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Category - Plumbing
DIY Plumbing guides, projects and tips, ranging from fitting a new cold water storage tank, to draining a central heating system and fitting a new bathroom tap.
How to Stop Water Pipes Freezing and Bursting
When the weather starts to turn cold, knowing how to that frozen pipes quickly and safely can prove...
Soldering Capillary Joints
There are two basic types of soldered capillary joint, an End Feed Joint and an Integral Ring...
Types of Plumbing Joint
If you are making alterations or repairs to copper plumbing pipes, you will probably need to...
Repairing Chipped Ceramic Tiles
Small chips or cracks in ceramic tiles and bathroom fittings are a common DIY problem. Dropping a...
Basic Tools for Plumbing Jobs
Many toolkits will contain several tools (pliers, spanners, etc) needed for plumbing jobs, but...
Removing a Cast-Iron Bath
If you are renovating the bathroom in an older house, you may need to remove an old cast-iron bath...
Fitting a Cold Water Storage Tank
Checking the condition of the cold-water storage tank in your loft is important. Not only does this...
Clearing a Blocked Stack or Gully
It is not uncommon for soil stacks and drain gullies to become blocked. Soil stacks can become...
Types of Plumbing Pipe
The majority of the pipework in your house will probably be made of copper and in most cases it is...
How to Install an Outside Tap
Fitting an Outside Tap makes great sense if you do a lot of gardening or even if you'd just prefer...
Fitting Waste Pipes and Traps
In modern plumbing systems, the waste pipes which carry away used water are normally made from...
Lagging Pipes and Water Tanks
Properly lagging both hot and cold water pipes and tanks is an important part of saving energy and...
How to Fit Guttering
If you are considering replacing some or all of your gutters, this guide will walk you through each...
Draining a Central Heating System
There are several reasons why you migh need to drain a central heating system, from repairing a...
Draining a Domestic Plumbing System
If you are planning to leave your house for any length of time, it can be a good idea to completely...
Unblocking a Downpipe
If your gutter is overflowing but there is no obvious blockage along the length of the guttering...
Home Improvement Safety Tips
These Home Improvement Safety Tips cover the very least you should think about before even opening...
Installing a Water Butt
It seems that no matter how much rain the UK sees throughout the year, a few weeks of good weather...
Replacing Taps
The first thing you need to do is to turn off the water supply to the taps. Most modern plumbing...
How to Replace a Radiator Valve
Replacing a radiator valve is a straightforward DIY job which anyone can attempt. The most...
Penetrating and Rising Damp
In the UK we see a massive 25,000 gallons of rainwater a year, so it is no surprise that one of the...
How to Balance Radiators
Knowing how to balance the radiator circuit of a gas central heating system is a handy trick that...
Taps – Replacing Ceramic Discs
Ceramic Discs are generally more resistant to wear and corrosion than traditional rubber washers...
Curing Airlocks
Airlocks are common, particularly if your system has not been used for a prolonged period, but can...
Clearing Blocked Drains
Clearing blocked drains can often be a tougher job as the blockages will generally be bigger and...
Rainwater Drainage System
In the UK, as in many other Northern European countries, an efficient and well maintained rainwater...
Fitting a Monobloc Mixer tap
A monobloc tap replaces two taps (hot and cold) with a single unit from which both hot and cold...
Removing a Toilet
If you are replacing the cistern and the WC, you might be able to get then whole thing away from...
Ceramic Taps
Not every plumbing job needs a licensed plumber. In fact there are many small jobs that can easily...