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    Cannot remove kitchen mixer tap spout

    Hi A while ago I replaced the o rings in my kitchen mixer tap spout....simply by removing the grub screw at the back of the spout and removing it in seconds. BUT I tried to do the same job on a friends mixer tap which is leaking from the bottom of the spout where it meets the base. HOWEVER...
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    CANNOT REMOVE TAP HANDLE HEAD (BONNET TYPE)

    Hi! In the past I have simply removed the cover and centre screw and lifted off the tap handle head to change the washer/mechanism. BUT the one in my flat simply won`t budge!!!. I have removed the top cover and centre screw. I have even bought a TAP HANDLE PULLER ..still no joy it`s as solid as...
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    WHICH WAY TO TURN RED LEVER ON FULL BORE ISOLATION VALVE (LEVER TYPE)

    Hi I know this is a simple question but is it a quarter turn clockwise to turn this off?. I know the screw type ball valves under the sink turn to OFF with either a quarter turn left or right...BUT is it the same principle for the full bore lever type...OR is it ONLY a quarter turn clockwise...
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    ISOLATION VALVE LEAKING SLIGHTLY FROM SCREW

    Hi!...why is that the simplest of diy jobs turn out to be the ones that go wrong!...? I wanted to change the tap head (including the brass ferrel innard parts inside on my kitchen hot tap. This was because the tap would only turn about one revolution and the flow was either weak then strong (all...
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    LEAK FROM BASE OF MIXER TAP WHERE IT CONNECTS TO SINK

    Hi Some advice please. My kitchen mixer tap is leaking from the very bottom where the base connects to the sink (NOT at the swivel base). The leak only happens when the water is running. When I run the water and look over the very back of the base I can see a needle thin stream of water coming...
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    Small amoount of water around bath mixer tap base( from gasket ),

    Hi I have lived in my 3rd flat for 2 years and have never noticed this before.This morning there was a small amount of water seemed to be coming from the gasket inbetween bottom of mixer taps and bath. Could it be condesaton or a leak?. If I continullay wiped the cold tap while running cold tap...
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    Drain flies in bathroom/toilet

    Hi I keep getting those pesky tiny drain flies in my toilet/bathroom (also in kitchen) They are not coming from the bath plughole (plug is in)...or overflow (taped over). Behind the toilet pan where the pan inserts into the pan connector pipe there is a small 5mm gap which I think is normal. My...
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    • bathroom drain toilet
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    • Forum: Boilers
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    Small leak at bottom of radiator (see photo)

    Hi! My girlfriend has just sent me the attached photo .There is a small dripping leak from the small stubby sticking out bit below a radiator. Enough for the pressure to drop a it (boiler repressurised). She said the end was hand loose so tightened it. The radiator is not a slimline type and...
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    Variable water pressure on 3rd floor block of flats (built 2003)

    Hi...can you give me some advice please?. I have lived here for about a year and for the last month only have had severe problems with water pressure ,even the toilet cistern (ALL my water is fed from the mains and not from a tank). In a split second my pressure can go from strong to weak...and...
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    Bad smell from behind toilet pan where pan connector pipe slots into waste pipe

    Hi! Can you give me some advice please?. I live in a one bed on the 3rd floor of a 12 year old flat. I have a mildly bad smell that seems to be coming from the 1/2 gap where the large pan connector pipe slots into the waste pipe. The smell is not coming from the water that lays in the pan...
    • dimmy
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    • pipe toilet waste waste pipe
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Boilers
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