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    Uncapped copper pipes leaking

    Behind the fridge there are two vertical copper pipes with open valves. This morning water is very slowly trickling out the tops of each (it's was -4 overnight). Has never happened before. Should they be capped? Thank you
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    Radiators turn off even when thermostat or TRV setting hasnt been met

    I have 7 Radiators. Thermostat is downstairs in the hallway coldest place in the house. I have blkanced the rads via going through the sequence and rotating lockshield quarterly etc All heaters turn on nice and hot first give or take an hour. Then...seems like consistently after an hour...
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    Towel Rail Valve Setting Advice + Radiator Balancing

    Hello. Hope everyone's having a good Christmas break. I need advice regarding my tower rail. It's has 2 exactly same valves. Righ knob - flow as pipe entering gets hot first Left knobs I'm guessing is return. I dont know what to set the valves at. It seems when I fiddle with them it affects...
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    Towel Rail/Rad Advice + Balancing

    Hello. Hope everyone's having a good Christmas break. I need advice regarding my tower rail. It's has 2 exactly same valves. Righ knob - flow as pipe entering gets hot first Left knobs I'm guessing is return. I dont know what to set the valves at. It seems when I fiddle with them both it...
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    Dripping Quarter Turn Pillar Tap

    Evening folks, I’m trying to fix my dripping tap but can’t figure out how to get inside the tap. There’s no screws or caps to find. Anyone got any ideas? Cheers!
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    Strange Pipe Insulation

    Anyone know what this is wrapped round our pipes in the loft? Looks like hessian and possibly nylon tights…? Is it safe to remove and replace with foam insulation.
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    Sherlock Homes? And The mystery of the caste iron pipe

    Help SOS Kichen ceiling in a 1920s terraced house is covered in polystyrene had a massive bulge. It was an area under the bathroom so imagined simple water damage but I should be do lucky. It’s a heavy cast iron waste pipe above laths thats dropped a bit and damaged the ceiling. So it’s very...
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    Tundish Discharge pipe

    Installing a unvented water heater system on first floor, need to run a tundish discharge pipe. Planning on running it through floorboards and then exiting building downstairs to a drain gully. Restricted access on first floor to run the discharge pipe outside via walls. Will this be okay?
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    Plumber mismeasured the WC - what do I do now?

    I'm having a toilet installed in a large cupboard under the stairs to have a second loo which is much needed in this house, got quotes from several plumbers that it should be possible with a tiny WC and tiny sink on top of it. One recommended this combined loo and sink...
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    Help design kitchen waste system

    So I’m about to fit a new kitchen in my flat I just need to know if the system I have in mind will work so I’m here for HELP!!! I’ve made a sketch so you might understand my intentions and what I’m wondering is: Will it work? Is ok to have 2 p traps in one line? If this is garbage what should I...
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    Sweaty smell in hall (new)

    A few days ago a sweaty smell appeared in our hall. Assumed must be a leak but no visible signs of leaks. Could it be under the floor? Any ideas? It smells like a smelly old sweaty towel rather than musty.
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    Pipe under kitchen sink not attached

    Hi everyone, This pipe under my kitchen sink has become unattached. How do I get it attached again please?
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    Nail in a gas pipe!

    Would appreciate any advice - please understand, I’m not at all knowledgeable about anything plumbing related so keep your responses simple please I live in a new build property (8 years old now) which was built by a national building company with a shocking reputation. I put a nail into my...
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    Grant Oil Combi 90 Mk2 pressure continually rising - Help & Advice!

    Hoping some of you fine people can offer me some advice! We inherited Grant Combi 90 Mk2 Oil boiler with our house. It’s fairly old, guessing 15 years plus and has been a continuing money pit over the last 4 years. We’ve resigned ourselves to a new boiler soon and are saving as such. But...
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    Blocked taps/shower filters

    Hi, Can anyone help, what is this that’s clogging our shower/tap filters up? We cleaned it out 5 days ago and it is clogged up like this already. It has affected all taps etc in the house. Thanks
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    Damp on wall

    Apologies in advance for the long post - just need some advice :) I have noticed some damp on my wall a few weeks ago. The wall is not external. It's between my office, bedroom and hallway. Asked a couple of plumbers to have a look and see if they can figure out where the water is coming from...
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    UFH and Rads setup. Help Please...

    Hi Guys, I would very much appreciate some wards of wisdom. I am renovating my house, all of the plumbing is being replaced. So I got to a stage where I need some wisdom from you guys that play in the field everyday. So, here is the quick story. Central heating side - Combi boiler feed and...
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    Bathroom Cap Removal

    Hi all, I need to replace the washer on my tap as when you turn on the hot tap, when the water runs out cold it is a good pressure but as it becomes hot, it turns to a dribble, until you turn it off again. I’ve been told that this can sometimes be due to the washer. However, I have removed the...
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    IKEA parts discontinued

    Hi! Could anyone help in advising what replacement part we can get for this please for my kitchen sink. IKEA have stopped this range and we don’t know what to use instead. The screw sheared off this was left hanging down….seems it was a push fit? Any advice would be really gratefully received...
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    Bath backing up into shower but no blockage

    We have a stubborn plumbing issue that multiple people have been out to address but can’t seem to fix. We had our bathroom redone in March by a less than competent builder and have pretty much always had issues. We have two basins, a bath tub, a separate shower and a washing machine connected...
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