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by busy scissors
Mon Feb 07, 2011 11:25 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: How to plumb sink into old lead waste pipe?
Replies: 1
Views: 5987

How to plumb sink into old lead waste pipe?

I inherited a leaking bathroom sink that looks like this: At the bottom is an old lead U-bend that goes into the wall. Some plastic piping was jammed into this with sealant, protruding about 1 inch. This is covered by the lower piece of plastic tubing you can see. There is then the upper piece of tu...
by busy scissors
Sun May 04, 2008 9:09 pm
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: No hot water - any ideas?
Replies: 2
Views: 2939

THanks for your reply htg engineer. It turned out to be the thermostat (I think), in that it was hanging off the hot water tank. I secured it back on and that seems to have done the trick. Thanks anyway for the advice.
by busy scissors
Wed Apr 30, 2008 8:18 am
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: No hot water - any ideas?
Replies: 2
Views: 2939

No hot water - any ideas?

I've just lost hot water from all of my taps, it is coming out cold / luke warm. The boiler is firing up fine, and the radiators are on no problem. Can anyone suggest some simple things to check to see what might be going on? My system is about 20 years old, in a flat, and has a hot water storage ta...
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