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Jackie

Hi Ian,
I'm on a shared supply with 5 houses and Thames Water have issued statutory notices for us to repair the leak within 14 days or they will do it and recover reasonable costs following completion of the work.

They are offering to have the leaking supply pipe replaced under Thames Water's discount offer (£150 per property).

Should I ignore them, get my own plumber or accept Thames offer?

Thanks in advance.

smalt_2

Hi Ian,

I'm aiming to refit my bathroom (I've already refitted my kitchen sucessfully). All the pipework (for both for clean and dirty water) is in place apart from the fact that I would like to relocate the toilet about 1m to the side of where it currently sits (both on the same external wall).

I can't seem to get a plumber to come out and give me a quote let alone able to book one to carry out the work.

Could I fit a 90 degree bend on the back of the loo (the loo will take this) then run a straight pipe (for 1m maximum with the correct fall on the pipe) into another 90 degree bend that will fit onto the existing waste pipe that goes through the wall into the cast iron stack...or do I have to knock through the wall and put the piping through that way and block up the existing hole?

Thanks,

Jason

ydarin

Hi Ian

The cold water tap in the kitchen discharges warm water for the first 20-30 sec. of running. How can I locate and solve the problm. :eek:

Thanks

koenig

ydarin wrote:

Hi Ian

The cold water tap in the kitchen discharges warm water for the first 20-30 sec. of running. How can I locate and solve the problm. :eek:

Thanks

Wouldn't that be because the water that has been sat in your household pipes at room temperature takes 20-30 secs to drain out b4 the fresh mains stuff comes thru'. The further the tap is from where the mains comes in, the longer it will take to go cold.

joanas

I am currently building my own house, if I do the plumbing myself, am I allowed to install an unvented water storage system, I was also planning to use plastic pipe for the installation, polypipe type system does this need lagging,

Thanks

plumb1_2

koenig wrote:

Wouldn't that be because the water that has been sat in your household pipes at room temperature takes 20-30 secs to drain out b4 the fresh mains stuff comes thru'. The further the tap is from where the mains comes in, the longer it will take to go cold.

it could also be because the cold pipe is above the hot,and takeing wasted heat from it.

plumb1_2

gingerbear wrote:

Hello Ian
We have had a dual flush (6litre/3litre) continental style valve flush toilet fitted instead of our old traditional syphon-type.
I undertand that the valves are prone to leakage, and it appears that this is happening - a trickle of water into the pan after the flush has finished.

My question is, how do I stop the valve leaking? Can I do this myself or do I need a plumber?

many thanks

Debbie Leafe

yes you can do this yourself,just req a new sealing washer.

plumb1_2

Jackie wrote:

Hi Ian,
I'm on a shared supply with 5 houses and Thames Water have issued statutory notices for us to repair the leak within 14 days or they will do it and recover reasonable costs following completion of the work.

They are offering to have the leaking supply pipe replaced under Thames Water's discount offer (£150 per property).

Should I ignore them, get my own plumber or accept Thames offer?

Thanks in advance.

I would take their offer,unless you have good neigbours and you can collect the monies from each,and arrange the plumber yourself and pay him the full amount,then claim of your neigbours.
but most plumbers will not dig holes.

plumb1_2

smalt wrote:

Hi Ian,

I'm aiming to refit my bathroom (I've already refitted my kitchen sucessfully). All the pipework (for both for clean and dirty water) is in place apart from the fact that I would like to relocate the toilet about 1m to the side of where it currently sits (both on the same external wall).

I can't seem to get a plumber to come out and give me a quote let alone able to book one to carry out the work.

Could I fit a 90 degree bend on the back of the loo (the loo will take this) then run a straight pipe (for 1m maximum with the correct fall on the pipe) into another 90 degree bend that will fit onto the existing waste pipe that goes through the wall into the cast iron stack...or do I have to knock through the wall and put the piping through that way and block up the existing hole?

Thanks,

Jason

what you surgest is ok,but be aware putting a 90 elbow at the rear of the wc will push the pan away from the wall.But you need to use a 110mm street elbow(M&F)
Better to knock a new hole through the wall much neater and you wont have box any pipes in.

plumb1_2

MSE_Martin wrote:

Plumbing is too expensive. Especially as some of it, but not all, can be done ourselves. So to help out Ian Puddick (media plumber - ie he appears doing plumbing on some radio & TV progs!) has agreed to answer your questions on here for free.

Of course there's never something for nothing, so I have agreed to tell you that his website is http://www.leakbusters.net well fair is fair and it lets you know who you're dealing with.

How does it work?

Click reply to ask your question, and then over the next few days, Ian will come along at various times and answer as many as he can.

Please do not get into discussion on this thread (all off topic posts will be deleted) this is simply for asking questions.

What type of questions?

Anything on plumbing, though of course sometimes there will be things only someone qualified should do.

Personally I want to know "how do you find your stopcock?"

The Obligatory Disclaimer

This is a thread for info, questions and general discussion. Before taking any action you should always ensure it is correct for you in your circumstances. Neither MoneySavingExpert.com nor Ian Puddick take any responsibility or are liable for any accidents, problems or damage cause by correctly or incorrectly using the information in this thread.


IMPORTANT UPDATE 2 June 2005

There have been an overwhelming number of questions asked. Too many for an individual answer to each. Therefore I'm going to ask Archna (MoneySaving researcher) to put together an amalgum of all the questions into about 20 individual questions covering as much ground as possible and will ask Ian to answer those.

I hope this is ok - i didnt quite realise the demand this would create. Now I know it works, i will look to do it in other areas, but perhaps organise it differently.

Martin

i also will answer any poblems members have,can i advertise my web site and company,in the north of England,as this only covers the south/London?