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    Clicking on 2 zone valve actuator

    Hi There is a clicking sound coming from a Drayton actuator controlling the hot water. I am guessing that the clicking means that the actuator is no longer working and is trying unsuccessfully to turn the valve. Any ideas anyone Thanks Paul
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    Honeywell ST9100C programmer

    Hi Does anyone know why a Honeywell ST9100C Programmer is continually flashing. I have looked at the troubleshooter details but it does not give an answer. Is it time to get another?? Thanks Paul
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    Fixing towel rails on plasterboard

    HI I have a client who wants a large towel (approx 500mm X 850mm) rail fitted onto a plasterboard stud wall. I am only concerned about the weight. I have used Gripit fixings before and they seem ok but can anyone recommend anything even more secure. I guess I could batten it but has anyone...
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    Stuck immersion heater element in HW cylinder

    Hi I have a broken immersion heater element which goes directly into the side of a hot water tank (at the bottom) I have used an immersion spanner with an extension but I still cannot unscrew the immersion heater. I have tapped it with a spanner but an worried about using too much force and...
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    Identify taps please?

    Hi, can anyone identify these taps? I need to replace the washers on them but am having trouble taking the heads off. I am not sure if you can pull the heads off or they are screwed down. It feels like it might pull off but I am worried about damaging them. Any help gratefully received Paul
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    Help with BAXI Solo boiler please

    Hi I recently changed all the radiators valves in a house. On 5 radiators, it is a header tank system. Once I finished the valves and filled up the system, bled the rads, I could not get the boiler to start without it constantly cutting out. I assumed air in the system and drained some water...
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    Fisc Italiana waste fittings for kitchen sink

    Hi Can anyone tell me where I might be able to find fittings for a 40mm full and half bowl kitchen waste set. I have tried universal fittings but they seem slightly too large. Any help gratefully received Thanks Paul
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    Boiler power control tripping the RCD at the consumer unit

    Hi I wonder if anyone can help. The boiler on/off switch keeps tripping the RCD on the consumer unit. The RCD just tripped, it also controls all the ring circuit but I have managed to narrow it down to the on/off switch to the boiler. I did change the 3 amp fuse and the boiler started for...
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    repairing a redfyre back boiler

    Hi I am trying to fix an old redfyre back boiler which has been leaking through the gasket. I have a new gasket but two Of the bolts holding the backplate and gasket in place have rusted off. Does anyone know if you can get new bolts Or do you need a completely new back boiler. I enclose...
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    wanted van pipe carrier

    Hi Is anyone got a spare pipe carrier or knows where to get the best deal on one thanks Paul
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    Cutting into a cast iron soil stack

    Hi Any ideas on the quickest and best way of cutting into a cast iron soil stack. I know it is going to take a while but have never done it before and have been told it will take a while. So would like advice on the best tools and best way to do it. Many thanks Paul
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    fitting new stopcock

    Hi I may need to replace a stopcock in a house because the clients are saying that the pressure is low. The water board have checked the pressure outside the house and it is good , however inside the pressure is low and I think the stopcock is stuck. It is on a metal pipe will this be...
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    Sticky Drayton Mid position valve?

    Hi My Heating is working fine but sometimes the hot water cylinder is not heating up. I have noticed particularly in the morning that the radiators come on when the timer kicks in at 0600 hours, it is set to Hot Water and Heating but there is no hot water. There is a Drayton Mid position...
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    Pump above a Durgo valve

    HiI am sorry but I do not have a picture. A client has a slow emptying toilet on the ground floor of his property. On the outside wall adjacent to the wc there is a durgo valve with what looks like an electric pump above it. There is a power connection next to the toilet. My thinking is because...
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    Cistern lever for Ideal Standard Baronet WC lever

    Hi Can anyone help. I am looking to buy a WC cistern lever for a Ideal Standard Baronet cistern. There are unusual because the threaded part, that goes through the cistern is only 15mm wide. All the WC levers from plumbers merchants are all about 22mm wide. I have been on Ideal Standards parts...
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    Hot Water noise

    Hi I recently went to a house and fitted a new bath mixer tap and a new washbasin mixer tap. All went well and no problem. However the client had been complaining about noise coming from the hot water taps, this noise happens occasionally but when it does the noise is quite deafening. It is a...
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    Stubborn bathroom mixer tap with hose attachment

    Hi I have come across a problem which should be easy to resolve but is proving difficult. A client has a bath mixer tap with a hose attachment and very little hot water is getting through. They went away for a few days and came back to the problem. Hot water is running fine out of the kitchen...
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    unvented cylinder problem

    Hello everyone I was called to a house yesterday where a zip aquaflow direct unvented cylinder was discharging a constant drip through the tundish. I checked the T and P valve and the expansion valve and they both seemed to be reseating themselves ok. Then I checked the pressure on the...
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    Connecting onto a lead pipe

    Hi I am putting in a new stopcock in a house in Bath. The incoming main is on a lead pipe before it turns to copper before the existing stopcock. Can anyone advise what is the best part to use for lead to copper thanks Paul
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    Earth bonding on a kitchen sink

    Hi Can anyone tell me if earth bonding is required on a metal kitchen sink. On the instructions it says it should be earth bonded, so I was going to bond it to one of the copper pipes with an earth tag. However there is not a lug on the sink to bond onto which I thought was strange. Any advice...
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