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    Water appearing in washing machine when run kitchen taps plumbing advice

    Water appearing in washing machine when run kitchen taps Hi there! When I run hot or cold kitchen tap, clean transparent water slowly appears in washing machine - this water smells - have to scoop it out! Not sure if issue is installation - washing machine is sited not far from sink (live in...
    • Trac
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    • advice kitchen machine plumbing plumbing advice washing water when
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    • Forum: Plumbers Forums
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    Kitchen Tiling Guide Discussion Thread

    Kitchen Tiling Guide Kitchen Tiling Guide This simple Kitchen Tiling Guide is something a lot of people could have done with finding before attempting to tile their kitchen walls or floor. Hi. Hope you can help me with a few things. I’m new to tiling and to save myself some money I’m planning...
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    Rustic 10x10cm Kitchen Splash-back that is Huge! Discussion Thread

    Rustic 10x10cm Kitchen Splash-back that is Huge! Biggest splashback I've ever done, and in unrectified, rustic 10x10s! Rustic 10x10cm Kitchen Splash-back that is Huge! for the Original Article on Tiling Advice Forum
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    How do I fit pipes under kitchen sink? plumbing advice

    How do I fit pipes under kitchen sink? I took Apart pipes under 1 and 1/2 sink, and now I can't put it back together. Can anyone help please How do I fit pipes under kitchen sink? to read more on the original thread at Plumbing Advice See also UK Plumbing Advice for all UK plumbing advice needs.
    • Julie c
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    • advice fit kitchen pipes plumbing plumbing advice under
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    • Forum: Plumbers Forums
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    Replacing fused spur and hard wired kitchen appliance (fridge freezer) with a standard plug socket

    DIY'er here... After my fridge failed (less than 5 years old) I replaced with a new one. The old one was hard wired in a wall socket connected to a fused spur above the fridge. So I replaced the hard wired socket with a normal plug in one. When I switched the electric back on, the fused spur...
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    Kitchen mixer tap 3 flexi hoses Discussion Thread

    This is an RSS feed of thread: Kitchen mixer tap 3 flexi hoses Content of the thread: Hi, I have just purchased a kitchen tap. I have extremely low water pressure and I'm having trouble finding a tap that actually gives me any water, particularly hot water. Anyway the tap I have bought says it...
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    What would explain this strange measurement in the kitchen?

    In the breaker box of a 2010 house, there is a distinct 15A breaker for the garburator and distinct 15A breaker for the dishwasher. The garburator is powered only if the garburator breaker is on. But the line to the dishwasher is powered if EITHER the garburator breaker or dishwasher...
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    Cooker and kitchen power cables to be enclosed in rockwall

    Hello All, I have just found out that a family member who is having some Building work done has been advised to insulate above the Kitchen ceiling of their flat with Rockwool type insulation - above their ceiling and into the floor void of the flat above. I have told them that Electrical POWER...
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    Can plastic trunking be used in a commercial kitchen

    Doing some work in a commercial restaurant/kitchen the builders had already boarded and plastered the walls meaning my only viable route is to use trunking high level to get cables to the points in need do I need to use metal conduit or trunking or can plastic be used some trunking will be in...
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    Staying in zone with kitchen socket run with a cooker switch

    I'll start by saying - I have absolutely no intention of doing any wiring or anything electrical myself. You get someone professional to do a professional job - I know that. I just want to understand what I should consider so that I don't end up having to rip out or rework stuff afterwards. The...
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    New kitchen, multi switches

    Hi all. So I'm designing my new kitchen and trying to plan where things will go. I currently have a 6 switch panel for the appliances (hob, cooker hood, washing machine, tumble dryer, dishwasher and fridge/freezer). I was wondering... are these regulation to have these switches? Half of the...
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    UK Static Type Shock Kitchen Water

    Good Afternoon All, I moved into a flat around 2 months ago. A few times only (maybe four times in the two months) I've turned on the kitchen tap, and when I've touched the water I've had a mild static type shock. I didn't pay much attention to it before, but today when it happened I thought...
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    Adding 12v strip lights to kitchen cabinets.

    I am currently looking to add 12v led cob strip lights to my mother's kitchen but confused what I need. There are currently mains wires under the wall units for the strip lights to connect to but when I measure the voltage with a multimeter it recording as 12v AC max, from what I can see online...
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    Kitchen Downlight Wiring

    Hi there I have 8 downlights in my kitchen, 6 on one switch and 2 on another (not sure why), I've replaced the downlights on the 6 and they work fine. The 2 I'm having trouble with. School boy error but as I was untangling the mess that was behind the light I didn't pay attention to the way...
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    Whole Kitchen wiring diagram advice (excluding lights)

    Hi everyone, please advice and comment on the attached wiring diagram for a kitchen. There are mixed opinions on the need for FSU-s and number of circuits required. Distance to cu – 8m running under timber floor. kitchen size – 3.5M X 2.5M
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    UK Kitchen grid switch help

    Hello everyone, I'd like to seek your input on a matter. I'm in the process of designing the electrical connections for the following kitchen appliances: Hob Oven (below 2kW) Fridge/Freezer Dishwasher Washing machine Extract Hood For the hob, I intend to connect it to a cooker connection unit...
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    Lighting MCB keeps tripping after changing the kitchen light

    I'm not sure what's going on with my kitchen light. I've replaced an old 28W CFL fitting with a new 4 x LED GU10 fitting (a cheap one from Screwfix). Although the light turned on after flicking on the MCB, when you turn it on or off the MCB trips, and sometimes the RCD, too. I removed the...
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    Kitchen fan installation query

    So today I was coring a 6 inch hole for a kitchen fan, now I cut my hole in the kitchen plasterboard and used a long sds bit to drill out the way, then I cored my 6 inch hole back the way. The hole coming back in is slightly off, am I best coring from inside back out until the first bricks...
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    Estimation of kitchen electrical refurb costs and other upgrades

    Good morning, I'm in the process of a partial refurbishment which will involve the present kitchen being changed into a bedroom instead and the new kitchen being installed in the adjoining living room. I received an estimate for the electrical work recently and was provided a provisional cost...
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    13A FCU connected to the kitchen ring supplying an outdoor junction box,

    I found a 13A FCU, connected to the kitchen ring supplying an outdoor junction box, providing two SWA 2.5mm radials. Unconventional? yes. One radial 3m long to IP56 socket, and one radial supplying garage unit, lightning and power.
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    • box connected fcu junction junction box kitchen outdoor ring supplying
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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