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  1. C

    House is urinating?

    There's a little black pipe sticking out the side of my house and it releases water for about 18 hours out of the day. Someone claimed it's the stopcock on the water tank up in the attic, but I think it's something else. One of the upstairs toilets is busted. I think the valve is too tight...
  2. C

    Mapping out pipe work in house

    Hi all, I live in a house that is 20 years old and I am trying to get to know it. How easy would it be to map out the pipe work in the house? It’s for my own interest more than anything else Thank you
  3. W

    What is this pipe? Old Victorian house

    Hi - we have recently taken away a false basement ceiling and discovered this pipe that runs along the top and branches off into some of the basement rooms. Any ideas what the pipe? It looks old and redundant, and Suspect asbestos?
  4. W

    I live in a split level house and water is slowly seeping out from under my bottom stair behind the front door.

    It’s not coming in from the door. The wall along the staircase is part of the garage and nothing appears to be wet in there. The staircase is behind the laundry room and nothing is wet in there either.
  5. C

    Why has pressure dropped throughout the house after fitting an outside tap?

    Hi, I fitted an outside tap kit yesterday, it works fine but pressure has dropped a lot in all other taps?
  6. L

    How do we manage a new combi boiler moving in to the loft and relocating the kitchen so the cooker is the other side of the house? Help needed please?

    I need some advice… Our gas meter is currently in the garage conversion and runs under the stairs into the kitchen where we have the boiler. We want to do the following things: 1. Replace with a combi boiler and move to the loft. We are a semi detached house so need to the pipes run up from the...
    • Lizzpetitt
    • Thread
    • boiler combi combi boiler house kitchen
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Boilers
  7. D

    New build house smell

    Hi, we just moved to a new build. There is a dreadful 'sewer' smell in the house. No outside soil stack. AAV is sited behind bath panel in family bathroom upstairs. Had this replaced as plumber thought may be faulty, no change in smell. We are one of three houses and there is a joint pump...
  8. M

    Greener heating for Grade 1 listed house

    I've been contacted by the committee of Grade 1 listed house which is now a museum. They currently have a semi-commercial Rehema Quinta 65 which is on its last legs. They want a new heat source/boiler which will be greener and future-ready as we move towards reducing CO2. The building is 800...
  9. S

    Humming noise all around house

    Hi I'm hoping someone can help with a problem I've had since November 20. I got a new circuit board fitted to my gas boiler and since then have had a loud droning/humming noise all around the house. Had engineer back 3 times and he says nothing wrong. Called water suppliers and they have checked...
  10. M

    Completing work in void house

    If doing work on a vacant house. When finished do you see it as good practice to turn the water off. I usually do. I'm confident in my work but see this as good practice. Can I ask for others opinions? Thanks
  11. S

    How can I improve Hot Water pressure and Volume throughout the house?

    I have a bungalow ,which has Gravity fed hot water, pumped heating system (S Plan). The house is 20 years old, has 3 showers (2 of which are fed by pump), 1 bath, 6 wash hand basins and 3 teenagers, wife and dog. There is a fight every day for hot water for either the bath or shower. Current...
  12. P

    Old house garden water supply

    Hi I've recently moved to a garden maisonette which does not have a garden tap. I had a little poking around in the garden and found a small pipe coming out of the back of the house. After moving the square end around with a pair of pliers it turns out that's the water supply. Does it seem that...
  13. candell

    Problem with toilets in 6 year old house

    Our new build home is now 6 years old and the toilets are starting to have some issues. The soft close seats and lids no longer soft close, I've searched everywhere and found many tutorials but can't see one that matches our seat type. I even contacted Ideal Standard many times but they fail to...
  14. A

    Importance of tap pressure matching house pressure?

    Hi all, Just a quick one - what's the effect of not matching taps to house water pressure? Ie have a bath tap rated to 0.5-0.9bar and the house is generally about 1.2bar What effect does this actually gave? I assume there's no risk of damage, but does it mean anything could not work optimally...
  15. M

    CH change: large house & 2 boilers

    Hello I am renovating an Edwardian property with a two-storey extension that was built 10 years ago and currently has two boilers individualy covering original house & extension as below: Original house (system boiler, 10-15 years old) 4 ground floor rooms all with wet UFH 4 first floor...
    • Mjward
    • Thread
    • boilers house
    • Replies: 29
    • Forum: Boilers
  16. T

    New house with 32kw combi boiler - I need 3 showers running is this enough

    Hi Many years ago I upgraded my house to 3 showers, had a megaflow and worcester greenstar 24i fitted, and upgraded external connection coming into the house, had 3 showers running lovely, no problems with pressure nor flow and no system hiccups. Love the system. I have just bought a old...
    • timmyjane
    • Thread
    • boiler combi combi boiler house running
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Boilers
  17. Scott_D

    Plumbers house

    What a mess Someone has just moved into this house. Previous owner was a plumber apparently
  18. S

    1920’s House Drainage

    Evening guys, Currently doing a renovation on a 1920’s house. We have an existing RWP going down into a gulley at the moment which is connected to the main Sewer. This needs to be changed or run alongside a new SVP to cater for a new Ensuite bathroom. Been trying to do some research about...
  19. I

    Outdoor water pipe around house

    Hi All This is my first post and I really need help in figuring out what to do. I have looked through the forum to see if anyone has asked a similar question but cannot find one. Im looking to fit an outside water tap to the front of the house. However the only way I can get pipework there is...
  20. W

    Running CH pipes outside to a summer house

    Obviously this can be done but what's the key things to do or not do? I'm guessing the feeds should be dug into a trench? Thanks
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