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    Kitchen Tap Replacement - Nut Size and Adapter

    Hi, I wonder if someone can help - does anyone know the size of this nut/joint and if it will be compatible with the following kitchen tap once I've removed the old one? It seems to have 1/2 and 3/8 Inch Adaptors - will it be a case of unscrewing/removing the the existing pipe and then...
  2. A

    No hot water to kitchen tap only or central heating

    Hi, I require some advice on two issues. I have a Worcester 24cdi combi boiler, my kitchen mixer tap only gets hot water when I turn central heating on. The toilet hot water works without needing to turn central heating on. I recently increased the boiler pressure from below 1 to 1.5, could...
  3. T

    New kitchen tap and low water pressure

    I recently installed a new kitchen tap which has slimmer flexi hoses to the previous tap. After installing it I noticed the water pressure has dropped everywhere in the house. If I turn the isolation valves for the kitchen tap off, the pressure returns to what it was previously. I don't...
    • trulskaare
    • Thread
    • kitchen pressure water
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
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    Stopcock no2 in kitchen turn off or keep on?

    Hi everyone, I have a query about two stopcocks in my kitchen. There is one under the sink which turns off the kitchen water, then I have a cold water feed gate valve in a cupboard near my bathroom which turns off the water in the bathroom. However in the side of my kitchen wall there are...
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    Kitchen smell - cobbled together parts?

    Hi. The house I have moved into last year has had a smelly sink. I now have a chance to look at it and suspect it’s the trap. Dismantling the trap certainly reveals smells further down. I did think it was just an anti-siphon needed. However looking at this again it looks to be a cobble together...
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    UFH Installation (Existing Kitchen Floor)

    I want to install an UFH zone into the existing floor of my kitchen. Can I channel the existing floor to install the UFH pipe work and back fill with concrete to maintain the same floor level? Also, I’ve seen UFH kits which include a manifold and pump etc Could I just connect TRV radiator valves...
  7. J

    Hot water problem in the kitchen

    Good afternoon, we have a Potterton Performa 30HE and have got a problem of having no hot water in the kitchen. The boiler is in the kitchen and feeds the bathroom first and then comes back down to the kitchen, the hot water is ok in the bathroom but the tap needs to be running virtually full...
  8. M

    Help kitchen lever knob tap

    Hey my kitchen tap has lever knobs on both sides and the left one is leaking. Is there an easy way of fixing it?
  9. V

    Recommendations for quality kitchen tap brands, please.

    Hi, I'm looking for recommendations for good quality taps. Ones that will last. My kitchen mixer-tap is leaking after just 3 years, and it wasn't cheap. I need a low pressure tap, as my hot water is gravity-fed. Monobloc, ideally 2 levers. Recommendations on good brands to look for would be...
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    Kitchen waste pipe replacement costs

    Hi, a plumber has been out to my rental property as my tenant reported a blockage causing water to flow back from the washing machine into the dish washer. Both were disconnected and their drainage hoses cleared out but the plumber advises that there is more of a blockage further down the waste...
    • Nadine
    • Thread
    • kitchen pipe replacement waste waste pipe
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
  11. S

    No water except Kitchen

    Hi All, Having a problem whereby we aren't getting any water from our taps except the cold water from the kitchen which is working fine. Going to get a plumber round to look, but any idea on what the likely cause is? My assumption is that there is a problem with the tank in the loft and I...
  12. dilligaf

    Aerator For Kitchen Mixer Tap Doesn't Screw All The Way Up!

    I purchased a tow aerators for my kitchen mixer tap now but neither will screw all the way up even with the rubber washer taken out, it leaves about a 3mm gap. Any ideas on what I can do?
  13. R

    crap kitchen tap installation

    Another cheap chineese crap tap, customer has bought a kitchen tap with spray which also has a separate outlet which turns on/off, so both outlets turn off The problem is when you let go of the spray or turn the other outlet off and the main control/temperature (on the bottom of the tap) is...
  14. A

    Kitchen tap mixter sudden stopped working

    Cold water side works but hot suddenly stopped working. I’ve checked that there are no leaking pipes. Any idea? I got it installed 1 month ago. Is it down to a poor installation???
  15. B

    Need to install kitchen sink in bathroom

    Hi. I need to install a kitchen sink in a bathroom. I’d like to use a standard bathroom sink drain/stopper but the hole in the sink is too large. Is there some sort of oversized flange or similar I can use to reduce the size of the hole to accept the smaller drain? Thanks!
    • Billy Cova
    • Thread
    • bathroom install kitchen sink
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
  16. dilligaf

    Can't Change Flexi Tails Grohe Bau Kitchen Mono Mixer Tap

    Okay so I went and purchased this nice Grohe Bau Curve Kitchen Mono Mixer Tap and I knew it came with 6mm bore flexi tails which was fine because I thought I'll just change them with 8mm bore flexi tails that I purchased at the same time. When I tried to undo the preinstalled flexi tails from...
  17. M

    Kitchen Sink Waste Overflow Connection

    Hi I was wondering if someone could please tell me how to connect the flex pipe from sink overflow drain in to waste trap below? It is the Cooke & Lewis Waste Kit ‘B’ If I can add pictures then I can show?
    • Mcknze21
    • Thread
    • connection kitchen overflow sink waste
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
  18. Reddwarf4ever

    Changing valves in a Brixton quest kitchen tap

    Have removed the cold valve easy enough, but the hot valve will not unscrew, have used a spanner and mole grips, but both start sliding and starting to damage the nut surface, is it possible that the hot tap valve unscrews the opposite way ? I assumed both would be anti clockwise to unscrew...
  19. E

    Kitchen Sink won't drain.

    Hi, I am a basic home DIYer with limited knowledge looking for some advice. We have a sink in our utility that has a washing machine connected into the same pipes. The sink is constantly getting backed up. Worse when the washing machine is draining but will start to back up with the tap just...
  20. N

    isolation valve stuck under kitchen sink

    hi i have a dripping tap at the kitchen sink but the isolation valve will not move, i have tried wd40 on it but it wont budge. any advice on what to do with it please? also i live in a maisonette and there is no stop tap thing under the sink- any ideas where i would / could find the tap to turn...

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