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  1. J

    No Water in the House. Plumber gone AWOL

    Hi, hope someone can help. A few days ago I noticed that the hot water was not as hot as usual and the overflow pipe outside was pouring out water like someone had put the tap on. This was more or less continuous for the duration that the hot water was switched on. Had a plumber who came out...
  2. P

    Saniflo short ciircuiting house breaker

    Hi, Our 5 year old Saniflo (Saniplus) triggered the house electrical circuit breaker. I reset the circuit breaker the unit hums for one second then trips the breaker again. I checked around the box there are no lose connections or a leak. I also checked the fuse near the wall outlet. Any idea...
  3. L

    New Build House - Central Heating Issue

    I have just moved into a new-build house and can't for the life of me get all the radiators to come on at once. There doesn't seem to be any issues with the downstairs radiators but on the 2nd floor it's random, some days one radiator comes on, another day it will be a different radiator. Then...
  4. J

    Regulations for fitting new water main from meter to house

    Hi, I'm having some issues with my current water main leaking. We had an extension put onto our house back in 2013, during which we moved our kitchen into the extension on the opposite side of the house. The stop tap was positioned in what would become the middle of our lounge, so the plumber...
  5. M

    Old farm house advice

    Hi there, looking for some advice as To How to Go about a duel fuel system, I will get this professionally installed once I am at that stage but just trying to get my head around how it will all work at the moment. currently there is an electric combi boiler providing all heating and hot water...
  6. A

    Stopcock not turning off all water to house - pipe leaking underfloor

    I’m looking for a bit of advice as I’ve just had a plumber around so wanted to see if his theory matches others. I’ve just inherited a house so wanted to start renovations, when I went to pull up utility tiles noticed they had started coming up..remove them and there is a stretch of cement that...
  7. N

    Use shower pump for whole house

    Hi all, We have a gravity fed system and are getting a new shower installed as part of a whole new bathroom fit out. It's been suggested we could connect our bathroom sink taps to the mains, rather than the water storage tank as it is at present. Is there any reason why a shower pump can't...
  8. B

    Flooding at Dad’s house – no heating or hot water (+video)

    Hello, There was flooding at my Dad’s house which has given us electrical problems and no central heating or hot water. I’d be very grateful for any advice what to do. I have made a video of the problem: https://sendvid.com/dsxmtsko The flooding led to a fuse which made the green switch in...
  9. F

    Can I identify plumbing material on an old house?

    Hello! I'm looking to buy a second hand apartment. I've been talking to some real estate agents asking what I should be careful with in an old house, but nobody talked about the pipes. And when I raise the issue, it seems none of the agents I talked to had any clear idea of what to look for...
  10. A

    Whole House Filters - Heavy Metal Removal

    Good evening all, hope everyone is keeping well. First of all I hope this thread is in the right place, it didn't really fit into any other sections. Please let me know if it belongs elsewhere, and i'll move it! I've had a look around the forum and not found an answer to my question, at least...
  11. J

    Advice on optimal system for large house?

    I am looking for advice on the best boiler system for my home. It is currently: a 4-bedroom mid-terrace period house of stone construction 1 toilet on ground floor 1 bathroom with bath and electric shower on 1st floor 28kw combi boiler fitted in kitchen 2000 sq. ft. with fairly high ceilings...
  12. C

    Low water flow to whole house

    I have a pressure reading of 75 psi to my house but the flow is very poor. We do not have a water softener or pressure regulator. The flow is about even on hot and cold taps. We ran a 5gal bucket test and after over 1min we were not even at half. This started about 1 year ago and has gradually...
  13. H

    Some advise on soil stack connection on a 100+yr house

    Hello all, First off I am a plumber by trade but I work almost exclusively on new builds so after buying my first house which is a little over 100yrs old this is a bit new to me. I'm wanting to get a bathroom in upstairs in order to do so I need a stack up the side of the property, there is...
    • HarryD
    • Thread
    • connection house soil
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Boilers
  14. E

    Green crystals coming out all the hot taps in the house? help please

    Hello, the house was refurbished over a year ago and now we have Green crystals coming out all the hot taps in the house? The water board say it's not limescale These green crystal like pieces are coming out of all the hot water taps and showers: we collect them from the tap filers: there are...
  15. J

    Advice? Gas supply valve and meter newly enclosed after house extension. Is this risky?

    Hi, wondering if anyone can offer some advice? We just had an extension in the light-well house (lower ground floor), installing a glass roof to the light-well. This is where our gas and electric meters are, as well as the main supply valve. My concern is that this area used to be open and well...
  16. J

    Advice? Gas meter and main supply valve newly enclosed after house extension.

    Hi, wondering if anyone can offer some advice? We just had an extension in the light-well house (lower ground floor), installing a glass roof to the light-well. This is where our gas and electric meters are, as well as the main supply valve. My concern is that this area used to be open and well...
  17. M

    Pipe from House to Sewer Clean Out

    Hello all. Introductory post here. I am in the midst of a point of sale inspection to sell my house. One of the things I need to provide is a video of the inside of the sewer pipe from my house to the street. I had a plumber in today to do this. Because the only two toilets in my house are back...
  18. davidw

    Low pressure around house

    I'm trying to track down the cause of low pressure around our new to us house. I've measured the output, thanks to the advice on this forum, and its around 10 secs per litre. I'm attaching a few photos of my cylinder. if someones having a shower and I run a cold tap then the temperature changes...
  19. S

    Moved house - boiler broken and needs replacing

    Just moved in and we knew the combi boiler, a Ferroli, was a total piece of the proverbial! Anyway it’s losing pressure - called out our home emergency and they said the boiler is on it’s last legs! In summary we have 16 radiators, 2 showers, 1 bath and 6 sinks, although they won’t all be used...
    • SteveBall
    • Thread
    • boiler house replacing
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Boilers
  20. R

    Whole house pump fitment

    Hi all, I have a customer that is in need of a whole house pump fitted in a bungalow. The problem being is access from the hot water cylinder to the loft space is inaccessible and no additional pipework can be fed from A-B due to loft conversion. The current set up ihas a raised header tank a...
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