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    Help Removing Bathtub Drain Lever

    Hello everyone, I've got an older style bathtub drain lever that I can't seem to find much information about. I was attempting to snake my drain but I can't get the linkage out of the overflow pipe, so the snake just goes down the overflow pipe and out the tub drain. I didn't want to just...
  2. S

    Unusual Septic Drain Field Issue

    I found a concrete slab buried in my back yard where the drain field is supposed to be. It appears to be "L" shaped 22.5' X 21.5' on the long sides and 5' wide. It is about 8" deep, hollow with baffles. From the open ends I can see rocks inside, but have not gone too far into exploratory mode...
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    System Drain - Advice Please

    We live in a house that was extended in 1986, we arrived in 1991, and only now realise that there is no obvious way to drain the original downstairs radiators. There are two drain cocks fitted on pipework drops that drain the upstairs/extension end of the house only. I suspect the lady of the...
  4. N

    Leaky Drain Cock Advice Please

    I have three problems but will post separately. Drained system yesterday and am left with a leaky drain cock. 400 ml in 16 hours so need to fix. The pipework this one is attached to is boxed in, as you can see from photo. I am not familiar with the innards of drain cocks but anyway I will have...
  5. J

    Drain Valve in Vaillant WH40 Low Loss Header drips occasionally-Help

    Hi all, - say equivalent of t-spoonful over a day . Can I do the following to fix it please: 1. Turn off all incoming and outgoing pipes to the Low Loss Header and remove the Drain Valve. 2. Clean the Drain Valve and apply PTFE tape to the valve and Install it back on again. 3. Turn ON all...
  6. JerryHabbard

    Fast response drain survey service

    Good day. My husband and I are looking for a company that provides fast response. I think our drainage is blocked, and I need professional help. In fact, I have already done some research and found this drain survey London specialist. But I still need other options. Do you know any company that...
  7. R

    Boiler not starting after drain down

    Advice please. I drained my open system to add x800 a couple of weeks ago and all ran smoothly. Last night I drained it all out, cleaned the tank and added inhibiter but when I have filled the system add bled all the radiators, the boiler won’t stay on. All radiators are full, no more air...
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    Drain capping question

    Just before Christmas I started noticing a strange sickly smell in our Kitchen. To cut a very long and stressful story short it ended up being the result of a massive blockage in the neighbours drain (They are end of run, we are mid run). During our investigations we found that there is a...
  9. R

    Is my drain meant to have a pool of sewage? (Domestic uphill pump)

    Hi all, I have a submerged pump in my drain (a Hippo 50) pumping uphill on my property to the sewage main. I've been noticing a bit of a sewage smell every so often e.g. after using the shower so lifted up the drain cover today to have a look. It looked like a septic tank in there being full of...
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    Is this my HWC drain valve and where does it go?

    Hi I might need to part drain my HWC to fit a new Essex flange washer and I posted an earlier message thinking I did not have a drain valve , however I have noticed a valve connected to the cold supply which , if the cold supply is isolated , looks like it will drain the tank .Please check the...
  11. J

    Main Circuit Drain Valve?

    I just bought a Biasi 25c Combi boiler and I can't understand what the Main Circuit Drain Valve is for. It has a screw in plastic end so doesn't look like it's designed to attach a pipe to it to drain the CH system and even it did, it's higher off the ground than all the radiators so wouldn't...
  12. E

    Kitchen Sink won't drain.

    Hi, I am a basic home DIYer with limited knowledge looking for some advice. We have a sink in our utility that has a washing machine connected into the same pipes. The sink is constantly getting backed up. Worse when the washing machine is draining but will start to back up with the tap just...
  13. S

    drain valve and pipe shrouds

    Can pipe shrouds be fitted around a drain valve? We just had some new radiators installed and unfortunately the shrouds I got weren't long enough for the install in the hallway so I ordered some more. The plumber has fitted it and installed a drain valve halfway on the copper piping and now says...
  14. nick555

    How to move bath tub drain pipe

    Hi all. We’re renovating a bathroom and have found the new bath tub drain needs to be closer to the wall than the current drain is. Tub drain fits left to right but the new drain is about two inches closer to the wall than the old tub. Have attached pic of the current drain. Looking for...
  15. J

    URGENT Gurgling shower drain SOS help

    Hi everyone I live in a modern block of flats in London and I’m on one of the lower floors. My shower has been gurgling on and off and when this happens some water would come up and the drain would stop draining water. I have had 5+ plumbers to come to review this problem and also asked the...
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    Smelling drain when trap is removed for cleaning

    Hi all, Early on this year I had my electric shower removed and replaced with an Aqualisa shower and tray, which now runs of my combi boiler. As a precautionary measure to avoid possible future blockages, I lift out the removable parts of the trap every week, to remove hair that the trap is...
  17. J

    After drain, must add inhibitor?

    Hi, The gas engineer installed my house radiators in August, all are new ones. But there was a leak on one of them on 26th of October, he came and drained all the system, and fixed the the leak. But he did NOT add inhibitor. I was just told that once drained the system, it has to add inhibitor...
  18. N

    System Drain or No System Drain ?

    Hello I am replacing 2 radiators (in a lounge) for 2 radiators of different sizes and in different locations, so I will have a bit of plumbing to care of. I have a condensing boiler and gravity fed system (so HW tank in airing cupboard). Q1 - I have one of these "drain down" avoidance kits...
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    Is it ever normal for a new bath to drain really, really slowly?

    Hi - I have just had a bath replaced during a bathroom renovation and the plug is now in the centre of the bath rather than at the end. It also now has a pop-up waste. The bath used to drain normally but after replacement, the bath drains very, very slowly, even when I unscrew and remove the...
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    System cleaner worth it 2 days before drain down? Use magnetic filter?

    Hi The onslaught of plumbing questions continues! Sorry folks... The plumber is coming on Monday and will be draining down to do the bathroom etc. I was considering whacking in some system cleaner before he comes, but would need to get some tomorrow. 1. Is it worth using for such a short...
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