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  1. J

    What size heating element is needed for this tank?

    Just wondering what size heating element is needed for a 1200 x 450
  2. J

    No hot water in bath tap

    The only hot tap that doesn't give constant hot water in the house is the bath tap. It gets hot for seconds and then goes lukewarm/cold. The connector had been disconnected from the tap, opened up the isolation valve and let the water run in to a bucket with the same thing happening, starts hot...
  3. J

    68mm plastic pipe connecting to 68mm cast iron pipe

    I need to connect 68mm plastic pipe to 68mm cast iron pipe and the water will be running plastic to cast iron. The couplers I've come across seem to be suitable if the water was running from the cast iron pipe first to the plastic pipe. Coud someone please send me a link for a suitable coupler...
  4. J

    Basin and Bath waste pipe

    The basin waste runs horizontally for about 2m in 32mm and the bath waste runs for about 1m before they meet and tee together. From the tee the waste pipe runs horizontally for about 2m in 40mm to the soil stack. If you look at the pic the top pipe with the level on is 40mm bath waste and the...
  5. J

    temperature control of hot outside tap

    Is there thermostat that can located internally that has a hot and cold hot feed(obviously) to control the temperature of the outside hot tap? In essence it would be like a shower control but is there any product specific to controlling the temperature of the outside hot tap? Any comments or...
  6. J

    Why would cold mains feeding the boiler need an expansion vessel?

    British gas fixed a leak in the boiler and said the due to the recently installed water meter the fluxuation in pressure caused the leak. They advised to get a expansion vessel on the the cold mains entering the boiler. I read on here someone say that Worcester wouldn't warranty boilers being...
    • Joef
    • Thread
    • boiler cold expansion expansion vessel mains vessel
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Boilers
  7. J

    Soil stack inside to outside?

    The soil stack is currently inside the property.Is it within regs to angle it take it through the wall and outside?
    • Joef
    • Thread
    • soil
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Boilers
  8. J

    Soil stack and waste

    Check out this lovely work!! Waste from basin into guttering which runs into the ground.... Just have a look at the pics. Is it acceptable to run waste into? guttering Would you work with what there is to some degree making some(a lot)alterations or strip it back and start again?
    • Joef
    • Thread
    • soil waste
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Boilers
  9. J

    Mixer taps with shower hose/head connection

    The hot and cold from the taps run fine but only the hot runs through the shower head. What would I need to replace to get the cold running back through the shower head?
  10. J

    Water hammer arestor

    Where is best to put a water hammer arrestor for a shower? As close to the shower as possible, closer to the water source or anywhere on the run of pipe??? The pipe work right next to the shower is tiled over Suggestions and thoughts please. Thanks
  11. J

    Vent pipe into cws in attic

    So the cws in the attic needs to be moved a few metres. Is it ok to run the vent pipe across from the existing pipe work with a slight rise to where the new position of the cws is? Please tell me what the best practice is here?
  12. J

    WORCESTER Greenstar 15Ri

    How do you repressure a Greenstar 15Ri once you've drined the central heating system? Where should I look?
  13. J

    Pressure to shower head

    See pics. They want more pressure to the shower head but want the cheapest option. Any suggestions? Water pressure to the bathroom is good it's just the shower head that's a bit tame. My suggestion would be to fit a new bar shower and a pump. What else could be done?
  14. J

    Flue bracket regulations

    The flue runs up from the boiler into the attic. There are then two 45 degree elbows before the flue runs out to the rroof.The flue runs parallel from the boiler to the bit going out of the roof with an angled bit in-between. Where by regs should the brackets go and how many will be needed?
  15. J

    Cistern overflows to pan when the shower is running.

    The toilet cistern overflows into the pan when the shower on the floor below is running. Why would this be? They say the shower seems low on pressure recently. Again why would this be and what is the connection between the problems if there is one?
  16. J

    Cast iron soil stack

    The waste pipe that's been concreted into the building wall, and runs out into a cast iron soil stack has a crack in it. It is a part of the soil stack and will have to be cut out/or smashed out. If I was to cut the cast iron below this point, put a pvc branch in with a pvc to cast iron soil...
    • Joef
    • Thread
    • soil
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Boilers
  17. J

    Dudley syphon. Flushes first time but won't flush again for a few minutes although cistern is full

    Dudley japtic syphon. The first flush works fine, the cistern fills up fully straight afterwards, but when you try to flush again it doesn't flush. You can try a few more times and it still won't flush. Leave it 3-4 minutes and it flushes fine again. Should I just replace the syphon or washer...
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