I have been a plumber for over 40 years and one question I have heard over and over again is “What can you do to improve my mains water pressure?”. For a lot of my career, the answer was “not much” because boosting the flow and pressure on water mains used to require a complicated and expensive set-up or a …
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Roger installs a bathroom using an Abacus pre-plumbed working wall. Could this be the future of plumbing?
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Graham Plumbers’ Merchant has launched the fourth edition of its quarterly Trade Saver publication just in time for the winter season.
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The noisy ballcock valve that sounds like a musical instrument or a whale is easily solved and we show you how.
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Roger explains the reasons why your plumbing is making all those noises in this noisy plumbing problems SOLVED!
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Roger shows us another mega installation, this time it's a shower wet room. A step-by-step guide with our partner Abacus Bathrooms.
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While plumbing issues present the worse nightmare for all those who are faced with it, there are many things that you can do on your own to fix your plumbing issues.
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Robin is about to install his Quooker Fusion Square all-in-one boiling water tap with the help of his plumber friend Gary.
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Imagine you’ve finally found the house of your dreams. There’s enough room for your family to grow and the neighbourhood is idyllic. You can’t wait to open a new chapter in your life. However, there is one thing that the sellers are trying to hide from you. The property comes together with major plumbing issues. Fixing it costs a small …
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In the final part of our sponsored Pipelife series, we look at the Pipelife Easy-Lay push-fit polybutylene barrier pipe.
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Tools and materials used in this video series: Abacus 1800mm Wenge Shelf Abacus 3-way Water Distribution Manifold Abacus Easi-Plan Universal Shower Valve Plate Abacus Easi-Plan 1180mm Wall Mounted WC Frame Abacus Edition Chrome Basin Mixer Abacus Elements Ultimate Construction Board Abacus Emotion Round Shower Head Abacus Emotion Square Thermo Shower Mixer Abacus Emotion Square Fixed Head Shower Abacus Fix-MD Sealing …
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When plumbers get together, this is what they talk about. Roger and James Lawrence from Plumberparts discuss plumbing and life in general.
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Robin is joined by Ty Harnett to look at getting a really secure fixing for his showerheads to make them strong enough for chin-ups!
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Roger has a chat with Chris Wormald from Pipelife to look at the common misconceptions with plastic pipe.
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Thames Water sewage problems. Roger visits the home of a desperate Skill Builder viewer who contacted us to seek advice on a clogged sewer repair problem that Thames Water refuses to help him further with after two attempts at fixing it. Thames Water plc can be found using these links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thameswater Twitter: https://twitter.com/thameswater Frequent searches related to Thames Water …
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The Testo commissioning device was also supplied by and is available to buy from Lindab.
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Team SB travels to Cork in the south of Ireland to visit the Pipelife factory and discover how they make their Easy-Lay PB barrier pipe.
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Abacus M1 PVC wall panels are a fantastic waterproof PVC core showering wall panel that is completely impervious to water and ideal for a multitude of different bathroom installation requirements.
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Have you suffered a central heating failure after the summer break?
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If you've ever had concealed cistern flush problems? This 5-minute fix for a push-button toilet mechanism will repair the problem.
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