plumbing

Hi I have a kitchen mixer tap which allows the top part to pull out as a hose (like american sinks). It has frayed and I need t replace it, can you please identify what type of hose this is please and thanks I've uploaded 3No. photos

Hi all, First time poster, looking for some advice/help. My shower is dripping and I believe the shower cartridge needs changing. Does anyone recognise the type below? And any advice on how to remove? It doesn't seem to have the removal mechanisms seen on other types. Is it possibly something...

Hi, I have recently moved house and I want to screw in a large set of bookcases into my bedroom wall. The problem is that through the wall is the bathroom and I am worried about hitting any pipes. I dont have any family members to ask for advice and so I thought I would ask here to make sure. As...

I have a toilet with a concealed cistern and there is an issue with one of the flush valves leaking (the bit circled in green in the photo). The flush plate says Geberit but it doesn’t seem like the flush components actually are Geberit (Geberit replacement parts don’t fit). Can you identify...

Hi, I've searched previous posts about noisy pipes and usually it's when there's activity, such as heating or toilet or taps etc. The problem I have is extremely loud thumping. I think there is some steel pipework under the floorboards / in the loft etc. Council house, 1950s. It is more or less...

Hi all, Our upstairs toilet is from the 1970s I think, and has a flush mechanism that I haven't seen before. You pull the small knob on the top to flush, the bowl fills up then drains. Inside the cistern there are two floats. The toilet runs all the time into the bowl. All the other toilets...

Hi all, will be getting a plumber to do the work but have had differing opinions and want to crack on with the other work required which means I need to raise the floor to the correct level. I live in a second floor flat, there's one flat above me. I'm adding a small en-suite wetroom but the...

I’m attempting to replace a mixer tap cartridge, but it has disintegrated during removal. I’m left with the plastic outer body stuck in the tap. Any ideas how I might be able to remove this? I’m not sure if I’m supposed to turn it, or pull it. Neither seems to be working. Thank you!

Hi there, I moved into a "second hand" new build just over a year ago. It has a large unvented Kingspan hot water cylinder in the airing cupboard. Last year I had the boiler serviced and my plumber noticed the tundish in the airing cupboard was dripping. He order a replacement valve of some...

Hi, I do a lot of my own plumbing. I taught myself to solder but I don’t do enough (it’s not my day job) to get a good technique going so I’ve mostly done compression fittings. I had a real plumber move some pipes around ten years ago (a job that I didn’t want to attempt at the time but would...

My Hotpoint HSFO 3T223 started displaying the F03 error code which indicates a drainage issue. I've began by cleaning out the internal filters which had barely anything inside, I then disconnected from the wall and the waste under my sink and drained the waste pipe out manually. This didn't work...

Hi, I hope someone can help me. I had a water blockage in my kitchen sink on Easter and I got 2 different plumbers over for the rescue. While the 2nd one fixed the issue by tracing the issue to the communal pipe, he cut open the pipe in the process. He explained it's better to leave it open...

Hi, there is slow drainage in my block which I can't control. I want to separate the washing machine outlet from my sink ubend to limit flow up into my sink. And eliminate the vacuum which can suck waste back into the machine when flow is slow. Picture shows my intended plan. Any flaws? Grateful...

Hi all Our house currently has one bathroom, with the soil pipe directly next to it. We are hoping to create a small ensuite in the largest bedroom (toilet, shower, sink). The challenge is that this is on the opposite side of the house to where the existing soil pipe is. I'm not sure whether...

Hello, today I woke up to no cold water coming out of my bathroom tap or the toilet so I can not flush the toilet, hot water works fine. I’m not sure if the cold water works in the shower as the shower seems to only give warm water and it being stuck on that temperature. the bathroom supply is...

We’re thinking of having the door to our extension in the blue shaded area - which passes through the existing SVP. How easy is it to rotate the exit pipes for the two toilets to go the other direction to join to a relocated SVP (proposed pipes shown in red). Could this work all be done...

Good afternoon all, I am soon to have a new combi boiler fitted to provide central heating and hot water (currently just have an old hot water boiler). I am in the process of fitting my central heating system pipe work, and I am hoping for some advice. I have drawn up a picture below of what...

Im an electrician trying to connect Hive to my Baxi solo 2PF boiler but the hive diagrams dont match the available terminals and I dont understand enough about boilers to chance guessing at it and frying the mother board. Please help! (Diagrams and boiler terminals attatched)

Hi all, recently replaced all of our normal trvs to smart trvs, except one radiator to allow it to always flow if the others shut off. I am experiencing an issue on all radiators when one of the TRVs hits temp and closes the valve, there is a tapping noise on the exit pipe of that specific...

We moved from a newbuild flat into a Victorian fixer upper and there are pipes running along the walls. Example attached - first pipe running from bottom of staircase to right by front door. Second running along kitchen wall. Wondering what they are and if there’s anything we can do to hide...