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  1. m_d_r12

    Standpipe to Sink Drain

    Hi, I am looking to install a standpipe to drain the water from the washer. I took a picture of the current set up and my plan. I was wondering if this was correct or if there is a better way. Sink-> ABS P Trap -> Tee (1.5 in x 2 in x 1.5 in) facing up -> elbow -> pipe to stack 2 in standpipe...
  2. J

    removing old concrete vented drain at home

    Hi I'd like to demolish this concrete and replace so as to move it 30cm to the left. can I presume this is a vent. if so, can I vent it up the wall and not have to have the concrete feature to trip over ? thanks james
  3. MDDIY2022

    Reducing diameter of rainwater drain pipe ?

    Hi everyone, I have an outdoor open drain which runs along the side of our house and then into an underground 5" pipe which takes the water away to the sewer. I want to pipe the open drain so that the water isn't exposed when it runs along the side of the house. Please see my attached diagram...
  4. C

    Can't find UFH manifold vent/drain valve

    Hi all, I can't locate the vent/drain valve on this manifold. My manifold resembles the "UFH Manifold RUB-RT1tm4" model on this webpage: https://www.thermo-floor.co.uk/underfloor-heating-manifolds.html I an intending to replace on the the actuator pin-valves and I think I need to drain (or at...
  5. J

    Identify linear shower drain

    Hi all. We need a new trap for a linear shower drain installed back in 2018. After online search and carefully looking for any embossing on the trap, I can’t find it. Any help appreciated.
  6. J

    How to drain cold water tank!?!

    Help! I’ve turned off the gate valve that supplies my toilet white goods. Now it won’t open. It’s turning but water not flowing through. I need to drain the cold tank to replace the gate valve but the cold tank goes to a pump and I when I turn off the water, no cold water comes through the taps...
  7. B

    Add bypass to aid drain down?

    Hi, I'm about to do some replacement pipework under the floor and will need to drain down the system. No problem there. The drain valve is below floor level (external) on the return side of a two pipe system. Won't draining leave a lot of water in the flow side, below the radiator inlet...
  8. T

    Drain Central Heating System- when is it safe to switch Boiler back on

    Drain central heating system (water tank in loft) in a two storey house - ground and first floor when is it safe to switch the boiler back on - is it only when the tank in the loft has stopped making a noise - implying that the system is back to where it was before the system was drained. The...
    • Topslice
    • Thread
    • boiler central central heating drain heating heating system safe
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Boilers
  9. H

    Water softener leaking through drain (not overflow)

    Hello, as is common with most newbies I've arrived with a problem. Our water softener is about 18 months old, a BWT WS355 in an insulated outside cabinet. It's probably the third we've had - been here a very long time and always had a softener. I installed it myself, just connecting to existing...
  10. F

    Elson Sapphire - Drain Down and Refill Procedure

    I have an Elson Sapphire double feed indirect hot water tank and I need to drain down the system to move some radiators. Would anyone be able to offer any advice as to the correct drain down and refill procedure for this tank? It is a self contained boxed and insulated unit with a single cold...
  11. V

    Does this scope show a clog in my drain?

    Hi there, I recently hired a plumbing company because I was having water backup into my basement shower when the washing machine would drain water. I thought they were just going to come and snake out the shower but the tech said he needed to remove the toilet to snake the main line. After that...
  12. D

    What is the reason for having a soldered drain cock?

    The majority of joints on my central heating system are threaded, apart from a few that are push fit. However, the drain cock is a soldered fitment, so the question is - why is this soldered (unless on some older BSP systems) when a threaded joint is suitable for everything else? Just seems...
  13. K

    New Shower Valve, Slow drain

    I have installed a new shower valve and shower head (the restrictor um fell out) and as a result the tub starts to fill with water. I believe this is simply a math problem of more water coming in than can drain but asking if any known options. As a sanity check I did snake the drain and...
  14. C

    Replacing a drain on tiled shower base.

    Hi, my square drain had dropped slightly in one corner and needs to be raised and replaced. Am l able to remove the entire sleeve for the drain and replace it with a new one? How do I remove the square metal sleeve without removing the surrounding tile?
  15. M

    Allen key down shower drain

    If I dropped an Allen key down a drain, do I have to get it out? What happens if I don't will stuff just build up around it and eventually block the drain ?
  16. M

    Removing round drain cover

    I tried for hours to get a round drain cover out so i cam replace it with a new one... will they always come out ? at this point im sure its attached to the square. I've tried twisting it with tools, pulling it with tools, soaking it in oven cleaner, wd40, and scraping around the sircle with a...
  17. I

    What parts do I need to buy to replace drain situation?

    What parts do I need to replace this 40mm setup? I'm thinking of cutting the pipe to the right and replace the rotten part with a flexible connection. The T goes into a ceramic drain pipe.
  18. D

    Drain line for house on piers

    Should I start with trunk line first then work out from it? Gonna b 4" with 2" vents
  19. M

    Installing a drain to pick up condense?

    Hi guys. I need to run a condense pipe and 2 water softener flushes(15mm copper) to an external drain. The problem is that the nearest drain is the other side of a door way, so running some 1 1/2” pipe over to the existing drain isn’t possible. They don’t really want a soak away but there is...
  20. O

    Slow drain toilet with old & new AAV but fine without

    Hi all, Hope you're well. Anyone any ideas... randomly 2 of our toilets started backing up when flushed (2 on same stack 1st floor and ground, 3rd loo (2nd floor) on its own seperate riser is fine) and takes circa 10s to level out. When flushed you can hear the gurgles and burps from the...
    • OddJobRob
    • Thread
    • drain toilet
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Boilers
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