plumber who dealt with our boiler is no longer in business so even though it has done this before we can't remember what it is. Boiler is regularly serviced. Thanks...

 

total blockage in kitchen sink what will cut through whatever is blocking my kitchen sink? I've put sulfuric acid, and then later i put a whole gallon of liquid plumber down it, got a snake to go down to the first bend subfloor, then tried suction. nothing, still not draining.

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Replaceing Immersion tank with energy efficient system I am moving into an all electric small flat which has an Elson Opal 144ltr immersion on eco 7. However, the bathroom has been modernised with an electric shower and bath removed, so now ony a bathroom and kitchen sink needs hot water. I was wondering whether the immersion tank could be removed and an instant heat system fitted like the ariston - is this possible, tank and pipeworkk, electrics are all accessible?

Replaceing Immersion...

 

water pressure problem, unvented system I'm trying to sort out a problem with low water pressure at my elderly parent's house where they have an unvented system. I got a plumber in about a month ago who repressurised the system, after which it seemed better. However there still seems to be a problem, which is most noticeable with the shower, which my brother says is alright when you turn it on, but the pressure and temperature gradually go down. We got another plumber in on Friday who said...

 

Rayburn multi Rayburn multi fuel Nouvelle 355s cooker.
Any Ideas on what to replace my Rayburn multi fuel stove with. Need a more efficient central heating and hot water boiler. Must be multi fuel. no cooking needed. Thanks...

 

Anyone plumb a DIY hot tub? I bought a used acrylic hot tub shell that I plan to sink into the ground in the backyard. The plan is to heat it with a tube/shell exchanger off my thermal store, with a main pump for the jets, and a circulating pump for the filter and heat.

• anyone know a good place to buy jets, and other hot tub parts?
• if the system has two pumps, I assume they need to be in parallel. Does one need check valves to prevent back flow through the reciculating pump when...

 

Rayburn multi fuel stove Rayburn multi fuel Nouvelle 355s cooker.
Any Ideas on what to replace my Rayburn multi fuel stove with. Need a more efficient central heating and hot water boiler. Must be multi fuel. no cooking needed. Thanks

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Showerforce 2000 - anybody replaced the mixer seals? Hi
This relates to an earlier thread
I have the above old shower which leaks ; you can no longer get the Showerforce Service kit to replace the seals
so I wonder if anyone has done this job and whether suitable seals can be sourced from somewhere?
This is what the mixer seals look like ; they have worn over time allowing a leak

I really want to keep this shower...