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    Anyone know what flush valve this is please?

    Got to change this flush valve!
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    Mains cold water knocking out gravity hot water in bath shower mixer

    Hi all. My customer has a bath shower mixer that gets cold from the mains and hot from a vented cylinder and the cold knocks out the hot. I'm thinking about putting in a thermostatic bath shower mixer but would appreciate any other ideas! Cheers all/
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    How to stop a pan connector leaking when you can't remove the toilet to replace it.

    Hi all, I'm hoping the title says it all - I've got a low level toilet in an old-fashioned community hall that is concreted to the floor and the pan connector is leaking. It's only a small leak thankfully but there's no way to get the toilet out without breaking the pan and opening up a world...
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    Is it the tap or the vented hot water system?

    Hi all, I've got a customer with an Edwardian bath/shower mixer which gives her water that's either too hot or too cold. The taps are quarter turn, so ceramic disks of course, but even I couldn't get the hot water to come out at a safe temperature. I'm wondering if this is down to a failure...
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    Problem with pipework for a Mira event power shower

    Hi all, I've just replaced a Mira event that worked fine for 15 years with 'up and over' pipework, which should have been 'down and under'. There's now air in the shower - of course - and I was wondering if there's anything I can fit that will let the air out. I am aware that I should have...
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    Quick fix for a leaky toilet waste?

    Hi all, I've got a customer who wants me to fix a leak where the toilet pan meets the pan connector. Of course I'd usually take out the pan and replace the connector but for a variety of reasons (rusted screws etc...) it's difficult to move so I was wondering if there was a quick fix that would...
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    Which power shower would best replace an Osprey 11?

    Hi all, I've got an old power shower to replace and would of course like to make it look good (no visible pipes etc...) but the one I'm replacing isn't made any more. Here's a photo of the insides including where the pipes go into the unit so I'd be very grateful if anyone's got any relevant...
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    Anyone know if it's possible to post a photo on here and how to do it? Broken flush.

    I've got a toilet flush to change - it's on a concealed system so I can't see any make on the cistern. The 2 flush buttons each push a plunger in a single cartridge which compresses air which then activates the syphon. I took a photo but if I click on the insert image icon it only allows me to...
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    Toilet syphon completely foxing me!

    My customer had a broken diaphragm on a syphon that operates with a handle at the front of the cistern. Instead of replacing the plastic part he changed the entire syphon - 3 times - but the same thing keeps happening. When you pull up on the wire the syphon works but it doesn't dump the water...
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    Struggling with back flush on a close-coupled toilet

    Hi all, I've been asked to fix a bit of a bodge - a close-coupled toilet leaning slightly to the right is leaking from the right hand wing nut after flushing. I've replaced the donut and fixing plate, smothering it with silicone in the end so no water could theoretically get out (this was a last...
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    Ok to increase diameter of pipe in unvented heating system?

    Hi all, I'm off to Reading this weekend to help a mate out who wants a couple of radiators moving. Unfortunately he's just moved into a newer house with 10mm microbore pipe running down the insides of the walls and for one reason or another the pipes can't remain hidden between the old and the...
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    Vented to combi system making taps stiff!

    Hi all, I've got a customer who's quite old and arthritic. He and his wife have just had a combi boiler fitted after years with a vented system and the increase in pressure has caused the taps and shower valves to stiffen. I'd like to try and loosen off the shower for him as he finds it very...
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    Fortic Primatic cylinder & associated plumbing

    Hi all, I have the misfortune to be working on a central heating system with an old gas back boiler and a Fortic Primatic cylinder. Am I right in thinking the water for the heating system is inside this tank - and if so, what's the best way to isolate the F & E so I can cleanout all the sludge...
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    Hot water and heating for a small flat

    Hi all, I've just fitted a new pump on an old gas back boiler system and I was just wondering how long it should take for the radiators to heat up. I'm back there first thing in the morning to test everything but do any of you have any experience with how long it takes for heat to come through...
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    Problem with a mains water pipe getting pulled out of the meter box!

    Hi all, I had a man call me yesterday with the above problem. He'd been using a digger and caught mains pipe, pulling it out of the meter box. He isolated the water with the key and then pushed the pipe back in but it's now dripping so I think he damaged the fitting when he pulled the pipe out...
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    Problems with a leaking toilet!

    Hi all, Well, I've come across a toilet that hasn't been playing the plumbing game this afternoon. My customer bought it from Wickes - close-coupled, cheap as chips and with plastic pins that hold the cistern on the pan. I've siliconed these because they connect through holes in the bottom of...
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    Salamander pump help please!

    Hi all, Nothing too serious but I feel like I'm going round in circles with a customer. She wants a steam shower (she has 2 showers in total) and needs a pump to make it work right BUT the one I've been recommended needs 80 gallons min cold storage in the loft and she's only got 50. The reason...
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    Help with a washing machine hose please!

    Well, I've piped up loads of these b*ggers but this one's got me beat! I've replaced a washing machine hose for a customer but on the 3/4 inch mains feed side the thing's leaking from the joint where the plastic nut meets the pipe. It's the tiniest of leaks but a leak's a leak. The washer looks...
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    Radiator tail problem. Any ideas?

    Morning all. I'm replacing lockshield valves with TRVs in some fairly old radiators. The radiators work fine but the tails on the TRVs - Drayton TRV 4s - can't be screwed fully into place with a spanner because the radiator sides are recessed and not flat. I can't use a socket set as the nut and...
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    Soil pipe leak - advice appreciated!

    Hi all, I've got a customer with a leaking plastic soil pipe. It's outside on a joint into an elbow which goes horizontally into the wall and then the loo. The pipe then runs on a sloping angle into the main soil pipe. I think my options are: a)Whack a load of sealant into the joint and see...
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