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    Potterton Precision Condensate Pipe

    A customer has recently purchased a new house and wants to temporarily install a washing machine into the same room containing the Potterton Precision System boiler and where, conveniently, the mains water stop tap is located. I've tapped into the mains water and provided a cold feed for the...
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    New Indirect Hot Water Cylinder Connection Leaking

    Yesterday I had a very frustrating day installing a new indirect hot water cylinder which the customer had bought from Screwfix. There were six connections in total (cold feed, boiler flow & return, Surrey flange with feed to shower and DHW) and, as is the usually the case, every connection...
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    No Heating Downstairs !

    This is a follow on from a previous "No Hot Water" thread I posted here http://www.ukplumbersforums.co.uk/plumbing-forum/82232-no-hot-water-gravity-fed-system-3.html#post807019 Now the nights are getting cooler the same customer I had the "No Hot Water" problem contacted me earlier this week...
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    No Hot Water - Gravity Fed System

    The system : S plan with the hot water cylinder in the loft and the F&E tank about two feet (max) above the cylinder. The cold feed from the F&E tank and the cylinder flow/return disappear into the eaves of the roof (inaccessible), run down some boxwork in the first floor hall and then...
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    Hot Water Zone Valve Problem !

    I have an ongoing problem with a hot water zone valve that I've currently been unable to resolve despite replacing it twice ! The customer has an S plan system connected to a gas fired rayburn and called me because they only had hot water when the heating was ON. I checked the zone valve...
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    Installing Outside Tap - Timber Frame House

    I've been asked to install a tap on the outside of a timber frame house. Obviously, I'll need to drill a hole in the wall but could this cause any future problems due to the waterproof membrane within the wall ? Thank you
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    Arnitage Shanks Basin - Still Available ?

    Does anyone know if this basin (or something very similar) is still available ? It's fixed to the wall and supported by a steel frame. Thank you.
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    Wobbly Toilet !

    I recently installed a new close-coupled toilet which, despite my attempts to prevent it, wobbles. The customer laid a new floor which is not level and the pan has a long narrow base. When I installed the toilet I used some plastic shims to stop the pan wobbling, secured it to the floor with...
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    Chrome bath waste to solvent weld fitting !

    I have been asked to install a standalone bath instead of the originally agreed standard corner bath. The first fix was done months ago and the bath waste was intended to go straight into the floor into a solvent weld tee that has already been installed and waiting for the bath waste to be...
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    Shower Trap With Long Neck

    I'm installing a shower tray onto an 18mm plywood base which is also fixed to an 18mm Weyroc floor and so the depth of the hole for the shower waste is 36mm. I'm therefore looking for a shower trap with a neck depth of about 40mm (before the waste outlet) to fit up through the 36mm deep hole in...
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    Changing Immersion Heater On Gledhill Pulsacoil 2000 !

    Has anyone changed an immersion heater on a Gledhill Pulsacoil 2000 ? It's a thermal store unit with an unvented tank on the top. I've been asked to replced the bottom immersion heater which is leaking through the thermostat housing which has corroded (a common fault apparently). Apart from...
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    Ever Installed One Of These ? "Thermostatic Bar Valve With Rigid Riser" !

    I've been asked to install a Phoenix Square Thermostatic Bar Valve With Rigid Riser as part of a new bathroom refit. A link to the valve can be found here Phoenix Square Thermostatic Bar Valve With Rigid Riser - Nationwide Bathrooms As can be seen, the head of the valve sits on a a rigid...
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    Towel Radiator On Solid Wall !

    I've just started a new bathroom/shower project and the customer has changed their mind and given me a new layout. Basically, everythings changed accept for the loo ! As you can see from the attached picture, the towel rail (which used to be where the new basin will be) is now sited on the end...
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    Cloakroom basin waste into WC soil pipe !

    I have a basin a toilet to install into a large old cupboard that now houses the boiler. The soil pipe has been installed (see pic) but I'm not sure how I'm going to connect the toilet and basin. The toilet is going in the middle of the back wall to the left of the soil pipe (see pic) and the...
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    Tracing Central Heating System leak !

    A new customer of mine moved into a newly refurbished old stone two storey house a year ago. The house had been completely refurbished but the developers had just removed all the old radiators, done whatever work was necessary to the walls etc and then replaced and painted the old radiators...
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    Looking for a tight 90 degree internal soil bend !

    I'm wanting to move a close coupled WC pan & cistern a couple of feet to the left of its current position. The plastic soil pipe goes straight back into an internal stone wall (30 inches thick) so there's no chance of moving it. However, the pipe has a plastic collar where it comes out of the...
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    Boiler Problem !

    I have a problem with our boiler which is a Vaillant Ecomax 28 Pro system boiler. The system is S-Plan and when hot water only is on the boiler gets up to temperature the dialed-in temperature of 76C within about 8 minutes and then turns off (locks out). Turning the heating circuit on at the...
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    Leaking Soil Stack !

    I've attached a picture below of a leaking PVC soil stack that needs to be repaired. As can be seen, the leak is coming from the bottom of the stack from what appears to be a socket ! My first inclination was to cut a small section ( about 3 inches) out of the stack about two feet up from the...
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    Hot Water Circulation Pump Recommendation !

    Can anyone please recommend an "in line" circulation pump to improve hot water pressure in a house. The pump will be required to provide hot water to four outlets only, (bath tap, sink tap and two basin taps). It's a gravity fed system and the pressure to the four hot water outlets is quite...
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    Cylinder Immersion Heater Install

    I have today tried to replace the bottom immersion heater on an Economy 7 direct hot water cylinder but ended up with a major problem. The heater element came out relatively easily part from being quite stiff to undo which I put down to the age of the cylinder. I removed the old heater element...
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