Help & advice articles
Below is a list of articles associated with the tag "Plumbing".
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How to: Loosen a Plumbing Nut
There are many DIY jobs that are best left to the professionals, but if you have fairly good problem solving skills and an average toolkit,...
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Fixing a Slow Moving Drain
Slow moving drains can be a pain and could potentially lead to more serious problems such as burst pipes or flooding. In a time when everyone...
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Leaking Combination Boiler Overflow Pipe: What You Need to Know
If your overflow pipe is leaking, not only are you losing water unnecessarily, but it may be an indication that you have a problem with your...
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How To: Fix A Leaking Toilet
A dripping or leaking toilet is something that most of us will need to deal with at some point. The bad news is that leaking loos are one of...
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Most Common Plumbing Problems And How To Avoid Them – Part 2
With a chill in the air, now is not the time to be without heating or hot water. Last week, we looked at the top two plumbing emergencies and...
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Most Common Plumbing Problems And How To Avoid Them – Part 1
When it comes to home emergencies, the two people you don’t want to be calling out urgently are your local electrician and your plumber. The...
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Heating 101 – Hybrid Boilers
As we are all doing our best to reduce our carbon footprint, many people are considering what they can do in their homes to reduce carbon...
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Need A Plumber? When To Ditch The DIY And Call A Professional
Whether you consider yourself a DIY pro or a have-a-go novice, there are some occasions when you need to down tools and call in a...
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How To: Run Your Heating Efficiently – Part Two
As the temperatures continue to drop, many people have turned their heating on, with a hardcore few holding out until they can stand it no...
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How To: Run Your Heating Efficiently
It’s that time of year. In households across the country, one family member is reaching for the thermostat while the other is telling...
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Combi and System Boilers: The Pros and Cons
Over the past couple of weeks, we have looked at whether you need to replace your boiler, and the pros and cons of condenser boilers. As the...
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Replacing Your Boiler: Types Of Boiler – The Condensing Boiler
It’s not something that we think about often, but your boiler is working hard, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Last week, we looked at the...