water tag
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What will use more power.(water heating) Hi. So just curious, what is going to cost more to run, a 180L cylinder that will most likely never be emptied, so will probably just be maintaining temp most of the time OR a 45L cylinder that just MIGHT run out of water. and will be topping up and heati... |
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Hot water heater Could someone please recommend a suitable economic hot water heater to supply a small laundry at the back of a separate garage. Enough to feed a daily warm wash in the washing machine and tub alongside. Plumber wanted to install an electric hot shower uni... |
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Filling a trench.water pipes etc We are having a sleepout built, with bathroom/toilet. A trench was dug for all the relevant pipes/water/electric. my question is, when they go to fill this trench back up are they supposed to fill it first with a good layer of scoring (or similar) or can ... |
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Hot water overflow pipe running My neighbour popped over to tell me our pipe was running down the roof. How does one stop this or do we need to contact a plumber? |
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Hot water - heater/booster - options Our kitchen is just about at the furthest point possible from the gas hot water cylinder. We have to draw off a lot of water before we get the hot coming through. Is there a simple (instant?) electric heater that can be plumbed into the hot water supply (... |
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Moving hot water cylinder-or? I am renovating an old,I think,Keith Hay cottage I'm in, the HWC is in the kitchen,and takes up too much room .Only a little place,69 sq metres thereabouts, so whats cheaper?-move the HWC-not far-about 3 m or extend kitchen wall out by probably only 1-2 m... |
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Mini water lilies. I'm intrigued! Is anyone growing them here, and better - supplying tubers? |
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Removal of water spots on windows in rangiora How can they be removed? Have tried C-Thru ( no longer works) have tried 30 second spot remover too. Anybody got any home remedies that have worked please> |
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How to re direct water within spouting? Please help me getting this water problem solved? Please have a look at this picture and suggest how I solve this? http://postimg.org/gallery/1zpgx8w02/ |
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Hot water pressure We recently had a log burner with wetback installed (although we haven't had this on yet as we are waiting on the CoC to be issued). Low pressure system. Plumbing was replaced, (was an existing wetback system that hadn't been used in years) in |
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High Lifter water pump ? Has anyone got one of these ? we have just set one up and could do with some advice please |
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Heat pump hot water cylinder We are looking at changing our hot water system and this type is meant to cheap to run. Has anybody got one and what do they think? |
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What's wrong with my hot water cylinder? About three weeks ago my hot water cylinder stopped working and a electrician was called. He installed a new element, thermostat and fuse on the power board. He set the temp to 55 degrees. Before this our hot water cylinder kept up with 5 hot showers a da... |
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Measuring hot water energy usage I wana spec a hot water solar system to my actual usage, how can I measure how many kw/h per month for a few months im using? preferably non-intrusively and cheaply , I dont have much use for it once I have this info. Thanks tim |
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Water pipe insulation i want to put some of that foam insulating tube over my water pipes both to minimize the chance of them freezing and also to save water heating energy. my bathroom was recently renovated, with new water piping (that flexible grey pipe they use |
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Flood water - Freezer urgent question. Morning all. I have two large freezers sitting in 12" of water. We did empty and lift them up six inchers in an effort to save them but the water came up quite high. The freezers have had no power to them for two days. Question: How long |
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Bathroom help-can we use water base paint?! Ive just been told by my parents we cant use waterbase paint. we started using this stuff-http://www.mitre10.co.nz-/shop/paint_decorating/prepara-tion_coats/accent_primer_seale-r_undercoat_10_litre_white_183-098/ We wer |
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Hot Water Issue - Sparky or Plumber? Hi, Our hot water isn't very hot at the moment - noticed today. Certainly not as hot as it normally is. Would describe it as 'luke warm'. Flow seems to be normal - am wondering if I should be calling a plumber or a sparky? Any thoughts appreci |
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Water pump for house water not working properly We have been away for three weeks and while away we had extreme hard frosts. We are on pump system for our water to the house. That is when we turn tap on the pump automatically kicks in. Water was frozen when we arrived home but has since come right unti... |
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Help with expansion pipe on hot water cylinder our expansion pipe on top of the cylinder keeps freezing with the frosts we are having, its a pain as cylinder is on wet back and wet cant turn fire on while its frozen for fear of cylinder exploding. Any ideas on how we can stop the pipe from freezing, M... |
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Shower water pressure Looking at installing a hot water booster pump into the bathroom. I saw this on trademe, and looks ok. http://tinyurl.com/p69bvtz Can anyone give me any |
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Gas hot water So our hot water cylinder which is in our ceiling leaked and the plumber found that it isn't even on a drip tray and quite illegal. He suggested we look at changing to a gas system instead of replacing what we have. Our current cylinder is quite hard to a... |
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Hot water cylinder leak The hot water cylinder sits on a galvanized steel tray (presumably to catch any drips?). That tray has a considerable amount of water in it. It is constantly dripping out of the overflow pipe to the outside of the home. I assume this is exactly what is su... |
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Hot water flow intermittent now zero I see there are a few threads here but can't see exactly our problem. Three days ago the hot water flow stopped/started/stopped but from tonight ~ zilch. We have a gas hot water cylinder. What could be wrong? Thanks |
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Hot water cylinder problems I have had a new water pipe put in from meter to house and now the hot water cylinder has gone cold i have been away for a couple of days to come to a cold cylinder not heating could the the element be blown ? |
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Hot water shooting out of pipe in roof. How do I stop hot water from coming out of the pipe in the roof please? |
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Frost and cracked water pipes W3e have an infinity hot water heater system. Does anyone know if it is ok to turn off the water at the mains tap overnight to prevent the water pipe from cracking in a heavy frost. The neighbours house flooded due to a heavy frost and subsequent cr |
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Plumbers / electricians Renhardt instant hot water I have a 8kw 2 phase instant hot water shower that has blown the gasket in the heater and is dripping water. 1/I can have gaskets specially made or is there a service agent for these heaters (or is it too old). 2/ Triton make an in |
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Am thinking of getting a water tank in town suburb Is this a biggy? The council has installed water meters and will start charging at some stage, and since we need new spouting/guttering anyway it makes sense to collect the rain water for the garden. We are short of downpipes and I figured it would save d... |
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Soapy water kills wasp Can this work on New Zealand wasps? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TX32S2BHKXk I have two tennis-ball sized nest along the fence. The adult wasp are hiding bet |
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Hot water change costs morning all, just wondering roughly what it would cost to go from a low pressure 135lt cylinder to a 250lt mains pressure cylinder all up, so installed, have been quoted $4000 and just thinking wow, that's alot |
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Gas hot water cylinder has steady drip from drain. Is this something that needs to be addressed and will it be a simple diy fix? Cheers. |
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Glass top hobs water access My daughter is in a HNZ house and everytime a pot boils over water gets into/under the element switches which causes the circuit breaker to flip and, I guess, fuses to blow. I feel these switches/controls should have some sort of watertight seal underneat... |
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Interesting water heater concept. :) insulating other downstream conductors would say perhaps not directly applied voltage?, perhaps microwave?, easy enough to apply sufficient shielding, no conductive issues interesting concept though, as good or better than a gas califont the a |
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Gas hot water problem We have recently moved into a new house with Infinity gas hot water. We have noticed when taking a shower that every minute or so the hot water goes cold then back to normal again. We thought (after googling) it might be a water restrictor in the shower h... |
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Leaking concrete water tank My water tank has developed some small cracks from which water is seeping. Anyone know of a product to seal these cracks? |
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Cleaning out water tanks I have a small plastic water tank (1000 litres I think) plus four plastic drums hooked up to it to increase storage a bit. It's only used for the garden and car washing. The problem is there is sludge in the bottom and it's got a bit smelly. It only has a... |
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Solar Water Heating, Do you have it? Is it cost effective? Just doing some sums, looks like $10,000 to setup, and wondering if it's ever going to pay off! |
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Have you relocated a water tank before? we have a water tank located at the front of our property which is a bit of a ugly sight, we are thinking of moving it over behind our house so its not so visable. the tank has a pump wired into it, we know it will involve a sparky and plumber, hi-ab. Jus... |
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Rinnai continuous infinity hot water. We recently had a Rinnai continuous hot water infinity unit installed by a plumber/gas fitter. He has installed it in the roof space saying that if installed outdoors they rust quickly and get stolen?! Anyway, in the roof space it went and works fine. BUT... |
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Water timers continually failing, any tips? hi guys, Have noticed our water timer leaks on shutting off. Fair enough it is probably three or four years old now, but is there anything I can do to prevent this leaking? I'm guessing the water pressure is just too much for the u |
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Underfloor heating Hydronic air to water heatpump We installed a hydronic underfloor heating system in a 290m new build. The whole slab is heated via an air to water heat pump. The heat pump also does all of our hot water needs. We found it to be pretty economical. This winter we had the internal tempera... |
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Water pressures and new taps We are rural so are on tanks and a pump. I would like to put more modern taps in but am not sure how one goes around buying the correct taps, given that the water pressure would not be 'mains'. What do I do or who do I call ? Thanks! |
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Washing machine water ? ok for Garden is it ok to put on garden. Auckwong water prices are out of this world , so thought could use wash water for water hungry garden and lawns this summer ! |
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Moving a Hot Water Cylinder Question Anyone done it? Cost? We got a new one a couple of years ago. It takes up living space. I'm wondering about the potential and cost of moving it up into the ceiling (right above it) . Given it probably weighs as much as a large elephant even the poss |
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How2tell what type of pressure hot water cylinder Is there some way that I can tell from looking at my cylinder set up whether it is low, high or mains pressure? (Assuming I have got those options correct). It's in a 100 year bungalow, and I've taken the cladding off the walls around it, but |
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New Rheem Hot Water Cylinder - Overflow Pipe Drip I had installed a new 35L low pressure Rheem hot water cylinder. My overflow pipe (on the roof) now drips cold water intermittently. It is not a lot of water, but my old one never did this. It also only seems to do it in the afternoon and then stops. We s... |
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Down pipe water diverter. I am looking to fitting diverters on the shed down pipes. had a quick look on Trade me plumbing but at this stage nothing jumps out. Help please if you can. Right now I will go back and try again. Thanks. |
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Can you legally turn hot water temp up or sparky only? Don't want to compromise the insurance. |
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A point of water is a unit of measure for water, old school I know but what is it actually ? in imperial or metric flow rate per day |
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Water Hammer in pipes Hi Our cold water pipes have started making loud clunking noises when you turn certain taps off. But they also do it sometimes when no one is even using the taps. Is there anything we can do to try to fix this, or do I have to call a plumber? |
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Removed hot water thermostat cover. BANG There was a bang, a rather large spark, and the fuse tripped. There appears to be burning around the thermostat connection, and the spark was enough to burn a small hole on the metal cover. I assume that in removing the cover it touched someth |
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Water Pipes - Cooling them down in loft Moved into new house, water pipes are going thru the roof space. Now in all the hot weather, the pipes are heating up. Therefore to get cold water we have to run taps for maybe 1 min or longer. Any suggestions on how we can cool them down and get cool/col... |
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Hot Water Continuous gas hot water system with bottles or electric hot water, pros and cons of both please. |
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Water blasters. so we are on the hunt for a decent water blaster for cleaning the tractor and vehicles and also the woolshed floor. and maybe the concrete around the house and most likely everything else that needs water blasting, what are your suggestions! |
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Water restrictions how do U decide ? What to sacfrice & what do you water ! I am concentrating on the veggie garden. |
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Water restrictions A friend told me that there is a blanket ban in Wellington on watering gardens, but the Welly council website and the interactive map on Stuff say careful hand held hose is still ok. I understand that there is a lack of water so I have been reducing use i... |
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Solar hot water heating Want to find out what people have found beneficial and any negatives. I am looking at it and I live in Hamilton and the tank will be inside. Also any companies that have been extremely helpful. |
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Need roof over deck to stop water Just wondering if anyone has had a roof put over a deck not keen on an awning would like something permanently fixed to give shade in summer and keep the majority of deck dry in the winter; do you need a permit to built one of these!Any recommendations fo... |
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No storm water on my house. Can I soak pit I have nearly completed an addition to my home and one of the last things needed for code compliance is connection of new down pipe to the storm water. When I had the drain layer take a look we found that the other 3 down pipes go straight into nova flow ... |
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If I turned my water off at the mains over the weekend, I'm going away and have a small leak intap, do I need to turn off my water cylinder |
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Water shooting from spout on roof when we run cold water first thing in the morning ,only seems to do it when the cold is run not the hot. spout doesnt seem to leak during the day at all,we had a new pressure reducing valve put in a few months back and set the water level a few inches sh |
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Great water saving tip - shower with buckets, then put the water on the garden.We get about 3 buckets of water from the 2 of us showering.Have a square basin, we put under taps, and 2 buckets we move around to suit.Every bit of water saved in this drought helps.Roses got a treat tonight.Also, have water b... |
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Concrete water tank rim repair I have tried to get someone to come and add an extra riser on to our tank as it is below ground level and gets contaminated in the winter with run off. The rim is disintegrating with every lid movement ie to refill or check the level. No one seems to want... |
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Main water supply leaking Will try to give you the short version, I noticed water sitting on topof the f lower beds, after digging down water appeared,got worse and worse, my neighbour also had water, phoned council, had a drain layer out weeks went by, finally it appears that myo... |
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Buying a water tank for the garden. I have a large vege garden -6 raised beds plus fruit trees in auckland and really want to get a water tank. Anyone suggest capacity I would need and recommend any particular products! Ta |
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Cold Water Running Brown - Now Clear - Is It Safe? I had a leak in my hot water cupboard vent, coming from the roof.There was a huge hole in the corrugated iron.Plumber/roofer fixed it, i.e. new piece of iron and dektite.A couple of hours later I ran the cold water and it was really brown ?? |
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Warm water from cold taps Hi people. I have an interesting problem with my plumbing.I shifted into a new 2 storey place a couple of months ago and have noticed of late that the cold taps are producing warm water.This only seems to occur in the mornings and is definitely heat |
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A little hot water coming out of pipe on roof A constant dripping of hot water is happening here , not gushing out , a steady drip,Whats the cause of this! Cheers |
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Water pump whining just refilled tanks -no water Do all water pumps havea safety cutout for when the water runs out so as not to damage the pump! Pump is making high pitched whining noise and UV lamp is on fail. Filters and uv lamp changed 7 months ago. Just filled up the pool so assumed we drained tank... |
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Plumbers - pressure testing water pipes. Just curious is this actually a requirement or just when there's a council consent! |
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Hot water heating - best option Currently using traditonal hot water cylinder for hot water requirements. Considering more cost effective options like, gas water heating, instant hot water heating, heap pump water heating.All a bit confusing to this single woman. only me at home so cost... |
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Adding bleach to tank water. could someone please help me, how much bleach can i add to my tank water , i have around 20,000L of water in my tank |
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Hot water keeps going off The element has been replaced. The thermostat has been replaced twice. The reset switch is still tripping. An electrician has checked the wiring back to the switchboard and said that it was fine. What do I do now! |
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Please leave a saucer of water out for hedgehogs in this hot and dry weather. |
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Samsung washing machine water level sensor Samsung WD7704C8C/xsa washing machine.Front loader.I have been told there is a problem with my water level sensor. Can anyone please tell me how to fix it! I am pretty good at pulling the machine apart and have checked everything and am told it is the wat... |
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Water base polyurethane Has anyone used this! If so what did you use to apply it - roller, brush, lambs wool applicator!I have applied with a small foam roller in a small room (2m x 2m) but it dried so quickly that I couldn't keep the 'edges' wet so you c |
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Help - any solar hot water plumbers out there? After spending 8 weeks and over $1000 to have the pump and tempering valve replaced on this Beasley solar system due to very poor performance, my neighbour can now see an overflow from a pipe/valve next to the panels. Have just called same plumber but poo... |
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Knocking noise when turning water off Mains supply Whenever i turn off pretty much any cold tap in my house suddenly i hear what sounds like water pipes under the house banging/knocking.If I turn the tap off slowly it dosnt seem to happen have tried turning on every tap/hose |
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Cistern keeps filling with water. when flushed til overflows, i.e. doesn't switch off.System is a Toto Valdes 4.5 Shrouded S-Link. |
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I need help with my shower water temperature I don't know what is wrong with my shower. The water pressure is great when the cold water is running. I lift the handle and turn the dial to hot and the water pressure goes weak. When I am in the shower is it extremely difficult to get the temp |
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Wallace water pump I have a Wallace Aquajet 35 water pump, which was in the garage when we bought the house, and is connected up to a rainwater tank which is just used for the garden, car washing etc. Recently it stopped working, and I took off the pressure tank, found ther... |
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Solar Hot Water panel plus Gas Hot water Can you use the two of these together, in series!Use the solar gain to warm the incoming water to the Gas hotwater system! |
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New showers water leaving water stains - help? we have just installed 2 new bathrooms we had the old metal shower trays and now have the white bottom showers, but am finding they get a bluey green water stain after a little while, we are on rain water tank supply any suggestions don't want the new... |
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Was using the water blaster when it lost its pressure and water is leaking out the bottom. Is it a big job do you reckon! |
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Electrical advice. water pump We are running a pool filter and our drinking water pump through a 4 socket power plug. It is 2400 watt 10 amp. Every time we fill up our pool thereby using the water pump heavily the 4 socket plug thing cuts out and needs resetting. Could this be resolve... |
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Washing machine - cold water outlet repair. How much would you expect to pay to be repaired! |
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Refill a Water Tank Just Wanted to know would anyone know where I could get Clean Water for a Tank from in Ohinewai area and how much it would cost Thanks |
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Hot water cylinder overflowing My elderly mother is in hospital at present, and while checking her house I noticed the pipe through the roof from the hot water cylinder overflowing quite a bit (slime on the roof where it's been trickling). On checking in the hot water cupboard I fo... |
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Hot water cylinder constantly heating? I've had an electrician in twice to replace teh thermostat on our hot water cylinder, but it seems to work for a month or few before the cylinder starts boiling away constantly again.The water gets so hot it scalds, even when the temp is turned right ... |
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Turning hot water cylinder off during day? And switched on at night. Would that safe power! Since every time you use water during the day it has to heat up again. Or is power actually cheaper atnight as compared to peak hours! |
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Thinking of buying a solar water pump for my water feature. Is a 150 litres per hourenough! |
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Bathroom reno = loss of hot water pressure That must be so disappointing bantamus. Perhaps all the problem is a kink in the pipe or some dirt in the line. A flush would be a good step, not that I know how to do that. I would ask a very good plumber to look at it. Sometimes, just changing the rose ... |
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Water Blaster thread 2 - domestic Hi Unlike the other water blaster thread I am looking for recommendations for an electric powered water blaster (not petrol) for use around the home.We have a small one but borrowed a neighbours big beastie and the jobs took half the time and were d |
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Before installing solar hot water system think of all the extra bits that can fail. Five year old system here, manufacturer bought out and no parts available, $2300 repair bill. |
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Neighbours Garden water storage tank. Neighbour has just installed a very large storage tank, I notice he has set it up so when it's full it overflows all the excess water towards our property via a downpipe. Would this be normal or should it be hooked into the stormwater!. |
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Rheem Main pressure gas water heater problem We installed a 150 litre mains pressure water cylinder 20 years ago and it has been a wonderful choice over the years but recently the pressure at the tap and particularly the shower is noticably reduced. Apart from a pilot light issue some years ago it h... |
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New hot water cylinder Well here goes I brought a water heater on advise from plumber well got five year Warrenty etc rusted out in four years and company will not pay out as they recon water Quality in Taupo is the blame . Where do i go from here big company and i have a |
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Hot water overflowing onto roof It overflows even when the water is cold. I can turn the flow down at the ajax valve but it has to be so low we can't get any water from the hot taps and the water still overflows onto the roof. Any ideas? |
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Gas water heating problem Gas house water heating. We use 9KG gas bottles to supply water heater. The gas water heater will not work when 9KG gas bottle gets to half full. Can anyone explain why this is happening? Thanks in advance |
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Low Pressure Hot Water Booster Pump I have a low pressure water system which I would like to keep, but would like increased hot water pressure. I've heard that an electric driven booster pump installed in series with the hot water line is a good option. Has anyone had experience using one o... |
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Gas or Hot Water Cylinder Pro's and Con's We are just starting the build process in Auckland and the designer has put in gas bottles as our heating for the hot water (not using gas for cooking). We will be on tank water and there is 6 in the family. I have received both positive and negativ |
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Hot water flow Plumber installed new Ajax valve and chose to reduce the hot water temperature too. The cost $476. Now I find my at kitchen tap the hot water flow is too slow cam I adjust this easily? |
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Forgot to turn hot water cylinder off hi there, Ive been away over the weekend, and on leaving our holiday place, i was to turn the cylinder off and the water at the main. I did the latter but forgot the cylinder, is this dangerous? should i make a trip back and turn it off? thanks in advance... |
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Water tanks how big a tank does a three person House 🏡 hold need ? Would 20000 litres be generous or marginal |
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Water leaking from toby box hi all merry Christmas! any tips/pointers pls from anyone for below. water started leaking off a toby box last week and the council guy turned up today to say it is not their responsibility as the toby is inside the driveway. we sh |
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Turned of water at mains - but hot water still run Afternoon I have turned the mains tap off at the gate, and cold water has stopped flowing, but the hot water is still feeding through. I’ve filled two buckets worth and it ain’t showing any signs of slowing. Ive never encountered this before, to me wh... |
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Deck stain/ oil. Water or oil based? Hi, Im about to re-stain my deck. I have been told by the previous owner that they used cabots kwila, they think it was oil based but they sent us a link to a water based product. Is there any way to confirm if what I currently have is oil or |
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Who has solar hot water ? Am considering getting a suntrap 300L solar hot water system. We are redoing kitchen and old cylinder has to go. Have considered gas but for a similar price I’m now considering a suntrap system. Anyone out there have one of these? I’m in C |
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No hot water after replacing valve taps The other day I replaced a leaking shower mixer cartridge. To do this I turned the water off at the street then turned a valve off under the hot water cylinder. Fixed the leaking mixer, but when I went under the hot water cylinder to turn the water back o... |
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House/ domestic Water filters Can someone please tell me what are the cost appropriate to purchase household water filters people use and do not cost too much to maintain per year? chlorine removal etc |
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Water marks on windows unable to remove these marks on windows does anyone have a solution, have you found a product that will remove these stains. |
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Hot water cylinder not heating We don’t have hot water (electric hot water) now yes it could be the element, but i had a door sales man come to my door a week ago and I stupidly signed up for another power company. After talking with my Husband, we canceled this contract, change over... |
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Hydrangeas. My hydrangeas are looking a little sad small flowerswould it be ok to give them some food now if i water it in wella Mine are looking great - seem to have some different colours to usual.I never feed them, just cut them back once a year, to about a foot from the ground, above a bud.Come back the about 4' high or more each year.I planted them up our long drive under ... |
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I cannot find water shut off tap My Toby was beside the third fence post, at the bottom of the bank, 2 metres down from the oad level, and buried under 2 feet of backfill. 1948 house. My neighbours Toby was underneath her concrete driveway, built a decade before she bought it |
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Hot Water Cylinder - plumber or electrician? Thanks for the answers guys |
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Black Water Marks on Rimu Floor I need assistance please. We are thinking of purchasing an old house, which has a lot of black marks on the floor in the kitchen area (assuming these are old water marks). I know they probably can't be sanded out and some boards may ultimately need replac... |
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Neem oil and Soapy Water Can I mix these together into one spray bottle to make it easier for me? Also what soap is the best to use for plants? Any recipe mix and amounts would be good too. Thanks |
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Overflow pipe leaking after water meter replaced Plumbing help would be appreciated please. Our water meter was replaced yesterday by the service provider. That evening an almighty air pocket noise occurred when I turned on the tap. This morning the water overflow pipe on the roof was trickling wa |
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Gas Certificate of Compliance for hot water system does anyone have an accurate answer to whether or not this Certificate expires at some date after it was originally issued (at the time of installation of the system) ?, and if so, how often does the system need checking/the Certificate need reissuing? Th... |
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Water for fruit trees Hi we have a 4mtr x 3 mitr apricot tree it has been very dry in north canterbury .Question is does it do any harm to water the tree at its base .Very free draining sandy soil Regards John. |
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Main water valve Just thought of this. We had a water leak between the floors. Had a plumber in. With the main water tap is it suppose to be opened all the way, if it is fully opened it won't damage the pipes would it? Cheers. |
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GARDEN POND toxic water or not ? Does anybody know anything about ponds, newly coated concrete pond by Cemix Pond & Trough coating . I followed makers instructions leaving coating to dry for 15 days (more than is recommended ) washed the coating and flushed it all out a couple of times, ... |
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I can hear my garden taking huge gulps of water. My garden is loving this rain. |
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Serious water restrictions and my garden I have found a new nozzle which I am using to hand water my garden. It is the attachment used to fill 50 water balloons at once. Funny, but I find it applies heaps of water very gently on my garden and makes hand watering much quicker. Maybe I am just str... |
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Power into the hot water cylinder, hot Switch Hi Crew, Please can you give me a clue to help me troubleshoot or understand a possible issue. We have a hot water cylinder which my wife thinks has started smelling today, I can't smell it, and we still have hot water, but my nose is not that |
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Water leak from neighbours? Did you find the source of the leak ? I have same prob in Wellington (karori). Will get my water tested soon. |
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Tapware and hard water Are there any recommendations for chrome tapware (brands), that are more resilient to hard water ? We replaced all our tapware about 5 years ago when doing renovations. Most of them now are pitted and covered in limescale that I can't remove. Now our kitc... |
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Water pods in cages Does anyone know where to get, used, water pods 1000litres in a steel cage anywhere in Southland, please? |
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Hot water getting too hot. Recently noticed hot water from cylinder is a lot hotter than before. Cylinder has date of 2001 on it. No adjustment dial, all hidden by metal plate. Please advise best thing to do? Partner is diy ok but safety first too. At moment we have turned power to... |
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Replace water pipe from metre to house There seems to be a leak in pipe as I received an extremely high water bill today. Plumber can’t come till Wednesday so turned water off and on once a day to store some for use. Had pin hole in same pipe repaired last May and at the time it w |
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Hot water cylinder Tempering valve Hi, is it possible to adjust the tempering valve? Are they all adjustable & if so do you remove the cap to make the adjustments? Thanks |
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Water blasting old clear-lite roof panels Hi, we water blasted the dirt off of our old clear-lite the other day and it degraded the surface, throwing lots of clumps of fibre off. Does anyone know if that stuff is a hazard? |
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No cold water in shower Hi all We have a Methven mixer in an older shower which has suddenly decided that its not going to give us any cold water. If we take the cartridge out the cold water gushes out of the base no problem. So we purchased a new cartridge and guess what |
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Hot water cylinder size? and tapware question? about to upgrade to a mains hot water cylinder - pluber has tried to upsell us to a 250l cylinder rather than a 180l - we are a small family, 2 adults, and 2 year old - is a 250l necessary? also, has anyone tried to powdercoat bath taps? we ha |
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Using Soapy water for bugs I read somewhere a mixture of soapy water and cooking oil to use on your plants instead of buying Neem Oil. Does anyone know the mixture? |
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Plumbers New Hot Water Cylinder Am looking for info regarding installing a new hot water cylinder but wanting to move it basically to the other side of the wall (approx 40 cm,) from where the old one is currently installed. I was wanting to know if the pipes need to be or even can be ex... |
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Water spotting on windows Is anyone else having this problem - is it the water quality in our area or defective glass in the windows? |
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Water mixer taps - methven or stream? Just after a reliable mixer for our small toilet, putting in a cabinet case as well. What is your view with these 2 brands? Mitre10 said Stream less customer returns but they sell more of them. The guy said they are the two better ones. Foreno |
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Hot water problems Over the last year, approximately, my hot water goes cold intermittently at very random times. I know some of it is due to usage as I am on night owl and I understand that. But today only one shower in the morning and I had a lukewarm one tonight., checke... |
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Gas hot water system question Almost exactly 5 years ago I had my gas HWC replaced. The bill (Rheem cylinder, lots of fittings and labour came to $3k). One of the replaced items, an expansion valve, has started leaking out the drain pipe - a steady dribble. Is 5 years a reasonable lif... |
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Nikau - Can they tolerate a little brakish water? Hi there. We have a riparian area on a stream edge. The stream is tidal, so at king tides can slightly cover teh riparian zone with water. Flax and Cabbage seem to tolerate it fine. Just wondering if Nikau would tolerate it? Cheers. D |
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Help hot water question this morning shower was warm and then went to no hot water - went to switchboard and hot water switch had turned off - rcd were fine. we turned hot water switch back on and thought would heat up but is still cold - any ideas please - help! all neighbours ... |
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Water blasting paint off deck? I have extended my deck ( doubled in size) the old deck paint is still in goid condition. Have tried water blasting with our 1800psi home water blaster but the paint wont budge. I am thinking if a got a higher psi then i may have better luck. |
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***Water sprinkler cat scarer?*** Is there such a thing? Something that starts a sprinkler going when a cat or dog walks in front of it. Mainly to stop the neighbours cats crapping on our lawn and annoying our aviary birds. Thanks for any help. |
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Hot water cylinder timer. What's involved with getting a timer put on your hot water cylinder to stop it heating during the day? I want to use cheaper night time power, 11pm to 7am,as I have just changed power company,have been doing it manually for a while,but it is such a hassle... |
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Hot water cylinder electrical question The fuse blew , the element is 2000 watt is it a 10 or 15 amp fuse wire replacement? |
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Hot Water Cylinder Fuse Fuse keeps blowing on my hot water cylinder, how do I know what amperage fuse wire to use? Unsure what wattage the element is, has a sticker on the side of the actual cylinder that says "pre-wired 2000W". It's a Coppers 135 litre mains pressure cylinder. ... |
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Which water blaster can you recommend? Mine gave up the ghost after 3 years and not much use. I do not need a huge industrial one but something a bit more sturdy than what is usually sold for DIY. Electric is fine. Thanks. |
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Water stain on house windows nothing from wet and forget as glass not the same as shower glass |
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Water damage on gib under wallpaper I have moved in to an old rental house and am doing it up for myself. I’m starting with the smallest room in the house (the loo) to see what I could be in for. One wall backs on to the laundry where they seem to have had a broken pipe at some stage... |
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Electric Hot Water or Gas ? Having renewed the shower in the bathroom there still remains the problem of low hotwater pressure. Which is the best way to go do you think ? Gas or Mains pressure Hot water Cylinder ? |
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Rinnai infinity or electric water cylinder? Just starting a new build. We currently have an electric water cylinder on plans but now thinking a rinnai infinity system would be a better option for hot water and cooking. We would need to use LPG bottles as no gas mains in area. any thoughts out there... |
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Hot water cylinder over running onto roof Question 1. Was it working fine before and suddenly started overflowing? Answer.Yes Replace thermostat. Answer No Question.2.Did you turn up thermostat to get more hot water. Answer yes.Extend overflow pipe about 2ft. A |
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Shower rose. Is this a quality product? Water dama Hi. I've got rotted chip board floor in my bathroom. The leak would occur only when the shower was on. I'm not positive that it was the rose or if water was getting in between the wall lining and bath tub. But water would leak out between the back of the ... |
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Hot Water Central Heating - Advice plumbers. Wanting to install Wetback wood burner and recover any excess heat via wall mounted radiators. If anybody has spare time can they review this, and add to the drawing? Cylinder is 300L S/S Double coil solar inputs, 3Kw electric element and ther |
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Toilet water running. When cistern is full there is still a bit of flow coming down continuously, hence our pump running every few mins. What part of the plumbing in the cistern needs replacing? Thanks |
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Painting a concrete water tank Is there anything I need to be aware of when painting a concrete water tank? |
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Do you use distilled water for DIY beer ? yip and type of sugar |
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Gas Smell - Infinity hot water system We moved into a house with Infinity Gas hot water (lpg bottles outside) instead of a hot water cylinder 3 years ago. Just today i noticed a slight gas smell when i opened the cupboard where the gas cabinet thing is. I was wondering if this was normal? I c... |
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What would cause a hot water cylinder surface to be colder than it usually is but the water out of the taps to be hot as normal? Our cylinder is normally hot to touch on the surface but the last few days it has become cool to touch but tap water is hot? |
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