plumbing

Hi all, will be getting a plumber to do the work but have had differing opinions and want to crack on with the other work required which means I need to raise the floor to the correct level. I live in a second floor flat, there's one flat above me. I'm adding a small en-suite wetroom but the...

I’m attempting to replace a mixer tap cartridge, but it has disintegrated during removal. I’m left with the plastic outer body stuck in the tap. Any ideas how I might be able to remove this? I’m not sure if I’m supposed to turn it, or pull it. Neither seems to be working. Thank you!

Hi there, I moved into a "second hand" new build just over a year ago. It has a large unvented Kingspan hot water cylinder in the airing cupboard. Last year I had the boiler serviced and my plumber noticed the tundish in the airing cupboard was dripping. He order a replacement valve of some...

Hi, I do a lot of my own plumbing. I taught myself to solder but I don’t do enough (it’s not my day job) to get a good technique going so I’ve mostly done compression fittings. I had a real plumber move some pipes around ten years ago (a job that I didn’t want to attempt at the time but would...

My Hotpoint HSFO 3T223 started displaying the F03 error code which indicates a drainage issue. I've began by cleaning out the internal filters which had barely anything inside, I then disconnected from the wall and the waste under my sink and drained the waste pipe out manually. This didn't work...

Hi, I hope someone can help me. I had a water blockage in my kitchen sink on Easter and I got 2 different plumbers over for the rescue. While the 2nd one fixed the issue by tracing the issue to the communal pipe, he cut open the pipe in the process. He explained it's better to leave it open...

Hi, there is slow drainage in my block which I can't control. I want to separate the washing machine outlet from my sink ubend to limit flow up into my sink. And eliminate the vacuum which can suck waste back into the machine when flow is slow. Picture shows my intended plan. Any flaws? Grateful...

Hi all Our house currently has one bathroom, with the soil pipe directly next to it. We are hoping to create a small ensuite in the largest bedroom (toilet, shower, sink). The challenge is that this is on the opposite side of the house to where the existing soil pipe is. I'm not sure whether...

Hello, today I woke up to no cold water coming out of my bathroom tap or the toilet so I can not flush the toilet, hot water works fine. I’m not sure if the cold water works in the shower as the shower seems to only give warm water and it being stuck on that temperature. the bathroom supply is...

We’re thinking of having the door to our extension in the blue shaded area - which passes through the existing SVP. How easy is it to rotate the exit pipes for the two toilets to go the other direction to join to a relocated SVP (proposed pipes shown in red). Could this work all be done...

Good afternoon all, I am soon to have a new combi boiler fitted to provide central heating and hot water (currently just have an old hot water boiler). I am in the process of fitting my central heating system pipe work, and I am hoping for some advice. I have drawn up a picture below of what...

Im an electrician trying to connect Hive to my Baxi solo 2PF boiler but the hive diagrams dont match the available terminals and I dont understand enough about boilers to chance guessing at it and frying the mother board. Please help! (Diagrams and boiler terminals attatched)

Hi all, recently replaced all of our normal trvs to smart trvs, except one radiator to allow it to always flow if the others shut off. I am experiencing an issue on all radiators when one of the TRVs hits temp and closes the valve, there is a tapping noise on the exit pipe of that specific...

We moved from a newbuild flat into a Victorian fixer upper and there are pipes running along the walls. Example attached - first pipe running from bottom of staircase to right by front door. Second running along kitchen wall. Wondering what they are and if there’s anything we can do to hide...

Evening all. After suspecting for years that our property never had an internal stopcock when we fitted the bathroom a couple years ago, I recently had the kitchen plinths out to investigate some rodent activity and set some traps and I ended up finding a lead pipe in the far corner which the...

Hello, I recently bought a flat and am currently very early into my DIY journey, so apologies in advance for my limited understanding. I noticed one of the radiators does not heat up, so I had a look online for common issues and decided to see if the pin in the TRV valve was stuck. Got myself...

Hi all - I have a water softener with a bypass/isolation valve, but it is plastic and old, and has a crack in it, so needs replacing. I've been given a new metal one which I'd like to fit myself. However out of the box, none of the fittings seem to be tight after screwing it together. I can just...

I am going to be installing a bath in my home as currently I only have an electric shower, I currently have a Worcester 24i Junior but when I had a local plumber install a new shower for me a while back I mentioned looking to have a bath fitted in the near future and he mentioned that I might...

Hi, is there anyone that can help me with my boiler problem please? I have a Worcester Green Star 38 CDI classic boiler with hot water issues. When I turn on the shower the water fluctuates between hot and cold. The temperature goes up to 110 and then it cuts out - there are no error codes. The...

Hi all I've been trying to find the source of a cold draft in my kitchen after taking off the plinth below my sink I have found a hole in the concrete floor (where the cold air is coming from), and it has a pipe going into it. I have a few questions... 1. Does anyone know what this pipe is? I...