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  1. J

    Unusual waste, 80mm belfast style basin, 60mm bath waste

    Hi I'm working on a bathroom with some unusual stuff. They picked up an old basin, belfast ceramic style, small about half the size of a standard belfast sink, quite shallow. They think it was from an old chemistry lab... The diameter of the hole measures 80mm but someone has fitted a black...
  2. M

    Fitting basin and ped advice?

    Hi all. I'm fitting a basin and ped and I'm having a bit of bother. It's a roca basin with a high lip at the back that swoops down the sides. Thera no ridge on the base of the basin for it to sit on the ped but when I put it on flush the whole basin is out of level. If I put the back of the...
  3. M

    Must you have a hand basin in the same room as a toilet?

    I know I would want one but are there any rules/ building regs that require this?
    • Mrs Tara Plumbi
    • Thread
    • basin room toilet
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Boilers
  4. 3

    How to drill a hole into a ceramic basin (Sink) Drilling a basin to install a tap

    Above is our final location and you can see a typical contemporary basin holder for a bathroom. Ready to accept the basin. Upside down and you can see our basin has FOUR potential sites for the tap. Note if you use our drills your choice...
  5. 3

    Drilling holes into a sanitary ware ceramic sink or basin how to project how do i

    Welcome to ********* and one of our projects which deals with drilling holes into ceramic sinks (Kitchens) or ceramic basins (Bathrooms). If you plan to drill a hole in a ceramic item then this project is for you! We include over 20 photos to give you the best idea on how to use PORSADRILL...
  6. R

    Its happened again, blocked basin - HEEELLLPPPPPPP

    Friends Last year I think i ask for advice for a sink that I couldnt unblock. Went to another today, took trap apart checked, all clean, nothing in pipes etc. Still blocked Put wet vac on drain pipe and sucked it. Water drained slowly, sucked again, blocked, sucked again, drained slowly...
  7. R

    wash basin and bath waste combined

    Hi, I live on a houseboat and am currently putting in a new bathroom. I was going to run my was bathroom basin waste into the bath waste but I understand I could have syphoning issues when the basin empties. The reason for this is simply to cut down the amount of waste pipes on the...
  8. D

    Regulation on Hair wash basin

    I was wondering if in a Salon the Back-wash basin has to have a TMV on it as a guy is saying to just adjust the ball-o-fix valves accordingly to get the right temperature
  9. R

    Replacement monobloc basin mixer

    Hi all, I have a dripping Ideal Standard Neostrahl monobloc basin mixer tap in the en-suite. It has probably been there since the house was built in 1983. I have replaced the washers (I had to cut down 3/8 in. washers to fit) to no avail, and my tap reseater is too large for the tap. So...
  10. D

    basin tap connector leak

    Decided to change bath taps (Trade taps) for Bristan shower mixer and basin taps (trade taps) for Bristan Quest ceramic taps. Apart from tightness of joints and difficult back nuts all went well. Fitted new 3/4" fibre washers to bath tap connectors and new 1/2" fibre washers to tap...
  11. J

    Wedged basin pop up waste

    Hi all. Any advice on how to release a pop up basin waste that has been pushed down too hard and now will not unpop. Many thanks.
  12. R

    Long basin waste run

    Hi guys need a bit of help, i need to connect a basin waste to a soil stack external but it is 5-6m away i know the max is 3m using 40mm, would i be able to get round this by using a hepvo valve? cheers
  13. D

    Lever handled 1/4 turn basin tap dripping

    The hot tap is constantly dripping. When i push the lever to the fully off position the drip stops. When I let go of the lever it instantly moves away from the fully off position by approx 10 mm and the tap starts running again. I know I am probably going to have to get a new ceramic disc...
  14. D

    Basin Waste

    Hello all, Has anyone got any tips for replacing basin wastes on full ped basins. Its the tighting of the nut on the new waste i struggle with without removing the ped. Is there a tool on the market for such a job? ie a small adjustable that opens enought to fit on the waste. Any help would be...
  15. W

    Anyone know a source of grey head basin taps?

    I'm all googled out. Old chap has grey everything in his bathroom but the basin tap is knackered the old heads won't fit on modern revivers. He doesn't mind what type of tap (single pillar though, not mixer) or what shade of grey as there are various shades of grey in there, but it's kind of a...
  16. Chalked

    Bent adaptor for tight basin waste

    Hi all Have used one of these fittings before , but don't know what to call them. its a bent fitting that is used on a basin waste instead of connecting the trap to the slotted waste. It replaces the back nut, and then takes the wast to the rear of the unit ( like a space saver sink kit) the...
  17. M

    Wall Mounted Basin Taps

    How high above a bathroom sink do people generally fit wall mounted taps? I have a couple sets I need to first fix tomorrow and I have only fitted one before, was just wondering if there was a standard height or just purely down to customer preference?
  18. N

    Mixer tap to fit Cloakroom basin

    Hi We have a Roca 350mm Laura cloakroom basin, but struggling to find a small mixer tap to fit the 30mm hole. Any suggestions? Thank you
  19. J

    I think I've got low flow rates to bath & basin

    I've just had a new bathroom fitted. Before this the pressure & flow from bath & basin taps were good. Now it is much reduced. The new taps fitted are Crosswater Voyager which are said to be suitable for LP systems. Any suggestions as to what might be causing the problem?
  20. M

    Toilet room with no hand wash basin

    We are considering buying a bungalow built in the 70's. It has a separate toilet room [with no wash basin] which is not next to the bathroom so we can't just knock through as the front door is between the two. We are wondering if its possible to have a small wash basin and water heater installed...
    • mags
    • Thread
    • basin room toilet
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Boilers
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