General Plumbing
How to change the ball valve/ballcock in your cold water storage tank in the loft.
These cheap and cheerful valves are handy for fitting on any supply pipe , to say, a tap, toilet cistern and an outside tap. Once fitted, it is easy to turn off an outside tap for winter or fix a dripping tap without turning your main stopcock off, or going into a loft to turn off the hot or cold from a storage tank
If you suffer from pipes banging and loud noises in your home, the answers are fairly easy
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How to increase your water pressure at the taps, either using a new pump or utilising a shower pump as in this video
If you miss this one then say goodbye to your steel tank as without anode protection your steel tank will soon hole through costing you a lot more than £10.00 for the anode.This video shows how easy it is to do it yourself especially as it needs to be done every year, getting a plumber to change it will cost you dearly
How to clear a blocked waste using a cheap pressure gun priced around £15.00.This is the easest way of clearing a blocked sink/bath/basin or WC pan. Available from most DIY outlets these pressure guns save a lot of work in dismantling wastes and messing with rods etc..
Low water pressure at the bathroom cold taps? WC cistern filling slow? How a simple bit of plumbing can restore your water pressure. Also you will now find you can drink the water from the basin tap, instead of going downstairs to the kitchen for a drink at night. Not for those with shower mixer bath taps, best to have a pump in these circumstances. We have a video on fitting one
Hot water getting slower and slower from hot taps? If you live in a hard water area this could be your problem
WC taking too long to fill up between flushes? Roof tank seems to be filling forever (especially at night)? Then it`s time to sort it out. Al will show all the relevant fixes and why it is happing
The old standard ballcock that can be repaired so cheaply and stop that overflow. Save money on your water bill, this job is so easy and cheap to do
Is your overflow running? How to repair a part 2 brass ballcock. If your overflow is running,or making a heck of a noise filling up, then just follow these simple steps
How to stop that overflow running outside, or the water that is constantly pouring into your WC pan. Easy repair of the humble plastic ball valve in your WC cistern. Costing just pennies for a washer or seating. Save a lot of money now! It`s your water bill !!!
A bottom entry WC cistern and the easiest way to renew the valve without the hassle. Al shows you how to stop that overflow working
If your kitchen waste is blocked up, quite often it is not the waste trap or plastic waste pipe, (see video), get a set of drain rods and do it your self. A typical rodding set cost just £15.00
You open the sink cupboard door and oww!!! there is water everywhere. Don't panic it`s a straight forward job that in most instances does not require any tools.
Leaking waste trap under the sinks/basins and baths, how to fix them, also how to make up shortfalls when renewing a basin or sink unit. The waste never seems to fit!
If the washing machine pumps water up into the sink the smell is not too good either. So follow the video and save on that expensive plumber
Need to lift a drain cover? Got a blocked drain? We have another video on how to clear it.
See how to clear the blockage yourself and save pounds on expensive drain clearing firms
If you are on a water meter the chances are your stopcock will be a little blue valve by the meter this video shows how to turn the valve into the off position. Showing the direction and how far to turn the valve
If you find every winter when the temperture drops below zero your water goes off , its normally because your incoming water supply is frozen. do yourself!
Are you fed up with bleeding your towel rad or radiator every week? Well here is the answer, fit one of these and throw away the air key. Air in your towel rail or radiators mean your heating works less efficiently so save money and fit one of these
If you have a hot water cylinder with the drain off cock easily accessible , then this money saving tip is for you
Renewing an immersion heater is a risky business using the correct tools and methods will show you how to lower that risk and take the job on. Using the wrong tools and methods could mean ripping the immersion boss off the top of the tank (it happens), or upon refilling the cylinder finding that you now have a leak from the immersion boss
How to get free hot water from a solar panel. A complete DIY guide,Anyone can do it. Using a 100 watt solar panel an inverter , regulator and a 250 watt towel rail element. No need to go on the roof i mounted mine on the wall facing south to get the most sun. Go green and get hot water for nothing
Make sure your gutters don't spill over and ruin your paintwork and fascia boards and cause damp
The easiest way to repair a leak on a gutter joint
Ask Al, Do you have a plumbing or central heating problem and can’t find the answer on Al’s videos? Then please email and Al will try to help you.
Need to drain out the hot cylinder? Here is how to do it
Push fit fittings. Why they leak and how to fix them.
Prevent a frozen split waste pipe this winter, using this easy method
