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Hi all. I am wanting to swap out some old radiator valves for some new TRV ones. I currently have the radiator off the wall, and the current valves closed off. I just want to run through the steps that I need to take in order to be able to remove the old valves, put on the new ones, and hook...

I recently got ground floor piping extended to have drain (40mm leading to the stack as in the figure), hot and cold in a first floor room. Only the pipes are there, but I'd like to install a sink and a washing machine as from the (quite schematic) diagram. Note that the washing machine will...

I've been looking online at a new sink base unit that's listed as having a 40mm void to it's rear? Is it 40mm, or is it actually larger in order to accommodate the compression connections etc? My existing sink waste pipe is slightly over 40mm anyway, with the various connectors being...

Hi there, I live in a mid-80’s house full of lovely imperial radiators. I noticed wet carpet in one of the rooms and found there to be a leaky radiator valve. Long story short I managed to isolate both the shut off valve and the lock shield. However, when shutting off the lock shield there was a...

Hi all, I believe we have a Vaillant Turbomax boiler although I'm unsure of the exact model number. The pressure has been low for a couple of years but only recently on a couple of occasions it has failed to fire up. I just pressed a button and it switched back on immediately. A gas safety...

Can anyone help. Recently had an overflowing toilet cistern, (2 days ago), the toilet was flushed and the cistern level kept rising, I tried lifting the float/valve (sorry, I don't know the correct name) but the water didn't stop gushing out of the outside overflow toilet pipe. I had to call a...

When I use the hot water on my Main Combi Eco 25, all the radiators heat up. The longer the request for hot water is there, the hotter they get. The boiler isn't old (late 2012). It was fitted very well by someone local considered very experienced (43 years) in what they do and is a very tidy...

We had a small weep on the flow meter side of an Uponor underfloor heating manifold. When I tried adjusting the flow, the weep turned into a flood! I shut down the pump and isolated the CH from the UFH and tried to remove the flow meter. It is the older black plastic meter with the yellow...

Firstly, I'm not going to attempt to do any rewiring my self - but I do have a Gas Safe plumber on the job currently (waiting for an internal pipe that is leaking a bit), and I want to get informed on our situation so when he comes back we can get it sorted asap. I have a Y plan heating setup...

Does one in the land of the free not know about water valves? :D:rolleyes: Skip to 6:00 for the fix!

Hi, My towel radiator valve is leaking from the centre where it screws in rather than from the pipe or radiator joints. I've seen plenty of articles/videos on how to use a "string" of PTFE to pack a gland on a standard radiator valve but I can't find anything on these now common towel radiator...

Finally found out where my boiler was leaking from. See attached picture, it’s from underneath & it’s the valve on the right. It’s dripping from the bit that’s screwed in, the brass part, not leaking out the screw itself. Is the only option to replace it? It’s a Vokera MyNute system boiler...

An engineer came round and replaced the thermostatic valve on one of the radiators during an annual boiler service. It seems to be a Drayton TRV4. However the valve does not seem to work too well. The radiator seems to be either really hot or completely off, nothing in between. Upon closer...

I moved into a 1980's house a few weeks ago. The house has a Ideal Heat 30 boiler in kitchen with cylinder in airing cupboard and tanks in loft. Under boiler there are 3 motorized valves, 2 for heating and 1 for HW. The 2 heating valves are wired together into stat (as there arent seperate zones...

Ok, I moved into house seven weeks ago and after the oil delivery chap had bled the system from the external boiler, all was working fine. As not all the rooms needed to be heated, plus oil being a bit expensive, I thought I'd turn off some of the radiators. I now need one of them back on, but...

I'm trying, and failing, to install a tabletop dishwasher. I know I need a 'washing machine' valve, which I have, but, what now?! Do I Need to cut the pipe? It seems to be capped. Any advice is appreciated! IMG-20170327-WA0001 by SadieLynne posted 27 Mar 2017 at 10:03 PM

Afternoon I will need to turn the hot water off whilst fitting a new cloakroom suite. I tried to locate an isolation valve from o the cold supply to the tank, and it looks like it's this which has no handle. Looking at the pic, can anyone advise what sort of handle is required? I'm guessing...

Hi, I have moved into a new build and have a problem that the builder keeps saying is normal, please advise. The system is a Vokera Mynute boiler with pressurised hot water tank and 2 heating zones. The heating works fine downstairs and upstairs but when it's supposed to be off upstairs and on...

When my new boiler and unvented cylinder was installed 6.5 years ago a Salus 2 port valve was used. A couple of years ago the actuator failed and I replaced it. Now I notice the vavle itself is leaking at the point where it fits into the actuator i.e. the bit that turns! I'm assuming there's...

I apologise if these sound silly questions, but I would love some advice on making threaded fittings weep-proof. I have 1/2" Danfoss Randall RA-G Single Pipe TRV Body which comes with a fitting which screws onto the 1" OD outlet of the TRV and screws into the radiator. (see...