plumbing tag
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Need a quick response PLEASE. ( Plumbing ). We've just re-lined the bathroom and we're at the point of putting the taps back on. Is it ok to use thread tape as opposed to the horse hair stuff that was there when we removed the taps?. Many thanks people. |
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Dodgy plumbing pipe ALL plastic plumbing pipes are crap, even the grey stuff. Plastic pipes aren't rodent proof. |
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SDP push-fit plumbing Is it still in use and if so, is it any good? |
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DIY plumbing? Am I allowed to remove an old galv water supply pipe that is under my house and replace with new poly pipe? at some time in the past the mains supply from the street has been replaced, so it's relatively modern. but the old galv steel pipe rem |
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Plumbing question I'm renovating my bathroom and my vanity has been removed. The walls have been lined with aqua gib and have been stopped. I've fallen in love with a wall-hung vanity but the holes of the plumbing of the previous vanity is through the floorboards. Question... |
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Plumbing knowledge I have a new mixer and shower head. what is the way to turn the hot water off?I have a tank in the roof above water cylinder that fills up wen hot is used . |
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Plumbing knowledge.gas i want to convert to gas . to my knowledge ill need a califont. and new pipes?. what exactly is the list i will need? running just the normal washhouse, kitchen, bathroom basin taps.shower/bath |
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Plumbing question I have 2 drain waste vents on my property. Both of them are PVC and don't have any caps on them. both are 100mm PVC. They were both done in 1986 when an extension was added and a new garage was built. The first one is at the back of the extern |
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Want to do some DIY plumbing I have just recently been given a dishwasher and the kitchen is not set up tohave a dishwasher. I need to put in a water inlet and an electrical plug. Has anyone done this before and are there any traps I should look out for. The water pipes under the hou... |
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Plumbing Questions (1) Is black Alkathene pipe still used today for supply cold water to houses. (2) Take a present situation where there are 3 units in line one behind the other. At present they share a single water meter. If a new pipe was run from the road (about 3 |
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Plumbing,pressure relief valve or tempering valve? Anybody know how i can tell if my tempering valve or pressure relief valve is faulty on a mains pressure system!I could replace both but im to tight.Three plumbers quoted me 480-600 to replace both - I feel this is way to much I figure $300ish |
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Plumbing help please Nice clear picture helps see the problem.The cheap and easy way is to unwind the nut and wrap some white thread seal thread. I prefer hemp a bit harder to do but is what the plumbers use. All available at Bunnings,talk to the plumbing man in store. |
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Basic plumbing help I have just undone a bathroom sink pipe and cleared a blocked drain. Now I cant get the pipes connected without leakage. Massive leakage. It appearsto be coming from between the screwy bit and the first small piece of bendy pipe. I have tried re doing it ... |
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Ahhh crap, plumbing/building advice? So we went away Auckland Anniversary, had a WICKED motel with an AMAZING shower (strip skin off your body). we returned home and I thought my mind was playing tricks on me as I'm sure our shower pressure wasn't quite the same and I had to turn the... |
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Plumbing advice with a connector please Hi all, have an old galv water pipe running under our lawn, and I want to cut it shorter to have another tap closer to the house. Question is, is there such a fitting that will "clamp" aroundthe galv water pipe tightly,and allow me to fit plasti... |
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Can you advise? Plumbing problem re buchan trap I sought a plumber for what I hoped was a fairly simple blocked drain problem. He called in this morning, had a look and said he wouldn't charge me as he didn't have the right gear. He got another guy, who came with a sort of camera (you experts w... |
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Plumbing Question Want to move wash house to theinternal garage cant see any waste water drains around,What would be needed to do this ! |
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Buteline plumbing My house is completely plumbed with 16mm grey buteline pile. A couple of times in the past, the bute has developed pinhole leaks (nowhere near the junctions). Last time it happened, I bought a crimp tool, pipe cutter and a handful of joiners, tees and som... |
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Plumbing question re pressure We have a gas infinity system but when the weather is as hot as it has been, there is a need for a cool shower, but the water barely dribbles out when on cold. How do we fix this problem? Any ideas? Thanks in advance |
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Plumbing Problem. The shower mixer is either very hot or very cold. It's hard to find a stable in-between temperature. In addition, when the showerhead is held low, the temperature gets really hot. Are these obvious symptoms of a specific cause? |
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Another plumbing question, re pressure We have low hot water pressure in one tap (kitchen), but the laundry and bathroom are fine. The kitchen is the closest to the hot water cylinder, only a metre away. Talked with a plumber and he reckons it is head pressure, nothing can be |
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A plumbing question. Please see this photo: https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/687403605.jpg I glued up this length of pipe but no |
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A Plumbing Question also - When we built our home we included an old style bathroom with antique fittings. We have a shower in that room that is a wet area with a curtain around it (floor length). We live rural and out water pump to the house died and we replaced it with one of sli... |
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Plumbing Planning a new build and the specs are for " polybutylene din 8077/8078 " plumbing. Any thoughts ? Is this a common material ? Is copper even used for new builds these days ? |
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Help identifying plumbing part + advice https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/728414464.jpg We are renovating a house and had this gush water out of the |
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Plumbing question; washing machine drain NZ plumbing question; can a washing machine drain hose be connected to the under-sink trap, similar to a dishwasher? |
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Guidance sought from plumbing savvy types please. My house has two potable water supplies connected, tank water x roof for the all the house needs and town supply to the house external garden watering taps. I had a plumber modify the connections because the town supply is so high in minerals that i |
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Plumbing Question. Nefa Valve I have a low pressure hot water system that has a Nefa pressure relief valve instead of a vent pipe. This has been leaking which has given me a horrific power bill, like having a permanent dribbling hot tap. Should I replace it, or are repair kits |
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Plumbing help pan connector for new toilet Hi there I'm putting a toilet in a woolshed and I'm wanting to no how do you install the pan connector in the floor? Do you just cut a hole and it sits there? And do you just push fit the sanitary pipe to the pan connector? Or glue it? |
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Unusual? question for the plumbing experts How common is it for a plumber's sewer unblocking machine to 'go the wrong way', smash through the back of the client's toilet pan, water blast the walls and ceiling, and flood the floor? TWICE? On different occasions. Second time, yesterday, |
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Plumbing - T connector Hi there, Where can I find PVC T-connectors (male) in Auckland? Everywhere (Bunnings, Plimbing World, Mitre 10, Placemakers) I look it is always brass. I need to connect two plastic hoses and I am thinking brass is not suitable to connect plas |
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Dux quest piping/plumbing Hi everyone. I am looking at buying an 80's house (single story solid concrete floor so piping is in the ceiling) I got a builders report today and it came up with this type of plumbing with a huge warning attached. Is it a big job to have this replaced? ... |
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