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    Boiler drain taps on Worcester 28cdi (old type) not draining

    Hi all, new to the forum, I have an old style Worcester 28cdi that I need to drain down to investigate some vibration noise. (i'll be asking opinions about that once the youtube video has finished uploading), meantime my question is; when you open the boiler drain taps, nothing happens. does...
    • Daveanders
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    water level in HWC after I drain the hot water taps/showers?

    Hi This is my first post as a homeowner/DIYer Hopefully the title explains my question ; I want to replace the washer on an Essex flange as the flange is leaking, and plan to use a plug to block the cold water tank , then open all the hot taps and showers until water stops flowing( standard...
  3. P

    Partial drain down ch Combi system?

    I need to remove a short section of pipe between two rads on the ground floor. Will this work? Close off all rads (14) (I have decorator caps), drain down remaining water, carry out repair and refill with internal filling loop. It's a Worcester Combi boiler about 7 years old, regularly serviced...
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    Is this acceptable. Foul drain. Swift replies needed

    Hello, my question is will this be acceptable. Here I have 2 rooms beside each other but need a toilet in both on the ground floor before 150mm insulation and 75mm screed get installed. One room is a bathroom, the other an ensuite. The toilet in the left will have a 90 bend under it and will be...
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    Tumble dryer drain hose to hose connector

    Hello. So have bought a beko dryer which seems ok. The water collector fills up quick, good sign i think. This model comes with a drain option. The hose they have supplied looks a bit thin (pic attached). I want to plumb this into my existing twin hose connector (pic attched). The hose opening...
  6. ryanbeck07

    Radiator Drain off Valve

    Hi All, I am new to this forum and wanted advise on this situation We recently refurbished our house including installing a new combi boiler and radiators. Our plumber has decided to install a drainage valve in the hallway to our nice looking radiator without asking if we would want it...
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    Chrome Drain Valve

    Hi, I am currently fitting a designer radiator in my kitchen. The vertical pipes will be channelled into the wall and connect to the rad valves horizontally but I am considering teeing off one of the vertical pipes and fitting a decorative/chrome plated drain off valve, just above the skirting...
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    washing machine drain pipe overflow

    My clothes washing machine drain pipe overflowed water when the machine was emptying, so I augered the pipe over 15 feet and I even had a plumber do the same while he was there for something else. But when I poured water into the standpipe to check it before using the machine again, the water...
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    BLOCKED DRAIN

    My final sewer drain with the U bend (ie the drain immediately before the exit from our garden to the road) constantly gets blocked. I use my rods to free the blockage. There is no discernible reason for what is causing the blockage and we are very careful. Anything I can do to help prevent...
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    French drain, where to position?

    Hi everybody, I’m installing a French drain at my property. I know how to do it, just don’t know how would be best to locate it. My lawn is a dog leg as seen in the attached image. The lawn will be as flat as possible once installed (with no slope). Would it be best to run multiple French drains...
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    Max length of drain pipe for bath/shower

    Hi everyone, I'm an interior designer working on a small residential project, and have a bath that is approx 5m from a vented soil stack, with one bend in the pipe as it exits the building to the exterior then connecting to the stack. I know building regs stipulates that the max run of a 50mm...
  12. Scott_D

    Lockshield drain offs

    I usually fit these But ended up with one of these and it leaked. Did I get unlucky? Its an oring rather than a washer and looks pretty weak.
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    Is there a reason drain would be loose fit to soil stack?

    Hello full disclosure, I am a DIYer. When reinstalling a sink after having it out to refloor, the waste pipe came disconnected from the soil stack. On inspection it seems to be a solvent weld fitting, but doesn't seem to have been solvent welded. It has been like that since the house was...
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    Bathroom sink very slow drain mystery

    The bathroom was refitted 10 years ago. Everything was fine until a couple of years ago. The basin is very slow draining and you can see the water coming up from the P trap and then filling up the basin. I've tried drain unblockers etc. and also put a hose with a snug fitting nozzle into the...
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    Clogged drain pipe

    My washer machine drain pipe will back up with the drain hose from the washer, but when I put the hot water line in the drain, it will run forever and not back up. I have tried just about everything with the same results. Thanks in advance.
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    Gurgling shower drain

    Hi, I have a new build property with 2 en-suites with showers. After running the shower for a short or long time and turning off, the shower drain starts to gurgle for around 20 to 30 seconds. Both shower drains go to a soil stack with an AAV in the loft. Removing the AAV does not change the...
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    Any gotcha's to drain and refill a hotwater tank to replace 2 x immersion heaters?

    My daughter has all electric heating, however, the lower economy 7 immersion has failed (high resistance short to earth). I received what I consider a ridiculously high quote of over £400 to drain the tank and replace both immersions (upper boost immersion is working but 8 years old so I assume...
  18. M

    Dehumidifiers in to drain run

    Has anyone had anything to do with plumbing dehumidifiers in to a drain line. I was thinking possibly a hepVo or other waterless trap. Inline adapter and applicance connector. Anyone had any experience with this? Thanks.
  19. Macaque321

    Unvented cylinder in cellar with drain hatch

    I've just bought a Victorian house that needs renovation. Currently there is a boiler and hot water tank in the cellar, and tanks in the loft. I'd like to have an unvented cylinder installed in the cellar, but the plumber I got in said that it needs to have access to an open drain. There is a...
  20. marvoni

    Tool For Cutting And Recessing Drain Holes

    I'm looking for a hole cutter or hole punch that you would use to cut a hole in a stainless steel sink for the waste to install into. Standard hole punches between 40 and 100mm for use with a hydraulic hand tool are available but I need a punch that makes the recess as well or a separate...
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