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Apologies in advance for the long text, but i would give as much details as possible so you know the full situation. Radiator not working as used to Had system boiler replaced for combi boiler and one of my radiator was very hot on the top and warm on the bottom. The installation of the boiler was included with: System Filter Magnetic Scale Reducer (Boiler only) Heating System Inhibitor Heating System Cleaner Worcester Greenstar Keyless Filling Link Worcester 100mm Telescopic Horizontal Flue Kit (350-570mm) Gas Pipe per meter Yesterday, the plumber came back to check the radiator. he tried to bleed the radiator but no air came out of the rad he bled 2 rad upstairs he turned off all the rads except the living room rad. the living room rad started to get a little bit hot, but still not as used to be. after a few minutes plumber turn all rads back on again from what i understood he didn`t know what else to do but before he left he notice the pipe on the bottom was cold as well as the bottom left of the rad. Last thing he did was to adjust the pressure of the boiler. i would like to point that he had no knowledge why the 2 pipes ( flow and return) are on the same side of the rad, one at the top and one at the bottom of the rad. He thinks that is the cause of the problem, but i live at this house more that 10 years and the rad never had a problem. He tried to fiddle with the valve that is on the bottom of the rad but it wont move, it`s static and he said it should be the same valve as the top one. He never saw something like that before. Two hours after plumber left the rad was worst. It`s been completely cold from half of the rad to the bottom and piping hot from half of the rad to the top. I believe the plumber does not know what else he can do and maybe an experienced plumber would. Today he told me the only solution is to replace and change the pipe to the other side of the rad cause he thinks the pipe was put in the wrong side of the rad and that is the cause of the problem. I am wrong to think that if the position of the pipe was the problem the rad would be stop working long time ago? Please help! What else can be done rather than pay more unnecessary money if there is something else that can be done? Or should i get a second opinion of a more experienced plumber with knowledge about this king of pipe installation?

I'd really like to remove some boxing and shuffle my toilet backwards (approx 30cm) since at the moment it's crowding the sink. However, the soil stack connection is on the right hand side so that there would have to be 90 degrees to go backwards, then 180 degrees back into the toilet. Is this impossible? Any words of advice would be welcomed!

Pipes rattle when shutting off any appliances in the house eg toilets taps washing machine it is a very loud knocking tried draining system from top to bottom but still the same any ideas.

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Trying to hookup a standing washer to bathroom sink. manual says to turn the tap on and leave it running so washer can draw water multiple times during wash cycle. however when it is not drawing water it sprays out, since the tap is "on". confused about how to make it not spray while being "on" for washer to use.

Can't find how to remove job ad for plumber to replace bath mixer tap at B50 4AA. Had one response but had placed job by then. Cherry Hamson

Problem started September 2020. Council property. Constant thudding on cold water pipes at random intervals, particularly through the night. Heating is off (combi) and no water running. By constant I mean every 8 to 10 seconds. Severn Trent water said my house is too far away from water valve so must be internal issue. ( they gave the impression that a new valve had been fitted last year approximately 2/300 metres from my house). I live at bottom of a hill & as far as I’m aware am the last house in that water supply branch. Council have replaced dripping tap & fitted new stop cock (and supposedly an arrester on stop cock - council plumber today couldn’t actually see arrester but may be behind a unit). The job was booked for an arrester to be fitted on toilet but his job sheet just said “water thudding” and consequently he hadn’t got one (or presumably been allocated time to fit one) Turning all water supply off doesn’t stop the thuds but reduces sound. I requested a water pressure test on Monday but have to allow 7 days for an email. Council worker attending today phoned his supervisor for advice, the reply was “ it’s the neighbours”. I don’t accept this as the thudding can and does continue until 3 or 4 am, causing lack of sleep and consequently frustration and temper flares, by which time we resort to turning water off. I was told to wait for email from Water Board. He admitted he had encountered this problem before but due to the way jobs are allocated didn’t know the solution. As I am reaching the stage of “what do I do next” I am asking if anyone has encountered this problem and can give any advice on a remedy.

I am considering removing an unused cast iron soil pipe from my property. Would capping off prevent any smells coming from the drain below? Thank you

I am considering removing an unused cast iron soil pipe from my property. Would capping off prevent any smells coming from the drain below? Thank you

Hello I am considering removing an unused cast iron soil pipe from my property. Is this considered okay? Would capping off prevent any smells coming up from the drains below? Thank you.

Have just had a new tap fitted to my kitchen sink. Previously the hot water pressure was fine bit now it isn't. Why should this be.

I’m trying to fit a bowl basin that sits on a countertop but I can’t seem to find a “spring oust sink waste” as the one I’ve found are too short! Because it’s on a 30mm worktop the thread is not long enough to connect onto underneath