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    bathroom soil and waste pipe uncertainty

    I'm creating a wet room out of a bathroom. I lifted the floors to find the soil pipe run as in the attached diagrams. Two questions (assuming I can get the required fall) 1) Is this soil pipe arrangement (in yellow) look okay to you? It looks unnecessarily convoluted to me. I think there was...
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    Leak from unusual bathroom tap

    Hi all, I have a leak coming from a bathroom tap. It's coming through the lever - I've circled where the leak is in red in the attached photo. I can't work out how to access this part of the tap or what I should be replacing. There is a small grub screw that you can also see in the photo, but...
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    Please help with removing screw from bathroom tap

    I am trying to replace the flow cartridge in the bathroom tap. I have turned off the water and removed the tap cover but cannot get the screw to turn. The screw looks to be some variation on a philips screw, i have tried different screw drivers but to no avail I have attached a picture, any...
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    Sewage smells in bathroom of 2nd (top) floor flat in Leeds, UK

    We have various smells - usually sewage - coming from our bathroom occasionally. Sometimes every day then nothing for a week or two. It's a second/top floor flat and the smells come from the main bathroom wihch shares the soil pipe with floors below. We have checked all of the traps (sink, bath...
  5. H

    Water Hammer & Bathroom fittings squealing when toilet is flushed

    I've been experiencing water hammer within the house for a couple of months now, which rattles the pipes whenever turning off a tap or an appliance cuts off its supply. I have turned the stop tap off while turning on all taps allowing the system to aerate which fixes the issue for a day or so...
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    Bathroom Tap bore size

    Will be fitting a central bath mixer on the bath and would like some advice on the fittings to use. I have existing 15mm speedfit that I have currently blanked off. As the taps will be central mounted then it will be difficult to gain access so will need to fit taps prior to fitting to back...
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    "Blocked" bathroom sink, except it's not blocked

    Hi everyone, I have an issue with my bathroom sink. It's been "blocking" regularly, maybe once a month, for at least 3 years. The sink fills with water and doesn't drain. In the past I've used "HG Liquid Drain Unblocker" and that often will clear the blockage, but it doesn't always. I've also...
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    Keen DIY'r on Bathroom Refit

    Hello, just a quick Hello. On looking for some advice and probably know this is the place to ask.
  9. Keefy

    Finishing Bathroom Job

    Got asked to up tools and leave a full bathroom install the other day by a fella who's now begging me to come back and finish the job having admitted he caved in to his missus' moaning that the job wasn't done yesteryear. My brother has said there's no way on earth we should go back and that...
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    Why Can't I get hot water in my bathroom sinks.

    Hi all I am currently experiencing a perplexing problem. I seem to have hot water everywhere in my house except the bathroom sinks. Kitchen sink is fine, showers and jetted tub is also fine. Its a 2.5 bath home, one bath room has double sinks. This bathroom uses "Y" connectors to supply hot and...
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    Why does DHW temp differ in kitchen and bathroom?

    Hi everyone, I have a question about domestic hot water via a combi boiler and how it differs in temperature in the kitchen and bathroom. (The DHW temp gauge on the combi boiler is in the middle-all incoming water into the flat is mains fed) In the kitchen when I turn the mixer tap all the way...
  12. w7r

    Bathroom plumbing advice - secondary hot circuit

    Afternoon all. After a bit of advice/guidance. I'm currently refurbing my 1st-floor bathroom and the ancient plumbing system in the house whilst I'm at it. It'll have a shower, toilet, basin and a standard size bath. I'm planning a secondary circuit (in copper) for hot water (22mm in and a...
  13. bmbouter

    Strange smell downstairs bathroom, strange draining toilet upstairs...

    I live in a 2-story townhouse, and here's what I'm experiencing. # For a several years now The upstairs toilet slow-drains to the point where after being out of the house with no flushes for a day or two, you come home and there is no water in the bowl. Because of that it smells. Meanwhile the...
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    What may be causing this strange leak in a bathroom sink drain?

    Have a strange leak coming from a newly installed bathroom sink drain and am seeking advice from experienced plumbers who may help to identify the cause. I run the water in the sink for several minutes and there are no leals detected from the drain and its J trap connections. When I check back...
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    squealing noise in bathroom mix tap and how to open up the tap

    The bathroom mix tap has developed a loud squealing noise. We suspect it's the problem with the washer by checking the related threads in this forum. But we need to open up the tap. Anyone knows how to open up the tap (the image attached), for which we don't have a clue yet. Many thanks.
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    Leaking bathroom tap/mixer

    Hello I have the following product in my bathroom Grohe Eurosmart Cosmopolitan Bath Shower Mixer - 25129000 The tsp is constantly dripping, I attempted to see where the leak was coming from, couldn't see anywhere I open the tap up. So unscrewed the shower connector and noticed the water then...
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    Blocked Bathroom Sink

    Hi We have a blocked bathroom sink. Only got Buster Granules which states for use in kitchen sinks. Can the granule one be used also to unblock bathroom sink. Do you know why one bottle is for unblocking bathroom sinks and the other for kitchen sinks? Wouldnt have thought it made any difference...
  18. J

    Bathroom plumbing issue for disabled tennant

    Hi, I'm at my Witt's end so am hoping someone can give me some advice. I had bathroom refit almost a year ago now after Wandsworth council agreed to change my bathroom into a shower room due to me having an amputation. A company was brought in and it became quite apparent they didn't have much...
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    Bathroom tap question!

    I'm sure the answer is simple but...my bathroom tap needs turned off very tight in order to stop it dripping, see photo, I assume there is a screw under the top 'dome' cover but how to get this cover off? I've tried to turn it and to pry it off but it (both of them) are solid. Thanks. Photo...
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    Advice please - Joining 2nd bathroom wastes to existing?

    Hi all, I'm in the planning phase for some house alterations and would appreciate any advice concerning the plumbing installation for an additional 1st floor bathroom. The images attached show the existing layout and new layout proposed. In summary, I want to build a second (first floor)...
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