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Repairing taps and washers
Pillar taps To rewasher the conventional pillar tap, you must cut off the water supply to the tap. If the fault is in the cold water tap over the kitchen sink (which should be supplied direct from the...
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Fitting new taps
Before you renew a tap the existing one has to be taken out and this can be the most difficult part of the job. The back nut, which secures the tap underneath, is likely to be inaccessible and may...
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Ball valves
Ball valves are vital parts of the plumbing system in the home, since they control the amount of water in your cold water storage and WC cisterns. They must operate efficiently, otherwise the cisterns...
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Guarding against corrosion
Some plumbing fittings are subject to corrosion. When this occurs, they are weakened and eventually leaks develop. There are several ways of preventing this happening in your system. Modem galvanized...
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Protecting central heating systems
A form of electrolytic corrosion can take place in a central heating system where copper tubing is used in conjunction with pressed steel radiators. Some air – a prerequisite of corrosion – will...
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Boxing in pipes
Plumbing means pipes, which can be unsightly if left exposed. Boxing them in will tidy up the look of the home. Whichever method you choose to conceal pipes, the first task is to strip the wall around...
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Working through the cleaning eye If the trap under the clogged fixture has a cleaning eye, place a bucket under the trap and remove the threaded eye. After water has emptied from the trap and sin-k,...
View ArticleUnclogging the Main Drains
When the water draining from one appliance wells up through the waste of another, the trouble probably lies in the main drain or its branches, which channel waste into the sewer. Since waste flows...
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New bathroom drainage
New soil pipe and drain for an ensuite bathroom. Rodding eye soil pipe – any blockages can be easily cleared The air vent outlet is fitted to prevent gas building up inside the soil pipe. Exploding...
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