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  1. S

    Stuck kitchen tap shroud

    Please can you help. I’m trying to replace the cartridge on our monobloc kitchen mixer tap. I’ve found the secret hexnut and removed the handle cover, but can’t get the shroud ring to budge. So far I’ve tried lots of WD40, descaler (vinegar, lemon juice, oust) & boiling water. Unfortunately it’s...
  2. B

    Franke Olympus Kitchen tap

    Need to remove the spout on a Franke Olympus tap. I have removed the hot/cold previously with an allen key and the spout kit has a 2.5mm allen key in the pack. However, I can't get the allen key to take. It feels like the grub screw may be missing but the replacement grub screw won't go in. I'm...
  3. T

    Kitchen sink airlocked

    Hello, My one and half bowl kitchen sink drain seems to be airlocked or blocked, not sure. I've P traps installed, I've to constantly open air vent valve to let water drain. When I open the air valve water drain freely so may be it's not blocked but air locked? I'm attaching image. Any...
  4. Scott_D

    Hole size for kitchen tap

    Would anyone know what the hole size is that a standard kitchen mixer tap requires?
  5. P

    Why the sudden drop in kitchen faucet water pressure?

    Just had strange occurrence and hope someone can please help. Noticed a small leak under kitchen sink. Wanted to troubleshoot shut off valves for possible leak, so I turned them off and on moved them back-and-forth some to check for leak. Nothing. However, upon reopening both supply valves...
  6. beccabeyond

    Shower pump for kitchen tap?

    Can I run a line from my shower pump to my hot water kitchen tap to increase the pressure? If yes, would I call a plumber or electrician?
  7. B

    Different fittings and length on Kitchen sink waste strainer

    Had to replace my kitchen sink waste strainer and have struggled to find a direct replacement. The old fitting is plastic with a screw on top to tighten to the sink. The length is 60mm with a 45mm thread diameter which screws into existing pipework. I shopped around and managed to source a new...
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    Water pressure in kitchen unbalanced query

    Hi everyone, I have a question about balanced water pressure in my kitchen. Are both the hot and cold water pressure meant to be the same, as my hot water has good pressure when fully open but the cold tap pressure has about 2-3 times more pressure when the tap is fully open almost floods the...
  9. M

    Moving the kitchen to another room

    Hello everybody, i have my eyes on a cheap house, but i would want to change some things. In the picture below you can see all the changes i want to make, but the main concern is the kitchen. Is it even doable to move it like that and what should i consider in such case? I want to have a rough...
  10. A

    Replacing glands on DUAL-LEVER MONO MIXER KITCHEN TAP

    Hi, there is a leak on the hot side of the taps under the lever but I can't see any screw to take out, how do you take them apart if there isn't a screw. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks
    • Andy uk
    • Thread
    • kitchen mixer replacing
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
  11. B

    Filter fit kitchen sink query

    Hi everyone, I want to purchase the following filter to put under my kitchen sink but am not sure if it will be able to fit the copper pipes as they may be too narrow for the fit. Any advice would be appreciated...
  12. B

    2nd stopcock in kitchen query

    Hi everyone, I figured out what the 2nd stopcock does in the kitchen wall. I ran the cold water tap in the kitchen and turned the stopcock on and off and what it did was control the water flow and even when fully turned off the water was still running albeit at a lesser rate than when fully...
  13. Geolo85

    redo of newly installed kitchen sink and drain line

    Contractor sub installed my new single kitchen sink and garbage disposal wrong. Sub had a "blank slate" with this reno as I made the dining room into a new kitchen. With water running, water fills to top of interior of garbage disposal and then disposal never fully drains once water is turned...
  14. Geolo85

    redo needed for newly installed kitchen sink and drain line

    Contractor sub (who evidently was not a plumber) installed my new single kitchen sink and garbage disposal. With water running, water fills to top of interior of garbage disposal and then disposal never full drains once water is turned off. Contractor installed Oatey vent but not a fix. Now says...
  15. T

    Kitchen knock through losing one rad. Btu for new single?

    Hi all. I'm knocking through my kitchen and dining room and will lose them rad that is currently un domingo room due to repositioning kitchen. New rooms size will be L 7.2m W 3.2m H 2.35m New French doors going in to replace dining window (2100 x 1750mm) and bigger kitchen window of 1.95 x...
  16. P

    Strange intermittent leak from kitchen ceiling

    Hi, I have a bit of a strange problem. A handful of times I've had a leak from the kitchen ceiling. This has always occurred when there has been a potential 'water pressure event'. The first two times happened exactly when there was a major leak down the road from us, the second couple of...
  17. Israrbaig

    Kitchen tap gland 1/4 turn

    My tap started dripping & I used my trusty monkey Wrench & tried to brute force it to turn. Sadly the nut round off & I can’t seem to remove it. I purchased a spanner but still no luck as the nut has no corners. I tried the monkey W again on the base but the metal has turned soft. Any ideas...
  18. C

    Kitchen sink drains slow with Oateys sure vent

    Okay I'm not a plumber and I have those aav Oateys sure vent 20 DFUs and my kitchen won't drain hardly at all now and when I remove it u can hear air rushing in an the water flows great,, now my kitchen an laundry room are close together and above the laundry I see a roof vent, idk what steps to...
  19. T

    Kitchen tap design fault?

    I recently installed a C&L Bilbrough tap from B&Q in a new kitchen. Its the one with a a spout with a switch on it as well as a spray head with switch in additon to the hot/cold mixer/volume control. I have found that if both the spout and spray head are closed off and the mixer valve open...
  20. M

    Kitchen sink minefield

    Hello I'm going around in circles trying to find a new kitchen sink. We want a white one, ideally a more modern look like granite or composite than ceramic. When reading about Franke and peers composite sinks I read a lot of reviews suggesting they feel cheap and plasticky. So... 1) What...

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