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  1. J

    Kitchen sink overflow

    Hi all, Has anyone come across a kitchen sink overflow that would fit a ceramic sink? They all seem to be made for stainless steel (the one I picked up from the merchant didn't have threads long enough to fix through the overflow hole). Thanks Jennie
  2. M

    Help with retrofitting aerator to Blanco kitchen Tap

    Hello all hope you can help, I'm not a plumber so please excuse any incorrect terminology I use ha. I have a Blanco mixer kitchen tap that camp as a kit with a Blanco sink. The current Aerator? is just a standard plastic thread on piece and is the original one that came with the tap. The...
  3. S

    Changing cartridge on Hans Grohe kitchen tap

    I’m in the process of changing the cartridge on my Hans Grohe kitchen tap (pull out hose type). I’ve managed to remove the remove the handle, but can’t get the deco ring. The written instructions and demonstrations on YouTube videos show it simply popping off with a flathead screwdriver (as...
  4. danieljamesphoto

    Changing kitchen taps with an expansion vessel

    Hi, i'm a complete newcomer to plumbing so be gentle, basically i'd like to change the kitchen taps (just a simple monobloc mixer tap) and have looked on YouTube and think I have everything ready. I've had a look at the system and it seems to be setup to include an expansion vessel (image...
  5. L

    Replaced the cold water cartridge on a traditional kitchen mixer tap but still leaks

    Tried running the hot tap then checking to see what the water temp of the drip was after and it was cold so to me that means the leak is from the cold water valve side. Replaced the cold water ceramic disc cartridge but the drip is still there (even when I turn off the mains but don't fancy...
  6. F

    Smell under my kitchen sink/ kitchen

    Hello I live in Spain, on the 4rth Floor (last floor) of an older building. I was so happy to get an upper floor,cause I know the low floors often suffer from smelly problems here However I sometimes have a horrible smell in my kitchen...a smell that suddenly comes up...AND on top it always...
  7. A

    Plastic kitchen drain pipe needs to fix into ceramic soil pipe, nr Redruth Cornwall UK

    My kitchen waste pipe discharges into a pipe going to my soakaway. It has now unsurprisingly become blocked (about 6 m from the drain). The soil pipe from the toilet to my septic tank passes underground about 1 m away from the end of the kitchen waste pipe with a good enough slope for the...
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  8. B

    Why does DHW temp differ in kitchen and bathroom?

    Hi everyone, I have a question about domestic hot water via a combi boiler and how it differs in temperature in the kitchen and bathroom. (The DHW temp gauge on the combi boiler is in the middle-all incoming water into the flat is mains fed) In the kitchen when I turn the mixer tap all the way...
  9. D

    Dripping sound kitchen sink

    Hi, we have a long drain run in the kitchen . We had some plumbing work done to the drain pipe as it had dropped and wasn’t draining very well and now it has been realigned if we drain water down the sink (1.5 bowl) or have used the dishwasher or washing machine the sink makes a dripping sound...
  10. U

    Kitchen sink good quality

    Kitchen sinks what brand of stainless steel sink are you guys/girls using as i find they make easy and clear worse than they use to. So dont want pay grand type but above the usual budget sinks. Thanks
  11. R

    Can't get rid of the smell of gas sewerage leak, under my kitchen sink.

    There is no smell coming out of my sink plughole, never has been. There are no water leaks in the piping and U-bend under my sink. Have tried on several occasions using very strong drain un-blocker and odour remover, to remove smell, but has not worked. Sink plughole never blocks up and water...
  12. F

    Kitchen sink/garden hose leak advice

    I discovered a leak coming from a connection that was installed to provide external garden hose. The plastic connection is cracked and leaking. I have visited B&Q and Heat Merchants for advice. Both think the the only option is to replace the whole hose. However the hose is currently running...
  13. M

    Leaking kitchen tap (picture attached)

    I have a leaking kitchen tap. The leaks are coming from where the arrows are in the picture. I bought a trap sealing ring (Trap Sealing Ring 32mm - https://www.toolstation.com/trap-sealing-ring/p56734) to try and fix the leak, but it is still there. What solution would you suggest? Is this...
  14. N

    Moving the kitchen - London Flat Reconfiguration

    We love our flat but need more (reconfigure the) space with a growing family. Moving in London is not an option as 3 bed houses with a large kitchen are £100-200k more in our area. The kitchen is too small and a space that only cooking is possible in. The only other communal space is a large...
  15. B

    Kitchen tap supply and fit query

    Morning everyone, I need advice on how much the following should roughly cost as I need my kitchen tap to be replaced as well as adding isolation valves as the last time the kitchen tap etc was updated was over 12 years ago. Supply and fit a single mixer lever tap (seen ones around £40) (old...
  16. J

    My kitchen sink plug whole stinks, is this a proper under sink setup?

    Evening. I’ll start by being honest, I’ve no idea with plumbing, I’ll understand basic concepts but... The house I’ve bought has a kitchen with the below photo of underside of the sink. In a morning or at occasions where it’s been left for a while when water (or whatever really) is drained off...
  17. T

    Are kitchen sink apertures a standard size?

    We have a one a half bowl sink in a standard 100cm base unit. We want to replace the sink with a new one a half bowl sink in the same worktop. How likely is it that the new sink will fit in the same aperture with little or no cutting?
  18. A

    Need a plumber to replace a kitchen tap - Leeds

    Hello, I need a plumber to replace a kitchen tap. I'm based in Roundhay, North Leeds. I tried to do it myself but couldn't get the nuts undone on the pipe (posted about it in this forum), getting the tap itself loose wasn't a problem. It's flexi-hose and looks like this under the sink (pic...
  19. K

    Kitchen sink component broken

    Hi. My sink is fine but on the draining board there are some slits where the waste water goes down when the dishes are drying. When the water goes into the slit, it goes into a component that takes the waste water to the pipes. This component is broken. Does anybody know the name of this...
  20. A

    Replacing kitchen tap, help needed

    My kitchen tap is broken and needs replacing. Can anyone help me out but explaining what I need to do in order to remove it? I've removed the bolt attaching the tap itself to the sink, so it's loose at the top. Underneath, I can see the hot and cold plus the feed for the washing machine. There...
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