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  1. M

    Gas or Water Pipe? Look to find cause of damp in wall.

    Hi all, First time post so please be gentle. Trying to ascertain if damp wall in our kitchen is being causes by rising damp or by a seeping pipe. The pipe in the image attached disappears off under our solid kitchen floor (back addition of a 1890's Victorian terrace). The other end disappears...
  2. A

    GMS Hot Water Storage Tank Sacrificial Anode

    Hi all - I need to replace the sacrificial anode on a small apartment block UFH buffer storage tank. Unfortunately there is no documentation for the tank and the manufacturer no longer exists. I am therefore hoping one of you will have come across and worked on a GMS Thermal Products Ltd Model...
  3. T

    Constant water flow noise coming from the stopcock.

    Hello, I’m renovating a house and I can hear what sounds like water flowing through the seizes up stopcock. I have checked everywhere including the loft but the tank is disconnected and there looks like a new combi has been recently installed anyway. There are no tap or toilet leaks and no...
  4. A

    Location of water meter with main shutoff valve.

    I am refurbing my bathroom & need to replace the dodgy main stopcock from the rising main. It is easily accessible and the job should be straightforward. I live in a first floor flat in a block of 6. When I contacted Yorkshire Water, to ask for a meter location, a rather shirty young man...
    • Amphibrac
    • Thread
    • main meter valve water
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Bathroom Advice
  5. F

    Flue advice on excess water coming out

    I've recently had a Baxi heat only boiler fitted and just noticed there is excess water coming out of the flue. I obviously will ring the company to get them back. I just wanted to get a bit of information beforehand. Can these flues be repositioned? On mine you can see the water pools forward...
  6. T

    Ferolli boiler leaking water from gas valve

    I have a ferolli HE31C and it has developed a water leak that appears to be from a porous casing in the gas valve. I can not see where water even enters the gas valve as I presume the gas goes in the bottom and out of the top of the valve. To check this out I dried it off and put some sealant...
    • Trevor Sherwood
    • Thread
    • boiler leaking valve water
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Boilers
  7. J

    Instant water heater to feed shower and basin.

    Hi Guys. Anyone fitted an instant water heater and could give a recommendation on a good suitable to feed a basin and shower. Also do you need G3 to fit one? Thanks
  8. I

    Leaking external stopcock is this the cause of my high water bill

    Hi all I have had a very high water bill. When I turn the external stopcock off, the flow indicator stops spinning, so I assumed it was a house leak issue. However, I have noticed that the external stopcock is leaking. When the stopcock is turned off, the water to the house is turned off ...
  9. K

    Limescale filter resins in internal cold water pipework

    Hi All, I have an undersink 3-stage water filtration system. The limescale media (resins) leaked into the internal cold water lines. The filter had two sponges, one at the top and one at the bottom, that shifted, causing the media to end up in the pipework. I managed to unblock the tap nearest...
  10. S

    Dripping hot water bath taps that has a plastic cover over the 1/4 turn cartridge.

    I have a dripping hot water bath tap. I have removed the top but underneath is a plastic cap ( see picture) but the cap will not come off to get to the cartridge, and I don't want to force it in case it breaks. Anybody any ideas on how to remove it, and if it breaks where you would be able to...
  11. L

    Washing Machine Waste Water flowing into the Dishwasher

    My dishwasher (on the left) and washing machine (on the right) are positioned next to one another – see pic A After repeated washing machine cycles over time waste water from the washing machine builds up in the basin of the dishwasher - see pic B. The waste water will overflow onto the floor...
  12. M

    Waste water heat recovery thoughts?

    Has anyone worked on / installed one of these?
  13. T

    Pressure tank running when no water is used

    I'm on a well with a pressure tank. Should the tank run if no water is being used? My tank cycles even when no one is using water for showers, toilets, etc.
    • Tom Schmidt
    • Thread
    • pressure running tank water
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
  14. H

    Vailliant Boiler insanely hot water

    Hi I have a 5 year old Vailliant boiler and for the past few weeks the hot water has been coming out scalding hot. I have tried turning the dial down on the front of the boiler but it doesn't seem to do anything. It is so hot that even with rubber gloves on my wife says it still burns her...
  15. M

    Y Plan central heating gets hot on hot water demand

    Hi guys, just want to get some advise, basically new vaillant regular boiler has been fitted approx 5 yrs ago, i believe it was back boiler previously. The heating worked fine till now and for some reason central heating radiators started getting hot on hot water only demand. I`ve checked 3 port...
  16. C

    Pressure reducer/regulator for plastic water line?

    Good evening, Wondering if i could get a little guidance, I have a 3/8 plastic line running from a softener to a coffee machine (because laziness), however the line pressure seems to be maybe 2.5 bar. The manufacturer state the max line pressure is 2 bar (29 PSI). for the life of me i cant...
  17. A

    Cold water issues in the top bathroom

    Hi, I was hoping to get some advice. I live in a three floor house with a gravity fed cold water system for all of the bathrooms. The tank is in the loft. Due to a flush being stuck down, we managed to empty the whole tank! I got it filled up again and, using some suction got the cold taps...
  18. K

    UK Advice on waste water pump in first floor flat

    Sorry if this is stupid question. We have waste water pump in our first floor flat (not sure what it is called)? It failed and wouldn't drain waste water from shower, we found out too late and the water had drained through the ceiling into the property below us. Probably a bit of stretch but...
  19. M

    Expansion vessel size unvented hot water

    I think I looked into it a few years ago. That a modern 200litre unvented cylinder would need a higher litre expansion vessel then one that was saying 10-15 years old. As they are made of thinner steele now?
    • Matt0029
    • Thread
    • expansion expansion vessel hot water size unvented vessel water
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
  20. G

    Tiffel 20-50 boiler will not start only on hot water

    Tiffel 20-50 boiler will not fire up. Screen shows ambient temp approx 20 degrees with a symbol of a flame. Got the settings just for hot water.
    • Gordon Kim Bullock
    • Thread
    • boiler hot water water
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Boilers
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