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Hi…

The pipes under the tiles are not insulated when fitted. This under stairs area is becoming sauna when the heating is on.

I insulated the pipes as much as I could to prevent heating this space. I don’t know how to insulate the horizontal bars under the actuators and the flow red stuff.

This will not solve the problem of the tiles here becoming hot so I am thinking of laying a plywood board and leave some gap near the walls to prevent stressing the tiles and pushing them to crack.

But for the pipes… is this safe for the manifold to run like this? Any other tips are most welcome.

We’ve had a string of problems with our extension build over the last year - including our builder going bust and leaving us in the sh*t.

Anyway the latest (and hopefully) last thing we’re dealing with is the plumbing in our en-suite.

Last week we discovered - after it was tiled - that the cold water feed for the cistern, was actually a hot water feed. Hmmm cosy
Anyway we managed to sort that as there was access to where the pipes tee’d off

Now we’ve come to the shower - which is a concealed thermostatic style. Guess what - yes it looks like the cold and hot inlets have been plumbed wrong way round.

When you run the shower it’s either scalding hot or freezing cold - nothing in between

Stupidly - I did test before tiling, but assumed when it ran warm all was good 🙄

So - before I strip the tiles off and hack away at the wall to re-route the pipes - any thoughts on if this might be fixable via a less disruptive method?

The hot and cold inlet pipes run in the ceiling (concrete base) and then down the walls.

Pic of offending unit and page from instructions

Hi,

My tap broke. I have a replacement but can't seem to remove the base plate from under the sink to pull the old unit out.

I have removed what I thought was the primary fastener from underneath but this thing is seriously wedged and barely moves.

Any advice please!

Hello,
So the temperature control in my shower upstairs is no longer made so need to figure out how to replace. The unit is tiled into the wall. I’m reluctant to knock out tiles to replace the shower unit. What are my options? Thanks in advance

Hi, just looking for an honest second opinion please.

During our loft conversion, our plumber advised that the new combi boiler could not be installed above the new staircase area / near eaves due to flue regulations and servicing access, so it has instead been placed in the loft dressing room area on the opposite wall of the house, pretty much directly opposite.

However, I’ve noticed a neighbour appears to have a very similar setup with the boiler likely in the eaves/ above stairs and a vertical flue near a Velux window.

Based on these photos, do you think an eaves installation would likely have been possible/compliant in my loft, or does the current boiler location seem like the correct approach?

Not looking to cause issues, just trying to understand whether there were realistic alternatives before we finish the room around it, as I’ll rather do this now and have the space back in what is going to be a small walk in wardrobe than wish for years that I would have done this.

Thanks so much

Our washing machine won't drain. It's been fully drained manually, and I've pulled it out to check the grey drain hose wasn't clogged.

Has everything been plumbed in right under the sink? Worried that the sink waste pipe is angled down towards the machine's drain pipe and it's doubling back on itself.

I'm aware the valve is off in the photo!

It's a rented property and we've had issues with it since we moved in, in December.

Just want to make sure we're not going to have the same issue if we buy a new washing machine!

Thanks in advance :)

We’ve had a leak in our other toilet so I want to replace all the parts in this toilet so it doesn’t happen again. I know for the other one I bought some basis fluid master parts but they don’t look the same as these so I’m wondering if there’s a specific type I need to get?

Thank you!

My Warmflow external oil boiler leaks water from this adjustable grey valve at the top of the circulating pump housing. I'm guessing it's some sort of relief valve. The overflow pipe to the soffit coming from the Feed and Expansion tank is also dripping a lot more than previously and the heating system seems noisier than usual when the pump is running, especially when on hot water only. Would this be caused by sludge in the system? I had several radiators replaced last year and the system was drained and refilled three or four times. Inhibitor was used every time and there is a magnetic filter on the boiler. I do have to bleed the radiators a lot though so I'm guessing there's a leak somewhere also. If anyone has recommendations let me know. I can manage the replacement of the pump and the draining and refilling of the system, but I'm trying to understand what's actually happening with it before replacing anything. The pump is working so I'm hoping I don't need to actually replace the pump itself.

I’m trying to replace the fill valve and this plastic bit is monumentally stuck. The brass pipe seems to come in at a slight angle which doesn’t help. Any ideas? Thank you

Is this a partial clog or drain issue? Only downstairs toilet does this - downstairs sink occasionally gurgles when I plunge toilet also. No blockage in kitchen sink or upstairs bathroom as far as I can tell. Have contacted waste supplier to check our drains. UK terraced house.

I recently was given this after buying my first house to help replace some existing fittings as most are really old outdated and dirty - https://everybathroom.co.uk/product/madrid-600x400mm-1th-basin-full-pedestal/

As it’s my first home I didn’t quite realise tap and waste and other bits are all needed 😅

With the measurements, how do I know if what I buy will fit?

Recently moved into a 1950s house, the chimney breast was bricked over with another separate brick wall. After taking all the bricks off I found that the fireplace used to have a back boiler so there’s old redundant pipes that I want to cut..they’re not capped so I don’t think there’s any water left in them or anything..there’s also this pipework. The radiator pipes come down the inside of the chimney and exit into the kitchen feeding into the radiator so I know the ones on the left are fine and won’t be touching them.my question is can I remove the one with the drain on it or is it connected to the radiator system..I haven’t tried opening it yet to see if it’s dry or being used but it just seems like a really strange place to add in a drain at the end of the system..any thoughts would be greatly appreciated

Hi! Help needed. The extent of my plumbing knowledge is that I know you can turn on a tap and water comes out… We just had a survey for an ASHP boiler and our water pressure is very low (he said flow rate was 7 LPM to current boiler). He suggested changing the connection to the incoming mains might help solve the issue. Do you amazing people agree or know how to fix it? We have no water leaks and the pipe from the mains was replaced around 8 years ago by water company.

Hi there,
Had a washing machine delivered and installed from Currys today. Guy said something about having a plastic valve that can fail, which I think may be a cover up, he had hid the hoses behind the machine and when I looked had tapped up two different parts. The blue connection is leaking, not bad just dripping. Sorry I’m not very technical haha. I’ll be contacting them but any ideas why he’s done this? The old machine wasn’t leaking and didn’t have anything taped. Thank you