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  1. S

    Help.!!! Concealed shower issues.?

    I have a 2 port concealed shower valve, I have connected the hot supply to hot inlet and cold supply to cold inlet.! But for some reason when I turn the dial to hot, cold wate comes out and vice Versa.! Am I missing something.? 😫🤦🏻‍♂️
  2. GonisDowr

    HomeServe "service" or lack of

    I have a contract with HomeServe to supply "emergency" plumbing service should I ever have a problem. Recently I was clearing out the gutters using a plastic yogurt-pot-type-thing to scoop out the crud. Unfortunately, this pot fell down the soak-away pipe that the gutters drain in to. I called...
  3. H

    Is this my HWC drain valve and where does it go?

    Hi I might need to part drain my HWC to fit a new Essex flange washer and I posted an earlier message thinking I did not have a drain valve , however I have noticed a valve connected to the cold supply which , if the cold supply is isolated , looks like it will drain the tank .Please check the...
  4. D

    Water Hammer following Combi boiler installation

    Worcester Bosch Greenstar i combi installed. Since installation water hammer happens when hot taps are turned off, but only when the heating is on. Have you experienced the sam?
    • Don Blowere
    • Thread
    • america boiler boiler installation combi combi boiler hammer installation usa water water hammer worcester bosch
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: USA Plumbers Advice
  5. S

    Stuck Nut on Tap Valve

    Hello, I am a complete novice but am trying to repair a dripping tap using online instructons on replacing the valve. My kitchen mixer tap is dripping. I don't know whether it is the hot or the cold valve as I haven't managed to find a way to turn off just the hot water so have turned off the...
  6. Cherry28

    Who is liable for further damage to boiler repair…..

    Hi, a plumber came today to fit a faulty component in my boiler as we have no hot water. In trying to remove the faulty component which was seized up, he damaged two other components which now also need replacing. He went away and will telephone me with quotes for the other two parts that I now...
  7. I

    Commercial high pressure system, will hep couplings be stong enought?

    I am having to work on a concealed shower but there is no service valve and so I am having to isolate from a large mixing valve which is linked to several other showers. I am going to add a service valve to make it easier for future maintenance but the pipe connected to the shower is 15mm...
  8. J

    Tap washer to sink: above or below sink?

    I have purchased two Bristan Renaissance basin taps containing one black rubber washer each. The Bristan instructions say to put the rubber washer underneath the sink followed by the brass nut. I have always put the rubber washer underneath the tap and on top of the basin. Any suggestions of the...
  9. D

    How To Join Pipe Thread (garden hose) To Compression (sink) ?

    I have a cold water sink in a shed a long way from the house. We just want to run a garden hose over to it and feed the tap from it. The tap of course has a flexible hose underneath with a compression thread fitting I guess. What sort of fitting or adapter do I look for so's I can plug my...
    • Deleted member 125263
    • Thread
    • america compression garden hose hose pipe sink thread usa
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: USA Plumbers Advice
  10. D

    Combi boiler noise when running

    I have a Worcester combi boiler . About 8 yrs old . It has started making this strange noise. Any ideas
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  12. K

    No water sound when turning filler tap by expansion vessel.

    Have an Ariston unvented hot water tank in airing cupboard with the red and white expansion vessels and a filler tap. As advised years ago on these forums when I hear that sound that the central heating water needs topping up I usually wait until cold so the gauge goes to zero and top up to 1...
    • KenTucky
    • Thread
    • america expansion expansion vessel filler no water sound tap turning usa vessel water
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: USA Plumbers Advice
  13. Y

    Two cold radiators, rest fine, balancing doesn't seem to help

    Hi everyone, I have CH with a system boiler with a header tank and 8mm micro bore pipes to the radiators, fairly standard setup I guess. House is 1990s. My issue is that two of my radiators are cold, while the rest are perfectly fine. Both the problem radiators are downstairs and close...
  14. P

    Worcester boiler makes intermittent rumbling noises

    Our boiler makes these very loud rumbling noises every 2-3 minutes. We're quite used to them now but they have become a lot more regular over the past year or so (it only used to happen once every half an hour or so) and they can be quite annoying. Our boiler is a Worcester Greenstar 24I Junior...
    • PopeIsobelXVI
    • Thread
    • america boiler greenstar intermittent makes noises rumble usa worcester worcester boiler
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: USA Plumbers Advice
  15. C

    loud noise/vibrating from radiator pipe

    when the heating has been on for ages the bedroom radiator/pipe make a really really loud noise and vibrates. it stop when i turn the radiator off or turn the hot tap on. often having to leave the radiator off so it doesn't scare the family to death when they've gone to bed. any ideas?
  16. gb17342

    Help identifying pipes

    Can anyone help me identify these pipes please? They are connected to a water tank in the roof of a tenement in Glasgow. I'm trying to work out which pipe is filling the tank from the mains supply, because pipe 2 also supplies all the water in my flat so I'm hoping it's not coming from the tank...
  17. Bogdan

    NHS Plumbing maintenance interview

    Hi my name is Bob and I have been shortlisted for an interview at a hospital as a maintenance plumber, and they told me to prepare my self don't know what they want me to prepare? Can someone help me please the interview is on the 20 this month.
  18. R

    Hot water coming from cold water taps

    Have got hot water coming from upstairs cold water taps. Nothing has been recently changed or adjusted. System boiler connected to Heatrae Sadia CL210 unvented cylinder. Anyone got any ideas as to what could be causing this?
  19. C

    Radiators with or without TRV's

    I have 2 vertical radiators , when the TRV is fitted the radiators fail to get hot. I have replaced both TRVs for new and check the operation of the valve to confirm is correct operation but still no heat If I removed the TRVs completely the radiators get hot, I would be grateful if someone...
    • Colin Noble
    • Thread
    • america radiators trv's usa without
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: USA Plumbers Advice
  20. gpbeck

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