General Plumbing

1264 topics in this forum

1. Joist very close to wall, pipe entry?

   By Super_Paulie, February 16   

   • plumbing
   • joists
   • 9 replies
   • 342 views
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   • Super_Paulie
   • February 16

2. Unused Stopcock Valve Crusty

   By steveoelliott, February 13
   • 1 reply
   • 164 views
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   • Alan Ambrose
   • February 13

3. 3-port valve with centre off position?

   By sharpener, February 11
   • 2 replies
   • 191 views
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   • sharpener
   • February 11

4. Unitrap or McAlpine (or a.n.other) Waterless Trap

   By Thorfun, February 4
   • 7 replies
   • 410 views
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   • dpmiller
   • February 10

5. Should I insulate vent pipes in loft (from DHW cylinder and central heating)

   By Oxbow16, February 5
   • 2 replies
   • 262 views
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   • marshian
   • February 10

6. Press fitting burrs

   By NoGearSomeIdea, February 6
   • 8 replies
   • 341 views
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   • HughF
   • February 8

7. Poor flow rates

   By jpadie, January 7
   • 1 reply
   • 366 views
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   • jpadie
   • February 4

8. My self-build DIY plumbing 1 2 3 4 43

   By Thorfun, October 4, 2022
   • 1.1k replies
   • 60.4k views
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   • Chanmenie
   • February 4

9. Electric powered, Hot water-only system options?

   By Chris HB, January 29   

   • hot water
   • 23 replies
   • 613 views
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   • TonyT
   • February 2

10. P5 chipboard for mounting?

    By CH_18, February 1
    • 2 replies
    • 239 views
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    • joe90
    • February 2

11. Inlet connector .

    By Pocster, January 29
    • 1 reply
    • 165 views
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    • Pocster
    • January 29

12. Waste pipes and heights

    By SB2023, January 25
    • 11 replies
    • 559 views
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    • SB2023
    • January 26

13. Frozen pipes or an air lock?

    By recoveringbuilder, December 13, 2022
    • 20 replies
    • 1.2k views
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    • marshian
    • January 25

14. UFH Best Practice for Zoning and Control

    By umiq88, January 17
    • 6 replies
    • 464 views
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    • JohnMo
    • January 24

15. Testing water quality

    By Amateur bob, January 9
    • 4 replies
    • 357 views
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    • Amateur bob
    • January 23

16. Smell after flushing toilet

    By Brendan, January 21
    • 8 replies
    • 339 views
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    • Square Feet
    • January 21

17. Cistern Pan Hose Question

    By steveoelliott, January 18
    • 3 replies
    • 337 views
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    • steveoelliott
    • January 18

18. Turbulence corrosion

    By Beelbeebub, January 13
    • 4 replies
    • 313 views
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    • Beelbeebub
    • January 14

19. What is this around the pipe?

    By zdravkoc, November 17, 2023
    • 6 replies
    • 641 views
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    • zdravkoc
    • January 10

20. Secondary HW pump connection/fittings

    By OwenF, January 10
    • 3 replies
    • 327 views
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    • JohnMo
    • January 10

21. Sleeves not demounting from HEP pipe?

    By jayc89, January 10
    • 3 replies
    • 249 views
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    • jayc89
    • January 10

22. Where did you buy sinks, toilets etc?

    By CalvinHobbes, October 19, 2023
    • 14 replies
    • 827 views
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    • Ferdinand
    • January 9

23. Toilet not emptying waste completely

    By agamemnon, January 6
    • 9 replies
    • 548 views
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    • Post and beam
    • January 7

24. Dead Legs

    By Pocster, January 6
    • 4 replies
    • 354 views
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    • Pocster
    • January 6

25. Outside stopcock, direction of mains pipe?

    By Del-inquent, January 3
    • 7 replies
    • 487 views
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    • Del-inquent
    • January 5