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Where's Leaky? Wetness, swelling and white streaks! Discussion Thread

Where's Leaky? Wetness, swelling and white streaks! Discussion Thread

Combination tank on a raised shelf in a 2 door cupboard. Top cupboard door is jammed shut as it has 'swelled up'. Some evidence of 'wetness' but hard to say where it is coming from but...the ceiling above the cupboard, outside of the cupboard, is showing wet patches. Is there a plumbing equivalent of fluorescent dye used in automotive?
I think it could be
  1. leak from roof into cupboard (obviously nothing to do...
 

Siting of over sink heaters? Discussion Thread

Siting of over sink heaters? Discussion Thread

Hi all
I’m fitting a couple of these handy heaters over 2 basins side by side but I’m wondering which side to site them?
It’s got to be over the basin due to the little blow off on them. I’m thinking if I put them to the left it avoids sitting over the cold taps but then I’ve gotta run pipework left and down under the basin? The hot tap hole is just blanked off.
Any advice please guys?

Siting of over sink heaters? for the original...
 

Washing Machine Waste Water flowing into the Dishwasher Discussion Thread

Washing Machine Waste Water flowing into the Dishwasher Discussion Thread

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 if I don’t run an empty dishwasher cycle which removes the excess waste water build up. This is how I get rid of the...
 

New ceramic tap gland is stiff Discussion Thread

New ceramic tap gland is stiff Discussion Thread

Hi, fitted some new ceramic 1/4 turn tap glands as the hot one was leaking but the cold tap now feels stiff and jerky, the hot one is fine nice and smooth but the cold one isn’t, it’s fine when it’s out of the tap you can turn it easily but once fitted in the tap it goes back to feeling stiff, is it something to do with it being mains fed unlike the hot tap, any ideas.?

New ceramic tap gland is stiff for the original thread on...
 

Vaillant ecoTEC 824 - simplest 30kW replacement? Discussion Thread

Vaillant ecoTEC 824 - simplest 30kW replacement? Discussion Thread

Hi.

Looking to replace a 13-year old 824 with a new combi as its location is being moved, so seem like a good time to also replace. The new boiler needs to be more powerful - 30kW (as against 24kW?) - as the mains supply will also be upgraded.

The old 824 has actually had its pipes shifted to the new location, so ideally looking for the most direct swap possible. Plumbers back on Tuesday, so looking for the easiest...
 

Back boiler not heating downstairs radiator multihead 3 pump Discussion Thread

Back boiler not heating downstairs radiator multihead 3 pump Discussion Thread

Hi I had my heating on for a few days all of a sudden there was no heating in downstairs radiators, when I turn the heating on it kicks in then turns of after 5 minutes. I have also turned up. The upstairs is heating up and pump is hot, i have bleed downstairs radiator , boiler was serviced in August but I haven't really used heating until now, I'm not sure wat I'm doing but i remember the engineer given...
 

Flat plate close coupled kit Discussion Thread

Flat plate close coupled kit Discussion Thread

Has anyone done a toilet repair on a toilet that has a flat plate closed coupled kit. So there are indentations on the toilet cistern for the bolts to sit no in the metal close couple kit. I did one the flate plate and donut was almost rusted . Just put a normal close coupled kit I it but it leaked. Anyone had this before?

Flat plate close coupled kit for the original thread on Plumbers Forums
 

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