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Electrician Hello a regular member Discussion Thread

Hello a regular member

Loving your Forum for ages, but lately with all the ads I’m not a regular visitor.
I’ve actually got an “ad block” on my devices, & need it on.
Obviously I know all the reasoning behind the ads needed to keep this great site working.
Love to get back to viewing like I use to, & hoping I can maybe soon😎

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Electrician aldi tools not working Discussion Thread

aldi tools not working

i have a number of tools that have stopped working, usually aldi ones lol, on a sander, i have fault traced the problem with a multi meter to the circuit where the continuity ends, from using a magnifying glass, the problem seems to be a burned out 'diode' maybe, i think lol, not an electrican here, is there anything that can be done with these cheap circuit boards or should i just throw it out...

 

Electrician Electrical shower problems Discussion Thread

Electrical shower problems

I have installed a new shower and when the dial is turned to economy the light on the shower comes on but no water flows through, have checked water pipes and the are not blocked, when the dial is turned to hot or cold the light on the shower goes off, the light on my old shower would flicker on then off when it was turned on

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I'm tidying up the forums a bit Discussion Thread

It's been a while since I've stepped back and took a look at the forums which are being used etc.

The Plumbers Arms and Gas forums are all now public, but you won't be able to post in them without meeting the usual criteria.

Private Forums detract posting from the normal forums which Google 'crawls' and then indexes. The more threads we have out of the eyes of Google the less chance we have of new members coming aboard.

I've made...

 

Hearted Sadie Slim underwing with vented tap, advice please?? Discussion Thread

Hi guys

Any of you folk have any experience fitting the above?

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Help Needed: Fixing My Damaged Tub with Devcon Metal Patch & Fill Discussion Thread

Hey everyone,

I have a pretty messed up tub that I need to fix, and I'm hoping to get some advice on how to do it. I've attached pictures of the damage and the Devcon Metal Patch & Fill (Charcoal Gray) that I plan to use for the repair.

Has anyone used this product before? If so, could you guide me through the process or share any tips for the best results? Any advice on surface preparation...

 

Tree roots near oil tanks Discussion Thread

I have a large oil tank spaced 1m from the garden fence. It sits on a concrete slab that extends about 0.5m from the tank on all sides. The top of the tank protrudes over the top of the fence, so my neighbour decided to cover the sight of the tank by planting five leylandii trees about 2ft from the fence, so trunk of trees will be just under about 2m from the tank and just over 1m from the edge of the concrete slab

I don't know how deep the...

 

Cold water flowing back into hot feed. Discussion Thread

Hi, I'd be grateful for some advice please. Every 12- 18 months I have a problem with cold water flowing back into the hot water feed through a shower mixer cartridge, causing all hot water feeds to run tepid or cold. Replacing the mixer cartridge fixes the problem, but only for a while.

Would a better solution be to have a water pressure regulator installed to reduce the pressure of the mains cold water? Are there any negative...

 

SVP (grey water) gases leaking out - What do you see (pics)? Discussion Thread

Hi all,

I would really appreciate your eyes on these pictures - What do you see ?
Does anything look strange about the Rockwool insulation to you?

I suspect that my long ongoing rotting veg/sewage smell is caused by a fault in this connection that has been hidden from previous inspections behind a layer of clean yellow Rockwool (see pic).

The connection is in a very awkward place to get to, behind...

 

Replace a water tap Discussion Thread

Hello,
I have to replace the kitchen's water tap. I am attaching images (*.img) of the under sink existing pipe connections where some welding and corrosion seem in place. The water tap my wife has already bought has different hose pipes, see please attached housepipe image. Any advice on how to place the new water tap with all the under sink pipes connection? Thank you

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Top Tier Boiler Repair Names - Discussion Thread

These domain names could be very useful for anyone starting up with plumbing, specifically boiler repair.

they are

BoilerRepair.services
BoilerRepairing.com
BoilerRepair.store

There is other interest for these names, so if you are interested get in touch fast before they go!

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Shower mixer knob won’t reattach Discussion Thread

I bought this shower mixer unit from Victoria Plumb some years ago, & one of the handles has come off & I cannot manage to re-fit it to the mixer unit arm (see photos).

It was in place for a long time but somehow came off recently but no matter how much pressure I apply to try to push it back on, it won’t stick. I don’t want to push it any harder as I fear I’ll damage the (Mermaid) panels behind it. I am
presuming (perhaps...

 

External manhole odour Discussion Thread

I have a square cast iron manhole cover in my garden that does not block the smell of toilets. It measures 655 x655 millimetres with a gap of between 5 and 6 millimetres all around between base and cover. The waterboard claim there is nothing they can do!! Is there anything I can use to make it airtight but also to be able to open it for inspection or repair? Apparently, the manufacturer of EVERBUILD THERMOFOAM AIRTIGHT ACOUSTIC EXPANDING FOAM...

 

Boiler filling loop Discussion Thread

Hi, is there anywhere you can just buy a boiler filling loop, ie without the shut off valves on the loop, already have all the connections fitted below my boiler.

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Integrated dishwasher Discussion Thread

Hello,

I’ve just bought my first home so am learning along the way! I’d like to get a slimeline integrated dishwasher placed in place of the cupboard pictured (I’ve found one that should fit!). I can’t find a freestanding dishwasher that’s less than 600mm deep and I need 550mm.

It’s next to the sink, and the washing machine is the other side of the sink with one cupboard in between (in the left of the picture). But at the moment there’s no...

 

Have my water pipes been plumbed the wrong way? Discussion Thread

Good morning,

I recently had an extension, new bathroom and new en-suite fitted. Prior to the works the hot water worked.

Now we have moved back we have no hot water. British gas came for 5 hours on saturday and replaced every single part of the boiler to do with the hot water as well as the heat pump. After not knowing what else it could be, the engineer was able to manually ‘trick the boiler’ and turn the hot water...

 

Electric pipe bender Discussion Thread

Hi All,

Has anyone got or used one of those new fangled electric pipe benders?

Something like the Rotherberg Robend or something yellow from REMS?

Many thanks!

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Replace central heating gate valve with 2-port valve Discussion Thread

My house has a separate central heating loop that heats an annex. The annex loop has 3 x radiators (all with TRV), pump (manually switched) and a gate valve. The gate valve is very awkwardly sited, and difficult to operate, so I am wondering whether it is a good idea to replace this with 2-port zoning valve that is controlled by the pump switch. So pump off = port vv shut, and pump on = port vv open.

Any thoughts...

 

How well does bunging the cold feed and Open vent work Discussion Thread

Have a radiator to swap. I'm thinking of piping back to the current supplies. The rad is slightly smaller. The connecting on the the old pipes at the end one by one. Would using bungs in the open vent a cold feed create enough of a vacuum for me to do this? Which a drain down. Thanks

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Waste pipes into hopper Discussion Thread

Hi,

My property's soil stack has a single entry for the toilet waste. Then a separate hopper and downpipe which drains into a gulley to collect waste water from the basin, shower and bath. Photo attached for reference.

I'm in the process of lowering the waste pipes and wondered whether I could combine the pipes going into the hopper so that only one pipe comes out the wall. Could I tee into the bath waste pipe (50mm) with the shower (40mm)...

 

Central heating system cleaning Discussion Thread

Hi all, I have added a bottle of Fernox F3 into my towel radiator upstairs, I have run the heating for a good few days now.
I have bleed off points downstairs I can attach a hosepipe to drain the system.
Question when all the water has drained out can I leave the hosepipe on and fill the system so the water flows through the system and remove any left over crap out of the hosepipe, and then when I see water running clear remove...

 

Spain v England 2024! Good luck lads! Discussion Thread

Who's watching the game and where are you?

I tried 2 places and they were rammed so me and my daughter came home.

Hope we get this one!! We're owed a couple IMO

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Connecting bath drainage to soil pipe Discussion Thread

Hi all,

I need to connect my bath drainage to my new soil pipe. I have only one spare entry to boss into the pipe at the very bottom (see photo). As the inital entry out the wall will be on a gradient I was wondering if there was a combination of elbows I can utilise to get a 90 degree vertical drop down to the entry point? As I'm using 50mm pipe I'm not sure I can fashion something on an angle, similar to boiler condensate pipe...

 

Help unclogging an old cement sink Discussion Thread

Hi all,

I have an old school cement laundry sink which is clogged. I unscrewed the pipe underneath to try to clear it, and I was able to get some crud out of there. But it seems the majority of the blockage is higher up, in a section concealed within the cement where the two drains get combined into one. I've tried to see if the strainers can be removed with needle nose pliers, but they seem stuck fast. We've tried drain cleaning...

 

Have I hired a cowboy? Discussion Thread

We have a leak in a central heating pipe under the tiled floor in our downstairs bathroom. The water was seeping up through the floor. I called a plumber and he lifted the tiles and dug to reveal the pipe and find the leak. He has repaired the leak using compression joints (also repaired larger 28mm pipe which he punctured when digging), which he says are more reliable than soldering, but we have had constant leaks from each pipe every time the...

 

Cleaning a Magnetic Filter without an isolation valve Discussion Thread

Hello All,

We have a Vaillant boiler, it has an advanced protection kit fitted that gives it a 10 year warranty. My understanding is that this is essentially a magnetic filter that captures all the deposits before the enter the boiler and contaminate it, thus invalidating your warranty.

I have a Vaillant Engineer yesterday to do it's first service and he didn't actually open up the filter to clean it out, I...

 

Mystery Tap Discussion Thread

I have a quarter turn on/off lever tap that I want to replace as it's dripping. I have no clue how to remove it having taken the cap off. Have a look at the attached pic. Any clues? The shower is maybe 20 years old, and is a traditional brass exposed valve type.

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hi my name is craig and just after some advice Discussion Thread

hi im just after a bit of advice, i was just wondering if u can use flexi hoses to connect an ariston aura slim multi water heater to the copper pipework?

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Heating bypass Discussion Thread

I have what appears to be a bypass in the heating circuit. I have a combi boiler and thermostats on all radiators except one on my front hallway. Is this bypass needed? And if not does it cause any issues? I have one radiator on the top floor where I struggle to get heat despite all my efforts to balance radiators.

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Fagor pathroom gas heater leak Discussion Thread

The hearer is functional fine however it leaks from the pumper that has six hexa screws. Is that known issue and how to fix it

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